Lead Community Engagement Volunteer (Bristol and South Gloucestershire)

Could you help your local SSAFA team achieve it’s community engagement goals?

As a Lead Community Engagement Volunteer, you will guide and coordinate areas of the branch’s community engagement activities. You will support by planning what needs to happen, organising the people and steps involved, and helping to ensure activities are delivered smoothly. Through your support, the branch will be able raise local awareness of SSAFA and ensure we remain a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces Community.

Some of the areas you may be asked to support include:

· Being part of the Branch Exec team and collaborating closely with other Community Engagement volunteers and your regional Community Engagement Manager to develop and deliver branch vision and plans.

· Generating new ideas to engage and raise awareness in the local community, aligning with the branch’s vision and goals.

· Supporting a specific activity or area of community engagement and championing it from planning through to completion in cooperation with the Branch exec.

· Coordinating the delegation of tasks across the branch Community engagement team ensuring everyone knows what they are doing and has the support they need when directed by the Branch Exec.

· Share updates, successes, and reflections with the branch exec and regional team.

· Co-ordinating and attending Community Engagement events or stakeholder meetings as directed by the branch chair.

· Creating a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse environment to ensure all volunteers feel valued and supported.

Requirements

You will need access to IT equipment such as a laptop and the internet to carry out the administration related to the role.

Time commitment This role would suit someone looking for a role that can engage with volunteering weekly via in person or online meetings and events.

Support

Training is provided for this role. You will be supported by your local branch and your Community Engagement Manager.

SSAFA Values and BRAVE standards

For SSAFA, our values of; commitment, compassion, integrity and understanding underpin everything we do, and we ask that all volunteers are equally committed to them alongside our BRAVE standards

Accessibility

If you require any adjustments to make or support an application to volunteer, please get in touch with us at ve.support@ssafa.org.uk

After making an application

Once you’ve applied, you’ll receive updates to the email address you provided in your application. Sometimes the emails we send go into junk folders, so do keep an eye out in the days following your application.