Q:alliance

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Marketing & Sales Assistant

Central Milton Keynes

4 hrs pw / £8.24ph / 6 months initially

Q:alliance is an exceptional and unique organisation that supports, enables and represents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

We have established a new training service and we’re looking for some help from an experienced marketing and sales assistant to promote our courses.

You’ll work closely with the project manager to identify target organisations, make contact with training commissioners, distribute publicity materials and help us to fill our training days.

You’ll be a persuasive person, experienced in establishing client relationships with a confident telephone manner and excellent written communication skills.  And you’ll be self-motivated and willing to attend occasional evening meetings.

To find out more about the training service, visit www.qalliance.org.uk/training.

For an application pack, email training {at} qalliance.org(.)uk.

Closing date: Thursday 16 April 2009

Interview date: Monday 20 April 2009

Got a problem you want to sort out?

Need someone to talk to in confidence?

Our gay-friendly counsellors offer weekly sessions in Central Milton Keynes. Contact us to book an initial session at counselling {at} qalliance.org(.)uk

All of our counsellors are experienced and comfortable in working with people who are lesbian, gay, bi, trans, straight and those who are unsure of their sexual or gender identity.

People come to counselling to make space to look at issues in their lives. Your issues might be – coming out, homophobia, having a bad time, having too much of a good time, gender troubles, too much or too little sex, risky behaviour, addiction, gay kids, loneliness, wanting more confidence, loss….

The full cost of a session is £35, however, there are some reduced-fee places available.

All of our counsellors work to the ethical framework of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy).

Please note that although we try to give you an appointment at a time which suits you as soon as possible, there may be a wait.

Milton Keynes Central Library
Saturday 13 June 2009
10am – 4pm

The Living Library works like a normal library – readers come and borrow a book for a limited period of time and when they have finished they can return it and borrow another.  There is one key difference – the ‘Books’ in the Living Library are human beings and the reader can enter into a dialogue with that ‘Book’.  The ‘human Books’ on offer might include: an athlete, 2nd World War evacuee, local fire-fighter or police officer, a nun, a homosexual person, Big Issue seller, male nurse, soldier, single dad, psychic, witch, parent of an autistic child or representative from minority ethnic groups, and many others.

This event will give people an opportunity to speak to a ‘stranger’ in a protected environment.  The Living Library project gives direct access to someone else’s experience by allowing people to ‘borrow’ a person who is an expert in their field, has significant experience to share, or is passionate about a hobby.

The Living Library event will take place on Saturday 13th June 2009 between 10.00am and 4.00pm at Milton Keynes Central Library.  ‘Loans’ will take the form of a conversation and will last for 30 minutes maximum.  All volunteers are asked to commit between two and six hours for the event, if possible.  Library staff will be available on the day to ensure any support or assistance needed is given.  Also, refreshments will be provided and travel expenses for the day will be paid.

We need you or anyone you know to volunteer to become a Living Library Book.  For more information please contact:

The summer is over, nights are getting shorter…

…wondering what to do with your time?

Q:alliance Needs You !!!

We are looking for new volunteers, in particular for Admin Support, Web Contributors & a Minute Taker (see below for more info).

Admin Support
- You can help us with anything from simple filing and sealing / stamping envelopes to replying to letters, emails, phone calls and recording data on spreadsheets.
- We also need help to keep our offices tidy and the centre clean.

Web Contributors
- The Q:alliance website (www.qalliance.org.uk) is *your* website and we’d love for you to be a greater part of it!
- We’re currently looking for some LGBT bloggers / writers to help contribute to this website.
- You can blog / write about almost anything – topics you’re into, your daily life, opinions on news stories / LGBT issues.
- Blogging is really easy, you can even just email us your entries and we’ll do the techy bits.
- Have a look at Bex’s Bits for inspiration!

Minute Taker
- The minute taker for Q:alliance needs to prepare and send out agendas to Trustee’s, as well as write and type up meeting minutes for distribution.
- You will need to be able to attend Trustee meetings, currently held on a six weekly basis on a week night.
- It would be helpful if you have previous experience of minute taking in a voluntary or community organisation.
- You will need to be familiar with MS Word and able to send the minutes out via email. Training can be given.

If you are interested in any of these volunteerining opportunities, please email Jim our Volunteer Co-ordinator at volunteer {at} qalliance.org(.)uk

You can also find out more about volunteering with Q:alliance here.

The next walk of the local GOC (Gay Outdoor Club) is on Sunday 28th September starting at 11:00 am.

It will be a circular walk around the country lanes, fields, and canal tow paths near the scene of the Great Train Robbery. Meet at the Hare and Hounds pub car park, in Ledburn. (They have permission to park at the H&H as long as we have a drink after the walk. Please share cars if possible.)

Ledburn is 3 Km south of Leighton Buzzard and 2 Km east of Wing. Nearest railway station is Leighton Buzzard.

OS 165 Ref 905222.

Multimap ref : http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=SP905222&countryCode=GB#map=51.89102,-0.68631|15|4&dp=904&loc=GB:51.89102:-0.68631:14|SP905222|SP905222

Bring packed lunch Co-ordinator : Melvyn C on 07814 642300 Great Train Robbery on the night of 8th August 1963 the mail train was stopped and  £2.6  million  stolen by Buster Edwards, Ronnie Biggs and others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Train_Robbery_(1963)

If you have any queries about the walk, please contact Melvyn on 07814 642300, or email him at melvyn.corby {at} btinternet(.)com

For more about the Gay Outdoor Club click here.