Opportunities

Are you a good communicator and a team player? Then why not apply to volunteer as one of 15 Team Liaison Officers at The Festival of Rugby League World Cups (FOWC) this summer as part of the lead up to the 2013 Rugby League World Cup tournament.

Role and responsibilities
The team liaison officers will be responsible for ensuring that participation in FOWC 2013 goes as smoothly as possible for every competing team. They will be responsible for resolving any issues that arise and serving as a key contact between individual teams and FOWC2013 management.

When
Any candidates interested in the role will need to be available to be accommodated in Leeds from 3rd July – 15th July 2013 and be available for volunteer training on Saturday 15th June 2013. These vacancies are for the Leeds based competitions only.

More information can be found here, including the role description and required dates or alternatively, contact Danny McNeice on 07775 022800 or danny.mcneice@rfl.uk.com.

Apply
To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to danny.mcneice@rfl.uk.com. Please note the closing date for applications is Monday 27th May.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to volunteer at the 2013 School Games which is taking place between Thursday 12th September and Sunday 15th September in Sheffield.

12 National Governing Bodies of Sport are involved: Athletics, Badminton, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Rugby Sevens, Swimming, Table Tennis, Volleyball and Wheelchair Basketball with c1600 athletes participating across the 12 sports and c400 volunteers.

The event will reward and recognise a diverse workforce of skilled, trained and enthusiastic volunteers and inspire them to continue their volunteering journey beyond this event.

For details on how to apply and further information on the opportunities available please click here.

Disclosure and Barring Service checks will be required for some volunteer roles (previously known as CRB checks) – further information is available below.

All applications must be submitted by 5pm on 31 May 2013 in order to be considered for this opportunity.

Got a new idea that will encourage people to volunteer? You can apply to Team London’s Small Grants Innovation Fund to help get your innovative project off the ground.

Team London has approximately £100,000 to distribute as small grants to individuals, community groups and other third-sector organisations signed up to the website to help make volunteering easier. These grants are to fund local initiatives that:

• demonstrate innovation through technology
• deliver new ways of working
• encourage volunteering that delivers impact in areas that help young people develop the skills they need to find work and/or those that improve quality of life in London.

To be eligible, organisations must be registered on the Team London website and advertising (or, in exceptional circumstances, plan to advertise) opportunities on the site, or taking a feed from it.

The small grants will provide a flexible source of income for organisations, both large and small, to deliver innovation that will increase the numbers of volunteers who sign up to Team London, and to meet locally identified needs which may not be appropriate for larger scale funding.

How to apply
The application form can be found in the ‘Related documents’ section in the top right corner of the Team London site. Please complete the form and email it to teamlondon@london.gov.uk by 5pm on Monday 10 June.

For more information, please see the Guidance Notes and Frequently Asked Questions on this page in the Related docs section.

Do you love dancing? Then get a taste of stardom with the British Red Cross national dance competition for young people of all abilities aged 4-18. Anyone can have a go and finalists get to perform at the indigO2 at the O2 in London. All it takes is enthusiasm and a sense of fun.

Find the event closest to you and then sign up to take part. For full terms and conditions click here.

Enter a competition to win £4,000 to make your Big Dance British-Brazilian themed short film idea become a reality.

Big Dance is looking for film ideas that engage actively and creatively with dance. There will be a total of five film commissions, each lasting no more than three minutes.

To celebrate London 2012 passing the Olympic and Paralympic baton to Rio 2016, each film must reflect a UK-Brazilian collaboration, either by way of the citizenship or residency of the collaborators – be they film-makers, performers, composers or choreographers – or in the theme of the film.

The ideas must be capable of being achieved on a budget of £4,000 and pre-cleared for television broadcast on Channel 4 and Brazilian TV as well as for non-broadcast and festival events throughout the world.

The relationship between dance and film must be at the heart of each of the film ideas. They can be stories, abstract, about a character or an animation but they must engage and excite a broad audience and be inspired by dance.