Head of Organisational Development (voluntary role)

Head of Organisational Development (voluntary role)

Ideal time commitment: approx. 10-15 hours per month; flexible

Responsible to: the Vice Chair

Bi Pride UK’s mission is to create spaces where people who experience attraction beyond gender can be freely visible and celebrate themselves and their identities. It’s not enough to be ‘welcome’ at Pride. We make up a very large proportion of the queer community – the 2021 Census actually shows we’re half of the community – and we deserve to be visible and celebrated in our own right.

There are many ways to make this happen, and we work in many ways to bring this change about:

• Outreach work with other Prides, LGBTQ+ organisations and bi organisations – our consultation work with local Prides, the UK Pride Organisers Network and local and national LGBTQ+ organisations works in a tailored way to make sure that bi-inclusion is a top priority and is being done well.
• Organising a high-profile annual Bi Pride event – from September 2019, Bi Pride UK made history with the largest ever gathering of bi people recorded. A performance stage, a panel stage, stall village, street food, and over 1,300 attendees. After going virtual with the BiFi Festival for 2020 due to Covid-19 and running a virtual Pride event in 2021, we came back in person in 2022 with a hybrid event, and have been running the event in this format ever since.
• Building a strong online and virtual community – just as important as the rest of our work is making sure that people hear about it! People need to know what resources and spaces exist for them, and how they can connect with other people like them.

The role:

We are seeking a volunteer to act as the Head of Organisational Development, working with our Vice Chair and Heads of other departments to ensure smooth and collaborative working on cross-organisational projects, and therefore enable the charity to deliver its vital work raising visibility and awareness of people attracted beyond gender.

The Head of Organisational Development will have an organisation-wide perspective of Bi Pride UK’s work, explore different ways to make teams more integrated with one another, and look for opportunities for new projects both internally and externally. Their focus will be on how we can optimise the charity’s front-line delivery (Events, Education and Outreach, and Media and Communications), learning cross-organisationally through the Inclusion and Access team, and working with Bi Pride UK’s operational teams such as IT, Operations and Fundraising. For example, we are at the beginning of a CRM implementation project, which has implications for front-line delivery and back-office operations, and establishing processes for annual policy reviews. This role will involve a lot of collaborative working and project management, and over time may develop into a larger team of volunteers.

Day-to-day responsibilities of the Head of Organisational Development will include:

• Building cross-organisational project management approaches;
• Exploring opportunities for collaboration across teams;
• Working with the Vice Chair and the wider team to review organisational policies annually;
• Supporting the Inclusion and Access team to build suitable objectives for Bi Pride UK’s front-line delivery;
• Coordinating with the IT and Operations team to roll out organisation-wide technology initiatives;
• Working with the Fundraising team to identify areas of work that might appeal to specific funders;
• Supporting the Research and Impact Manager with impact data collection and analysis across the charity.

Our team volunteers remotely from anywhere in the UK, with some travel required occasionally (primarily for our flagship Pride event in London). Our Trustees and Heads meetings take place via conference call on the third Monday evening of every month. All reasonable expenses incurred are reimbursed, including travel, lunch at away days and other all-day events, and some childcare costs if required.

Minimum requirements:

• Interest and passion for tackling discrimination against and improving the visibility of people in the UK attracted to more than one gender;
• An understanding of the needs of people and communities in the UK attracted beyond gender;
• Commitment to the aims and objectives of Bi Pride UK;
• Strong project management, organisational and administrative skills;
• Strong experience of developing collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders;
• Some experience or skill in data collection and analysis;
• A passion for widening participation in projects and events from diverse communities and backgrounds;
• Ability to balance multiple priorities at once;
• Ability to self-motivate when working remotely;
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

The position is open to anyone over the age of 18. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, especially minority groups such as applicants of colour, trans and non-binary applicants, and disabled and neurodivergent applicants. Bi Pride UK is aware of the barriers that can be faced in gaining traditional work experience, particularly for global majority, disabled and neurodivergent, and trans people. We will give weight to this and encourage people when applying to consider caring responsibilities, including parenthood, volunteering, and other non-paid experiences and responsibilities when making their application.

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Human Resources

Industries

Civic and Social Organizations