A vacancy has arisen for an important managerial role in the London and South Region. The successful applicant needs to be a good general manager, used to managing geographically spread teams and a range of issues simultaneously. 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced volunteer manager from the charitable sector to take on an important and exciting managerial role for London West in the London and South Region, which covers the boroughs of Hillingdon & Hounslow, Richmond, Ealing, Westminster/Kensington & Chelsea/ Hammersmith & Fulham, and Brent/Harrow & Barnet

You will be personable and inspiring; a good communicator with managerial, administrative and excellent organisational skills and used to managing a remote geographically spread team. As a compassionate leader, you will need to embrace, influence and champion the team to support and shape our future growth and development.

London West is a vibrant and active district; it contributes significantly to the Region's performance, especially in the provision of first aid services to many events of national and historical significance in London as well as servicing our smaller community events and projects.

This is a challenging and rewarding role. You will be key to our leadership teams, supporting all our people in their welfare and everyday activity; so that we deliver the best experience to all our volunteers, empowering them to achieve their potential and serve their communities; with a desire and focus to expand, diversify and improve quality to both our volunteer opportunities and our young people offer

The District Manager forms an integral part of the Regional Leadership Team; we meet every quarter in person with bi-monthly meetings. 

There is no requirement to fulfil operational duties, however a willingness to learn and an appreciation and understanding of this is important. We hold national and training continual development days and an induction and full support will be provided.

It is encouraged to give me a call to discuss the role and  find out more information.

Please be available for interviews on Thursday 23rd July 2020

Closing date is Friday 10th July 2020

The interview will comprise of a panel interview and a presentation.

Training for role: Management Leadership and CPD courses

NUS seeks to deliver on an ambition to make education, and our world, better through the collective power of students. We work through our two organisations, NUS UK and NUS Charity to

• Harness the collective power of students and students’ unions to deliver a powerful national student voice
• Support excellent students’ unions and support excellence in students’ unions.

NUS is 98 years old and this might be our most important period yet. We’ve changed the way we work, we’ve got ourselves on a stable footing, and we can’t wait to get going with our new organisation.

We are now seeking to recruit:

• Two members of our HR Committee. The HR Committees supports and assists the NUS to make sound human resource decisions and advise the Boards on appropriate courses of action in this area

We are seeking applicants with an enthusiasm for our work and a passion to harness our collective ambitions. We want a wide range of applicants with a diverse range of skills who share a common belief in the power of students to make change. More information on particular skills required for each committee can be found in the recruitment packs.

We’re totally committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation. We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates, as they are currently under-represented on our committees and within the sector more broadly.

Applications are open until: 24 July 12 noon

Interviews will be held:  week commencing 10 August

NUS seeks to deliver on an ambition to make education, and our world, better through the collective power of students. We work through our two organisations, NUS UK and NUS Charity to

• Harness the collective power of students and students’ unions to deliver a powerful national student voice
• Support excellent students’ unions and support excellence in students’ unions.

NUS is 98 years old and this might be our most important period yet. We’ve changed the way we work, we’ve got ourselves on a stable footing, and we can’t wait to get going with our new organisation.

We are now seeking to recruit:

• Three members of our Finance Committee. This committee provides good governance and oversight to NUS’ finance strategy, performance and activities as well as ensuring that there are effective internal financial controls and processes.

We are seeking applicants with an enthusiasm for our work and a passion to harness our collective ambitions. We want a wide range of applicants with a diverse range of skills who share a common belief in the power of students to make change. More information on particular skills required for each committee can be found in the recruitment packs.

We’re totally committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation. We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates, as they are currently under-represented on our committees and within the sector more broadly.

Applications are open until: 24 July 12 noon

Interviews will be held:  week commencing 10 August

Could you use your social media experience to help raise the profile of Haringey Recovery Service?

Haringey Recovery Service provides advice, training and support for those in recovery from alcohol or drug misuse; people can train for a new career, attend therapy sessions, try a new hobby or get help with housing issues, all within a vibrant community that is there to provide help and support.

We would love to involve a volunteer (or two) to help increase social media presence and engagement, generate content and also to help promote existing activities. We can give you insight and experience in the field of social media marketing for a charity, and support you in your own goals. We feel this role would particularly suit a student looking to gain experience.

Details of the role:

• Engage with staff, service users and volunteers to gather and share content, quotes and stories to be shared on social media.  This could involve attending online group sessions or meetings, following nationwide Humankind accounts to share relevant content on local platforms, and researching relevant local organisations / networks / initiatives.

• Support with the design of this content, using templates and brand guidelines.

• Helping to promote the activities of the service

• Adhering to data protection, safeguarding, media consent and brand guidelines

• Having regular catch-ups with a supervising member of staff to evaluate progress

Practical Considerations:

This role can be undertaken remotely and with flexible timings.
Please note, as this role will be partially or fully remotely undertaken we'd need to check with you that you can access the internet /have enough mobile data as we want to ensure no one is out of pocket from volunteering.

Personal Qualities / Experience:

• Experience using social media platforms to increase engagement, and generating content

• An interest in / willingness to learn about recovery and substance misuse services

• Excellent verbal/written communication skills

• An understanding of the importance of guidelines and procedures relating to key areas such as safeguarding and information governance.

• Respectful and non-judgemental towards service users and team

• Able to commit to volunteering regularly (though flexible when that would be)

What Volunteers can expect from us​:

• Regular Supervision and support
• Induction and access to online and face-to-face training (when face-to-face training can resume)
• To gain experience of the charity sector and an opportunity to practice your skills
• To feel part of a team and the wider Humankind organisation
• Reasonable travel expenses re-imbursed with proof of journey (there may not be a need to travel with this role)
• Opportunities to progress and experience other ares of Humankind's work in the region, including the marketing and Comms team

Our Chair of Trustees for the last 5 years has recently stepped down and we currently have an interim Chair. We are looking for a new Chair to head our Board of Trustees and help drive New Forest Mencap to the next stage.

The Chair is a key role in our organisation. Your leadership will ensure we continue providing our services for many years to come. Your role will be crucial for developing our strategic plans in the near future. For instance, we are currently trying to expand our connections with parents of people with a learning disability, as we seek to understand the kind of support they need, which will inform our future provision.

About New Forest Mencap

New Forest Mencap is a small local charity that works with vulnerable individuals with a learning disability, their families and local communities to improve their social inclusion.

We work to provide solutions and enhance understanding of the strategic choices and practical actions that society can take to understand and improve the lives of those with a learning disability.

Each year we directly benefit around 100 individuals living in the New Forest Area.

Role summary

Our Board of Trustees work to improve the lives of people with a learning disability exercising good governance and following all necessary policies and procedures.

The Chair of Trustees will:

• Provide leadership and direction to the board of Trustees and enable the Board to fulfill their responsibilities for the overall governance and strategic direction of the organisation.
• Ensure that the organisation pursues its objects as defined in its governing document, charity law, company law and other relevant legislation/regulations.
• Work in partnership with the chief executive, senior staff members and support the employees, helping them achieve the aims of the organisation; and to optimise the relationship between the board of Trustees and the staff.
• Facilitate the Board of Trustees in stimulating excellent, well-rounded and carefully considered strategic decision-making.

Person specification

As an organisation we are particularly keen to ensure that our Trustees are fully representative of the community in which we work and at the current time we would warmly welcome applications from people with a diverse range of background, ethnicity, gender, culture and physical ability.

Essential

• Commitment to the charity’s objects, aims and values and willingness to devote time to carry out responsibilities.
• Understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of Trusteeship and adhering to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
• Strategic and forward looking vision in relation to the charity’s objects and aims.
• Good, independent judgement, political impartiality and the ability to think creatively in the context of the organisation and external environment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to respect the confidences of colleagues.
• Balancing tact and diplomacy with willingness to challenge and constructively criticise.

Desirable

• Leadership skills exercised through a period change.
• Experience of chairing meetings, committee work, some experience of charity fundraising.

Please note that in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy, all trustee positions are subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Time commitment

• The Board meets at least four, and more often six, times a year in New Milton.  Meetings last for around 2 hours.
• It is important that the Chair is able to visit the organisations office and be available to the staff on a regular basis.
• In addition to board meetings, other contact – usually electronic or by telephone – will be necessary.
• Board appointments will initially be for a term of 3 years which may be extended to a second term, or more.

How to apply

All applications must be sent to the TrusteeWorks team. In order to apply, please send your CV and cover letter, in which you explain why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience would contribute to the Board.

New Forest mencap are looking for a Treasurer to oversee the financial standing of the charity.

New Forest Mencap is a small local charity that works with vulnerable individuals with a learning disability, their families and local communities to improve their social inclusion.

We work to provide solutions and enhance understanding of the strategic choices and practical actions that society can take to understand and improve the lives of those with a learning disability.

Each year we directly benefit around 100 individuals living in the New Forest Area.

Role summary

We are small local charity that works with vulnerable individuals with a learning disability, their families and local communities to improve their social inclusion. Your financial expertise will help us continue ensuring our charity’s sustainability by providing proficient monitoring of our accounts and budgets. Other responsibilities include:

• Lead the Board’s duty to ensure proper accounting records are kept, financial resources are controlled, invested and economically spent in line with governance, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee planning/budgeting processes in participation with the Board and constructively challenge where required.
• Ensure all strategic plans are financially appraised and budgets are aligned to both short-term and long-term objectives each year.
• Create greater security and accountability to improve management of financial systems
• Liaise with staff and trustees to prepare and produce management accounts regularly.
• Board level liaison with external auditors on specific issues in the auditing process and related board representations.
• Guide and advise fellow trustees to formally approve the annual report and audited accounts.
• Explain technicalities of accounts in plain language which is fully understood by the trustees.

Person specification

All Trustees must be 18 years and over and have excellent communication skills with the capacity to express themselves with authority

• Experience/background in financial management, accounting, commercial awareness and/or knowledge
• Knowledge of charity SORP would be ideal, but a willingness to learn about charity finances is acceptable
• Have a commitment to the aims of New Forest Mencap
• Have a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort, including attending Executive Committee and other necessary meetings
• Have strategic vision and be able to understand and assess risks
• Have good, independent judgement
• Have an ability to think creatively
• Be willing and able to express their views and opinions
• Understand and accept the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
• Be able to work effectively as a member of a team and to maintain good working relations
• Adhere to the Nolan’s seven principles of public office: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership

Time commitment

• The Treasurer would need to dedicate 3-5 hours per month in addition to attending monthly board meetings

• The Board meets at least four, and more often six times a year in New Milton.  Meetings last for around 2 hours
• Board appointments will initially be for a term of 3 years which may be extended to a second term, or more.

How to apply

All applications must be sent to the TrusteeWorks team. In order to apply, please send your CV and cover letter, in which you explain why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience would contribute to the Board.

About the role

Harper Adams Students’ Union is a £1.1m turnover independent charity that works to support the students of Harper Adams University, ranked as the number one university for Student Experience by Times Higher Education in 2018. We empower students, represent their voice and deliver a range of engaging sports clubs, societies and social events.

We have five staff, two sabbatical officers and a team of tireless student volunteers who support our work. Unlike most students’ unions, we generate almost all of our own income from our commercial services, events, clubs and societies. The flipside to our lean team and commercial achievements is the need to further enhance the power of student voice and develop the range of supportive services that many other students’ unions provide to their students. We have hired our first-ever Union Director last year and are about to launch our new strategy.

You will have the opportunity to help us deliver our new strategy, which will see us enhance our systems, services, and develop our governance.

Who we're looking for

We are open-minded about your background but it would be helpful to have experience in one of the following disciplines: HR, charity, students’ unions, marketing, income generation, and/or commercial.

We are open to you being a first-time Trustee if you are excited by our mission.

We will hold all meetings for the next 12 months digitally and have invested in specialist software to enable effective remote governance. We are open to moving to a digital board in the longer term and therefore welcome applications from anywhere in the UK.

Our board is not as diverse and representative as our student population, and we want to change this, so welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

If you are inspired by the job, we highly recommend you apply on Peridot's website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 24th August 2020

We are currently calling for new trustees to help shape and assure the future excellence of provision. Lifelong Family Links is a charity supporting children and young people with special needs in the London Borough of Lambeth. Trustees are essential to upholding the organisation charitable aims and institutional integrity. The role is highly valued, but voluntary and with no remuneration, it focuses on strategic aspects of governance and holding leaders to account, rather than the operational detail of the running of the organisation day to day. 

Skills required:

· Finance

· Charity Governance

· Safeguarding

· HR

We are initially seeking for 4 new trustees who are passionate about diversity and excellence in special needs provision and committed to the furtherance of excellent Lifelong Family Links provision.

We are calling for committed people with a passion for special needs, Autism in particular with the following range of skills:

· An experienced financial trustee able to hold leadership to account for effective business planning, financial modelling and budget management.

· A National Leader of Governance or a charity trustee with excellent knowledge of the charity commission requirements with regards to SEND.

· An experienced champion of children's wellbeing with a proven track record in upholding all aspects of safeguarding practice, policy and culture.

• An experienced champion of equalities and special needs in education and disabilities with a proven track record upholding the rights of all children; a seasoned anti-discrimination campaigner able to hold organisation leaders to account for provision and practice.
• An experience HR trustee able to hold leadership to account for effective recruitment, with Quick Decisions making ability, integrity, patience, has a formal authority, leadership, social responsibility and  good communication skills.

All trustees should embody the Charity Governance Code.

The code then develops seven principles – leadership; integrity; decision making, risk and control; board effectiveness; diversity; openness and accountability; all underpinning organisational purpose. Why these qualities matter should be self-evident. Many of them are also key drivers of trust and confidence, and can help to demonstrate to beneficiaries, funders and donors that a charity is trust-worthy.

We have already have a number of Trustees on the board and would like to encourage interest, conversations and applications as soon as possible to ensure that we have a complete Board and sound strategic leadership. For further information, get in touch with M. Trenton

About the role

University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union represents and supports around 22,000 students across three main campuses. We have income of over £1m and more than 20 core staff, students and volunteers working together to promote student interests, support their welfare and provide social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities.

There’s something very special about our students. Many have overcome multiple systemic barriers simply to get to university. This often means that they require support and guidance to get the most from their time at university and achieve their potential when they leave. This has been compounded by the Coronavirus pandemic, so never has it been more important to provide effective support.

We have not always effectively supported our students to have the genuinely life changing and inspirational experience they deserve. With this in mind, we had an external review and over the past 12 months we have been on a programme of organisational change. We have new articles of association, a proposed new staffing structure, new Trustees and an improving culture.

The External Trustee role is critical to our success because two thirds of our board will change every two years. The board is made up of four Sabbatical Officers, who are elected by students every year, up to four Student Trustees, and four External Trustees including the Chair of the Board. The External Trustees provide significant skills, expertise, and important continuity to ensure that the board delivers its legal obligations and appropriate support for the CEO, staff and other Board Members. A unique part of the External Trustee role in a Students’ Union is ensuring that Sabbatical Officers and Student Trustees are supported to have a positive experience as Board Members. Having the opportunity to work closely with first-time leaders is a real privilege.

There is more to this role than four quarterly board meetings. In supporting our Union to develop we will need practical guidance and people who are also motivated to make an ongoing and consistent contribution in a sub-committee, outside of meetings and on special projects. We anticipate your time contribution to be around 100 hours per year or one day per month.

Who we're looking for

We are relatively small, operating with limited resources and going through transformational change. Therefore, we feel that recruiting people with backgrounds in human resources to strategically guide the development of our culture and the journey of our employees would be ideal. We are also interested in people with business and commercial acumen as well as an understanding of culture change. We will not rule out people from other backgrounds if you have experience of organisational change.

Around half of our students are BAME, yet our staff team and External Trustees are predominantly white. We need to change this. We strongly encourage people who have experienced or addressed racism, homophobia, sexism or any other form of discrimination that affects people’s lives to apply. Whatever your background and identity, you must be prepared to make appropriate interventions that support more inclusivity and challenge such behaviours when they see it and be able to support others to do the same.

For more information and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot Partners' website via the application method on this site.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 10th August 2020

West Kirby School & College is seeking
to appoint a talented Trustee with
responsibility for Human Resources.

Closing Date For Applications: 9am Friday 31 st July
Interviews To Be Held Between: Aug-Sept 2020
Commitment: Around 12 days per year

Role Overview:
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a high calibre and committed Trustee with
responsibility for Human Resources to join our Governing Board and vibrant School community.
To excel in this role you will have proven experience of working within HR management /
employment law, perhaps in a HR leadership role, or as a solicitor practising in employment law.
You will contribute to the work of the Board in ensuring high standards of achievement for all
children and young people in the School by ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic
direction, holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the
organisation and its pupils, the performance management of staff, and overseeing the financial
performance of the School and making sure its money is well spent.

Application Process:

If you are interested in this role, please send an expression of interest email to our Company Secretary (Mr Luke Cowell) at lcowell @ wkrs. co. uk outlining why you believe you would suitable for this role.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant will be subject to rigorous recruitment checks, an Enhanced DBS check, and Section 128 check. Applicants must be at least 18 years old. Eligibility criteria applies.

All applications and data is processed in line with our Privacy Notice for Governors, Trustees and other Volunteers, which can be found on the schools website. 

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Are you thinking about doing something different either on or around a career break? 

Would you like to make a positive impact in the community, learn more about social enterprise or carve out a purpose-driven career?

Let us help you figure out what it is that you want to do.

We are currently seeking participants in our flagship Immersion Programme in 2020. This programme is set up by ex-Corporate professionals specifically created for highly experienced marketing, operations and finance specialists who want to learn about a new way of doing business that is far more socially impactful, sustainable and reduces harm to people and the planet. 

Become a Social Enterprise Consultant with _SocialStarters 

Join our Immersion Programme and you will join us and our socially impactful clients in the role of Social Enterprise Consultant. Over 8 weeks you’ll learn about social enterprise from a team of social enterprise experts then go on to tackle a core business challenge with an ethical and impact-driven start up. 

About us:

We bring good business people together to solve some of the world's greatest challenges. We have four big goals which we are working to tackle:

1. Youth disadvantage

2. Creative economy

3. Diversity & gender equality in entrepreneurship

4. Sustainable planet & waste reduction 

We were recently listed as one of Escape the City's top 100 companies to escape to (coming in at #27). Over the last 5 years nearly 200 career transitions have taken place by participants on our programme away from the typical corporate career into something more purpose-driven. Following our programme participants go back to work feeling more fulfilled, refreshed and energised ready to focus on the next step in their career.

_SocialStarters are a social enterprise who invest more than 75% of profits back into delivering enterprise training and support in developing countries. 

Immersion Programme: what you’ll be doing

• 1 week at the start immersing into the UK & Global social impact and start up ecosystem with 3 days training included (remotely)
• Training in social entrepreneurship, start up methods as well as consultancy tools and techniques
• Using your professional skills to work on a specific assignment with one of our vetted social enterprise clients
• Peer to peer support and peer-led fellowship
• Learn the fundamentals of what it takes to run a social enterprise, the challenges they face and the frameworks used to measure impact
• Be part of an international peer group of like-minded people all seeing a new way to do their careers and find their purpose-driven career

Who you’re clients will be:

Participants in the programme will undertake a solo remote consulting assignment with one of our early stage socially enterprising clients based in the UK.

See website for existing client list and examples of previous assignments. We're really proud of our client list, which includes Top 100 social enterprises and leading sustainable brands. No team is bigger than 10 so either way you'll get really stuck into supporting a small start-up with really big ambition! In some cases they are hiring and this could open an opportunity for you to stay on after, if it's the right fit.

Who we’re looking for:

• You're passionate about start-ups and about making social or environmental impact
• You ideally have 10+ years’ experience working in business for corporates/brands, consultancy firms or SMEs
• You have a good command of business English
• You have some serious skills in sales and marketing, finance or operations, that you’d like to share and you are determined to get hands-on with your client to really make a tangible difference
• You are committed to giving at least 3 days per week for 8 weeks to support your client, be part of a peer group, share your skills and gain invaluable learning

Upcoming dates:

Autumn 2020: 5th October to 27th November

The programme requires a commitment of on average, 3 days a week over 8-10 weeks, and the hours are highly flexible. We all meet online for Week 1 for the Immersion phase, and then the following 7-9 weeks are carried out either remotely or working alongside your client.

Application process:

Places go on a first come first serve basis, and once the programme is full we won't be taking any more participants. The Autumn programme is currently 25% full. 

Visit our website for more information on eligibility and all the details on how to apply. 

Early bird (£100 discount) before 10th July at midnight.

As the strategic management body of the Elfrida Society, Trustees have specific responsibilities. These include responsibility for directing the affairs of the Elfrida Society, ensuring it keeps good finances and is well run, and that it acts within its aims. Trustees are responsible with looking after the resources of the Elfrida Society ensuring that these are used effectively for the overall purpose of the organisation.

Trustees are accountable for their decisions and actions to the Elfrida Society’s governance structures, the public, Courts, funders and the people who use our services. As a Trustee you will bring your knowledge, experience and skills to help us to make an even greater difference to the lives of the people with learning disabilities we support. You will be committed to delivering meaningful outcomes for our beneficiaries and to reaching ever greater numbers of people with learning disabilities through our services development.

The Chair is supported by a highly effective, diverse and active Board with a wide mix of skill, including two Trustees with learning disabilities who use their knowledge and lived experiences to represent the voices of the learning disabilities community.

The successful candidates will understand the charity landscape and be comfortable with the governance requirements that it carries, will have some board level experience, a sound understanding of finances, be commercially savvy and ideally have experience of working with people with learning disabilities (this is desirable but not essential). R

Recruitment timetable

Deadline for applications: Sunday 26th July 2020

Interviews: w/c 3rd August 2020 

As the Chair of the Elfrida Society, you will bring your knowledge, experience and skills to help us to make an even greater difference to the lives of the people with learning disabilities we support. You will be committed to delivering meaningful outcomes for our beneficiaries and to reaching ever greater numbers of people with learning disabilities through our services development.

As Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Elfrida Society you will be responsible for ensuring the charity is well governed and able to achieve its charitable objectives in the context of a fast changing world. You will also be expected to represent the organisation at our external events with our commissioners and supporters.

We are looking for that special individual who can provide leadership to the organisation, the Board and the Chief Executive Officer with integrity, compassion and aptitude. Without doubt, the role requires the levels of governance and oversight expected of a local charity but the key ingredient will be passion – passion for our cause, passion for our team and, above all, a passion for making a positive difference.

The Chair is supported by a highly effective, diverse and active Board with a wide mix of skill, including two Trustees with learning disabilities who use their knowledge and lived experiences to represent the voices of the learning disabilities community.

The successful candidate will understand the charity landscape and be comfortable with the fiduciary requirements that it carries, will have board level experience, a sound understanding of finances, be commercially savvy and ideally have experience of working with people with learning disabilities (this is desirable but not essential).

Recruitment timetable

Deadline for applications: Sunday 26th July 2020

Interviews: w/c 3rd August 2020

Shannon Trust is a national charity supporting thousands of prisoners a year to transform their lives by unlocking the power of reading. We inspire and train prisoners who can read to teach prisoners who can’t.

Area secretaries are an invaluable part of our team. They provide administrative support to our area coordinators and teams, organising and minuting area meetings three times a year. They're also an important link in how we evidence the impact of Shannon Trust reading programme, prompting and following-up data and monthly reports from our prison volunteers.

We are looking for an area secretary to support our team of volunteers working in prisons across our North West area which covers HMP's YOIs Garth, Haverigg, Hindley, Kirkham, Lancaster Farms, Preston, Styal, Wymott, Altcourse, Buckley Hall, Forest Bank, Liverpool, Manchester, Risley, Thorn Cross.

What you’ll be doing

• Arranging team meetings; booking venues, arranging refreshments, sending out and following-up invites, preparing and circulating papers.
• Taking minutes and circulating them to your team and regional manager.
• Prompt and follow-up monthly data returns and reports from prison volunteers and Shannon Trust prison teams.
• Maintaining contact details of volunteers, prison teams and other useful prison contacts in your area and communicating changes to your regional manager.
• Supporting communications between your area coordinator and area team.
• Taking part in regional meetings organised by your Regional Manager. These tend to be annually when there is no national Shannon Trust conference planned.

You may also be invited to, or opt into:

• Taking part in planning meetings with your area coordinator and regional manager.
• Taking minutes at an annual regional meeting (rotational basis).
• Keeping an overview of your team’s progress and providing your area coordinator and regional manager with a summary of key issues.
• Overseeing your team’s contribution to good news stories. 

Who we’re looking for:

You don't need any formal qualifications to become an area secretary. We're looking for people who:

• Have good administrative skills.
• Are able to write clearly and concisely.
• Are confident using email, the internet and MS Word (or similar package) and have access to a computer and the internet.
• Are able to work alone, manage their own time and prioritise. 

Time commitment

Area secretaries typically give around 14 hours a month to volunteering with us which is spread across a number of days. Much of the role can take place on any day of the week and in the evenings. You’ll need to attend a daytime area meeting 4 times a year. And you’ll also need to attend our induction workshop and come along to our yearly area secretaries meeting. 

Training, induction and support

You'll attend a 1-day induction workshop which will introduce you to Shannon Trust and how we work. You'll also have a separate introductory session with your area coordinator. We bring our area secretaries together once a year; it's chance to share what's working well, talk through new developments and recap on training. 

Expenses and Insurance

You'll be able to claim back all reasonable expenses and be covered by our public liability insurance. If you use your own vehicle for Shannon Trust related activity, you'll need to check that you have the correct insurance cover.