Marie Curie are looking for enthusiastic and friendly volunteers to help raise money and awareness by hosting cash collections throughout the year including during the Great Daffodil Appeal, where you will be encouraging your local community to donate and wear a daffodil during February/March. Your role will be the main point of contact on the day for our volunteer collectors, providing a warm welcome, supplying materials and encouraging your collectors to raise as much as possible. You will be a big part of making this happen whether you are hosting a collection at a shopping centre, supermarket, high street or at football matches. You will find the public to be extremely generous and our volunteer collectors very supportive.

Marie Curie was a scientist who discovered radium and polonium, contributing to finding treatments for cancer. This work continues to inspire our charity's mission to help people and their families living with a terminal illness make the most of the time they have together by delivering expert care, emotional support and research. Marie Curie care for more than 40,000 terminally ill people in the UK a year. The services we offer include providing Nursing care in people’s own home including emotional support. Across the UK we have nine hospices which provide specialist care and support, in Scotland these are located in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Our support teams help anyone affected by terminal illness, online and over the phone. Whether someone needs practical support caring for their loved one, or emotional support once they’ve died, our teams are here to help. Help to raise awareness and funds for Marie Curie in your local community. Your role may involve you looking out for local fundraising opportunities, promoting our fundraising campaigns to your community and encouraging others to support the charity e.g. local businesses. Putting up promotional materials in your area. Induction training will be provided alongside one to one support by your local Community Fundraiser. Warm and friendly manner, good communication skills, excellent social skills, heart for the community, responsible, positive attitude.

As a Volunteer Collection box Coordinator you will support the charity to raise awareness and funds by placing and managing collection boxes within businesses in your local community. Role Description : Specific tasks may include: • Placing charity collection boxes in shops, pubs, chemists, doctor’s surgeries etc in your area. • Making follow up visits to businesses where boxes have been placed to empty contents and reseal boxes for further use. • Counting and receipting contents of each box emptied. • Maintaining accurate records of venues holding boxes and how much each collection box placed raises – you will be provided with a spreadsheet to facilitate this. • Ensuring boxes are clean and in good condition and replacing where needed. • Banking income and providing detailed report of income to Regional Development Manager within agreed timescales. Skills and Experience required: • Enthusiasm and commitment to supporting the work of MDUK. • To maintain and uphold the reputation and good name of the charity. • To listen to, and work co-operatively with paid members of staff and other volunteers – treating all with courtesy and respect. • To take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. • To support the charity’s equal opportunities and diversity policy – helping to promote this to all our supporters. • To provide us with feedback on how we can improve your volunteering experience with the charity. • To inform us if your commitment to us, for any reason, can no longer continue. • Have a welcoming, friendly manner. • Good organisation skills and ability to maintain records. • Initiative in order to recognise opportunities to place boxes. • Have good written English and basic computer skills with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office. • Can volunteer flexible hours. • The ability to work well with staff and other volunteers as part of a team but also able to work on your own initiative. • Have good money managing skills.

As an Ambassador you will be the local MDUK representative who will: • Influence small businesses and individuals in your area. • Speak about the cause passionately. • Raise awareness of who we are and what we do. Role Description : What you’ll get out of the role: • Meeting new people in your community and working as part of our skilled and friendly fundraising team • A flexible volunteering opportunity that you can fit around your lifestyle • Relevant training by MDUK Specific tasks may include: • Introduce your Regional Development Manager to decision makers in local companies and community organisations. • Promoting small business involvement in our Go Bright day and Bake a Difference and/or any other suitable initiatives and events. • Using your experience to help Muscular Dystrophy UK maximise returns from our small business partnerships and local media partnerships. • Making introductions to key community figures, groups and networks (e.g. MPs, mayors, WI, golf clubs, rotaries etc). • Helping us to recruit skilled volunteers from your networks. • Providing feedback to help us improve and develop the way we work. • Attending events and meetings on behalf of Muscular Dystrophy UK. The events and activities the charity is invited to vary from large conferences or fundraising balls through to other fundraising activities such as supporter coffee mornings, quiz nights and cheque presentation opportunities. • Speaking about muscular dystrophy and the work of the charity in fighting muscle disease. • Recognising opportunities to exchange contact details and develop relationships. • Feeding back to the Regional Development Manager on events, key individuals and any actions to be followed up. What we expect from you: • Enthusiasm and commitment to supporting the work of MDUK. • To maintain and uphold the reputation and good name of the charity. • To listen to, and work co-operatively with paid members of staff and other volunteers – treating all with courtesy and respect. • To take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions. • To support the charity’s equal opportunities and diversity policy – helping to promote this to all our supporters. • To provide us with feedback on how we can improve your volunteering experience with the charity. • To inform us if your commitment to us, for any reason, can no longer continue. What you can expect from us: • A volunteer induction to provide you with the knowledge needed to help you succeed. • As a volunteer you may be handling personal or sensitive data and if so, will complete our GDPR training so you can confidently carry out your role. • Your local Regional Development Manager will inform you of any relevant training, development opportunities, events or meetings you may need to attend. • Regular email updates on the charity’s work. • Contact with other volunteers working with MDUK. • Your main contact will share the Volunteers’ handbook with you, which will act as a summary of the information within the Volunteer Policy. Your main contact will also work with you to provide any support and training you need to fulfil your role. • You can claim back pre-agreed reasonable expenses as per the MDUK expenses policy. • Insurance cover, under MDUK’s public liability insurance, as per the insurance policy is available to you while volunteering. • A formal, written procedure for resolving difficulties; if you have a complaint it will be dealt with promptly and fairly. Skills and Experience required • Excellent oral communication. • Confident to deliver key messages clearly and enthusiastically. • Strong communication and influencing skills, especially over the phone and on email. • Relationship building – when attending events you are the eyes and ears for your Regional Development Manager. There is great potential to develop leads and opportunities for the charity. • An understanding of how a charity partnership can benefit a company. • You will need be adaptable to different situations and ensure you research and prepare material appropriate for your audiences. • Flexible to attend events at irregular dates and times throughout the year. • A commitment to and an understanding of disability issues, equal opportunities and diversity. • A willingness to engage new audiences. • The ability to work well with staff and other volunteers as part of a team but also able to work on your own initiative.