Volunteer roles

About YAUK

Youth Advantage UK is a charitable organization that uses a research-led approach to inform policy work and projects that aim to promote and further the human rights of young people aged 11 to 25 across the United Kingdom.

Please note that this is a remote VOLUNTEER role.

We won't accept applications from individuals residing outside of the UK as we operate on the principle of bettering the lives of young people in the UK. Therefore, we require our volunteers to have an understanding of what it is like to live in the UK.

We are looking to recruit a Communications Manager who can provide strong and stable operational management of the communications teams, directly supervising Senior Officers, while working with the departmental head to develop the department.

Responsibilities

• To provide effective operational management of teams within the Communications Department 

• To directly provide guidance, support and direction to Senior Officers who oversee the teams within the department

• To welcome new volunteers to the department and work alongside the departmental heads to improve team culture

• To plan the work of the department and support with strategic decision making

• To provide support as required to ensure that the communications teams are achieving their goals and making progress

Requirements

• To have at least 2 years of communications and marketing experience

• To have demonstrated leadership skills in a previous professional setting

• To have held a management level position

• To have strong IT and digital working skills

• To be competent in the use of Canva, Wix and social media

Benefits

• This is a UK-based, 100% fully remote and flexible role.

• Supportive team and management to enhance your skills and build on your experience.

• Your work will help transform and empower many young people’s lives, rights, and interests and assist in promoting equality for all young people.

Why Volunteer with Us?

We are a supportive and friendly organization that takes pride in developing and nurturing our volunteers and providing them with excellent opportunities to thrive and further encourage their career growth and future aspirations.

We offer a fully remote working environment and a flexible and adaptable working schedule. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organization, enhance your skills, and gain valuable experience. If this sounds like you and you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic volunteer to join our Communications and Marketing team of volunteer professionals.

We are looking to appoint someone who has 7 or more years of professional experience in either Communications and Marketing and who has some experience of leading or / and managing a team in a Communications and Marketing environment.

Reports to: Head of Communications & Marketing 

Core duties and responsibilities

• To take part in department wide management and leadership activities
• To provide practical assistance to the Head of Department
• To support the planning of department activities
• To take on line management roles as assigned
• To provide effective supervision and guidance to other volunteers as delegated
• To work with the Head of Department to support progress and performance in relation to departmental activities to be undertaken
• To oversee departmental tasks
• To provide support and additional capacity with regards to progress of departmental relevant tasks

Requirements

• At least 7 or more years of relevant experience.
• Some experience (ideally 2 or more years) of managing or leading a team.
• To have some understanding of managing volunteers.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• IT literacy with own equipment (laptop and phone)
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.
• Previous volunteering experience or experience in any kind of start up desirable
• Right to volunteer in the UK

Benefits

• This is a UK-based, 100% fully remote and flexible role.
• Supportive team and management to enhance your skills and build on your experience.
• Your work will help transform and empower many young people’s lives, rights, and interests and assist in promoting equality for all young people.

Volunteer Graphic Designer Needed — Help Shape the Identity of Urban Youth

URBAN YOUTH is getting ready to launch—and we need a creative visionary to help bring our identity to life.

We’re looking for a Volunteer Graphic Designer who can help us design:

• Our logo

• Our brand identity

• Visual assets that will define how Urban Youth shows up in the world

This isn’t just a design task. It’s a chance to shape the look and feel of a movement that will support young people across our communities.

If you’re someone who:

• Loves creating meaningful, purpose‑driven design

• Wants to build a brand from the ground up

• Enjoys collaborating with passionate people

• Wants a portfolio piece that actually makes a difference

…then we’d love to have you on board.

Your creativity can help launch Urban Youth. Your design can inspire belief, trust, and hope.

If you’re ready to use your talent for something that matters, volunteer with us and help shape our future.

URBAN YOUTH is launching—and we refuse to leave a single young person behind. But we can’t do it without you.

We’re building a movement that gives young people the support, skills, and opportunities they’ve been denied for far too long. Right now, we need founding volunteers who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and help us build something powerful from the ground up.

If you’ve ever wished you could make a real difference, this is your moment.

• Join us.
• Shape us.
• Launch us.

Urban Youth — Be the reason a young person believes in their future.

We have an opportunity for a volunteer based in our Salisbury office to support our busy supporter care/membership team. You will help the team to ensure our members and supporters receive the highest standards of care and an excellent experience.

What you will be doing

This dynamic opportunity could involve anything from answering supporter queries and letter stuffing, to updating supporter records, filing and researching.

Location – This role is based at Plantlife Head Office in Salisbury, Wiltshire, so we are looking for a volunteer who is based in or around Salisbury. Ideally, we would prefer someone who lives in close proximity to our office.

Time commitment – We are looking for someone who can volunteer one day per week with us in our Salisbury office, aiming to give 5 hours or more (Wednesday or Thursday).

African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-registered charity on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources.

ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation, and improve lives in Africa.

At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer Senior AI Agent Architect to join ADC and help build a live prototype of MajiGuard AI.

Main purpose of job:

To lead the technical design and hands-on development of MajiGuard AI, an agentic AI prototype that helps ADC identify underused WASH resources, structure recovery and reallocation cases, and verify that recovered value reaches facility upgrades and operations and maintenance.

Division: Technology / AI Innovation

Department: Product & Engineering

Position reports to: Head of AI Innovation

Direct reports for the position: Volunteer AI engineers, developers and technical contributors

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end architecture of MajiGuard AI, including the selection and integration of models, agent workflows, orchestration tools, retrieval systems, data structures and human-in-the-loop controls appropriate for a live prototype.

• Translate ADC’s operational goals into practical AI workflows, especially for identifying underused WASH resources, standardising evidence and case preparation, supporting recovery and reallocation decisions, and verifying delivery of value to facility improvements and ongoing operations and maintenance.

• Build and iterate a live prototype using pragmatic, cost-effective tooling, with strong attention to reliability, traceability, security, maintainability and ease of future scaling.

• Design structured inputs, prompts, evaluation criteria and decision logic so that outputs are useful to non-technical ADC teams working across programmes, research, partnerships and leadership.

• Establish a technical roadmap for the prototype, including architecture choices, milestone planning, testing priorities, deployment options and documentation for future funders, partners and developers.

• Work closely with ADC leadership to shape the product vision and ensure the prototype aligns with ADC’s wider governance and public service innovation model.

• Advise on suitable approaches for data governance, privacy, model risk, hallucination control, auditability and responsible AI use in the context of public-resource management and service delivery.

• Define and monitor prototype success metrics, including usefulness, accuracy, turnaround time, workflow fit, and operational learning that can strengthen grant applications, partnerships and future product development.

• Support the transition from local experimentation to a live prototype environment, including basic cloud or hosted deployment thinking, version control practices and engineering handover readiness.

• Mentor and coordinate other volunteer technical contributors where relevant, helping ADC build a small but high-quality AI capability around MajiGuard AI.

Knowledge, skills, and experience:

Essential

• 8+ years of relevant experience in AI, machine learning, applied NLP, intelligent automation, agentic systems, or modern software engineering for production-grade data or AI products

• Strong hands-on experience designing and building AI systems, including LLM-based applications, retrieval-augmented generation, agent workflows, orchestration frameworks, evaluation pipelines and API integrations

• Experience taking ideas from concept or prototype stage into a usable live product, pilot or production-like environment

• Excellent technical judgement on model selection, system design trade-offs, latency, reliability, observability and cost-conscious engineering

• Strong programming ability, ideally including Python and modern backend tooling, with the ability to work across architecture, implementation and troubleshooting

• Experience designing structured workflows where AI outputs must be reviewable, auditable and useful for operational decision-making
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and translate mission goals into practical product choices
• Interest in using AI to strengthen public service delivery, accountability, governance, resource allocation, or adjacent social impact problems
• Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment
• Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment
• A committed team player with good communication skills
• Available to volunteer at least 8-12 hours a week

Desirable

• Experience with agentic AI products involving workflow automation, task routing, multi-step reasoning, document intelligence or evidence-based case management
• Experience with cloud deployment, containerisation, CI/CD, databases, vector stores, authentication and production monitoring for AI systems
• Experience working on civic tech, govtech, development, WASH, infrastructure, audit, compliance or public-finance-related products
• Experience working in an early-stage start-up or mission-driven organisation and comfortable operating with ambiguity
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams across different locations and time zones

What ADC Offers You

This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits:

• A chance to play a foundational role in shaping MajiGuard AI from concept into a live prototype with real strategic relevance to ADC’s mission
• An opportunity to apply advanced AI and product-building skills to a meaningful public-interest challenge connected to WASH, accountability and service delivery in Africa
• An opportunity to work with a diverse global team and contribute to an organisation seeking systemic social change
• Professional learning, leadership and portfolio-building opportunities through high-ownership work
• Work reference provided

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitment(at)africandevelopmentchoices(dot)org.

Chief Operating Officer (Volunteer Role)

SUNSHINE Charity – Ending Loneliness for Londoners and Beyond

Do you believe no one should feel alone?

At SUNSHINE Charity, we’re a grassroots, volunteer‑powered start‑up building something bold, hopeful, and deeply human — a movement to end loneliness for Londoners and, one day, far beyond. We’re at the very beginning of our journey, and the foundations we lay now will shape everything we become.

To build a strong, stable, and compassionate organisation — one capable of real, lasting impact — we need someone extraordinary.

We need you!!!

Why This Role Matters

Loneliness is silent, but its impact is loud. It affects mental health, physical wellbeing, confidence, and hope. Every day, thousands of people in our city feel invisible — and SUNSHINE exists to change that.

But meaningful change requires more than passion. It requires structure. It requires systems. It requires operational leadership that ensures everything we do is safe, effective, and sustainable.

As our Chief Operating Officer, you will help build the engine that powers SUNSHINE. Your leadership will ensure our people, services, and projects run smoothly — today and as we grow.

Your work will help someone feel less alone.

What You’ll Lead

This is not just a role — it’s a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

You will:

• Design and oversee SUNSHINE’s operational framework, ensuring we run efficiently, ethically, and sustainably.

• Develop systems, processes, and policies that support volunteers, services, and organisational growth.

• Work closely with the CEO and leadership team to turn strategy into action.

• Support and coordinate teams across the charity, ensuring clarity, communication, and alignment.

• Lead on risk management, safeguarding, compliance, and quality assurance, ensuring we operate safely and responsibly.

• Build a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organisation.

• Help shape the long‑term operational vision, ensuring SUNSHINE can scale with confidence and compassion.

This is a role for someone who believes operations are not just logistics — they are the foundation that makes impact possible.

Who You Are

You’re someone who:

• Loves bringing structure, clarity, and organisation to ambitious missions.

• Believes deeply in kindness, connection, and purpose.

• Has experience in operations, leadership, project management, or organisational development.

• Thrives in start‑up environments where initiative, creativity, and adaptability matter.

• Understands how to build systems that support people and empower teams.

• Wants to help build something that will grow long after the first foundations are laid.

• Is motivated by purpose — by the chance to make a difference that truly matters.

Most importantly, you’re someone who wants to help create a future where no one feels alone.

Why Join SUNSHINE?

Because this is your chance to:

• Shape the entire operational backbone of a brand‑new charity.

• Build systems that help people connect, grow, and thrive.

• Work alongside passionate, hopeful, determined people.

• Know that your leadership directly helps end loneliness.

• Be part of something bigger than all of us.

Your structure will help someone feel supported. Your systems will help someone feel safe. Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

We Need You — Now

We are at the beginning of our journey, and strong operations will be the lifeline that helps us grow. If you’ve ever wanted to use your skills to create real, lasting change, this is the moment.

If your heart is saying “yes,” then you have a heart of gold — and we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a short statement about why this role speaks to you. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Come help us bring SUNSHINE into the lives of those who need it most.

Together, we can end loneliness.

Together, we can bring the sunshine back.

Vice Chair / Co‑Chair, Board of Trustees (Volunteer Role)

SUNSHINE Charity – Ending Loneliness for Londoners and Beyond

Do you believe no one should feel alone?

At SUNSHINE Charity, we’re a grassroots, volunteer‑powered start‑up building something bold, hopeful, and deeply human — a movement to end loneliness for Londoners and, one day, far beyond. We are at the very beginning of our journey, and the foundations we lay now will shape everything we become.

To guide this mission with wisdom, courage, and compassion, we need someone extraordinary.

We need you!!!

Why This Role Matters

Loneliness is silent, but its impact is loud. It affects mental health, physical wellbeing, confidence, and hope. Every day, thousands of people in our city feel invisible — and SUNSHINE exists to change that.

But a mission this important needs strong leadership. It needs governance that is thoughtful, ethical, and bold. It needs a Board that can steer a young charity through growth, challenge, and opportunity.

As our Vice Chair / Co‑Chair, you will help shape the strategic direction of SUNSHINE. You will support and challenge the organisation to be the best it can be. You will help ensure we stay true to our values, our purpose, and the people we exist to serve.

Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

What You’ll Lead

This is not just a role — it’s a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

You will:

• Support the Chair in leading the Board of Trustees, ensuring effective governance and strategic oversight.

• Act as a critical friend to the CEO and leadership team, offering guidance, challenge, and encouragement.

• Help shape the long‑term vision and strategy of a brand‑new charity.

• Champion good governance, ensuring SUNSHINE meets its legal, ethical, and financial responsibilities.

• Lead or co‑lead Board meetings, stepping in for the Chair when needed.

• Support the development of a strong, diverse, and effective Board, helping to build a culture of collaboration and accountability.

• Advocate for SUNSHINE, representing the charity externally and helping build relationships with partners, funders, and supporters.

• Model our values, ensuring kindness, integrity, and connection guide every decision.

This is a role for someone who believes leadership is an act of service — and that good governance can change lives.

Who You Are

You’re someone who:

• Cares deeply about people, community, and social impact.

• Believes in kindness, connection, and purpose.

• Has experience in leadership, governance, strategy, or organisational development.

• Understands the responsibilities of charity trusteeship — or is eager to learn.

• Thrives in start‑up environments where initiative and creativity matter.

• Wants to help build something that will grow long after the first foundations are laid.

• Is motivated by purpose — by the chance to make a difference that truly matters.

Most importantly, you’re someone who wants to help shape a future where no one feels alone.

Why Join SUNSHINE?

Because this is your chance to:

• Help lead a brand‑new charity at a pivotal moment.

• Shape strategy, culture, and impact from day one.

• Work alongside passionate, hopeful, determined people.

• Know that your leadership directly helps end loneliness.

• Be part of something bigger than all of us.

Your guidance will help someone find connection. Your decisions will help someone feel supported. Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

We Need You — Now

We are at the beginning of our journey, and strong governance will be the lifeline that helps us grow. If you’ve ever wanted to use your leadership to create real, lasting change, this is the moment.

If your heart is saying “yes,” then you have a heart of gold — and we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a short statement about why this role speaks to you. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life — especially those who bring lived experience of loneliness or community support.

Come help us bring SUNSHINE into the lives of those who need it most.

Together, we can end loneliness.

Together, we can bring the sunshine back.

Admin Manager (Volunteer Role)

SUNSHINE Charity – Ending Loneliness for Londoners and Beyond

Do you believe no one should feel alone?

At SUNSHINE Charity, we’re a grassroots, volunteer‑powered start‑up building something bold, hopeful, and deeply human — a movement to end loneliness for Londoners and, one day, far beyond. We’re at the very beginning of our journey, and what we build now will shape everything that comes next.

To keep our mission moving forward — to ensure our people, projects, and services run smoothly — we need someone extraordinary.

We need you!!!

Why This Role Matters

Loneliness is silent, but its impact is loud. It affects mental health, physical wellbeing, confidence, and hope. Every day, thousands of people in our city feel invisible — and SUNSHINE exists to change that.

But none of our work can happen without strong, reliable, organised support behind the scenes.

As our Admin Manager, you will be the steady hand that keeps everything running. You will create the structure that allows our volunteers, leaders, and services to thrive.

Your organisation will help someone feel supported. Your systems will help someone find connection. Your work will help someone feel less alone.

What You’ll Lead

This is not just a role — it’s a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

You will:

• Develop and manage SUNSHINE’s administrative systems, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

• Support the leadership team with scheduling, coordination, documentation, and internal communication.

• Create processes and tools that help volunteers and staff stay organised and informed.

• Oversee inboxes, enquiries, and internal workflows, ensuring nothing gets missed.

• Maintain accurate records, including volunteer information, project documentation, and organisational files.

• Help shape the operational backbone of a brand‑new charity.

• Champion clarity, organisation, and consistency, helping everyone work better together.

This is a role for someone who believes that good administration isn’t just paperwork — it’s the foundation that makes impact possible.

Who You Are

You’re someone who:

• Loves bringing order, clarity, and structure to busy environments.

• Believes deeply in kindness, connection, and purpose.

• Has experience in administration, coordination, operations, or office management.

• Thrives in start‑up environments where initiative and creativity matter.

• Wants to build something that will grow long after the first foundations are laid.

• Is motivated by purpose — by the chance to make a difference that truly matters.

Most importantly, you’re someone who wants to help people by supporting the people who support others.

Why Join SUNSHINE?

Because this is your chance to:

• Build the administrative backbone of a brand‑new charity.

• Create systems that help people connect, grow, and thrive.

• Work alongside passionate, hopeful, determined people.

• Know that your work directly helps end loneliness.

• Be part of something bigger than all of us.

Your organisation will help someone feel supported. Your clarity will help someone feel confident. Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

We Need You — Now

We are at the beginning of our journey, and strong administration will be the lifeline that helps us grow. If you’ve ever wanted to use your skills to create real, lasting change, this is the moment.

If your heart is saying “yes,” then you have a heart of gold — and we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a short statement about why this role speaks to you. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Come help us bring SUNSHINE into the lives of those who need it most.

Together, we can end loneliness.

Together, we can bring the sunshine back.

Loneliness Awareness Campaign Manager (Volunteer Role)

SUNSHINE Charity – Ending Loneliness for Londoners and Beyond

Do you believe no one should feel alone?

At SUNSHINE Charity, we’re a grassroots, volunteer‑powered start‑up building something bold, hopeful, and deeply human — a movement to end loneliness for Londoners and, one day, far beyond. We’re at the very beginning of our journey, and what we build now will shape everything that comes next.

To spark a city‑wide conversation about loneliness — to break the stigma, raise awareness, and inspire action — we need someone extraordinary.

We need you!!!

Why This Role Matters

Loneliness is silent, but its impact is loud. It affects mental health, physical wellbeing, confidence, and hope. Yet despite its scale, loneliness often remains hidden — misunderstood, unspoken, and overlooked.

Awareness is the first step toward change.

As our Loneliness Awareness Campaign Manager, you will help bring this invisible issue into the light. You will shape the stories, messages, and campaigns that help people understand loneliness — and understand that they are not alone.

Your work will help someone feel seen. Your campaigns will help someone feel understood. Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

What You’ll Lead

This is not just a role — it’s a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

You will:

• Design and lead SUNSHINE’s loneliness awareness campaigns, from concept to delivery.

• Create powerful messaging and storytelling that challenges stigma and sparks empathy.

• Develop campaign strategies across social media, community outreach, partnerships, and events.

• Collaborate with marketing, service, and volunteer teams to amplify our mission.

• Build relationships with community groups, local organisations, and media partners to expand our reach.

• Monitor engagement and impact, ensuring campaigns are meaningful, inclusive, and effective.

• Champion the voices of people with lived experience, ensuring their stories shape the narrative.

This is a role for someone who believes awareness can change hearts — and change lives.

Who You Are

You’re someone who:

• Cares deeply about people, community, and social change.

• Believes in the power of storytelling and public awareness.

• Has experience in campaigning, communications, marketing, advocacy, or community engagement.

• Thrives in start‑up environments where creativity and initiative matter.

• Wants to build something that will grow long after the first foundations are laid.

• Is motivated by purpose — by the chance to make a difference that truly matters.

Most importantly, you’re someone who wants to help people feel understood, supported, and connected.

Why Join SUNSHINE?

Because this is your chance to:

• Shape the public conversation around loneliness.

• Build campaigns that inspire empathy, action, and hope.

• Work alongside passionate, hopeful, determined people.

• Know that your work directly helps end loneliness.

• Be part of something bigger than all of us.

Your campaigns will help someone realise they’re not alone. Your voice will help someone feel understood. Your leadership will help someone feel connected again.

We Need You — Now

We are at the beginning of our journey, and awareness will be the spark that helps us grow. If you’ve ever wanted to use your skills to create real, lasting change, this is the moment.

If your heart is saying “yes,” then you have a heart of gold — and we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a short statement about why this role speaks to you. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Come help us bring SUNSHINE into the lives of those who need it most.

Together, we can end loneliness.

Together, we can bring the sunshine back.

Head of Fundraising (Volunteer Role)

SUNSHINE Charity – Ending Loneliness for Londoners and Beyond

Do you believe no one should feel alone?

At SUNSHINE Charity, we’re a grassroots, volunteer‑powered start‑up building something bold, hopeful, and deeply human — a movement to end loneliness for Londoners and, one day, far beyond. We’re at the very beginning of our journey, and what we build now will shape everything that comes next.

To turn our mission into reality, we need someone extraordinary. Someone who can help us build the financial foundations that will sustain our work for years to come.

We need you!!!

Why This Role Matters

Loneliness is silent, but its impact is loud. It affects mental health, physical wellbeing, confidence, and hope. Every day, thousands of people in our city feel invisible — and SUNSHINE exists to change that.

But to deliver meaningful support, we need resources. To grow our services, we need investment. To reach more people, we need funding.

As our Head of Fundraising, you will help make all of that possible. Your leadership will ensure we have the means to bring connection, warmth, and hope to those who need it most.

Your work will help someone feel less alone.

What You’ll Lead

This is not just a role — it’s a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

You will:

• Develop and lead SUNSHINE’s fundraising strategy, shaping how we grow and sustain our mission.

• Build relationships with donors, supporters, partners, and funders, creating a community of people who believe in our cause.

• Identify and pursue funding opportunities, including grants, trusts, corporate partnerships, community fundraising, and individual giving.

• Create compelling fundraising campaigns that inspire generosity and connection.

• Work closely with marketing, service, and volunteer teams to ensure fundraising aligns with our mission and values.

• Build systems and processes that make fundraising ethical, transparent, and sustainable.

• Champion a culture of gratitude, ensuring every supporter feels valued and appreciated.

This is a role for someone who believes fundraising is not just about money — it’s about people, purpose, and possibility.

Who You Are

You’re someone who:

• Loves building relationships and inspiring others to care.

• Believes deeply in kindness, connection, and purpose.

• Has experience in fundraising, partnerships, business development, or community engagement.

• Thrives in start‑up environments where creativity and initiative matter.

• Wants to build something that will grow long after the first foundations are laid.

• Is motivated by purpose — by the chance to make a difference that truly matters.

Most importantly, you’re someone who wants to help create a future where no one feels alone.

Why Join SUNSHINE?

Because this is your chance to:

• Shape the entire fundraising approach of a brand‑new charity.

• Build relationships that directly change lives.

• Work alongside passionate, hopeful, determined people.

• Know that your work helps end loneliness.

• Be part of something bigger than all of us.

Your strategy will help someone find support. Your partnerships will help someone feel connected. Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

We Need You — Now

We are at the beginning of our journey, and fundraising will be the lifeline that helps us grow. If you’ve ever wanted to use your skills to create real, lasting change, this is the moment.

If your heart is saying “yes,” then you have a heart of gold — and we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a short statement about why this role speaks to you. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Come help us bring SUNSHINE into the lives of those who need it most.

Together, we can end loneliness.

Together, we can bring the sunshine back.

Head of Marketing & Communications (Volunteer Role)

SUNSHINE Charity – Ending Loneliness for Londoners and Beyond

Do you believe no one should feel alone?

At SUNSHINE Charity, we’re a grassroots, volunteer‑powered start‑up building something bold, hopeful, and deeply human — a movement to end loneliness for Londoners and, one day, far beyond. We’re at the very beginning of our journey, and what we build now will shape everything that comes next.

To share our mission with the world — to reach the people who need us and the people who want to help — we need someone extraordinary.

We need you!!!

Why This Role Matters

Loneliness is silent, but its impact is loud. It affects mental health, physical wellbeing, confidence, and hope. Every day, thousands of people in our city feel invisible — and SUNSHINE exists to change that.

But people can only reach out for help if they know we’re here. Volunteers can only join us if they feel inspired. Supporters can only believe in us if they understand our story.

As our Head of Marketing & Communications, you will be the voice that carries SUNSHINE into the world. You will shape how people see us, feel about us, and connect with us.

Your words will help someone feel less alone.

What You’ll Lead

This is not just a role — it’s a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

You will:

• Develop and lead SUNSHINE’s marketing and communications strategy across all channels.

• Build our brand identity, ensuring it reflects warmth, hope, and human connection.

• Create compelling content — stories, campaigns, social media, newsletters, and more.

• Grow our online presence, building a community of supporters, volunteers, and partners.

• Shape our messaging, ensuring clarity, consistency, and emotional impact.

• Support service and fundraising teams with communications that amplify their work.

• Monitor engagement and continuously improve, ensuring our voice reaches the people who need it most.

This is a role for someone who believes storytelling can change hearts — and change lives.

Who You Are

You’re someone who:

• Loves crafting messages that move people.

• Believes deeply in kindness, connection, and purpose.

• Has experience in marketing, communications, digital media, branding, or storytelling.

• Thrives in start‑up environments where creativity and initiative matter.

• Wants to build something that will grow long after the first foundations are laid.

• Is motivated by purpose — by the chance to make a difference that truly matters.

Most importantly, you’re someone who wants to help people feel seen, heard, and understood.

Why Join SUNSHINE?

Because this is your chance to:

• Shape the voice and brand of a brand‑new charity.

• Build campaigns that inspire people to take action.

• Work alongside passionate, hopeful, determined people.

• Know that your work directly helps end loneliness.

• Be part of something bigger than all of us.

Your campaigns will help someone discover support. Your storytelling will help someone feel understood. Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

We Need You — Now

We are at the beginning of our journey, and communication will be the lifeline that helps us grow. If you’ve ever wanted to use your skills to create real, lasting change, this is the moment.

If your heart is saying “yes,” then you have a heart of gold — and we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a short statement about why this role speaks to you. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Come help us bring SUNSHINE into the lives of those who need it most.

Together, we can end loneliness.

Together, we can bring the sunshine back.

STAMMA is the leading charity for people who stammer in the UK.  We’re a small, award-winning organisation with big ambitions and a brilliant community, keen to create space and respect for people who stammer.

Stammering has historically been the target for humour and used to suggest inadequacy, leaving many who stammer facing daily ignorance, discrimination and disrespect.  This can affect job prospects and mental health, and cause depression and social isolation. It can make booking a GP appointment a nightmare, and prevent people from accessing a service altogether, leaving them feeling humiliated, degraded or disbelieved.  We’re here to change that.

We’ve a clear strategy for the next five years to achieve real and practical change for people who stammer by highlighting the inadvertent barriers they face within the workplace and as service users. We want to reach more people who stammer and grow our supporter base, but to do that we need to expand our training and advocacy services, whilst underpinning our helpline and family support.

We want to appoint a new Trustee with significant skills and experience within the charity sector to the Board. You’ll need to share our excitement and ambition for change. It isn’t essential that you stammer. This is an unpaid position, but travel expenses can be covered.  Trustee terms are for four years, and you will be expected to attend all Board meetings, up to five times a year, usually on a Saturday, either in-person at different locations across England, or online. There are also sub-committees and informal planning and preparatory discussions, usually held online.

We are looking for someone with experience of one or more of the following:

• Experience of working at a senior level in the voluntary sector, across more than one organisation, with a good understanding of how charities operate and are governed.
• Insight and leadership of people and culture (HR) function and/or service delivery and operations, and a passion for building inclusive, effective organisations
• Previous experience as a trustee or board member. Ideally having chaired a sub committee, board or similar.
• The ability to offer occasional support to the staff team during the working day (roughly two hour per month), providing guidance, insight or a sounding board when helpful
• Lived experience of stammering — whether personally or through close connection — so that the voices of people who stammer are at the heart of our work

Person Specification

• Values-led, with demonstrable passion and commitment to STAMMA and its strategic objectives.
• Proven track record as a senior leader with strategic experience within the charitable sector.
• An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship with an ability to balance the boundaries between different leadership roles.
• Strong interpersonal skills (listening, tact and diplomacy) and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to challenge constructively and ask questions appropriately.
• Team player, who respects and values the views of others and is able to speak their mind with tact and diplomacy.
• A commitment to EDI values and principles, including an understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to commit the necessary time to the role.

As a Trustee at STAMMA you would be expected to: 

• Develop and agree our long-term strategy.
• Ensure compliance with governing documents and regulations.
• Ensure that resources are spent in accordance with our Articles.
• Work with the Board to set goals and assess performance.
• Ensure that the organisation is run efficiently and financially stable.
• Protect the charity’s assets and ensure surplus funds are properly invested.
• Manage the appointment, supervision, support, appraisal and remuneration of the CEO.
• Uphold STAMMA's values.

Head of Learning & Development (Volunteer Role)

SUNSHINE Charity – Ending Loneliness for Londoners and Beyond

Do you believe no one should feel alone?

At SUNSHINE Charity, we’re a grassroots, volunteer‑powered start‑up building something bold, hopeful, and deeply human — a movement to end loneliness for Londoners and, one day, far beyond. We’re at the very beginning of our journey, and what we build now will shape everything that comes next.

To grow a compassionate, confident, skilled community of people who can deliver our mission, we need someone extraordinary.

We need you!!!

Why This Role Matters

Loneliness is silent, but its impact is loud. It affects mental health, physical wellbeing, confidence, and hope. Every day, thousands of people in our city feel invisible — and SUNSHINE exists to change that.

But to create meaningful change, we need people who feel equipped, supported, and empowered to help others.

As our Head of Learning & Development, you will shape how every volunteer, team member, and future leader grows with us. You will build the learning culture that becomes the backbone of our charity.

Your work will help someone feel confident enough to reach out. Your training will help someone feel ready to listen. Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

What You’ll Lead

This is not just a role — it’s a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

You will:

• Design and launch SUNSHINE’s learning and development strategy for volunteers and internal teams.

• Create training pathways that build confidence, compassion, and capability across the organisation.

• Develop onboarding, induction, and skills‑building programmes that help people thrive in their roles.

• Build systems and frameworks that ensure learning is accessible, inclusive, and impactful.

• Support managers and team leads to grow their own leadership and coaching skills.

• Evaluate learning needs and measure impact, ensuring our people feel supported and our services stay strong.

• Champion a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and personal growth.

This is a role for someone who believes learning can transform people — and people can transform communities.

Who You Are

You’re someone who:

• Loves helping others grow and reach their potential.

• Believes deeply in kindness, connection, and purpose.

• Has experience in learning & development, training, coaching, HR, or organisational development.

• Thrives in start‑up environments where creativity and initiative matter.

• Wants to build something that will last long after the first foundations are laid.

• Is motivated by purpose — by the chance to make a difference that truly matters.

Most importantly, you’re someone who wants to help people feel confident, capable, and connected.

Why Join SUNSHINE?

Because this is your chance to:

• Shape the entire learning and development approach of a brand‑new charity.

• Build training programmes that empower people to change lives.

• Work alongside passionate, hopeful, determined people.

• Know that your work directly helps end loneliness.

• Be part of something bigger than all of us.

Your learning pathways will help someone feel ready. Your training will help someone feel supported. Your leadership will help someone feel less alone.

We Need You — Now

We are at the beginning of our journey, and learning will be the lifeline that helps us grow. If you’ve ever wanted to use your skills to create real, lasting change, this is the moment.

If your heart is saying “yes,” then you have a heart of gold — and we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a short statement about why this role speaks to you. We welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Come help us bring SUNSHINE into the lives of those who need it most.

Together, we can end loneliness.

Together, we can bring the sunshine back.