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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) UK

Position:

Volunteer Office Administrator

Short Long Term:

6 months initially

Hours:

14 hours per week

Salary:

Travel and lunch expenses of up to £5 a working day will be provided.

Description:

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the oldest international women's peace organisation, founded in 1915. It has members in advance of forty countries in all continents. In the UK there are around 240 members about half of whom are in six branches and the rest scattered across the country. All work is carried out on a voluntary basis. An executive committee meets in London on a Saturday five or six times a year to plan activities and organise the UK Section. A newsletter: Peace and Freedom Update is produced by an editorial board and circulated to members about five times a year. For those members with the technology there is an active e-list (ukwilpf) where background information and news of activities and events can be circulated.

WILPF campaigns against militarism and war and to establish world peace based on economic justice, human rights and cooperation. WILPF works in networks of women's organisations and others working for peace and global economic justice, bringing a gender perspective to this work.

At national level and individually, WILPF women lobby government writing letters, visiting MPs, organising postcard and petition campaigns, taking part in vigils, taking stalls at public events, joining in demonstrations.

WILPF applies for funding from trusts and fund-raises at local level to be able to organise campaigns and send a Section subscription to the WILPF international office in Geneva to further our work at international level.

WILPF is an equal opportunities employer. WILPF will not discriminate on the basis of factors such as race, colour, class, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, national origin, age, or physical disability.
Job Purpose
To establish and run an office to service the UK Section of WILPF. Organise the work of office volunteers. Provide administrative support for WILPF officers and for campaigning activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Deal with correspondence: post and e-mail, respond and forward
* Organise printing and mailings of Newsletter, and other communications to members etc.
* For the Executive, send out notification, papers, take minutes, and circulate when approved.
* For Charitable arm (when established): send notification, papers, take and circulate minutes, when approved.
* Deal with membership enquiries, renewal, new members. Organise membership material for mailing. Update database of members and send out reminders.
* Establish a computer address book of members and organisations.
* Keep WILPF records up to date.
* Make regular contact with branches, note activities, supply materials.
* Make regular contact with WILPF international office.
* Liaise with web mistress to make sure activity/branch information is updated.
* Help to administer WILPF events (AGM, Seminar, Connect Day etc).
* Establish and supervise work of volunteers, e.g. carrying out checks of leaflets, publications, merchandise, stationery, filing, taking out post etc
* Feed back stock information for decisions on re-ordering.
N B This is a newly established office and it will take time to clarify the duties that can be taken on or organised by the administrator
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Phone for Details:

0208 464 2712 for an application form

Post for Details:

13, Vincent Close Bromley, Kent BR2 9ED for an application form

Email for Details:

glenys.lee@lineone.net for an application form