Vacancy: Volunteer – Maternity Action

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Job summary

A national charity is seeking a volunteer to support their Vulnerable Migrant Women’s Project in London. The role involves promoting health service guidance and evaluating training for midwives. Applicants should send their CV and a letter of interest to the provided email. This is a part-time role for two days a week over three months with travel expenses reimbursed.

Benefits

Travel and expenses reimbursed

Qualifications

• Passion for promoting wellbeing of vulnerable migrant women.
• Ability to liaise effectively with various organizations.
• Experience in community outreach or health services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the Vulnerable Migrant Women’s Project with health service guidance.
• Assist in evaluating training for midwives on care for refugee women.
• Liaise with various health and refugee organizations.

Skills

Communication skills

Liaison with health services

Data entry and analysis

Job description

Maternity Action are looking for a volunteer to support their ‘Vulnerable Migrant Women’s Project’. Maternity Action is a national charity working to challenge inequality and promote the wellbeing of pregnant women, new mothers and their families.

They are seeking a volunteer to promote their guidance for commissioning health services for vulnerable migrant women, and to support evaluation of their training course for midwives on improving care for refugee and asylum seeking women.

The post will involve liaison with Primary Care Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Authorities; liaison with refugee and migrant organisations and networks; distribution of electronic and hard copy resources; and data entry and analysis.

The role will be part of their small team based in Old Street, London. The post is for two days a week for three months. Travel and expenses are reimbursed.

Please send your CV plus a letter outlining why you would like to work with Maternity Action and what you feel you can contribute to [e-mail]. Applications close Tuesday 19 June 2012. Interviews will be held Thursday 21 June.