Volunteer Chairperson

**Role: Volunteer Chairperson**

**Organisation and Location: Sea Cadets - Birmingham Stirling Sea Cadet Unit**

**Availability: Part-time, Flexible, Volunteer, remote working available**
- **Do you have experience of managing a team?**_

The Sea Cadets is the UK’s leading maritime charity and provides a head start in life for young people through nautical adventure and fun. Our volunteers work, both directly with young people and behind the scenes, to help make a positive difference to teenagers who are often struggling in today’s world and their communities.

X Sea Cadets, based on X road, is currently looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Chairperson to join its Unit Management Team (UMT). X is a long-established Sea Cadet Unit that has provided life-changing opportunities for many young people. We currently have X cadets who come from all over the X area.

The Charity is currently looking for enthusiastic volunteers that can support with the management of the Unit. There are free training courses available for you to develop new skills, boost your CV and support you in this role. These tasks can also be divided between volunteers, so why not come along with a friend and share the experience?

**About the Volunteer Chairperson role**:
The tasks of a Chairperson include but are not restricted to the following:

- To be a Charity Trustee
- To maintain, develop and chair an effective Unit Management Team (UMT) for the unit.
- To oversee compliance of charity regulations and Sea Cadet policies and procedures.
- To ensure the UMT provide a properly maintained, serviced, safe and secure unit, where volunteers and cadets are safe and supported.
- To identify unit priorities and potential issues and work with the team to develop and maintain plans to address these.
- Chair a regular UMT meeting - usually 1 hour, monthly or bi-monthly, on a weekday evening

**About you**:
Previous managerial experience would help, although having the right attitude and a passion for improving the lives of young people are the most important things If you think the person specification below sounds like you, then please get in touch:

- You are reliable, honest and trustworthy
- You are a good communicator
- You enjoy working with a team
- You are able to motivate and encourage others

**Ready to join?**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Volunteer
Part-time hours: 4-6 per week

**Salary**: £1.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Work Location: Hybrid remote in BIRMINGHAM

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