The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is organising opportunities for those who work in third sector organisations to team up with civil service workers and experience a ‘day in the life’ of someone in a related position in a different sector, with interested parties to make an application by 1 August 2014.
NCVO writes:
The aim of ‘A Day in the Life’ is to improve cross-sector understanding of the roles and responsibilities of staff within the public and voluntary sectors, as well as the operational environments and wider contexts in which they work. By opening up dialogue between staff, this in turn will encourage improved relationships and policy-making.
Applicants are paired up with a suitable person from the opposite sector. At a convenient time between September 2014 and January 2015, both spend up to a day in each other’s organisations. There they have the opportunity to find out more about each other’s work ranging from the day to day responsibilities through to the wider contexts in which they operate and the challenges they face. They also have the opportunity to ask questions, offer and take advice, and share ideas on how civil society and government can work more effectively together.
