Volunteer Recruitment Advisor

Short Back & Sidewalks is an award-winning Australian not-for-profit providing free haircuts and meaningful connection to people experiencing homelessness, hardship, and social isolation.

We're looking for a Volunteer Recruitment Advisor to help us grow and strengthen our volunteer community by attracting people who are passionate about making a difference.

Working closely with our Operations Team to help identify new recruitment opportunities, promote volunteer roles, and support recruitment strategies that ensure we have the right volunteers in the right roles.

In this role, you will:

• Provide advice on volunteer recruitment strategies and best practice

• Help identify new ways to attract skilled and diverse volunteers

• Review and improve volunteer advertisements and recruitment messaging

• Build relationships with community groups, businesses, education providers, and volunteer networks

• Support recruitment campaigns for new and existing volunteer roles

• Monitor recruitment trends and recommend opportunities to strengthen our volunteer pipeline

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, human resources, volunteer management, or community engagement

• Enjoys connecting people with meaningful opportunities

• Has strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Thinks strategically and enjoys solving recruitment challenges

• Shares our values of respect, inclusion, collaboration, and judgement free engagement

Experience recruiting volunteers is welcomed but not essential. If you've recruited staff, built talent pipelines, or supported workforce planning, your skills are highly transferable.

Why volunteer with us?

This is an opportunity to use your professional skills to create lasting social impact. Your expertise will help us attract passionate volunteers who make it possible for thousands of Australians to access free haircuts, meaningful conversations, and a sense of dignity and connection.

Together, we'll continue building a stronger, more connected community, one volunteer at a time.