Everyone needs a helping hand sometimes

The GlobalARRK team are all volunteers, many of us have been a stuck parent.

Please see below some of our volunteering roles currently on offer. Email info@globalarrk.org for more information

Parent Support Volunteer

Job description:

Volunteers will be speaking to single parents (99% are mums) abroad who are ‘stuck’ in a foreign country and can’t return to their home country with their children. Many of the mums we support have experienced domestic violence, homelessness and legal problems abroad. They can be very isolated and depressed. Some of them have been accused of international child abduction. We are the only organisation in the world supporting these ‘stuck’ parents and the parents are incredibly grateful for our support. We are helping parents to find a way through with their children, often enabling them to stay with their children. It’s an incredibly difficult but rewarding job.

We need parent support volunteers to:

  • Speak to parents via internet call
  • Add parents to our peer support groups
  • Pass on information (not advice!)

You need:

  • A non- judgmental and open-minded approach
  • A calm and caring attitude
  • Good IT skills or the capacity to learn! You will be trained in: Googledocs, Hubspot CRM, Google hangouts, Telegram and Facebook!
  • 4+hours a week – one morning or afternoon.
  • Your own computer & internet connection (we all currently work from home)

We offer:

  • Training on call handling, working with domestic violence victims, basic international law information.
  • Job satisfaction from knowing you have changed lives for the better
  • A brilliant team to work with
  • Experience in Advice line work, supporting some of the neediest families around the world.
  • Travel expenses

Advisory board member

We are excited about creating an advisory board to support our charitable aim to prevent international custody disputes, including IPCA, by raising awareness and providing support to disadvantaged parents ‘stuck’ in a foreign country after a relationship breakdown.

We are looking for a diverse range of professionals to come together a few times a year to discuss the bigger picture including possible solutions and goals for GlobalARRK that could have a positive impact for international families.

We are looking for a balance of committee members, for example:

  • Charity governance + Grants / funding expert
  • Lawyer – Relocation expert
  • Lawyer – Hague expert
  • CAFCASS / social worker
  • Mediator
  • Research / Academic
  • Domestic Violence expert
  • MP

Our Advisory committee will:

  • Give wider professional perspectives on Relocation and IPCA as well as on charity governance and funding.
  • Provide insight into our goals discuss direction, projects & services
  • Add credibility and professionalism to the organisation
  • Develop ambassadors for GlobalARRK & it’s services

Advisory Committee Role & Responsibilities:

  • Give advice and support to our board of trustees. There would be no legal responsibility or decision-making authority however the trustees will be listening.
  • Share expertise on the direction of the projects and charity in general
  • Meet as a group online or preferably in person in London twice or three times a year at a date mutually convenient and arranged well in advance
  • Communicate with Roz Osborne, chair, in between where necessary to advance projects

You will enjoy:

  • Giving back and helping families in need
  • Networking opportunities
  • Visibility and recognition: online and at events
  • Tea and cake! 😊

Lawyer Liaison

Job Title:

 GlobalARRK Lawyer & Mediator Liaison

Job Category:

 Freelance Contractor (self Employed)

Fee:

 This is a Contracting Role with commission: Ask us for more details.

Position Type:

 Part time. For up to a year, quarterly renewal of contract. Working from home. You will need your own computer and internet access.

 

To apply

 Send CV and covering letter to office@globalarrk.org

Deadline

 5th June 2019
 

GlobalARRK is a UK registered charity working to prevent international custody disputes by raising awareness and supporting parents who are ‘stuck’ in a foreign country after a relationship breakdown abroad.

This is an exciting opportunity to connect parents with the legal support they need. This role will involve contacting lawyers and mediators and inviting them to be featured on our website and building a legal global network.

Job Description

Role and Responsibilities

To find, invite and enroll lawyers and mediators to be listed on the new map on our website.

  • To nurture relationships with lawyers and mediators
  • To administrate the process of adding lawyers and mediators to the website
  • Be an ambassador for GlobalARRK
  • Communicate effectively and professionally with Lawyers & Mediators
  • Attend meetings and events where lawyers and mediators gather to promote the scheme as requested by Trustees
  • To build a global network of legal professionals
  • To work as a part of the GlobalARRK team, joining in organisors meetings and charity events

Desirable experience:

  • Sales and customer service
  • Using CRM systems
  • Issuing invoices and receipts
  • An understanding of international family law and be supportive of GlobalARRK’s work

Skills and Competencies:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Good IT skills including experience with CRM systems (Hubspot) and Google docs.
  • Telephone experience
  • Self-motivated and can work to targets
  • Good negotiation and persuasion skills
  • Good organisation and planning skills
  • Highly motivated, able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to build productive business relationships

The Process:

  • To contact professionals and interest them in registering
  • To speak to professionals to record their details for our listing
  • To send out invoices and set up direct debits
  • To publish the listing on the website map
  • To add them to the Linked in group as appropriate and update our systems

You will:

  • Keep a record of time spent and share this with your line manager at the three-monthly renewal meeting
  • Adhere to GA’s GDPR and all other policies
  • Attend regular meetings with your line manager and monthly organisor meetings
  • Keep good records via our CRM system

In addition to remuneration we offer:

  • Job satisfaction. Working for a charitable cause – helping stuck parents access the legal support they need
  • A friendly team (all working from home but in regular contact) and social events
  • Ongoing support to achieve goals
  • Phone, email address for GA work
  • Insurance
  • Travel expenses

Outputs and targets: The agreed target is to recruit and list a minimum of two professionals per month at first increasing each month.

Review meetings will take place every 3 months: End of April / July / October and January. Here the contract can be renewed. Notional hours: Minimum of 6 per week but would ideally be more. Flexibility with times worked to fit in with client demand in different time zones

Peer support group moderator (Facebook)

We are looking for volunteers to moderate our peer support groups on Facebook.

The aims:

  • To make sure the group is a safe, supportive environment for stuck parents who are often vulnerable.
  • To make sure that GlobalARRK is offering as much ongoing information & support as we can. Often our experienced Admin team know the answer to questions raised in the group, the moderator will be in contact with Admin teams to pass on info

We are looking for 3 moderators to do 2 days each per week and will involve checking the site when notifications come in on your days.

You need:

  • A non- judgmental and open-minded, compassionate approach
  • A calm and caring attitude
  • 4+hours a week – over 2 days
  • Your own computer & internet connection (we all currently work from home)
  • To be based in UK