Job description

Position: Learning and Development Volunteer
Department: Human Resources & Development
Responsible to: Learning and Development Coordinator
Location: London Head Office
Full/part time: 3 days per week (Wednesdays are essential)
Start date: ASAP
Salary: Un-salaried. Travel and lunch allowance (maximum £7 per day).

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer this post before the closing date.

Merlin

Merlin is the only specialist UK charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief for vulnerable people caught up in natural disasters, conflict, disease and health system collapse. Each year, Merlin helps more than 15 million people in up to 20 countries.

Merlin is committed to staff development within the organization, the humanitarian sector and the countries where we have programmes. This is an opportunity for an individual wit communication and admin skills to work with the training coordinator to organize training events and expand the training programme. In return the trainer will ensure the volunteer has as much exposure to training events to learn from his/her experience. .
Responsibilities:

- Dealing with general correspondence including emails.
- Advertising training events.
- Giving information to potential participants and managing participant’s records.
- Assisting with training timetables.
- Organising resources and equipment for trainers.
- Assisting with Merlin training workshops and the Information Evenings.
- Working on visual presentations.
- Website searches for training events and presentations.

Person Specification

Essential

- Interest in humanitarian work.
- Experience in administration.

Desirable

- Previous experience in events/workshops administration and/or coordination.
- Previous experience of training.

To apply for this position, please download an application form from our website http://www.merlin.org.uk and send it to applications@merlin-uk.org. Please note the closing date for applications is 16 March 2008.
Vacancies Contact
To apply for this position, please download an application form from our website www.merlin.org.uk and send it to applications@merlin-uk.org. Please note the closing date for applications is 16 March 2008.