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Careers Springboard is a registered charity based in Bucks, operating for 35+ years. We offer help and guidance to those seeking employment. We have virtual Zoom meetings every Monday evening which focus on job seeking skills and direction.
What difference will you make?
The input of the Programme Lead will shape how we present ourselves to our service users, job seekers, presenters, funders and general public. With the help of the Programme Team, Careers Springboard will be able to continue to provide invaluable guidance, advice, assistance and direction to job seekers and to graduates seeking employment. As a volunteer and potential Trustee with a registered charity, the Programme Lead will use his/her contacts to add a fresh new dimension to our programme of presentations - the presenters will also be providing their services on a voluntary basis. Previous presentations / presenters will provide a foundation for compiling future programmes. The Programme Team will research, contact, confirm and follow up on potential speakers. Success in this voluntary role will generate a significant sense of fulfillment and will provide the Programme Lead with a major achievement to include in his/her CV and Linkedin profile.
What are we looking for?
The volunteer Programme Lead should * be self motivated with experience of working with small teams, preferably teams of volunteers. * be a clear and confident communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a good command of English. * have experience of the impact of redundancy / job seeking / job search. * be able to plan and re-plan and re-plan again whilst a new programme is put together and new presenters are considered. * be able to remain patient, positive and forward thinking whilst experiencing the challenges of planning in a voluntary environment. * having experience of working within an organisation's senior management team which, in the case of Careers Springboard, is the Executive Committee of 8 Trustees, each of whom has a role within the operation. * be familiar with virtual Zoom operations. * be able to devote 3-4 hours a week for the six weeks at the end of each term when programmes and presenters have to be put together. * be prepared to attend/observe/participate in a number of our virtual Zoom meetings on Monday evenings. * be familiar with how to produce a printed programme, using our template. This will be for circulation to many established contacts including 20+ JobcentrePlus locations and 100+ JobcentrePlus managers/administrators/coaches. * be a quick learner in order to make a significant and meaningful contribution to formulating our programme of presentations.
What will you be doing?
Careers Springboard is an informal, self help group, made up entirely of volunteers. Almost all our operations are virtual on Zoom. Careers Springboard is managed by an Executive Committee of Trustees who have all been involved with redundancy themselves.We have helped over 3,500 redundant and unemployed managers, professionals and graduates get back into work. The basis of our operations is a unique programme of virtual Zoom weekly Monday evening meetings on job search topics such as CV preparation, Internet job search, telephone techniques, networking, Linkedin, interview preparation, Tell Me About Yourself, transferable skills, CV preparation etc. Each Monday we have a speaker who makes a one hour presentation on one of these job seeker topics. Organising this valuable and unique programme of presentations is our volunteer Programme Team, headed by our volunteer Programme Lead who directs a team of 5-6 volunteers who together put together a programme of presentations and secure speakers for the term ahead. There are three terms - January to April, May to July, September to December with 13-14 meetings/presentations per term. After a period of time/experience, volunteers will have the opportunity to progress to being a Trustee of Careers Springboard. The busy times for the Programme Lead and his/her team of volunteers are the weeks prior to the end of one term when programme presenters and dates are secured for the following term. During these 5-6 weeks the Programme Lead can expect to spend 2-3 hours a week building up a programme for the following term. Managing and sharing the workload amongst the members of the programme team is key to successfully finalising a programme in advance of the following term. The Programme Lead will be expected to attend/participate in 50% of our Monday evening Zoom meetings in order to see how speakers are performing, to better understand our members, and to see how our members (job seekers) are engaging with the presentation. Our members are constantly changing as some find new employment and others join us when they need to find new employment.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
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Job function
* Job function
Administrative, Project Management, and Management
* Industries
Non-profit Organizations
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