Josie | Volunteering Development Coordinator
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Volunteering Development Coordinator
My role involves working to ensure that the importance of volunteering is recognised across the locality, offering support to VCFSE groups to strengthen their volunteer programmes, and providing a platform to enable more individuals to contribute to their communities through volunteering.
What drew me to work at Action Together?
Action Together play a fundamental role in championing the importance of volunteering within the local community, working collaboratively and connecting people and organisations. Action Together’s mission to create positive social change, combined with my commitment to promote the value of volunteering and to break down barriers to access is what motivates me in my role.
What excites me most about this role?
I am passionate about the way volunteering can empower individuals, transform lives, and strengthen communities. I feel privileged that each day in my role I am able to work collaboratively with amazing VCFSE, public and private sector partners to strengthen the volunteering offer in Oldham.
My hopes for Oldham are?
In line with our Volunteering Strategy 2023-28 my hope is to ensure that volunteering is inclusive and reflective of the diverse community of Oldham, and that volunteering programmes are innovative and responsive to the ever-changing needs of the community.