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: one
Skillsets Desired: Knowledge of UK criminal record process
Description of Volunteer Objective/Goals:
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: Rory Bogdon - rory.bogdon@thepbsa.org
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).
APAC Education
Global Learning Center Webinar Review & Update
Contact Person: Angela Estes, Director of Programs, PBSA programs@thepbsa.org
Length of Position: Temporary
Estimated hours per week/month: 2-4 hours total
Number of Volunteers: 1-2 per webinar
Skillsets Desired: Understanding of screening in APAC region and desire to promote education for PBSA members.
Description of Volunteer Objective/Goals:
This opportunity will be to review current Global Learning Center Recordings with a focus on screening in the APAC region. Volunteers are needed to review to confirm material is accurate or if updates are needed; then make the updates as necessary. A volunteer would also be needed for peer review and to record an updated webinar, if applicable. This could be the same volunteer or different. Staff and the APAC Education Committee chair would work with you to coordinate. Topics available: Employment Verifications (India), Education & Employment Verification (Japan & Korea), Criminal Records (Philippines)
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