Gemma Benton Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Heading up our Volunteer experience team, including Learning and Development, Policy, Membership systems and general development of our volunteer offer.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

I oversee and support the Girlguiding youth programme, including Programme Renewal and Peer Education projects. Responsibilities include managing project managers, oversight and strategic input into planning and delivery, stakeholder management and championing girl-led approaches to consultation and development. I have recently managed the renewal of the Girlguiding programme in entirety; a huge process that is all to ensure that Girlguiding is leading the way by providing every girl with a programme offer that both inspires and challenges them.

I was the Project Manager for Awards at Girlguiding. Responsibilities include:- reviewing current award structures across youth programme- implementing new awards as part of the programme renewal process- strategic oversight of mechanisms to communicate changes to awards structure; the retiring of outgoing award and the introduction of new ones- consultation and stakeholder engagement- delivery of strategic papers for operational boards

London, United Kingdom

I was working with the Youth Programmes team on activity and badge renewal. My focus was on producing content for the new interest badges. Responsibilities included:- producing content briefs as a result of scoping and research- writing badge content for the organisation- coordinating and overseeing the testing processes with members, girls and managers- stakeholder management- copy editing, management of writing styles in line with organisational tone of voice and brand guidelines- oversight of content illustrations, design and template processes

Acton

My role was to run a peer education scheme to better equip young people with knowledge around child sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation, healthy relationships, peer violence and E-safety.I also coordinated and supported the local Youth Mayor and UK Youth Parliament elections and members.Responsibilities included:- youth programme management- content writing for all programmes and projects- stakeholder management-budget management and reporting to external funders- management of participation staff team- supporting young people across the Borough. I engaged directly with over 3,000 young people a year.

Ealing

Key duties:- To organise, manage and facilitate Ealing Youth Council and the satellite projects withinthis. (including UK Youth Parliament, Youth Mayor, Youth Inspectors, Young Ealing Safeguarding, LGBT, and Ealing Youth Action)- To plan and deliver projects, initiatives and events that engage young people in decisionmaking processes.- To manage and support a team of part-time staff.- To deliver an annual youth conference to capture the voice of young people across theBorough.

Ealing, London

Key duties:- To organise, manage and facilitate Ealing Youth Council and the satellite projects withinthis.- To plan and deliver projects, initiatives and events that engage young people in decisionmaking processes.- To deliver an annual youth conference to capture the voice of young people across theBorough.- To maintain and carry out administrative tasks relating to statistics, risk assessment,record keeping and accreditation.- To write and deliver resources for face to face youth sessions, including training, info,advice and guidance sessions to enhance the personal development and emotionalsupport of service users.

Worcester, Hereford And Worcester, United Kingdom

Key Duties:-To manage the Worcestershire youth voice programme.- To manage the Youth Voice project, Worcestershire Youth Cabinet and all associated satellite projects.- To oversee the management and delivery of the Youth Opportunity Fund and the Youth Capital Fund projects.- To create a youth-led service evaluation project based on the Hear By Right structure.- To manage a team of full and part-time staff.- To look for and establish mechanisms to better allow young people of Worcestershire to have a voice within the local political structures.

St Johns, Worcester

Key Duties- To act as project administrator to Youthcomm; a youth centre, youth-led radio station and youth project.

Key duties:- Youth Worker in Worcester City Youth Centre and in Tenbury Wells at Cafe 27.- To facilitate evening sessions in youth centres across Worcestershire for 11-19 year olds.- To organise and deliver arts, dance, music, sporting and topical activities and workshops within sessions for centre users.- To provide one-to-one support for service users on a range of different issues.

Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire

Key duties:- Working off a caseload of referrals to provide one-to-one support for young carers, and encourage and support them to engage with education.- Create and deliver group and one-to-one activities and mechanisms to develop self esteem and skills of service users.- To plan and deliver open access sessions weekly for service users, during which young people can engage in team games, respite activities and age-appropriate workshops.- To plan and deliver holiday programmes of respite activities and trips, including managing and creating appropriate risk assessments and paperwork, publicity and evaluation materials.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Media, Culture And Society

A Levels, Art, Drama, English Literature

Activities and Societies: Gemma was the deputy-head of Elgar house and the Drama Prefect.

Youth And Community