Team Guide | XRUK Assemblies - Volunteer

Rebellion; City of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit organization is seeking a Team Guide (Internal Coordinator) in London. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience in volunteer management or team leading. Responsibilities include ensuring the team meets its goals, supporting role-holders, and maintaining team awareness of relevant policies. This role promotes participatory democracy through community involvement. This position may be shared between two individuals.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in volunteer management or team leading or project management.
• Understanding of assemblies and participatory democracy is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the team is healthy and achieving its mandate.
• Steward the team’s immediate and longer-term priorities.
• Support role-holders and review their work regularly.
• Fill team roles promptly or propose dissolution if needed.
• Maintain awareness of team policies and wider organization.

Skills

Good team builder

Good organisational skills

Planning skills

Communication skills

Willingness to learn new digital tools/platforms

Job description

Team Guide | XRUK Assemblies - Volunteer

We are seeking a Team Guide. The UK Assemblies team is a growing and well-functioning, happy team of people. We are passionate about promoting assemblies to show how participatory democracy can put the power of decision making into the hands of ordinary people.

What difference will you make?

• XRUK has the knowledge and support it requires to promote our demand for a Citizens' Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice.
• XRUK, Local Groups, Regions and Nations have a broad understanding of the power of participatory democracy, and have the support they need to run community assemblies.

What are we looking for?

Essential Skills

• Good team builder
• Good organisational, planning and communication skills
• Willingness to learn new digital tools/platforms

Desirable Skills

• An understanding of assemblies and participatory democracy

What will you be doing?

We need a Team Guide, known as an 'Internal Coordinator' in Extinction Rebellion. You will need a minimum of 3 years experience in volunteer management or team leading or project management. This role can be shared between two people.

• Ensuring the team is healthy and achieving its mandate
• Stewarding the team’s immediate and longer-term priorities, and aligning its work with the broader circle’s plan
• Proposing roles and projects the team needs to fulfil its purpose and accountabilities
• Supporting the work of role-holders and sub-circles, and reviewing their work at regular intervals
• Filling team roles without extended delay, or proposing they are dissolved if no longer needed
• Inviting people with relevant skills and abilities to join the team as required
• Maintaining an awareness of the policies of the team and its broader circles
• Maintaining an awareness of what is happening in the wider organisation, and communicating regularly with the team's Coordinators.

Location: London, England, United Kingdom