Vacancy: Executive Lead – FreeREG
Time commitment: Approx. 4–6 hours per week (flexible)
Location: Home-based, with online meetings as required
FreeREG is the part of Free UK Genealogy dedicated to transcribing and publishing parish register data. It is run by volunteers for the benefit of family historians everywhere.
Like all Free UK Genealogy projects, FreeREG is also volunteer-led: managed by a team of volunteers (the “Exec”).
We are now looking for a committed volunteer from within the FreeREG community to step into the role of Executive Lead. This is the most senior volunteer leadership role in the project, responsible for guiding the work of other Exec volunteers and coordinators, supporting the community of transcribers, and ensuring FreeREG continues to flourish.
We don’t expect you to be an expert in everything - what matters most is your experience of FreeREG, an understanding of what the project does and how it works, and a willingness to support, encourage and coordinate others.
- Help shape the future of FreeREG as part of the wider Free UK Genealogy strategy.
- Support and inspire other volunteers so they feel confident and valued in their roles.
- Ensure that FreeREG continues to provide accurate, free access to parish register data for family and community historians worldwide.
- Develop your own leadership and coordination skills while making an even bigger difference to a project you already care deeply about.
The Role
As Executive Lead, you will:
- Represent FreeREG in cross-project matters such as FreeComETT
- Attend technical development meetings (currently every two weeks) in a non-technical capacity and FreeREG steering committee (FRSC) meetings (monthly)
- Handle non-technical queries that are not county-specific (or pass to the relevant person/group)
- Approve and create new Syndicates (and delete, where necessary)
- Manage and support County and Syndicate Coordinators:
- FreeREG website housekeeping
- Compile and distribute a quarterly newsletter to all FreeREG volunteers working closely with the Coordinator Liaison Lead and Free UK Genealogy COO
- Uphold the FreeUKGEN volunteer Code of Conduct and manage issues in line with Free UK Genealogy processes.
- Lead on aligning FreeREG with the Free UK Genealogy strategy, working closely with the chair of the FreeREG steering committee and the COO towards the FreeREG targets
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