Volunteer and Engagement Officer Volunteer and Engagement Advisor Location : Cambridge Contract : Permanent Hours : Full time Job Profile : Senior Professional Salary/annum : £36,000-£43,000 Reference number : 145/24 Closing Date : 29 November 2024 Note : Applicants might receive offers and undergo interviews before the deadline, although the position will remain available for at least seven days. We recommend submitting your application for this role as soon as you can during the recruitment process, prior to the closing date. Description of role: The Membership and Engagement Advisor is responsible for supporting branches and all other volunteers of The Welding Institute in providing learning, development and networking opportunities for Individual Members and potential new members from diverse backgrounds. This will involve active engagement with the institute learned society via our institute branches and other volunteers to identify, develop and improve communication channels and governance processes to enable Institute volunteers and the Executive of TWI to act in a coordinated way to drive member value growth and recruitment. The Membership and Engagement Advisor must engage with members and stakeholders at all levels within the engineering sector to ensure a suitable and trained pipeline of volunteers to sustain the institute as well as supporting the institute learned society/the branches. The role also includes the management of various working groups and committees as well as event organisation, promotion and delivery. For further details, please follow the Job Description link below : https://www.twi-global.com /pdfs/careers/Volunteer-Engagement-Advisor-Job-Description.pdf Travel : This position will require regular travel in the UK. About us: TWI Ltd is a world expert in engineering, materials and joining technologies with significant property assets. We provide industry with advice and know-how in design, fabrication, failure analysis and prevention. We offer opportunities to collaborate with inspiring and expert teams and a supportive environment in which you are actively encouraged to share your ideas and continually develop your own skills and knowledge. If you are looking to join an organisation that is fuelled by innovation, teamwork, and openness, this role could be for you. Diversity & Inclusion Statement: TWI Ltd is committed to treating all employees fairly and to being an inclusive employer. Our aim is to create a work environment where our employees can reach their full potential. We put Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of our people practices to attract, develop and retain the best talent. We recognise that it’s the differences of our people that gives us our competitive edge and enables us to maintain our world leading reputation. This is why we are committed to ensuring there is diversity across every level of our organisation; representative of the Members and societies we serve. We have made Inclusion our number one corporate value to demonstrate our commitment to ensure it is at the core of everything we do at TWI. Applications are encouraged from people who are under-represented. We actively encourage women, Black and Asian Ethnic minority, disabled and LGBT people to apply for vacancies at TWI. Disability Confident Scheme : We are pleased to confirm that we have achieved the first stage accreditation, which means we are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’. This is a government-supported scheme that supports organisations like TWI to make the most of the talents that people with disability can bring to our workplace. The scheme helps us recruit and retain great people; draw from the widest possible pool of talent; secure high-quality employees who are skilled, loyal and hardworking; and improve employee morale and commitment by demonstrating that we treat all of our people fairly. Why work for TWI? We offer a competitive salary, share-in-success bonus scheme, generous pension scheme (both employee contribution (flexible amount) and TWI contribution (up to 10% of salary), holiday (20 days 5 Corporate days 8 bank holiday’s), private health and dental cover, career development and training, onsite employee restaurant, onsite gym, day nursery available for companies on Granta Park (Cambridge) site (subject to availability), onsite parking and more. We know that balancing work and personal life can at times be challenging. This is why we continue to review and implement family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible working, enhanced maternity pay and paid parental leave. TWI Culture As one of the world’s leading independent research and technology organisations, we are committed to attracting, motivating and retaining the best talent from around the world. Our goal is to develop the next generation of experts to address future industry challenges. We are committed to creating a culture that recognises and respects the differences between people while valuing the contribution everyone makes to TWI. The diversity of our staff and students makes a positive and important contribution to our continuing success. TWI offers a comprehensive training programme, incorporating both in-house and external courses to support staff development. TWI Values: Our six values provide a point of reference for the way we expect our people to operate and behave. Inclusion: Valuing the contribution from every individual, creating value for our customers Teamwork: Building effective working relationships, we accomplish more together Adaptability: Engaging positively with change to meet the needs of the business Taking Responsibility : Achieving our objectives and personal development Innovation & Expertise : Championing new ideas and sharing knowledge to solve industry problems Customer Focus : Building trusting relationships with our customers