Assurance Manager Volunteer Roles in Glasgow

Role Description

Your primary responsibility is to work towards increasing the knowledge the Nightline Association Training Team has of the Training methods used by all Nightlines and to utilise this to improve the support the Training Team can offer to Nightlines.

Historically, the Training Team has relied upon the experience and knowledge of its own volunteers to give a picture of how Nightlines across the UK and Ireland undertake their training and recruitment processes, including any similarities and differences in how they operate. The Training Review Branch of the Training Team aims to reduce the reliance on individual volunteers’ knowledge, by collating information from Nightlines and other Nightline Association Teams, in particular the Quality Assurance Team, to create a centralised resource that gives an insight into the training methods of all Nightlines. 

As this is a newly created branch of the Training Team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to shaping the branch's operation.

You will also be expected to provide feedback on the structure and content of Nightlines’ training, based on your previous experience and any knowledge you gain in this role.

You will sit within the Training Review Branch, within the Training Team. The role of the Training Team is to provide support to Nightlines developing their training practices, and provide options and advice to any member Nightlines. The other Training Team branches are Training Support and Training Development. Your line manager would be the Training Team Lead. The team sits within the Nightline Services Department, headed by the Head of Services.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collate information from both Nightlines and the Nightline Association with regards to training methods across all Nightline services

• Produce clear, easily navigable resources that outline the training methods used by all Nightline services

• Communicate effectively with Nightlines and explain the purpose and benefits of the Training Methods Branch’s work

• Review and provide feedback on the structure and content of a member Nightline’s training, at the request of the Nightline

• Work collaboratively with other Training Team branches and Teams within the Nightline Association

• Work with the Quality Assurance Team to review the Training section of the Good Practice Guidelines

• Gather feedback from Nightlines regarding the quality of support they have received and any services they would like the Branch or Team to offer in the future

Essential Experience and Skills

• Previous experience facilitating training within Nightlines or a similar organisation

• Highly developed organisational skills

• Ability to work as part of a team and independently

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Ability to produce clear, easily navigable information resources

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within a Nightline and/or the Nightline Association

• Previous experience facilitating and organising training within Nightlines or a similar organisation

• Previous experience collecting information and/or data on a large scale and putting it into a digestible format

• IT proficiency and previous experience working collaboratively in a Google Drive environment

We are recruiting for new trustees for our Board, including Treasurer  

Boxing Futures is a dynamic charity which works to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of disadvantaged young people. We empower young people by building positive relationships, developing core soft skills, and increasing confidence and motivation. 

Our proven, positive impact provides a springboard to re-engage with education, volunteering, and employment opportunities. 

We welcome applications from people with a range of skills and experience, including people who have not been a trustee before, and from diverse backgrounds. One role is being sought with current financial experience to act as our Treasurer. Additional expertise in charity legal frameworks and charity finance would be welcomed.

The Trustees of Boxing Futures provide strategic direction, financial control, and overall assurance of effective accountability for the organisation to ensure that what we deliver in line with our mission and objectives. Trustee meetings are quarterly.

If you are interested in the Treasurer position specifically please see attachment. 

Following the decisions of the 2023 Conference, the Methodist Church seeks to appoint additional members for its Nominations Committee.

The purpose, role and remit of the Nominations Committee are set out in the report on Oversight and Trusteeship to the 2023 Conference. The Committee exists to ensure that the nominations which are made to the Conference or the Methodist Council (from 2024, the Connexional Council) for appointment to the Connexional Council, the Missions Committee, the Ministries Committee, the Resourcing Committee and any other bodies the Conference or Council refers to it are brought as a result of processes which conform to the requirements for the body concerned and in accordance with the church’s principles for Justice, Dignity and Solidarity.

 Members of the Committee are appointed annually by the Conference and would usually serve for a period of four years. 

The Nomination Committee has four main responsibilities:

• To scrutinise and to sign off the (volunteer) role descriptors for a member of the Connexional Council or one of the committees in order that a seat could be advertised.
• To agree that the process of recruitment for a particular role has been followed correctly and in line with HR recruitment policies and the JDS strategy.
• To work with the chairs of the bodies concerned on a periodic review of those appointed to such bodies to ensure that the committees continue to function appropriately. The Nomination Committee will also advise the Connexional Council on matters concerned with training of those appointed to such bodies.
• To bring nominations with reasoned statements to the Conference or Connexional Council as required in each case.

Expectations

• Attendance at monthly meetings. The committee meets online and usually for no longer than an hour each month
• Willingness able to read and comment on draft paperwork for recruitment processes.
• Willingness to respond promptly to e-mail communications to sign off paperwork between meetings as necessary.
• Willingness to share particular expertise and experience in the fields of recruiting, discernment and EDI.
• Willingness to serve on interview panels or participate in other ways in a discernment process.

The Committee requires a range of experience and expertise, including the knowledge of HR, recruitment and discernment processes; experience of serving on connexional committees in the Methodist Church; understanding of protected characteristics and the diverse gifts that potential candidates for roles might offer.

To apply: Please read the supplementary documents (see the above link and below) andfill in an on-line Expression of Interest Form via this website.

The opportunity has no set deadline for when applications will close.

Applications will be reviewed an ongoing basis.

Interview date: tbc

Home-Start Cambridgeshire have a vision of giving the children of Cambridgeshire the best possible start in life. Our mission is to empower parents with the skills, knowledge and emotional resilience to raise their children to flourish.

Our trustees take responsibility for the governance of the charity, ensuring we meet our objects, use our money and resources properly, and leading on strategy. We’re currently looking to fill up to four roles on our board of trustees. These roles include those of Trustee, Vice Chair and Deputy Treasurer.

As a trustee you will be able to use your skills and experience and have a direct influence over our direction and governance. It is a rewarding role, but there are responsibilities meaning you will need to give enough time to help us succeed.

We’re looking for individuals who understand the important role our charity fills in shaping the life outcomes of children and families in our county, and who want to contribute to our mission.

You do not need to have experience of acting as a trustee to apply for our trustee roles, apart from the position of Vice-Chair. For the Deputy Treasurer role, we are seeking expertise in management accounts and financial control.

Our recruitment pack covers everything you need to consider our opportunities further; however, we’d welcome an informal conversation with anyone who would like to find out more before applying.

We look forward to hearing from you soon because childhood can’t wait.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR NEW TRUSTEES!

We have several trustee vacancies and are looking for passionate and enthusiastic people who want to be part of conversations about developing and leading our future.

Power2 is a fast growing and energetic children and young people’s charity that has supported 27,000 young people since 2001.We’re based in the North West of England and London and deliver early-intervention asset-based programmes to children and young people who have mental wellbeing challenges and are disengaged from school and more widely. We’re well-known for our award-winning Teens and Toddlers programme. 

In 2023, we launched our new five-year strategy, which entails growing our work so we can meet the needs of more children and young people. Now is an important time for our charity, and we hope that you will want to help us achieve our vision. 

As a Power2 trustee you’ll be an ambassador for the organisation and its work. You’ll share our vision of a world where all children and young people – no matter their background or challenges – can thrive and reach their full potential. 

We’re particularly seeking to appoint trustees with the following skills or background: 

• Chair (please see separate recruitment pack) 

• Finance 

• Child Safeguarding 

• People aged under 25.

A skills audit of our current Board showed that we would benefit from adding to the Board trustees with experience of education leadership, fundraising/income generation, programme impact and evaluation, and HR. 

We’re recruiting for potential so learning in the role is expected, and we will support you in this by providing induction and training. We also believe that diverse voices and perspectives are crucial to our decision-making being effective and equitable, and that our Board needs to represent the breadth of our work and the people and communities we work with.

We particularly encourage applications from:

• People from racialised communities 

• People who are based in the North West of England 

• Disabled people 

We’re always looking to recruit people who have lived experiences of the issues we seek to address (as a child, low family income, disengagement with school and learning, poor wellbeing/mental health, care experienced). 

Founded in 2005, the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust (RAFCT) is the parent charity of the world-renowned Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), the biggest military airshow in the world.  All of the profits from the show go to RAFCT, to support its purpose of inspiring young people to careers in air, space and technology, and to promote the RAF.

This is an exciting time to join our Board of Trustees to help shape our growing ambitions as we expand our reach to 500,000 STEM interactions with young people a year from 2026.

Specific role

We are seeking a Trustee with a Finance specialism to join our Board of Trustees. This individual would provide oversight of our financial affairs, ensure that our plans are sustainable and that our charitable operations are suitably assured.

• Professional accounting, finance or similar qualification with a strong track record of financial management and reporting.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial planning and budgeting and best practice in this area. An understanding of the voluntary/charity sector, along with knowledge of the financial framework for charities would be helpful.
• Strategic financial thinking with experience in establishing and setting out strategic goals and direction in organisations.
• Ability to identify and translate financial risks and opportunities, to enable the board to make informed decisions.
• A track record of commitment to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship.

We are looking for someone who has the time to commit to four Board Meetings annually, usually held in our offices at Douglas Bader House, Fairford, an additional four virtual meetings plus the RIAT weekend in July each year. This is a voluntary role, but all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed. If you are interested and would like to discuss the position, please contactt

Ministries Committee - The Methodist Church in Great Britain

From 1 September 2024

Are you a member of the Methodist Church in Britain seeking to use your skills, expertise and gifts in a new way? Could you make a significant contribution to an important and hard-working body in the Methodist Church?

We are seeking new members of the Ministries Committee to start 1 September 2024, initially for a term of three years, renewable for a further 3 years if desired.

This is a well-established committee which will report to the new Connexional Council, which from September 2024 will be the trustee body of the Methodist Church in Great Britain. The Committee is charged with responsibility to keep in constant review the life of the Methodist Church as it relates to Ministries, to reflect strategically and review ministries related work that will enable the work of the Church to be more effective, and to review the formational and support needs of those who exercise ministry on behalf of the Church.  Working collaboratively with other committee members and with the Mission Committee and Resourcing Committee, you will bring a range of circuit experiences or other experiences of the Methodist Church to the work of the Ministries Committee.

Expressions of interest are invited from both lay and ordained members of the Methodist Church in Britain. You are encouraged to apply if you feel that overall your skills and experience meet the person specification requirements. You will have some experience of serving on a church body and some experience or interest in cross-cultural ministry, stationing or training.

Expressions of interest from people from ethnic minorities are especially welcome as they are currently under represented on the Committee. All applications will be assessed on merit.

If you would like to speak to someone about this role then please contacat us.

Deadline for applications:  31 July 2024

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 29 August and Friday 30 August 2024

Volunteer Position

Job Title:  Convener of the Stationing Advisory Committee

Do you want to make a difference and contribute to The Methodist Church? Are you a keen and experienced individual who is interested in supporting the work we do within the stationing process? 

The primary function of the Stationing Advisory Committee is to receive and consider applications from ministers who wish to serve in roles other than Circuit, District and Connexional Team appointments, and to make recommendations to the Stationing Committee.

About the role of the Convener of the SAC

There are nine main elements to the role:

1. As each minister e-mails for an appointment, e-mail them back with a suggested time for an appointment. Keep a note of the time offered, to ensure not to offer that time to anyone else, unless it is not accepted. If a Panel is full, offer a date for a later panel. Attach the appropriate background information form and ask them to fill it in and return it, sending a copy to their District Chair, Circuit Superintendent, and the Warden of the MDO, as appropriate.
2. About ten days before each panel meeting write to the District Chairs and the Circuit Superintendents of those coming to request any information from them helpful to the panel. Write also, where relevant, to the Warden of the MDO. Send out the timetable for the day to panel members, including the Zoom link. Email each minister coming to the panel reminding them of the time and date, also including the Zoom link, and telling them the names of panel members as they have the right to object to any members being present.
3. A few days before the panel, send the forms and comments received to the Panel members.
4. Be a member of the Panel.
5. Following the Panel, receive the notes taken by the designated note-taker for proof reading and possible editing, add the relevant top (name, Circuit, year of travel, panel members, date of panel) and bottom (permission recommended). Send the reports to the Panel members for their comments. Once they have been agreed, send them to the minister, and copy them to the District Chair and, where relevant, the Superintendent and the Warden of the MDO.  Send all of the reports to the Panel Chair and to the designated administrator at Methodist Church House, for them to store centrally. Keep an electronic copy of the report in a file. The administrator will update the Table of Permissions.
6. In June, send the Table of Permissions to the District Chairs and the Warden of the MDO, asking them to check for any inaccuracies, and ask the administrator to update the table as necessary. Also send a request asking District Chairs to encourage suitable people to consider being Panel members, including a role description and an application form. Take up references as necessary, and arrange an interview with the applicant and the Chair of the Stationing Advisory Committee.
7. In July, agree dates for the following Connexional Year with the Chair of the Stationing Advisory Committee. Write to all panel members asking if they are still willing to serve and for their available dates for the next year. Draw up a rota and send it to the Panel members.
8. Be a member of the Stationing Advisory Committee.
9. Prepare a brief summary of each report for the Stationing Advisory Committee meetings and present it to the Committee. Liaise with the designated administrator over the distribution of papers to the Committee members.

About You

We are looking for an experienced, committed person who has transferable skills. This individual will:

• Be a member in good standing of the Methodist Church in Britain
• Have previous administrative experience.
• Have an awareness of the variety of contexts that exist within the Methodist Church in Great Britain.
• Have a good knowledge of the stationing process of the Methodist church.
• Have a good knowledge of the constitutional and organisational arrangements of the Methodist Church.
• Have the ability to think strategically and connect vision, aims and strategies through theological reflection.
• Be a person who works well with others as well as individually, and is able to exercises sound judgement in decision making.
• Have the ability to engage diplomatically on sensitive issues

We advise you to review the candidate pack, the role description and person specification ahead of completing and submitting your online expression of interest form. The candidate pack includes some useful information about our processes. 

Please note that where appropriate, successful nominees will be asked to undertake further checks, including references and a DBS check.

If you have questions about the role or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

Indicative Recruitment Timetable:

Closing date: 31 July 2024, 23:59pm

Provisional appointment start date: 1 September 2024

This is a voluntary unpaid position; however, some additional expenses can be agreed.

Job Title:  Member of the Listed Buildings Advisory Committee

Seeking volunteers with a special interest in the Conservation of Historic Places of Worship for the Methodist Church’s Connexional Listed Buildings Advisory Committee.

Do you have expert knowledge of the ecclesiastical historic built environment? Non-conformist architecture and heritage? Expert knowledge of the conservation of our fixtures of architectural and historic significance? Or knowledge of Methodist liturgy and worship in a historic Place of Worship? Do you want to be part of an expert group and use your skills and gifts to help reimagine and re-purpose our historic places of worship for growth and sustainability? 

About the role

The Listed Buildings Advisory Committee (LBAC) is a long – established Committee of the Methodist Church whose primary purpose is to fulfil the responsibilities set out by the relevant Standing Orders (980) and statutory responsibilities and provide expert knowledge on all matters relating to historic church buildings.

Members of the Committee reflect a wide spectrum of interest; some are professionally concerned with the conservation of listed buildings, others have a special interest in the history of Methodist chapels and churches, or archaeology, whilst others are Methodist ministers or church members.

Strong emphasis is placed on a church being the people of God and the Calling of the Methodist Church with the building being there to serve a living church within a changing community. Membership of the LBAC therefore reflects the balance between the need for rigorous conservation and the necessary adaptation of listed church buildings to meet changing needs.

Sympathy with these aims is desirable but membership of the Methodist Church is not essential. 

About You

As a member of the LBAC you will contribute to the review, evaluation and recommendation process for proposals relating to works of alteration to listed buildings owned by the Methodist Church. The primary duty is to provide expert guidance and advice on conservation and development of historic church buildings and have a specialist knowledge in one or more than one of the following areas:

· knowledge of the history, development and use of Methodist chapels;

· knowledge of Methodist liturgy and worship;

· knowledge of archaeology;

· knowledge of the history and development of architecture and the visual arts; and

· experience of the care of historic buildings and their contents.

We advise you to review the candidate pack, the role description and person specification ahead of completing and submitting your online expression of interest form. The candidate pack includes some useful information about our processes. 

Please note that where appropriate, successful nominees will be asked to undertake further checks, including references and a DBS check.

Indicative Recruitment Timetable:

Closing date: August 25th 2024: 23:59

Shortlisting Date: August 30th 2024

Interviews Date: September 13th 2024

Provisional appointment start date: 20th September 2024

This is a voluntary unpaid position; however, some additional expenses can be agreed. All appointments shall be notified to the relevant amenity societies and statutory bodies.