-Do you have administrative or secretarial experience? Would you like the opportunity to apply this experience in a meaningful volunteer role to launch young people for life, whilst also enhancing your skills, boosting your self-esteem and meeting new people? Bridge of Don Sea Cadets, based at Gordon Barracks, is currently looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Secretary to join its Unit Management Team (UMT). Bridge of Don is a long-established Sea Cadet Unit that has provided life-changing opportunities for many young people. The Charity is currently looking for enthusiastic volunteers that can support with the administration of the Unit. There are free training courses available for you to develop new skills, boost your CV and support you in this role. These tasks can also be divided between volunteers, so why not come along with a friend and share the experience? -About the Volunteer Secretary role: The tasks of a Secretary include but are not restricted to the following: • Email details and agendas for UMT meetings. • Take minutes at UMT meetings, upload them, and email to team members. • Attend a regular UMT meeting - usually 1 hour, monthly or bi-monthly, on a weekday evening. -Benefits of volunteering with Sea Cadets: • A hugely rewarding role, helping young people change their lives and thrive • Fantastic opportunities for personal development and training, including qualifications in watersports, leadership and management and first aid • Real enhancements to your CV • Meet new people • Make a difference in your local community For more information please contact Malcolm Garrington, Commanding Officer, Bridge of Don Sea Cadets at email: bodscc@hotmail.com or telephone: 01224 547561.

OJA’s aims are to create and promote links between Orkney and Japan, and to do this, we work with many different parts of the Orkney community, engaging in a wide range of activities including educational, cultural and sporting activities. We place particular emphasis on working with young people, and look to create opportunities for them, both through schools and through public events. This is an opportunity to join the board, to work with talented and dedicated folk both from Orkney and from Japan, to learn new things, and to have fun while doing so. As Secretary you will organise Council/board meetings, including the AGM, setting the agenda together with the Chair, and any prep and follow-ups to the meetings. This is a key position within a vibrant and growing organisation, and can be adapted to the interests and skills of the incoming Secretary. Key Activities • Plan Council meetings with the Chair and agree an agenda with all Council members • Circulate details of meetings (time, location, agenda etc.) to Council members • Attend all Council meetings and AGM • Take minutes and circulate to meeting attendees • Follow-up with relevant parties on key actions arising from meetings • Ensure meetings adhere to procedures of the OJA Constitution (e.g. quorums and election procedures) OJA has a growing network in Orkney, the UK and Japan and this is a great opportunity to meet new people and get involved with other partner organisations across the world.

The individual will be responsible for organising and coordinating meetings and events, taking, typing and distributing minutes of meetings, recording actions and tracking progress. Maintaining schedules and calendars for the board. This is a board position.

We are currently looking for a Minutes Secretary to join us on a voluntary basis. DRiNKLiNK believes that no one life should be negatively affected by someone else’s drinking. Our aim is to link people affected by someone else’s drinking, we know the impact of this can be wide reaching so we work to provide signposting to support, and services to facilitate education and recovery. *Objective of the role: To ensure that the decisions, commitments and major discussion points made at Board Meetings are accurately recorded and stored for quick reference. *Key Responsibilities include: • Take the minutes of meetings. • Record accurately the decisions, commitments and major discussion points made at Board Meetings. • Prepare draft minutes from each meeting for review and approval. • Draft minutes to include accurate resolutions from the meetings. • Write up the minutes as soon as possible after the meeting (ideally within 7 days), send to Chair and Secretary for approval and once approved distribute to all committee members. • Prepare and distribute the Agenda and Minutes in a timely manner. • Read, reply and file correspondence promptly. • Collate and arrange for the printing of the Annual Report. • Maintain registers of members’ names and addresses, life members and sponsors. • Maintain files of legal documents such as constitutions and titles. • Maintain confidentiality at all times. • Other duties may be assigned. All volunteers receive induction, ongoing support and all help is greatly appreciated. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference and join a passionate organisation supporting us from the core. If interested/for more information please contact Nicola Bolland, HR Director at email: nicola.bolland@drinklink.org