Vacancies, Volunteering & Training

Training - LVSC: Community Leaders Development Programme: Ready Steady Start
Are you starting a new community group?
Has your voluntary organisation been established recently?
Ready Steady Start is an interactive training course for anyone involved in setting up a new organisation. It will equip you with the basic skills needed to set up a sustainable organisation. It will also encourage you to consider whether setting up an organisation is the right path for your group. It is a FREE interactive training course consisting of one full day and three half day sessions:

Step 1 - 5th May 09 Setting up a sustainable organisation
Step 2 - 6th May 09 Project Development
Step 3 – 12th May 09 Governance
Step 4 - 13th May 09 New to Fundraising

Participants are expected to attend the full course and will receive a certificate from LVSC. Call 020 7700 8110 or email karin@lvsc.org.uk for more information on how to apply for your free place.


Influencing Planning Decisions in your Borough - FREE Training 8th May 2009
If you want to know:
• How to influence planning decisions in your borough
• How the Local Development Framework and Sustainable Community Strategy can
be used for your advantage

Then this 1 day FREE training event is for you.

The East London CVS Network is holding a FREE 1 day Training that will cover:
 How planning policy is made
 How to get involved and influence planning decisions locally
 Demystifying Section 106 and the new Community Levy
 Social return and how to use it as a tool in asset transfer negotiations

This training has been designed for infrastructure organisations across the East
London sub region and is aimed at managers and senior officers of infrastructure organisations who want to learn how their organisations can influence planning decisions.

[An infrastructure organisation is one that provides support to frontline voluntary and community organisations - Anyone representing their local Changeup Consortium or another consortium of organisations]

Please note: places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Also Notes: a refundable deposit of £50 is required to secure your place. This will be returned to you on the day of the course. Should you fail to attend or fail to send an alternative delegate in your place the £50 deposit WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
To reserve a place please Email josephine.mason@elcvsnetwork.org.uk

MiNet Co-ordinator: £29,963 - £31,524 (NJC scale SO2 point 32 - 34), 5% pension
Race on the Agenda (ROTA) a social policy think-tank focusing on issues affecting Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities and the Third Sector that serves them, is looking to appoint a co-ordinator for MiNet, which is the London focused BAME network of networks, which joined ROTA in 2002 to strengthen the voice for London's BAME Third Sector in the development of regional policy.

This post offers the opportunity to lead on the development and delivery of the network, provide information on policy and provide a voice on the BAME implications of policy developments. You will need to have demonstradable experience in developing and supporting networks, knowledge of issues affecting the BAME Third Sector in London and some experience of management and income generation.
Closing Date for applications is Wednesday 22nd April 2009 10:00am (by post or email). Successful candidates will be notified on Friday 24th April 2009 to attend an interview on Wednesday 29nd April 2009. ROTA would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.

Volunteering- A Community Volunteer Panel Member (CVPM)

A Community Volunteer Panel Member (CVPM) is required for the Hackney Youth Offending Team. Please contact: Sherma Charles, Referral Order Support Worker, Hackney Youth Offending Team on 020 8356 1031 / 1090 or sherma_charles@hackney.gov.uk for more information.

Hackney Voluntary Action (HVA) is the Volunteer Centre for Hackney offering support to organisations in volunteer recruitment, retention, recognition and appreciation. Contact Hackney Voluntary Action on 020 7241 4443 or info@hackneyvoluntaryaction.org.uk for more information on volunteering in Hackney.