For retired and later-life professionals, community organisa
Experience should keep making a difference.
The Retired Volunteer Corps matches retired and later-life professionals with community organisations that need practical skills, mentoring, and leadership.
Each assignment is clearly scoped and supported, helping organisations address real capability gaps while volunteers contribute with purpose.
What the RVC Does
Activate Experience
Strengthen Organisations
Strengthen Organisations
Create meaningful ways for retired and later-life people to continue using their professional, technical, practical, and community knowledge.
Strengthen Organisations
Strengthen Organisations
Strengthen Organisations
Connect community organisations with experienced people who can support governance, finance, technology, communications, planning, operations, and program delivery.
Build Lasting Capability
Strengthen Organisations
Build Lasting Capability
Support organisations to improve systems, strengthen leadership, and leave behind practical processes that continue after an assignment ends.
How the RVC Works
1. Identify the Need
A community organisation describes a practical challenge, skills gap, or outcome it wants to achieve.
3. Match the Right Experience
A suitable volunteer is identified based on their background, interests, availability, location, and the organisation’s needs.
4. Prepare and Support
The volunteer receives role guidance, relevant information, and any required onboarding or screening.
5. Deliver and Learn
The assignment is completed, outcomes are reviewed, and the learning helps improve future matches.
Who Can Join?
Retired and Later-Life Professionals
Tradespeople and Project Practitioners
Retired and Later-Life Professionals
People who want to continue using their experience in a meaningful and flexible way.
Teachers and Education Leaders
Tradespeople and Project Practitioners
Retired and Later-Life Professionals
People who can support learning, mentoring, planning, governance, and program development.
Tradespeople and Project Practitioners
Tradespeople and Project Practitioners
Tradespeople and Project Practitioners
People with technical, practical, logistical, facilities, event, or project-management experience.