Do you want to make the world around you a better place to live? Do you want to see your values making a real difference in peoples’ lives? Do you want to work with Thornbury and Yate’s new Liberal Democrat MP and support the Lib Dem run council? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, this role may be the perfect opportunity for you!

The South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can play a key role in building volunteer infrastructure, creating leaflets and organising doorstep activity – to support our fast-paced campaign.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead the volunteer recruitment and capacity building/retainment processes in Thornbury and Yate to ensure we have a motivated and well-trained volunteer network of deliverers, canvassers and clerical helpers.
• Contribute to the literature schedule planning and provide key input to copy editing, design, proofing and approval, and print and distribution of regular art worked leaflets, direct mail letters and emails to members, supporters and voters.
• Plan and coordinate member and volunteer training, volunteer and capacity-building action days and constituency events.
• Coordinate and support membership recruitment and engagement strategy.

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with and maintain the confidence of a wide variety of stakeholders.
• A willingness to recruit, mobilise and manage volunteers effectively.
• Demonstrate a “can do” attitude and resilience in pressured/difficult situations.
• Ability to work unsupervised and effectively prioritise from a wide variety of tasks.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to delegate effectively.
• Sympathetic to Liberal Democrat aims and values.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the local area, its politics and local communities.
• Ability to produce effective political literature.
• Good digital skills and willingness to learn new software/apps and media: social media, ability to update web sites, ability to use a variety of specialised software e.g. desktop publishing, video subtitling.
• Ability to spot issues with campaigning potential.
• Possession of driving licence and access to a vehicle, given the geographical nature of the Constituency being suburban and rural.