Healthprom Volunteer Roles

Ukrainian Refugees Project Intern 

Unpaid internship, 2-3 days per week

All expenses reimbursed

We are looking for a bright, enthusiastic and committed volunteer to join our small dynamic team. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody wishing to gain key skills and experience in project management and UK charity sector.  A significant part of the successful candidate’s duties will be providing support to our new project helping Ukrainian refugee women in London.  Ideally, you will speak either Ukrainian or Russian and have good English.

About HealthProm

HealthProm is a UK-based international development charity which focuses on supporting the most vulnerable children and women in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Afghanistan. We support them through strengthening families and communities, increasing access to health and social services, and promoting education for all. We work together with partners to learn and innovate. Our current projects are in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. In response to the war in Ukraine and large numbers of Ukrainian refugees arriving to the UK, we have recently we have started a new project supporting Ukrainian refugee women in London. 

Key purpose of role –To support HealthProm team in delivering our new London-based project supporting Ukrainian refugee women in Camden and Islington.  

Responsibilities

- Providing administrative project support to Project Coordinator;

- Supporting the development and delivery of project activities and events such as Coffee Mornings, ESOL classes, Job Club activities etc;

- Assisting with project monitoring and evaluation, e.g. collecting regular feedback from project’s beneficiaries and assisting with drafting project reports for HealthProm’s Board and funders;

- Translating project materials, reports and social media posts from Ukrainian/Russian into English

- Preparing regular project updates for HealthProm social media, newsletter and web-site

- Providing digital and communication support when required

- Assisting with the development of fundraising applications to ensure the sustainability of the project activities

Key skills

- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

-Ability to work independently

-Good written and verbal communication skills (both English and Ukrainian/Russian)

-Strong working knowledge of social media -Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter

-Excellent IT skills (Microsoft packages, database software etc)

-Good inter-personal skills, able to work well within a small team

How to apply To apply for this role, please e-mail your CV and a cover letter (2 pages max) outlining why you are interested in this role and how you meet the requirements to Tanya Buynovskaya, Director of Operations  

The closing date for applications is 22nd May 2022