The Volunteer Management Cycle shows a system that supports National Societies in reaching their goals and objectives in terms of volunteer management and is the main element in the “how” we manage volunteers in the Red Cross. In addition, it organizes the efforts of volunteers to fulfill the mission of the Movement.
The Cycle moves through several volunteer management components, while each component plays an integral role. Communication and evaluation are permanent and continuous aspects of volunteer management and are therefore included in this document.
The cycle is managed at the level of the branches and the volunteer manager of each branch is responsible for this management. At the national level, the Volunteer Coordination gives respective support.
This document has been developed to be a theoretical and practical guide to be used by volunteer managers at branch (local) level.