Recruitment

A collective of associations, by pooling resources and efforts, can significantly promote the recruitment of employees and volunteers.

For the recruitment of employees:

• Cost sharing and shared position creation: A collective can create an employer group (EG), allowing several associations to share the salary costs of one or more employees. This makes it possible to hire qualified personnel that each association alone would not be able to finance. For example, a collective of cultural associations could employ a part-time communications officer to promote each member's events.

• Greater attractiveness of job offers: Working for a collective can offer a greater diversity of missions and better job stability than a position in a single small association. This makes the offers more attractive to candidates.

• Professionalization of the recruitment process: The collective can implement a more structured and professional recruitment process, with shared tools and skills (for example, a shared HR department).

• Access to a wider pool of candidates: The collective can distribute job offers to a wider network of associations and partners, thus increasing the chances of finding the right profiles.

For the recruitment of volunteers:

• Increased visibility: The collective offers greater visibility to volunteer opportunities through shared communication (shared website, social media, events). This allows it to reach a wider and more diverse audience.

• Diversity of missions offered: The collective can offer a wider variety of volunteer missions, corresponding to the different needs of each member association. This helps attract volunteers with varied skills and interests.

• Creating a sense of belonging to a larger group: Volunteers can feel part of a larger project and benefit from a wider network of contacts.

• Sharing tools and resources for volunteer management: The collective can set up common tools for volunteer management (registration platform, mission monitoring, training).

• Organization of joint recruitment and volunteering events: The collective can organize events to promote volunteering and recruit new volunteers for all of its members.

Concrete examples:

• A collective of associations helping the elderly could recruit a volunteer coordinator responsible for organizing missions and training new arrivals.

• A collective of sports associations could create a common web platform to disseminate volunteer offers for the different member clubs (coaches, referees, event organizers).

• A collective of environmental associations could organize a joint communication campaign to recruit volunteers for nature cleanup actions.

In conclusion, a collective of associations provides a favorable framework for recruiting employees and volunteers by pooling resources, improving the visibility of offers, and professionalizing processes. This allows member associations to benefit from valuable support for the development of their activities.