What are important convictions for those who lead volunteers to possess?

Belief in value and power of community participation
Belief in collaboration, partnership and coalition building
Belief in the mission and significance of the effort in which he / she is working
Belief that people have individual abilities that can be developed and potential that can be encouraged.
Belief in involving volunteers in meaningful ways.
Belief in including people who volunteer, paid staff and those served in making decisions that affect them.
Belief in the process of constant renewal: evaluating efforts and changing approaches as needed.
Belief in helping volunteers to become leaders themselves
Belief in including all segments of the community-diversity in age, race, culture, religion-as volunteers

The Volunteer Administrator may manage more "staff" than anyone. You are responsible to match the needs of the volunteer to the assignment to ensure that the volunteer will continue to feel a sense of accomplishment without the rewards of a paycheck. You are responsible for:

Assessing the need for volunteers
Developing a compelling vision and mission statement
Generating a plan to recruit and manage volunteers
Developing and managing a budget for the volunteer program
Creating a volunteer job descriptions
Forming policies and procedures
Creating and updating forms (In - service, Applications, Reviews)
Recruiting, Interviewing and placing Volunteers
Orienting and training Volunteers
Fashioning partnerships between paid and unpaid staff in an organization
Guiding the Volunteers
Recognition, Press Releases
Annual Review, Discipline
In - services and Training
Setting up Physicals, Police Back Ground Checks, etc.
Keeping up to date records about volunteer participation
Schedules
Evaluating outcomes
Recognizing efforts
Promoting talented volunteers
Dismissing volunteers whose relationships is not mutually valuable
Advocating for Volunteers
Community Speaking for recruitment

What are some of the skills that you possess to do this?

Advocacy, Assessing Community Needs, Collaboration, Coaching, Consulting, Conflict Resolution, Creativity, Cultural Awareness, Evaluation Techniques, Fairness, Instructional Techniques and Adult Education, Listening to Constituents( volunteers, paid staff, community), Marketing, Multi-Tasking, Political Awareness, Project Management, Public relations, Public Speaking, Sensitivity to Individual Motivational Needs, Team building, Visioning and Planning.

NJAVA - New Jersey Association for Volunteer Administration