Current Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Listings
Europe & Africa Council
Criminal Record Trade Bodies SubCommittee
Contact Person: Rory Bodgon , rory.bogdon@thepbsa.org
Length of Position: permanent/undetermined
Estimated hours per week/month: 2-3h/month
Number of Positions: three
Skillsets Desired: Knowledge of UK criminal record process
Description of Volunteer Objective/Goals:
PBSA’s Europe & Africa Criminal Records Trade Body Subcommittee currently has 3 seats open.
The group meets every 3 weeks with alternating meetings including government agency attendance from the UK Disclosure Barring Service, Access Northern Ireland, and Disclosure Scotland. The Subcommittee works collectively with government agency to support industry and awareness of activity within industry and government initiatives. Members of the CRTB must be a registered agent with DBS, Disclosure Scotland, and/or Access NI.
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: 1-3h/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.
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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