Young Liberals Executive Roles

The Chair is responsible for the overall direction of YL. They sit on the Liberal Democrat Federal Board as our representative, ensuring our voice is heard and young people's concerns are understood.

As Chair, you’ll be:

• Leading the YL Executive, chairing meetings and setting our main objectives
• Working with other Exec members to achieve our goals
• The voice of YL on Lib Dem Federal Board, and Chair of YL’s Elections Committee

If you’re good with people, persuasive, like working with details and excited about making YL work for its members, this could be your role!

The Secretary will be responsible for recording minutes of our meetings, working with the chairs of Committees to help them get the most out of them, and keep our key documents up to date - including the Constitution. They are also responsible for moderation of our Facebook group, Young Liberals Forum.

As Secretary, you’ll be:

• Taking minutes of Exec meetings, and making sure members know what we do
• Helping Officers run their committees, by supporting organisation and attendance
• Responsible for our members’ Facebook group, and updating key documents like the Constitution

If you’re organised, enjoy working with diverse teams, have good IT skills and are a team player then this may be the role for you!

This Officer will be leading our fundraising activities at all levels of YL, working on specific projects and raise money for them, like Access Funds, and working closely with the Treasurer to make sure all of our financial reporting is correct.

As Fundraising Officer, you’ll be:

• Leading our fundraising activities at all levels of YL
• Working on specific projects and raise money for them, like Access Funds
• Working closely with the Treasurer to make sure all financial reports are correct

If you’re good with people, persuasive, like working with details and excited about making YL work for its members, this could be your role!

You'll be responsible for sharing YL's work on social media, keeping our website updated, sending out members' emails, working on our annual Freshers' Campaign, and chairing the new Comms and Campaigns Committee to work on single-issue campaigns.

As Comms Officer, you’ll be:

• Responsible for promoting YL’s work, policies and events to members and the public
• Chairing the Comms and Campaigns Committee, organising single-issue campaigns on YL policy
• Helping to create our annual Freshers Campaign

If you’re skilled with social media, have experience with writing for diverse audiences, and are adaptable and enjoy campaigning, Comms could be perfect for you!

The Elections Officer will be responsible for working on action days, helping to develop our Elections Strategy and helping run the Young & Winning scheme to support candidates.

As Elections Officer, you’ll be:

• Helping the Elections Committee and state organisations run action days
• Developing our Election Strategy to make sure YL is ready to campaign locally and nationally
• Helping administer the Young and Winning scheme, so young candidates’ campaigns get the support they need

If you enjoy campaigning, helping people share liberal values and want to make YL a successful campaigning force at the next election, why not stand?

The MDO will develop exciting and engaging training sessions for Young Liberals and Federal Conferences, organise New Members’ Days to help people feel welcome in YL and working closely with outside organisations like LDHQ and ALDC to help meet our members’ training needs.

As Membership Development Officer, you’ll be:

• Developing exciting and engaging training sessions for Young Liberals and Federal Conferences
• Orgnaising New Members’ Days to help people feel welcome in YL
• Working closely with outside organisations like LDHQ and ALDC to help meet our members’ training needs

If you’re good with people, enjoy public speaking and helping people learn new things, why not stand for MemDev?

The BDO is responsible for developing and supporting our local branches and university societies, ensuring branches are accredited so we can
get them the right support and contacts and running our annual Freshers campaign to help university branches grow!

As BDO Officer, you’ll be:

• Responsible for developing and supporting our local branches and university societies
• Ensuring branches are accredited so we can get them the right support and contacts
• Running our annual Freshers campaign to help university branches grow!

If you’re a campaigner who works well in a team, enjoys communicating with a wide range of people, and can handle lots of info, give BDO a shot!

The Events Officer is responsible for organising our Conferences, including picking a suitable venue and helping set the timetable, working with venues and other Officers to make conference accessible and run smoothly, coordinating YL’s work at Lib Dem Conference, including running our stall and managing fringe sessions, and chairing Events Committee.

As Events Officer, you’ll be

• Organise our Conferences, including picking a suitable venue and helping set the timetable
• Working with venues and other Officers to make conference accessible and run smoothly
• Coordinating YL’s work at Lib Dem Conference, including running our stall and managing fringe sessions
• Chairing Events Committee

If you’re confident dealing with lots of people, organised and excited about managing our conferences, give Events a go.

The Policy Officer's role involves representing YL at the party’s Federal Policy Committee, ensuring young people’s voices are heard, chair our Policy Committee, ensuring it submits policies to Lib Dem Conference on YL’s behalf, and supporting members in writing policy for YL Conference, including through training.

As Policy Officer, you’ll:

• Represent YL at the party’s Federal Policy Committee, ensuring young people’s voices are heard
• Chair our Policy Committee, ensuring it submits policies to Lib Dem Conference on YL’s behalf
• Support members in writing policy for YL Conference, including through training

If you love big ideas and communicating them clearly, working with others and helping to shape Lib Dem policy, this is the role for you!

International Officer is a great role that is YL's face to the world! Working with International Committee, you'll be involved with representing YL in international forums, and communicating international opportunities to our members.

As International Officer, you will:

• Work with sister parties around the world, including our international organisations, LYMEC and IFLRY
• Support the International Committee in raising awareness of international issues
• Support a YL presence at international events including trips for members

International is all about working with others, sharing knowledge and learning more about global politics!

As ADS Officer, your role involves working Safeguarding and Events Officer to ensure events are safe and accessible for all, including under 18s and underrepresented groups, promoting diversity within YL, including through chairing Diversity Committee, supporting the Executive with issues around diversity, membership and standards.

As ADS Officer, your role involves:

• Working Safeguarding and Events Officer to ensure events are safe and accessible for all, including under 18s and underrepresented groups
• Promoting diversity within YL, including through chairing Diversity Committee
• Supporting the Executive with issues around diversity, membership and standards.

If you want to make YL more diverse, safe and accessible for people from all backgrounds, why not stand?

As the REDL Officer, you will work with ADS to ensure YL makes changes to its culture and work in response to the party’s review into ethnic minority representation and build solid working relationships with other organisations, like the Lib Dem Campaign for Race Equality to help improve our policy and work.

As the REDL Officer, you will:

• Work with ADS to ensure YL makes changes to its culture and work in response to the party’s review into ethnic minority representation
• Build solid working relationships with other organisations, like the Lib Dem Campaign for Race Equality to help improve our policy and work

If you’re passionate about making a difference for people from minority ethnic backgrounds in politics and want to make YL more diverse, please stand for this role and share your ideas!

The NPO's role involves supporting the Exec with any project work or ideas as they arise, and covering for any vacant roles on the Exec where practical, to ensure that our work moves forward.

As Non-Portfolio Officer, you role involves:

• Supporting the Executive with project work or ideas as they arise
• Covering any vacant roles on the Executive to ensure YL’s work moves forward where practical

The NPO is one of the most varied and diverse roles on the Exec - if you’re adaptable, willing to work on a variety of projects and help solve problems and work as a team, this is the role for you!