Current Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Listings
Global - All Councils
Volunteer Program Advisory Group (VPAG)
Contact Person: Tressa Fullard, Advisory Group Chair tressaf@clearstar.net
Length of Position: > 6 months
Estimated Hours per Week/Month: - 3h/month
Number of Volunteers Needed: Three (3)
Skillsets Desired: Desire to create a pathway for PBSA members to volunteer. Looking for people who will be willing to be part of the Advisory Group to brainstorm different ways to alert members of volunteer opportunities and tout the benefits of volunteering. Have availability to attend Advisory Group's monthly meetings scheduled for the second Thursday of the month @1p North American Eastern Time Zone.
Estimated volunteer time is 3 hours per month (1 hour for meeting and 2 hours for Advisory Group projects).
Description of Volunteer Objective/Goals:
The PBSA Volunteer Program is a framework designed to create a formal volunteer structure, create clearly defined roles and expectations, allowing volunteers to work towards completing strategic plan goals (as directed), increase engagement with the association, provide a volunteer pathway to promote leadership development, and promote the success of the organization through the work of its volunteers.
Europe & Africa Council
Government Relations Committee
Contact Person: Rob Allinson, Committee Chair , robert.allinson@securitywatchdog.org.uk
Length of Position: permanent/undetermined
Estimated hours per week/month: 5-6h/month
Number of Volunteers: multiple
Skillsets Desired: Knowledge of policy and legislation, lobbying and advocacy
Description of Volunteer Objective/Goals:
At the end of 2024, PBSA launched a new committee focused on government, regulatory, and legislative matters across Europe - Europe Government Relations.
At the moment, we have representatives from the UK, France, Sweden and South Africa, and we’re eager to expand our reach and bring in more voices from across Europe. We are looking for volunteers to identify the best means to track legislative or regulatory activity so that we can engage and share feedback on behalf of our members when appropriate.
US Council
Industry Practices Committee
Contact Person: Michelle Leblond, Director of Operations, PBSA michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Length of Position: ongoing
Estimated hours per week/month: 1 hr call every other month, email update on "off" meeting months, some email communications
Number of Volunteers: any
Skillsets Desired: U.S. Employment Verifications
Description of Volunteer Objective/Goals:
This committee works to fulfill the goal of developing a robust program for creating, reviewing, and distributing “practical guidance” for the screening profession. We are looking at creating a members resource document focused on conducting References.
APAC Council
Government Relations Committee
Contact Person: Michelle Leblond, Director of Operations, PBSA michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Length of Position: ongoing
Estimated hours per week/month: 1 hr call every month, as needed and some email communications between or instead of monthly calls
Number of Volunteers: one (or two if CoChairs)
Skillsets Desired: Understanding of GR activities in APAC region, interest in the topic, ability to help coordinate consultation and education documents to support members
Description of Volunteer Objective/Goals:
This committee works to ensure communications to members on regulatory and legislative changes across the region. This role is supported by PBSA Staff and the Chair (or designee) will also hold a position on the Council Leadership (which is one hour call, once a month).
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