Veronica Wadley, former editor of the London Evening Standard, starts her new £95,000-a-year role as a senior adviser on volunteering and charities & sponsorship to Mayor of London Boris Johnson today.  

This will be Wadley’s second appointment by Boris Johnson in recent years. In 2010, Johnson appointed her as chair of the Arts Council London.

Johnson plans to build on the volunteering momentum fuelled by the London Olympics and Paralympics with the appointment of Wadley as his senior adviser for Team London, volunteering, charities & sponsorship.

Wadley, who will receive a salary of £95,000 but not in the first 12 months of the job, is also a trustee of the Mayor of London’s Fund for Young Musicians and the Northern Ballet.

Commenting on the appointment, Johnson said: "Our army of volunteers have a huge passion for London and are a fantastic advert for us during the Games. Visitors are saying how friendly and welcoming our city is and I applaud the ambassadors for helping create such a wonderful atmosphere.

"I want to build on this amazing energy by expanding our Team London volunteers and I’m confident that Veronica Wadley will be instrumental in delivering more opportunities to everyone interested in getting involved.”

Volunteers who supported the London Olympics and Paralympics will today get the best seats in the house for the athletes’ victory parade through London as a thank you for their support.

Team London is the Mayor’s ambitious programme to mobilise an army of volunteers across the capital to improve life in London through programmes that will reduce crime, increase opportunities for youth and improve quality of life by cleaning and greening London and building stronger neighbourhoods.