Who's Who at Hastings Voluntary Action

Director - Steve Manwaring - steve@hvauk.org

Overall management responsibility for HVA.
Line Manager for Community Development Team.
Promotes voluntary and community sector interests and represents HVA at key meetings.
Develops effective partnerships between voluntary, statutory and other bodies.

Contact for the Health and Social Care Forum that Supports joint work in the community between voluntary organisations, community groups, user groups and other agencies to address local health and social care sues.
Assists voluntary and community groups to influence the new Health Improvement planning process and represent the needs of service users and local communities.

Deputy Director - Jill Ferguson - jill@hvauk.org

Line Manager for Voluntary Sector Support Team.
Develops HVA services to help voluntary and community groups operate effectively.
Supports the Hastings Regeneration Community Group
Co-ordinates the monitoring and evaluation of HVA's work including being the first point of contact for any complaints.
Key Hastings link in the county wide Change Up Consortium
Lead for East Sussex Compact in Hastings

Black & Minority Ethnic Development & Community Cohesion Officer - Habibah Anwar Bhatti - habibah@hvauk.org - Direct Line Tel No 01424 204683

Supports activities that actively promote cultural diversity and race equality.
Supports the Black and Minority Ethnic Practitioners Group
Works with other agencies and partnership bodies to enable BME community members to influence local policy, planning and service provision.
Works with Neighbourhood Renewal team to help develop and co-ordinate the Community Cohesion Action Plan
Advises community and voluntary services providing support to refugees and asylum seekers
Developing a multi-faith forum
Maintains and co-ordinates the community newsletter BME news and the BME Website Link to the BME Website

Volunteer Bureau Organiser - Rose Austen - rose@hvauk.org - Direct Line Tel No 01424 446060

Recruits and places prospective volunteers with local organisations.
Groups can register their volunteer vacancies with the bureau.
Has a regular slot on local radio station and can advertise opportunities via the Internet.
Volunteer enquiries/interviews by appointment.
Good Volunteer Management Guidelines are available from the Bureau.
Link to the Volunteer Website

 

Financial Administrator - Pauline Heppel - pauline@hvauk.org

Responsible for financial control and administration - including administration of funds held on behalf of other organisations.

Information Officer - John Humphries - infoworker@hastingsvoluntaryaction.org

Maintains database of local organisations - Link to the HVA Directory
Holds a range of directories and information resources. .
Edits Hastings Community News. Copy deadline for articles is the 14th of each month and a small charge is made for inserts.
Develops and maintains the HVA website - Link to the HVA Website

Administration Assistants - Sue Matthews & Mary Hyder-Smith admin@hvauk.org

Responsible for general administration and dealing with general enquiries.
Oversee meeting room bookings (see below).

Meeting Rooms at HVA

Town centre meeting room on the ground floor within easy reach of local transport services.
Access and facilities for people with disabilities.
Resource room and Attic room also available for 6 to 8 people

Reasonable charges for meetings, seminars and training for up to 15-20 people.
Tea and coffee making facilities are available and a small kitchen for food preparation.

Community Network Development Officer - Fran McKeown - fran@hvauk.org - Direct Line No 01424 204685

Supports the Hastings Community Network Steering Group (Community Empowerment Network) who co-ordinate voluntary sector representation on the Local Strategic Partnership.
Provides information and development support to emerging networks and forums
Helps develop links between the community and voluntary sector and strategic decision making bodies.
Assists Community and voluntary networks and forums to influence local decision making
Helps to develop infrastructure services for community development and engagement plans

Small Grants Administrator - Keith Miller - keith@hvauk.org

Administers a small grants Hastings Community Network
Evaluation report on the Safer and Stronger Communities Fund
Helps networks and forums financially plan and develop

Funding Officer - Peter Thorpe - peter@hvauk.org

Provides training for the sector on applying for grants
Provides e-mail bulletins to people interested in having funding information on new funding streams
Supports organisations to apply for larger funding applications
Provides advice and support for groups wishing to access funding streams in partnership with others

Community Accountancy Worker - Pat Weaver - pat@hvauk.org

Provides information, advice and training on all aspects of financial management.
Conducts Independent Examinations for small groups.
Can provide groups with a 'Financial Health Check'.
Advises on group governance and constitutional issues

All contactable on Tel 01424 444010