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Group:
WILPF
Position:
Part-time Voluntary Administrative Internship
Full / Part Time:
Up to 14 hours a week subject to negotiation preferably worked on 4 days a week.
Short / Long Term:
-
Salary:
Voluntary
Description:
PURPOSE OF THE POST
To carry out the administrative work to service the UK Section of WILPF. Organise the work of office volunteers. Provide administrative support for WILPF officers, for campaigning activities, and programme working groups.
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Deal with correspondence: post and e-mail, respond and forward messages, file post and keep records
  • Organise printing and mailings of Newsletter, and other communications to members, branches, organisations etc.
  • For the Executive, send out notifications, papers, take minutes, and circulate when approved.
  • Deal with membership enquiries, and renewals. Organise new members’ material for mailing. Update database of members and send out subscription reminders.
  • Maintain a computer address book of members and organisations.
  • Circulate groups of organisations with WILPF activities
  • Keep WILPF records up to date.
  • Make regular contact with branches and programme working groups, note activities, supply materials.
  • Make regular contact with WILPF international office.
  • Update and maintain the UK WILPF website
  • Help to administer WILPF events (AGM, Seminar, Connect Day etc).
  • Network with like-minded organisationsOpportunity to join and work within a WILPF programme working group
  • 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.
    • CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
    Requirements
  • Membership of WILPF or willingness to join.
  • Understanding of WILPF’s policies and commitment to its programme
    • Experience and Skills
  • Good experience of office routines and ability to set up and maintain them where necessary
  • Excellent communication, networking and inter-personal skills.
  • Strong computer skills (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Access, Publisher internet/email etc).
  • Good written and oral communication skills in English.
  • Ability to delegate, plan and organise work for others.
  • Basic Knowledge of policy-making institutions, such as UN, EU, UK Government.
  • Experience of working collaboratively.
  • Experience of working in and with women’s organisations.
  • Understanding of gender issues in relation to WILPF’s programme.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team and manage a diverse workload.
    • If interested please request an application form via the contacts below.
    Closing Date:
    5pm Tuesday November 11th 2008
    Interview Date:
    Friday 14th November 2009
    Address for Details:
    52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
    Phone for Details:
    -
    Email for Details:
    office@ukwilpf.org.uk
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