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Research and Communities Volunteer

Employer
Engage for Success
Location
Working from home with a meeting in London Victoria once a month
Salary
Voluntary role - train fare to London is paid once a month
Closing date
19 Sep 2019

Engage for Success is a growing, dynamic, voluntary movement promoting employee engagement as a better way to work that benefits individual employees, teams, and whole organisations. We want everyone working in the UK to want, and be able, to give their best each day, so that each day is a great day at work, and that workplaces in the UK are thriving, growing and developing through the commitment, energy, and creativity of the people that work in them. Engage for Success is part of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Job - Overall purpose: To support the Research & Communities Director in facilitating the work of the Thought & Action Groups and the Regional Groups. This includes resolving day-to-day issues, facilitating group meetings, identifying resource gaps and proposing solutions, as well as being a member of the EfS Core Team.

Duties of the Research & Communities Coordinator:

  • There is some overlap between the Coordinator's duties and that of the R&C Director. The Director will be a more strategic role, whereby the Coordinators will focus on facilitation and tangible delivery of the volunteer outputs.
  • This includes resolving day-to-day issues, facilitating group meetings, identifying resource gaps and proposing solutions, as well as being a member of the EfS Core Team.

The role is pivotal in supporting the Research & Communities Director and facilitating EfS's regional, topic and sector Thought and Action Groups. The outputs from these groups (eg toolkits, research and events) are available free of charge on the EfS website. Events can also be attended by anyone interested in employee engagement. All outputs form a vital part of EfS's work to promote employee engagement and make the UK a better a place to work.

For a volunteer seeking experience of an environment that provides an interesting contrast to most other organisations, EfS will be immensely appealing. It is small and dynamic, with only minimal internal infrastructure.

The successful candidates will develop great problem-solving skills through being resourceful, creative and tenacious. As the roles involve working as part of a virtual team, there is a huge amount of autonomy and plenty of opportunities to develop and demonstrate confident decision-making. Successfully nurturing working relationships, developing influencing skills and persuading others to deliver are also essential skills.

EfS works with private industry, the public sector and charitable organisations. It is part of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, and our roles provide truly unique opportunities.

See also:

https://bit.ly/2ZgrbcR for feedback from former volunteers and https://bit.ly/1C6O4jafor our video showing why employee engagement matters.

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