The Volunteer Area Coordinator role is for the Big Heart Appeal street collection which will take place on Friday 27 & Saturday 28 February 2026 from 8am – 6pm
Volunteer Area Coordinators play a key role in the Heart Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year.
Tasks include:
• Liaise with and provide support for volunteer street collectors that are collecting at the site/sites that you are looking after during the street collection.
• Receive and distribute street collector equipment (buckets, bibs, stickers) to the volunteers. Then once volunteers have collected, gather the equipment up so the Heart Foundation can arrange to have it collected from your place in the week/s after the collection
• Visiting the site or sites that you are looking after, to ensure everything is running smoothly during the two days of the street collection.
• Arrange banking of the donated funds at your closest ASB bank.
• Being the first point of contact for volunteer street collectors and trouble-shooting any issues that may arise on the two appeal days.
Skills and requirements:
• Aligned with the Heart Foundation’s mission and the heart health cause
• A reliable and organised self-starter
• Excellent communication skills
• Confident when coordinating a team of volunteers
• Current driver’s licence (access to a vehicle would be preferable).
• You will need to have regular access to email, the internet and a working mobile phone
From the week of Monday 23rd February 2026, approximately 5 hours of work maybe required setting up for the Street collection
Friday 27th & Saturday 28th February 2026, approximate times 8.00am-6.00pm
Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below.
We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.
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