OWW's Board of Trustees is seeking to recruit new members NOW on to the Board. For more information about what is involved and an application form, please download an application pack here : Word.doc or PDF
Can you help One World Week find national volunteers? If you are a OWW supporter already, could you consider taking on any of these roles yourself?
Please contact us to discuss futher how we could match up you talents and time to the roles listed below
Volunteer roles
We have a wide variety of volunteer roles for anyone willing to give the occasional bit of time to One World Week. Volunteers will ensure that the work the charity carries out is possible and will provide invaluable support to the trustee team. They can work from home or possibly hot-desk from a partner organisation office.
Volunteer Role |
Tasks |
Frequency |
Theme Design |
Finalise theme/strapline/image in consultation with Trustees/partners, in line with the European Global Education Week Network. Write up summary for website. |
Spring - several days |
Publicity |
Commission explanatory publicity (incl. leaflet). Organise leaflet/poster design & web-distribution. |
Spring - several days |
OWW resources team |
Commission/oversee OWW resources, incl. OWW worship materials for a service, quotes, pledges, local press release. related to the annual theme |
Spring/Summer – few days |
External resources |
Identify external resources to inspire and inform event organisers. Obtain permission to adapt/link from our website. |
Spring/Summer – several days |
Website team |
Monitor/update OWW website. Several discrete tasks can be identified (e.g.: campaign updates; enter events (as of May 2015 we have a volunteer to enter events ); put up resources, add news items). Analyse web stats. |
Several hours a week, peak September |
Social Media |
Build/maintain a Social Media presence. Linked to the website activity. (As of May 2015 we have one volunteer so far but a few more are needed to share this work ) |
An hour/week |
National OWW meetings |
Arrange national partner meetings — consulting with Trustees and partners on dates, venue, agenda, writing minutes. (As of May 2015 we have a volunteer operating in this role) |
2-3 times/year |
Evaluation of OWW |
Update Evaluation Form. Gather forms and photos from event organisers, log results, write summary report. |
Autumn — several days |
Fundraising |
Fundraising — monitoring opportunities and acting upon them, in conjunction with Trustees. |
Few days/month |
Trustee or Advisor |
Member of Board of Trustees/Advisors plan & implement strategy, maintain the charity, oversee activities & reports. ( for information and application form download Trustee Application Pack here: Word doc. or PDF |
Few hours/month |
- collate and/or analyse the responses from the OWW evaluations? (Dec. 2016 - March 2017)
- represent OWW at a local or national event you are going to?
- contribute to OWW's facebook page? (a shared task)
- Tweet etc for OWW
- research quotations about Good Neighbours (now to end August)
- design word searches about Good Neighbours and Sustainable Development Goals, for children and adults (now to end August)
Personal specifications
Essential:
For further information, to express an interest or to apply by please contact us ASAP on oww@oneworldweek.org