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Awareness Volunteer
Bowel Cancer UK
Part-time
Aberdeenshire, Lothian, Lanarkshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Glasgow or the Highlands
Hybrid
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Application closing date:
Apr 11, 2025
About the organisation
- We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. Our vision is a future where nobody dies of the disease.
About the vacancy
- Our Awareness programme aims to provide accurate information and advice about bowel cancer signs and symptoms through our national roadshow and via talks and stands both in person and virtually to businesses, schools, community groups – you name it! For these activities we rely on enthusiastic volunteers who themselves have experience of bowel cancer, either themselves or through a close friend or family member. If you have an experience of bowel cancer and are confident speaking to others about the disease then this role could be for you.
Key Responsibilities
- • Deliver bowel cancer awareness material to a wide range of audiences both personally or online.
• Act as an enthusiastic and committed ambassador for what Bowel Cancer UK does.
• Aim at delivering 12 talks a year. We consider this to be an aspirational and flexible target.
• Ensure that the information given is relevant and up-to-date.
• Add your personal experience of bowel cancer, when appropriate.
• Establish connections with organisations and community groups.
Key Competencies
- • Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills.
• Clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality and data protection.
• Confident at public speaking.
• Good basic IT skills and experience with Zoom.
• Reliable and trustworthy.
Desired Qualifications
- No specific qualifications are required.
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