Volunteer at Orkney 2025

There is a wide range of roles available including marshalling, IT, spectator services, admin & accreditation, ceremony support, drivers, event runners, information teams, and sports runners. The full list is in the application form.

No previous volunteering experience is necessary, we just want you to be enthusiastic and committed to making Orkney 2025 a fantastic event.

Yes, add that person's name in your personal statement and we'll do our best to put you in the same team. Each person must sign up individually.

Yes, on the application form, you can express an interest in a specific role and we will do our best to accommodate you.

No, but we'll do our best to give you your preferred role.

Most roles do not require specific qualifications, but we'll be in touch with you in good time if your selected role has specific requirements.

Sign up via the Better Impact link. On that page, click the yellow Fill in an application button in the top right of the page.

This document provides a step-by-step guide to completing the application form.

If you're struggling with the form we'll be having drop-in sessions at our office where we'll complete the form for you. Dates will be published in the newspaper and on the radio.

Between September and December of 2024 we'll be allocating roles to individuals. Most roles do not have a selection stage but we will let you know if your chosen area does.

We hope to let everyone know their roles by Christmas 2024.

Volunteers must be 16 years old by 1 July 2025.

Please check with the office that administers your benefits.

We welcome applications from anyone who already has accommodation secured for the period of the Games.

We will need most of our volunteers during Games time around 10-20 July 2025, but longer-term help is also required. If you want to volunteer for an extended period, please fill in the relevant part of the application form and we will be in touch.

Yes, please! We understand you may not yet know your availability yet, but we'd love you to sign up and we'll sort the specifics nearer the time.

There will be a range of training sessions depending on the role for which you are chosen. There will be three main training sessions in January, March, and June 2025 and all volunteers should attend all three. There may be further training in your specific role.

Yes, please. Our training will be specific to this event and we want to make sure all volunteers have received the same information.

The three main training sessions will be in January, March, and June 2025.

Yes, please.

We understand it might not be possible for you to attend all the sessions. If this is the case (and once you have been allocated a role) please contact your Section Head who will be able to help.

Uniforms will be given to all volunteers agreeing to do 3 or more shifts and will be distributed in the weeks leading up to the Games.

All shifts will be run using the My Impact app. You will be shown how to use it, then you can sign up for the available shifts. This will be available a few weeks or days before the event starts. We'll let you know the precise details nearer the time.

This will depend on your role and which shifts you choose. They are likely to be between 4 and 8 hours.

We ask you to inform your supervisor as soon as possible if you can't attend your shift.

All venues will aim to provide parking for people with disabilities.

Please let us know on your application form and we will do our best to find a role where we can also include your support.

Please let us know on your application what support you require and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. We want everyone in the community to be a part of the Games.

Yes.

Hopefully a fantastic experience as part of Orkney’s largest-ever event! And if you agree to volunteer for at least 3 shifts, we will give you a uniform. If you volunteer for certain shifts over meal times, you may be eligible for a free meal. More details will be provided closer to Games-time.

No, all our volunteers roles are unpaid.

Accommodation will not be provided or reimbursed. Nearer the time we will provide information about Volunteers' transport entitlement.

The International Island Games is a fantastic opportunity for spectators, competitors, and host-islanders alike, but like all the Island Games before ours, and indeed the Commonwealth and Olympic Games, hundreds of people make these large and complex events happen.

Yes, and we're working hard to make such a large volunteering experience as great as possible. If you have any feedback on your volunteering experience at Orkney 2025, we'd love to hear it. Please email info@orkney2025.com