External Coordinator - Local and Grassroots Support

Local and Grassroots Support is looking for an External Coordinator to represent this vital team at XRUK Operations.

Local and Grassroots Support is lovely team of volunteers from each UK Region and Nation who are looking after the Local Groups in their Region or Nation.

We are recruiting for a new External Coordinator to make sure the team is connected with other teams in the movement.

Responsibilities:

  • Sharing updates from Operations meeting to Local Group Support in a non-biased manner
  • Clarifying open questions that might arise from Operations updates in the LGS meeting
  • Sharing updates from Local Group Support to Operations
  • Connecting with External Coordinators of other Sub circles in Operations
  • Arranging visits to the LGS meetings of other Sub circle Coordinators or non XR campaigners if necessary

Meetings:

  • XR UK Operations meetings weekly Monday, 2.30 – 4.30 pm and Friday, 12.30 – 1.30 pm
  • Local Group and Grassroots Support (Gardeners) meeting weekly Tuesday, 4 – 5.30 pm
  • One hour of Local Group and Grassroots Support Coordinator meeting per week
  • One hour of meeting with Operations ICs per week
  • Posted
    11/07/2025
    Location
    From home role with XR UK (UK Wide)
    Hours per week
    10-15
    Positions available
    1
    Meeting Time
    Monday, 2.30 – 4.30 pm, Tuesday, 4 - 5.30 pm, Friday, 12.30 – 1.30 pm,
    Meeting Format
    Conference call
    Meeting Schedule
    Monday, Tuesday and Friday meetings are necessary; work outside these is flexible
    Essential Skills
    Genuine passion for supporting the development of XRUK's local groups. Empathy and good communication skills. Ability to summarise information in a non-biased fashion.
    Desired Skills
    Knowledge of XR workings
    Accessibility considerations
    Access to computer, wifi is and a good internet connection is necessary for this role

    This role is being advertised by the following working group:

    Local and Grassroots Support

    Location: XR UK (UK Wide)

    Supporting new and existing Local Groups to flourish and function well. Two main focuses of this team is: Providing 'Gardeners' and/or direct support for each Nation or Region. We build close connections by visiting and communicating regularly with Local Groups. Curating the Rebel Toolkit to provide the guidance Local Groups require to grow in size, capacity, capability and resilience.

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