18-04-2022
18. Our People, Our Community: Volunteering Initiative
In this episode we find out more about the future of Government of Jerseys Community and Volunteering initiatives, but first we get to know our guests who are intrinsically involved in launching these initiatives; Tom Martin Hughes, GoJ Talent Programmes, and Paul McGinnety, Director for Local Services. Tom Martin Hughes, the first young person in jersey to be awarded the prestigious Diana awards tells us about how community projects have always been a big part of his life. We find out about Toms work in HCS in Jersey, hosting the Princess Diana Awards, being styled by Gucci and how he went on to having a day named after him in Texas. Tom then takes over this episode as Host where we hear from Paul about the fascinating role and scope that comes with being the Director of Local Services. An area of government that impacts the whole of our community and is strongly connected with the third-party sector. Paul shares his career journey, how community spirit in the island was strengthened by the Covid19 pandemic and why giving something back is important to our employees, our community and to the government as an employer and role model for other organisations. We find out more about the Government of Jerseys Community and Volunteering Initiatives, how to embrace these and how they might also be used as a development tool.