Waltham Forest CVS Membership and Communications Officer

Waltham Forest has been without any umbrella body for the Voluntary and Community

Sector (VCS) for a long time. Now at last Waltham Forest CVS is in the process of being

registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and will be launched in 2025.

With initial financial support from the local council, WF CVS will also fundraise to ensure

sustainability going forward. Its creation aims to ensure that there is a collective voice for

the sector, as well as enabling VCS organisations to strengthen their own work and

contribution to Waltham Forest’s diverse and vibrant communities.

The process of setting up the CVS has so far been volunteer-led by individuals from local VCS

organisations, who have established a CVS Transition Board (CVS TB), applied for

registration with the Charity Commission and developed a comprehensive IT strategy.

For the CVS to thrive, it now needs focused energy to get its work under way. The CVS’s

first two paid staff positions will be:

-        A Coordinator, responsible for implementing the initial milestones agreed by the

CVS TB, as well as developing new plans and resources with the active participation

of VCS organisations

-        A Membership and Communications Officer will support this by ensuring the whole

VCS sector in Waltham Forest is able to engage in the new CVS and become

collective ‘owners’ of its future.

The CVS will thrive if it is able to draw on the substantial skills and experience available

within the sector while consciously supporting the inclusion of those organisations that

have often been marginalized or overlooked in the past; The CVS will have this approach at

the core of its work.

Please note that the deadline date for all applications is 30/03/2025 at midnight

All interviews will likely take place week beginning 7/04/2025.