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The volunteer unit at Qassim University's General Administration of Human Resources was established by a resolution from His Excellency the President of Qassim University, number 66559, dated 05/25/2022 – 10/24/1443 AH. Its aim is for individuals to contribute their effort, time, and expertise without financial compensation to serve the community and promote values of solidarity and social responsibility. It contributes to the development of volunteers' personal and professional skills, and provides opportunities for creativity and effective community participation, thereby achieving a sustainable impact on national development.
Vision
Achieving voluntary leadership for Qassim University through best practices for managing and developing volunteer programs among university staff and entities, in accordance with the National Standard for Volunteer Management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Idamah).
The message
Empowering university staff to engage in volunteer work through well-thought-out methodologies and sustainable systems by connecting them with available volunteer opportunities, training them in volunteerism, creating qualitative and innovative volunteer opportunities, and building fruitful partnerships between the university and community organizations to expand the scope of volunteerism at the university and enable its staff to participate effectively in community engagement.
Values
- Sustainable giving. .
- Innovation and Development. .
- Cooperation and Partnership .
- Belonging and Responsibility.
Volunteer hours
Volunteer
Opportunities
Goals
- Enabling Qassim University to contribute to the national indicators for volunteer work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Developing and improving volunteer practices at the university.
- Educating and raising awareness among university staff regarding volunteer work.
- Enhancing volunteer productivity in universities by adopting and providing opportunities for qualitative and sustainable impact volunteer practices.
- Building partnerships in the field of volunteer work between the university and governmental, private, and community institutions to expand the scope of volunteer work at the university.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Developing organizations, models, and regulations that support volunteer work within the university.
- Building volunteer opportunities by collaborating with university administrations and departments to assess their need for volunteers and contributing to the design and review of volunteer opportunities.
- Providing a clear mechanism for volunteer work by establishing clear policies and procedures, ensuring volunteer work proceeds according to approved policies and procedures, and reviewing them periodically.
- Management of volunteer hours data for university staff.
- Identifying volunteer training needs and providing development programs accordingly.
- Raising awareness and building capacities for formulating and presenting volunteer opportunities to university staff.
- Coordinate partnerships with governmental and private entities to provide quality volunteer opportunities for university students.
- Highlighting the voluntary efforts of the university and its affiliates by documenting successful experiences and ensuring effective and continuous communication.
Important links
The National Volunteer Platform
The National Platform for Social Responsibility
Health volunteering
These regulations aim to clarify policies and procedures that will assist the Volunteer Unit in managing volunteer work at the university and achieving institutional governance for university volunteer work.