Mentor
Activities
- Attending steering group meetings
- Project planning advice and support
- Keeping the community on track and to plan
- Providing ongoing support...at least until the plan is made!
Skills and experience
You'll need to be a chartered town planner for this role. An understanding of Neighbourhood Planning and the Localism Act are essential, as is a commitment to empowering communities.
Engagement and consultation specialist
Activities
- Advising on consultation and engagement strategies
- Commenting on surveys and supporting interpretation of data
- Supporting engagement events
- Facilitating workshops
- Devising and delivering engagement training workshops
Skills and experience
You'll need to be a chartered town planner for this role. An understanding of Neighbourhood Planning and the Localism Act are essential, as is experience in community engagement and consultation, and presentation and facilitation skills.
Policy writer
Activities
- Delivering practical policy writing training and workshops
- Providing comments and support to group members writing draft policies
Skills and experience
You'll need to be a chartered town planner for this role. An understanding of Neighbourhood Planning and the Localism Act are essential, as is policy writing experience, and presentation and facilitation skills.
Support
Activities
- Supporting other volunteers in their roles
- Helping with design and graphics
- Supporting evidence gathering
- Attending events and workshops
Skills and experience
You don't need to be MRTPI for this role, so this role might suit students or licentiates, for example, who are looking to develop their skills and gain hands on experience. Enthusiasm is a must!
Getting involved
If you're already registered as a Planning Aid England volunteer, please use this form to tell us what role you're interested in. If you're not yet registered as a Planning Aid England volunteer, please complete our registration form first.
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