Reduced fundraising target! Depending on how many people you recruit to your challenge your fundraising target will be significantly reduced. Stand out from the crowd! This is a fantastic experience to add to your cv, with marketing, recruitment, volunteer management, organisation and team building the skill you will gain from being a RAG Adventure Leader will set you apart. Challenge of a Lifetime! Being a challenge leader isn’t all about leading your team – you’ll also be tackling the challenge yourself. Of all the things you’ll do at university, there’s not much as challenging as this, and trust us – you’ll remember it forever Meet some awesome people! You will be recruiting a team of 20 students and alongside that working with the wider RAG committee. You’ll make some lifelong friendships though our RAG Adventures.

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Past adventure leaders thoughts…

What I enjoy most about volunteering with RAG is knowing that we are

making a difference to some brilliant charities. I have made many good

friends through RAG too! I wish that more people had the confidence to

get involved with RAG early on in their degrees because the experience

is invaluable, and the pride you feel after being involved in something

that raises money and awareness for such amazing charities is

unparalleled.

Dean Cogger, Kilimanjaro Adventure Leader

Being chosen as an Adventure Leader for the Everest trek with RAG is,

without a doubt, one of the most positive things that has happened to me

during my time at university. Not only has it been a hugely rewarding

project to be involved with, allowing me to meet some incredibly inspiring

people, but I've gained so many practical skills - particularly in marketing

and team leading - that I believe will be just as beneficial to me when I

graduate as my degree itself.

Elise Downing, Everest Base Camp Adventure Leader

I've most enjoyed the adventure leader aspect, working closely with

Harry has been fun and getting to know a new group of people and

helping them raise thousands of pounds for Dementia UK has definitely

felt good. I feel like taking a leadership role has really helped improve my

confidence- a year ago and I probably wouldn't have even considered

the role and now I love it. This whole experience this year has actually

made me think about pursuing a career in charity work when I graduate

and I only wish I had got involved properly, sooner than my final year.

Charlotte Coventry, Great Wall of China Adventure Leader

Training

• You must attending training for your role, including any

away days and training sessions put on by your charity

partner and/or challenge company. Where possible

expenses will be covered.

• Your training will included how to run an effective

marketing & recruitment campaign, good team work

skills, volunteer management, fundraising event

planning and any necessary training needed when on

the challenge.

On the challenge

• You will be expected to keep up team morale and

communicate any messages from the challenge

company to your team.

• You will need to be available for to take part in your

challenge in August/September 2016. Except for

Skydive & Jailbreak challenges which are term time.

Communication

• You will be the main point of contact with the selected

charity partner. You will receive constant support from

your charity partner and in return you must update them

on the progress of your team.

• You will be the main point of contact for the RAG

Adventures Officer who will report back on your team’s

progress to the rest of the RAG committee. You will be

required to attend an adventures team meeting every

couple of weeks.

• You will also be the main point of contact for the UPSU

fundraising coordinator and the adventure company

partner.

• You will need to be an efficient communicator, making

sure your team know of all the fundraising opportunities

and updates. This will be through the team facebook

group and emails mainly.

Recruitment

• You will have a target of 20 students to recruit to your

challenge team.

• During Freshers week you will be expected to run a stall

with RAG at the Freshers Fayre and the

Volunteering/Fundraising fayre to promote your

adventure.

• You will arrange an information meeting for your

adventure in conjunction with the charity partner and

RAG adventures officer.

• In the week leading up to your information meeting you

will be expected to put a significant amount of time into

marketing & promotion (with the assistance of the RAG

committee).

Team work

• For most RAG Adventures you will be working as part of

a team of leaders on your challenge.

• You are expected to foster a happy social atmosphere in

your team. You will be expected with the other

adventure leaders to organise regular social events.

• Along with your adventure, you will be expected to

support general RAG committee activity. It a big team

that are there to help each other raise lots of money for

charity.

Hiking across the Atlas Mountains is a side of Morocco that

tourists rarely see, this hike through valleys and an ascent

up to the summit of Mount Toubkal North Africa’s highest

peak at 4167m), this astounding mountain range that runs

over half the Mahgreb and is located south of Marrakech.

Morocco is a country rich in culture and offers something

different for every traveller. At a mid-range fundraising target

of £1200 this is a sweet little challenge to get your teeth into

and is also a brand new challenge for the RAG portfolio. A

really exciting new opportunity! We will be supporting Make

A Wish for this challenge.

Hike, climb and canoe your way through forests and

jungles, across lakes until you reach the last wild mountain

Gorillas in the world. Since these treks have begun not one

Silver-back Gorilla has been shot by poachers. As part of

this amazing project you will get to raise money for an

amazing charity East African Playgrounds and get to see

where your money is going and actually get to help build

your playground and see how much happiness your

fundraising has brought. A great RAG Adventure at a

fundraising target of £1200 each for your team.

By being a part of this amazing adventure you will join

thousands of other likeminded people on Cycle from the Big

Smoke in England, through the rural fields of France until

you reach Paris! By fundraising for London 2 Paris you will

support Breast Cancer Campaign, a fantastic charity. Breast

Cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, every year

over 49,000 women are diagnosed and over 10,000 die

from this disease in the UK. This challenge is suitable for all

abilities, led by experience guides you will cycle

approximately 300 miles over four days. The sense of

achievement you experience will be one you’ll treasure

forever! With a target of £995 this is easy peasy for your

participants.

A marathon is an amazing test of your physical,

psychological and mental endurance. Adventure leader will

have a choice from 8 European cities, including Athens,

Barcelona, Budapest and Amsterdam. Each city has a

unique thrilling atmosphere, and you will bet with cheering

crowds. The ultimate personal challenge, will be an

experience you will never forget. The RAG Marathon

Adventure Leader will be involved in picking the charity and

the location of the marathon with the RAG Adventure Officer

& Presidents.

Want to be able to say you climbed the highest free-

standing mountain in the world? Standing 5,895m high,

above the clouds, watching the sunrise? Then Kilimanjaro is

for you and is an incredible experience you will remember

for the rest of your life. By raising money for Meningitis

Research Foundation, you will be contributing towards their

vision of a world free from meningitis and septicaemia. Our

longest standing a most successful challenge, you will be

helping your team raise £2990 each.

Want to trek to Inca Trail and experience the amazing

preserved ancient city of Machu Picchu? On your search for

the lost City of Inca, you will hike over the high pass of the

Salkantay Mountain while travelling through a wide diversity

of terrain. After a rewarding judge trek, setting your sits on

this breath-taking architectural achievement will leave you

speechless. Whist raising money for Dementia UK, you will

be helping them provide Admiral Nurses who give

specialised care and support to patients and families. One

of our top fundraisers at £2990 each participant.

36 hours and £0 to race against other teams from Plymouth

University to see who can get the furthest! Last year the

winning team got to Croatia. A fantastic hitching challenge,

you will be recruiting students to raise £150 for the RAG

nominated charities. You and your fellow Adventure Leader

will be responsible for organising the challenge and

monitoring our students whereabouts. At a low fundraising

target, this is a great challenge that you get to have control

of.

Falling through the sky from 14000 ft, you will be able to

seeing both Dorest and Cornwall from this height. Definitely

a challenge for the super brave! As RAG Adventure leader

you will be recruiting a team to jump out of a plane at the

Honiton sight. Raising £500 for the RAG nominated

charities this is a nice little challenge to organise.

Quotes from past Adventure Leaders

Applications will be open until Friday 13th March.

Casual interviews with the RAG Adventures Officer and

RAG Presidents will be between the 20th – 27th March. RAG

is also able to accommodate skype interviews for those on

placement years.

You must be a full time Plymouth student in 2015/16

academic year to apply for one of these roles.

Any questions please email volunteer@su.plymouth.ac.uk

Apply now at www.upsu.com/volunteering/rag