For The Vegan Society
Would you like to be our outreach co-ordinator around Bexley? Our network gets involved in a range of outreach tasks. These could include town centre stalls, writing to a councillor or MP, sharing our campaigns on social media or contacting local businesses.
As an Organiser, you would be the caretaker of your local area. Tasks would be emailed to you directly by our Volunteering Coordinator, who would be your main point of contact here at The Vegan Society. It would then be your job to send out the task to Advocates in your local area and get feedback from them. You'll also be able to ask your Advocates for help with any stalls and lobbying. Every Organiser receives an outreach pack, including a table runner, leaflets and banners - and we reimburse expenses. We make sure you are fully supported with an Organisers' WhatsApp group for socialising and ideas too. We also have an optional monthly gathering via group video call.
What does the Organiser role involve? Every month, you will be sent a collection of tasks to choose from. We create these from our programme of campaigns. You would be the point of contact for Advocates in your area, sharing these tasks and coordinating activities, such as event stalls and lobbying councillors.
We would expect you to provide any updates from your group and give feedback on each task. You can also give us ideas you have for future outreach tasks or campaigning. Many Organisers find a huge sense of satisfaction, improvement in self-esteem and enjoy the social side of volunteering in this role.
You will also be responsible for welcoming new Advocates in your area. We will let you know when somebody new applies, and you will help them to get involved with any activities. There will be full training on your role in this, as well as a handbook and ongoing guidance and support. This element of the role is fantastic for anybody looking to develop leadership and co-ordination skills.
What training and support is available?
There will be a full induction to the role, through a mixture of resources such as videos and handbooks. Induction will be done remotely from wherever you are, and at your own pace. Along with this, we will provide a full pack of resources that covers a range of work that we do, as well as access to past group trainings and upskilling sessions.
From there, there will be regular conversations and reviews, where we can discuss other training requirements. Staff are always available to Organisers for any questions, via phone or email.
Great organisational skills Experience of working to specific dates and deadlines Good time keeping Ability to report back on activities Excellent knowledge of veganism
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You should be able to commit around two days a month to carry out actions, and this is usually spread out across the month. We also expect timely responses to emails. When a new Advocate applies to work with you, we would like them to be contacted within seven days via email. Ideally, an Organiser can hold a stall at an event at least once every 2 months.
This opportunity is available Countywide.
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