Looking for Committee Members.

Name of Org: NCT (National Childbirth Trust)
Brief Description of Activities: The NCT provide ante-natal classes, breastfeeding counselling, breast pump hire, a bumps and babes support group and local information about childbirth and the early stages of parenting.
Position Voluntary:
• Branch coordinator/Chair: who coordinates the work of the Branch committee or team, leads and develops the committee or team as a group, and is the principal link between the Branch and other parts of NCT
• Treasurer: who provides financial information necessary for the Branch committee/team to manage the Branch's finances, keeps the Branch's accounts up to date and prepares annual accounts
• Membership coordinator: who welcomes those getting in touch with the Branch (either directly or through other NCT channels) and encourages involvement and membership, keeps in touch with members and encourages renewals
• Parent support coordinator: who coordinates parent support activities and responds to enquiries from local parents, putting them in touch with Branch activities and services meeting their needs
• Secretary: who helps the chair/coordinator with the administration of team meetings, volunteer recruitment and takes a note of actions at team meetings
• Bumps and babies supporter: who works with the Parent Support Co-ordinator to [add local touches here]
• Fundraising coordinator: who puts together a fundraising team, works with the team to devise a fundraising plan and organises the events - there are lots of guides to help with this, for example the Branch Guide to Nearly New Sales. We need to raise money for our local activities, to cover our students' expenses and make out contribution to the wider work of the NCT.
• Newsletter editor: who gathers interesting articles and edits them into our local bulletin for members
• Newsletter advertising coordinator: who works with the editor to sell advertising to companies/individuals offering services of interest to our readership and help cover the newsletter's costs
• Publicity officer: who develops relationships with the local media, writes and places press releases and helps publicise the local NCT
• Branch webmaster: who develops and keeps up to date our branch pages on www.nct.org.uk so parents know who we are and how to access our activities (again there is a Branch Guide to help you do this)
Brief Description of Duties: as above
Contact Details: Kathryn Skillings, Regional & Volunteer Operations Manager, NCT, Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, London W3 6NH, Tel: 0844 243 6000 (ext 2314) or 020 8752 2314