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YOUNG RAIL PROFESSIONALS
RAILSTAFF JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2021
S L A N IO S S E F O R P L YOUNG RAI U! O Y S D E E N YRP
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f the answer to any of these questions is yes, then please read on... Young Rail Professionals might just have the perfect volunteering opportunity for you! YRP is searching for enthusiastic volunteers to join its dynamic committees at both regional and national level. The current team has navigated amazingly though the unprecedented challenges of the past year, keeping the community engaged through new and inventive initiatives, creating a support network for loyal members and utilising its voice in the industry to connect people from living rooms across the UK. YRP has grown from strength to strength, adding new technologies, collaborators and activities to its repertoire. And now it needs your help to continue the YRP mission.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
Ultimately, YRP is looking for people with passion, awareness, dedication, ideas, drive, approachability ... people who want to join YRP committees and make YRP even more of a success than it already is. The search is on for the next team of YRP leaders! A YRP leader is anyone who holds responsibility for YRP. There are eight regional
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committees, focussed on delivery of YRP initiatives and YRP networking at a local level. There is also a National Executive Committee that oversees the running of the organisation with finance, marketing and communications, strategy and coordination responsibilities. Typically, YRP leaders start at a regional committee role and work up to a national executive role, garnering confidence, contacts and experience along the way. The range of roles is broad, so hopefully there’s something for everyone. YRP needs young rail professionals to lead and support its national initiatives and activities, such as into rail, Rail Week, our networking and development programme, our annual awards, our heritage railways project and Young Rail Tours. On top of all that, YRP needs young rail professionals to lead and support its regional
committees, grow its activities on a regional level, encourage cross-working and build sustainable local networks. Young rail professionals are needed to guide, support and engage with members, nurture and develop relationships with industry contacts and collaborators, manage the website, marketing and social media channels, raise YRP’s profile in the industry, share skills, share knowledge, share career insights and opportunities and endorse the UK railway industry as a great place to work. In short, YRP needs young rail professionals to promote, inspire and develop the next generation of railway talent. A full list of leadership positions can be found on the YRP website.
WHY JOIN? YRP leadership is an opportunity unlike any other you are likely to have in the
