Volunteering for the Green Party

Support from volunteers is key to Green Party activity.

Voluntary help is needed at all levels of the party and in all regions. An important principal of the Green Party is that everyone has a role to play and can make a difference.

The national office has opportunities for admin, press, communications, research and political volunteers. Current opportunities are detailed below.

If you would like to know more about volunteering in your region or local party please contact your regional Green Party for details. To find out who your regional coordinator is please telephone Party Office, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm on 020 7272 4474.

National office admin volunteers

Without help with mailing and telephone answering much of the work accomplished in party office would not get started. If party members help with these day to day tasks it leaves the paid staff with more time to do the specific jobs that they've been trained and recruited to do. if you are interested in helping, telephone Party Office, Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm on 020 7272 4474.

National Press volunteers

The Green Party increasingly successful media operation runs with the support of volunteers.

Our media team has established the high standards of professionalism necessary to fulfil the demanding targets of a challenging and proactive media strategy. The posts are unpaid, but expenses are paid.

The Green Party welcomes applications from members of ethnic and other minorities.

Researchers/Campaigners

Green Party press office

Salary: None - but daily expenses covered

Volunteers needed to work part-time/flexibly supporting the work of Greens around the country with dedicated research on issue-based campaigns and political work.

Research, work or academic experience in any of the following areas would be useful: Freedom of Information, workers' rights and low pay, energy conservation, public services.

Flexible daytime hours from September 2008 onwards, office in Archway, North London.

Deadline: 1 October 2008 but could start any time from September onwards

Find out more by sending you details/CV/covering email to Gary Dunion, Chief Press Officer, Green Party.

Email: gary.dunion@greenparty.org.uk

Tel: 020 7561 0282

Video volunteer

Green Party press office

Salary: None - but daily expenses covered

Volunteer needed to work part-time/flexibly making and editing short videos of Green politicians to support upcoming election campaigns.

Opportunity to travel. Working on Macs, shooting with HD video camera, basic FinalCut and video camera training can be given.

Flexible, project-based hours from September 2008 onwards, office in Archway, North London.

Deadline: 1 October 2008

Find out more by sending you details/CV/covering email to Gary Dunion, Chief Press Officer, Green Party.

Email: gary.dunion@greenparty.org.uk

Tel: 020 7561 0282

Mac Designer

Skills/Qualifications:

• Visual design skill, possibly degree
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign or Quark

Press officers (part-time, voluntary)

Volunteers undertake a variety of media-related tasks including:

• Drafting/writing and issuing news releases, briefings, letters to editors.
• Writing/editing and/or placing feature articles with newspapers or journals.
• Telephone contact with journalists during proactive media projects and/or in a responsive capacity.
• Work focused on news desks or specialist correspondents/journals, or focused on TV and/or radio.
• News-monitoring work.
• Administrative support for the national media team.
• Liaison work between national, regional and local levels of the party's media operation.

The Green Party welcomes applications from members of ethnic and other minorities.

Media Training Officers (part-time, voluntary)

We require Media Training Officers to assist with: a. Training national media volunteers and local/regional press officers, through a programme of distance-learning and regular/occasional collective training periods. b. Training Green Party election candidates in interview technique.

Our Media Training Officers may be based anywhere in England or Wales. Experience in media/PR work and/or teaching/instruction is essential, although there is scope for a committed applicant with partial/limited experience to develop their abilities in-post in cooperation with more experienced colleagues. Ability to supervise training at our London office would be an advantage. Good team-working skills essential. Commitment may vary according to the applicant's availability (weekends, evenings or daytimes; regular training sessions or occasional/one-off finite projects).

Media Training Officers may choose to specialise in particular aspects of the work, such as:

• Broadcast media training.
• Techniques in written media work.
• Verbal PR techniques.

The Green Party welcomes applications from members of ethnic and other minorities.

National Research and political volunteers

We also offer voluntary positions in our national office to support our research and political work. The posts are unpaid, but expenses are paid.

Apply with a CV to volunteer at greenparty.org.uk

Green Businesses Database Researchers

We are looking for people to research Green businesses and compile a database. Somebody with research skills, attention to detail and an interest in both business and green issues would be ideal. You would work from the Green Party's office in Archway, ideally for 1-2 days a week.

Expenses will be paid.

Apply with a CV to volunteer at greenparty.org.uk

Closing date for applications: July 16 2007