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State Representative Information Session 6 August 2020 What is RAVN? The A ustr alian v ol u n t ee r jo ur ne y con t in u e s af t e r y o u r e tur n home t h r o u gh t he Re tur ned A ustr alian Vol u n t ee r Ne tw o r k ( RAVN ). RAVN i s

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State Representative Information Session

6 August 2020

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What is RAVN?

The volunteer program stretches back to the 1950s Includes returned AVIDs, AYAD, Red Cross, ABV, VIDA all the way back to the 1960s In June this year, that's about 7,600 RAVN members! The Australian volunteer journey continues after you return home through the Returned Australian Volunteer Network (RAVN). RAVN is the alumni group of the Australian Volunteers Program.

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Meet the current State Representatives

2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0

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Criteria & Skills

A r e t u r n e d v o l u n t e e r f r o m a n A u s t r a l i a n G o v e r n m e n t f u n d e d v o l u n t e e r a s s i g n m e n t i n t h e p a s t f i v e y e a r s ( 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 2 0 ) A b l e t o c o m m i t t o t h e t i m e , a c t i v i t y a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s r e q u i r e m e n t s d e t a i l e d i n t h e p o s i t i o n d e s c r i p t i o n f o r a p e r i o d o f 1 2 m o n t h s m o t i v a t e d t o p r o m o t e R A V N , t h e p r o g r a m a n d f o r m c o n n e c t i o n s w i t h r e t u r n e d v o l u n t e e r s e x p e r i e n c e i n e v e n t s m a n a g e m e n t a b l e t o u s e F a c e b o o k a n d M i c r o s o f t O u t l o o k ( o t h e r e v e n t s m a n a g e m e n t t o o l s s u c h a s E v e n t b r i t e a n d Z o o m a r e a n a d v a n t a g e , b u t t r a i n i n g c a n b e a r r a n g e d ) C r i t e r i a S k i l l s

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Role overview

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c o n n e c t i o n w i t h e a c h o t h e r , t h e p r o g r a m a n d l e a r n i n g A d v o c a t e f o r t h e A u s t r a l i a n V o l u n t e e r s P r o g r a m a n d b u i l d a w i d e r a w a r e n e s s o f v o l u n t e e r i n g i n t h e A u s t r a l i a n c o m m u n i t y Connec t ion Awarene ss

SLIDE 6 O r g a n i s e , p r o m o t e a n d l e a d e n g a g i n g n e t w o r k i n g e v e n t s a n d a c t i v i t i e s , o n l i n e a n d i n p e r s o n P a r t i c i p a t e i n h i g h - l e v e l p r o g r a m a n d R A V N a d v o c a c y H e l p t o g r o w a n d s t r e n g t h e n t h e R A V N i d e n t i t y a n d m a i n t a i n a n e n g a g e d r e t u r n e d v o l u n t e e r c o h o r t S u p p o r t t h e R A V N M a n a g e r a n d R A V N C o o r d i n a t o r t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s o f t h e p r o g r a m , R A V N a n d v o l u n t e e r i n g i n t h e A u s t r a l i a n c o m m u n i t y

Key responsibilities

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Participate in RAVN State Representative Workshops (training, planning, team building, fun!) Organise 'State Representative-led' RAVN events, including managing a budget and purchases Support 'Program-led' RAVN events Communications (Facebook, email, Zoom) Other Commitments (give advice about prospective alumnus, recruitment, invited to participate in program events, conference, media activities, focus groups and pilot studies.

Required duties

SLIDE 8 P l a n p r o m o t e e v e n t s a n d a c t i v i t i e s P a y m e n t / r e i m b u r s e m e n t f o r a l l p r e - a p p r o v e d e x p e n s e s G i v e g u i d a n c e a r o u n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d d e l i v e r i n g s u c c e s s f u l e v e n t s M a i n t a i n R A V N c o n t a c t d a t a b a s e P r o m o t e t h e S t a t e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e r o l e a n d y o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e p r o g r a m c o n t r i b u t i o n t o D F A T a n d o t h e r r e l e v a n t e x t e r n a l s t a k e h o l d e r s M a n a g e t h e S t a t e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e b u d g e t I d e n t i f y o t h e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r S t a t e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ( e . g . f o c u s g r o u p s , t r a i n i n g a n d d e v e l o p m e n t a c t i v i t i e s , l o c a l a n d f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t e n g a g e m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s ) C o a c h i n g i n c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , e v e n t m a n a g e m e n t , o n l i n e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a n d a d v o c a c y s k i l l s .

Support and resources

F r o m R A V N M a n a g e r & R A V N C o o r d i n a t o r

SLIDE 9 A f r i c a n d r u m m i n g w o r k s h o p ( N S W ) R e t u r n e d v o l u n t e e r s b r u n c h ( T A S ) H a i k u i n t h e p a r k ( W A )

Example of past State Representative events

O z A s i a F e s t i v a l ( S A )

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Example of past State Representative events

SLIDE 11 Complete online application form Send updated CV to ravn@australianvolunteers.com

Application process & timeline

Until midnight Sunday, 16 August 2020 17 - 21 Aug 2020 24 Aug - 4 Sep 2020 Shortlisting period Online interview September Final selection 24 & 25 October State Representative Workshop (Online)

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Useful links

M e e t y o u r R A V N S t a t e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s A p p l y t o b e R A V N S t a t e R e p r e s e n t a t i v e A p p l i c a t i o n f o r m P o s i t i o n D e s c r i p t i o n C o d e o f C o n d u c t R A V N F a c e b o o k G r o u p s R A V N L i n k e d I n G r o u p

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Please get in touch if you have any questions: ravn@australianvolunteers.com

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