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Job description:
"We are looking for 10 volunteers to join our volunteer human resource programme and gain real world experience in your chosen field. While we only have 10 vacancies available through this programme, other options are available if your skills match our criteria".
About the Volunteer Programme:
The HR Programme Coordinator plays a pivotal role in driving the success of our flagship professional development initiative. This volunteering role is responsible for managing the end-to-end execution of the HR programme, ensuring seamless coordination between participants, Heads of Department (HoDs), and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will combine exceptional organizational skills with a passion for fostering professional growth, ensuring participants remain engaged and supported throughout their development journey.
Key Responsibilities of the sucessful volunteer:
Programme Management
Participant Support & Progress Tracking
Coordination & Communication
Engagement & Feedback
Reporting
Required Skills of a successful volunteer:
Preferred but not essential:
Job Types: Part-time, Volunteer
Benefits:
Work from home
Application question(s):
Work Location: Remote
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Are you passionate about harnessing digital platforms and social media to educate, empower and inspire communities?
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is seeking a visionary Social & Digital Media Education Lead to join our founding volunteer team. This role is central to designing and delivering educational programmes that equip members with the knowledge, skills and confidence to use social media and digital tools safely, creatively and impactfully.
Purpose of the role:
The Volunteer Social & Digital Media Education Lead is responsible for designing, developing and delivering educational programmes focused on social and digital media skills. This role supports the organisation’s mission by empowering volunteers, staff and community members with the knowledge and tools to effectively use digital platforms for communication, outreach and engagement.
About the role:
As Social & Digital Media Education Lead, you will develop and lead training, workshops, and resources for community members, volunteers, and staff. You will work closely with the Instructional Designer, Membership Director, and Technical Systems Liaison to ensure digital learning aligns with our anti-capitalist, survivor-led, and community-driven mission. This is a strategic and hands-on role where your expertise directly enables communities to navigate and leverage digital spaces safely and effectively.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential Technical Competencies:
Desirable / Can Be Developed:
Qualifications:
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
What This Role Offers You:
What This Role Is Not For:
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to
A Final Word
Data is about people, not numbers. Trust is built through care and accuracy.
If you know that: Respect keeps relationships strong.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteer Video Editor (Short-Form Content)
We are looking for an experienced Video Editor to support the creation of high-quality short-form content for a growing animal-assisted wellness organisation.
This role focuses on editing engaging videos for platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, helping us showcase our therapy animals, events and community impact.
Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
What You’ll Gain
Commitment
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Purpose of the role:
We are seeking a WordPress / PHP Developer to help build and maintain the core web systems that power our public platform and membership services. This is not a commercial web development role. This is about creating digital infrastructure that belongs to the community and serves long-term social impact.
About the role:
As WordPress / PHP Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the CIC’s main website and connected digital services using open-source technologies. You will help ensure our platforms are stable, secure, accessible, and capable of supporting growth in membership, education, and fundraising. Your work will directly affect how people access information, join the community, and engage with the organisation.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Formal qualifications is desirable but STRONG experience and passion beats and tops this always.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
· Develop, maintain, and improve WordPress-based websites and systems that support organisational operations, services, and growth.
· Build, customise, and extend WordPress themes and plugins using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and related technologies.
· Ensure code is clean, secure, maintainable, and aligned with WordPress and open-source best practices.
· Integrate open-source tools and third-party platforms, including membership systems, learning platforms, data tools, and APIs.
· Support the development and maintenance of secure member portals and restricted service areas with role-based access and permissions.
· Ensure websites are responsive across devices and browsers and optimised for performance, speed, and reliability.
· Apply accessibility standards to ensure inclusive access and usability for all users.
· Implement security best practices, including updates, patching, backups, access controls, and vulnerability prevention.
· Monitor platforms and assist with regular maintenance, upgrades, and issue prevention.
· Work closely with designers, content teams, and systems leads to translate functional needs into technical solutions.
· Advise on technical feasibility and recommend improvements where systems or tools create limitations.
· Assist with troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving technical issues across WordPress environments.
· Document code, integrations, system architecture, and technical processes clearly for technical and non-technical users.
· Ensure all systems comply with data protection, GDPR principles, safeguarding requirements, and ethical data handling standards.
· Collaborate with safeguarding and digital leads to minimise risk when handling sensitive or survivor-related data.
Essential Skills and Experience
· Strong practical experience with WordPress and PHP development.
· Experience building or customising WordPress themes and plugins.
· Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
· Experience integrating third-party tools, plugins, or APIs.
· Knowledge of WordPress security, performance optimisation, and update management.
· Ability to document technical work clearly and work collaboratively across teams.
· Understanding of GDPR principles and secure data handling.
· Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
· Equivalent professional or voluntary experience accepted.
Desirable Skills and Experience
· Experience working in non-profit, CIC, or community-led organisations.
· Familiarity with open-source or low-cost digital platforms.
· Experience building membership portals or learning platform integrations.
· Basic understanding of hosting environments or server configuration.
· Experience supporting volunteer-led or safeguarding-focused digital environments.
What This Role Offers You:
Founding role in a community-owned digital infrastructure project.
Leadership-level experience in open-source platform development.
Opportunity to build systems that directly support social change.
Experience working across digital, education and membership teams.
Direct contribution to a public-facing platform for justice and empowerment.
Priority consideration for future paid roles as the C.I.C. becomes financially sustainable.
What This Role Is Not For:
People who want to work only with proprietary or closed systems.
Anyone uncomfortable working with serious or sensitive subject matter.
Those seeking guaranteed or immediate income.
Individuals unwilling to document their work or follow shared standards.
People who prefer not to collaborate with non-technical teams.
If you believe technology should belong to the people who use it and that open-source systems can support truth, protection and collective power, this role gives you the chance to build the digital foundations of a movement.
Join the Digital Infrastructure Team and help create platforms that serve community, not corporations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Calling all creatives! If you are great with words, images and ideas, and want to find a flexible, regular, voluntary opportunity with a great small charity - we'd love to hear from you!
Criminal justice charity Belong: Making Justice Happen is looking for a Communications and Influencing Volunteer to join our friendly team and play their part in helping to make our vision of a society where there is hope, rehabilitation and recovery for victims and perpetrators of crime, a reality. This role is vital in ensuring we are telling our story and sharing the impact of our work with the world. It will assist Belong in working towards our goal of helping to develop a fairer, more effective, and more humane criminal justice system.
Supported by Belong’s Operational and Senior Leadership Team, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop creative content that highlight Belong’s key messages and promote change across our three policy objectives whereby we seek to promote:
Place of work: Home-based
Hours of work: Flexible, depending on availability, between 2 – 4 hours per week.
Supported By: Belong’s Operations and Finance Administrator, Head of Programmes and the CEO
Tasks
What support will you be offered?
As part of your role we will provide you with full training, support and supervision. You will have the opportunity to meet and to work with other likeminded people who share Belong’s values of restoration, respect, inspiration, perseverance and empowerment. Belong’s administrator will be on-hand to assist with planning and sign off over email, as well as via catch ups over video call. Belong’s administrator and senior management will take part alongside you in monthly meetings to plan and develop Belong’s communications and policy influencing work.
What difference will you make?
Volunteering with Belong will give you the opportunity to use and develop your skills and make a real difference to building safer communities. You will be contributing to our growth and development, which in turn will enable us to reach a greater number of individuals, and change futures for the better, by:
If you’re seeking experience in this field or want to put your existing skills to a good cause, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us a CV and cover letter outlining a bit about why you are interested in the role and what you could do to take Belong’s communications and influencing work to the next level.
Deadline: 24 April 2026
Interviews: 6 May 2026
Post to start: ASAP
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Are you passionate about harnessing digital platforms and social media to educate, empower and inspire communities?
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is seeking a visionary Social & Digital Media Education Lead to join our founding volunteer team. This role is central to designing and delivering educational programmes that equip members with the knowledge, skills and confidence to use social media and digital tools safely, creatively and impactfully.
Purpose of the role:
The Volunteer Social & Digital Media Education Lead is responsible for designing, developing and delivering educational programmes focused on social and digital media skills. This role supports the organisation’s mission by empowering volunteers, staff and community members with the knowledge and tools to effectively use digital platforms for communication, outreach and engagement.
About the role:
As Social & Digital Media Education Lead, you will develop and lead training, workshops, and resources for community members, volunteers, and staff. You will work closely with the Instructional Designer, Membership Director, and Technical Systems Liaison to ensure digital learning aligns with our anti-capitalist, survivor-led, and community-driven mission. This is a strategic and hands-on role where your expertise directly enables communities to navigate and leverage digital spaces safely and effectively.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential Technical Competencies:
Desirable / Can Be Developed:
Qualifications:
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
What This Role Offers You:
What This Role Is Not For:
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to
A Final Word
Data is about people, not numbers. Trust is built through care and accuracy.
If you know that: Respect keeps relationships strong.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job description:
Job Title: Learning & Development Specialist
Location: Remote (UK-based)
Department: People & Culture
Reports To: Manager: Learning & Development
About QuilomboUK
QuilomboUK is a trailblazing organisation dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion (D&I), and social justice. Rooted in a People First philosophy, we empower individuals and teams to drive systemic change through equitable learning and growth opportunities.
Role Overview
As the Learning & Development Specialist, you will lead the design and delivery of impactful learning programs that align with QuilomboUK’s mission and strategic goals. You’ll develop leadership curricula, create engaging instructional materials, oversee induction training, and continuously refine L&D initiatives based on feedback and data. This role is ideal for a creative, data-driven professional passionate about fostering inclusive leadership and equipping teams with the skills to advance social justice.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership Development & Training
Instructional Design & Content Development
AI-Enhanced Instructional Design
Onboarding & Integration
Training Evaluation & Continuous Improvement
D&I Integration
Qualifications
Personal Attributes
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Rural Watch Africa Initiative (RUWAI)
We restore degraded landscapes and empower rural communities with sustainable agriculture, beekeeping, and green livelihoods.
Grant and Resource Mobilization Specialist
Rural Watch Africa Initiative (RUWAI) is seeking a passionate and skilled Grant and Resource Mobilization Specialist Volunteer to support our mission of restoring ecosystems, empowering rural communities, and advancing climate resilience in Nigeria. The volunteer will play a vital role in identifying funding opportunities, crafting compelling proposals, and building relationships with donors and funding partners.
Key Responsibilities:
Research Funding Opportunities: Identify and monitor grant opportunities from foundations, international donors, corporations, and government agencies aligned with RUWAI’s mission.
Proposal Development: Draft, edit, and submit high-quality grant proposals, concept notes, letters of inquiry, and donor communications.
Donor Engagement Support: Assist in developing pitch materials, case statements, and progress reports to engage current and prospective donors.
Collaboration with Team: Work closely with program leads to gather relevant data, impact stories, and budget details for funding proposals.
Grant Calendar Management: Help maintain a calendar of deadlines and reporting requirements, ensuring timely submissions.
Reporting and Documentation: Contribute to writing donor reports, impact summaries, and narrative updates to strengthen funder relationships.
Fundraising Strategy Input: Offer ideas to diversify and strengthen RUWAI’s fundraising efforts, including exploring crowdfunding, partnerships, or campaigns.
Ideal Candidate Should Have:
Excellent written communication and storytelling skills.
Experience in grant writing, fundraising, or nonprofit communications (preferred but not required).
Strong research and organizational abilities.
Passion for sustainability, rural development, and environmental justice.
Self-motivated, collaborative, and detail-oriented.
Minimum Hours per Week:
10+ hours per week
Duration:
6+ months
We connect professionals with impact startups matching their causes, skills & schedule.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Purpose of the role:
We are seeking a Web Developer to help build, improve, and maintain the public-facing and internal web platforms that power our work.
About the role:
As Web Developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining web-based systems that support the CIC’s website, membership areas, and digital services. You will help turn organisational needs into functional, secure, and user-friendly web experiences.
Your work will directly affect how people access information, join the community, and use our digital services.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Formal qualifications is desirable but STRONG experience and passion beats and tops this always.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
· Develop, maintain, and improve web pages and web-based systems that support organisational services and digital operations.
· Build, adapt, and enhance features for both public-facing and member-facing areas of the website.
· Ensure websites are fully responsive across devices and browsers and optimised for usability and clarity.
· Apply accessibility best practices to ensure inclusive access for all users.
· Work closely with designers to implement layouts, styling, and user interface components accurately.
· Collaborate with content teams to ensure content is presented clearly, consistently, and effectively.
· Integrate open-source tools, plugins, or services where required to support organisational needs.
· Support performance optimisation, including page speed, load times, and efficient front-end behaviour.
· Apply basic security practices, including updates, access controls, and secure handling of web assets.
· Test web pages and features thoroughly to identify bugs, broken layouts, or usability issues.
· Fix bugs and make iterative improvements based on feedback and testing results.
· Document technical changes, updates, and development processes clearly for continuity and collaboration.
· Support future platform growth by contributing to new features, pages, and digital services.
· Work within existing digital systems and frameworks while recommending improvements where appropriate.
· Ensure all web systems comply with data protection, GDPR principles, safeguarding requirements, and ethical standards.
· Collaborate with digital, safeguarding, and systems leads to minimise risk when handling user data or sensitive content.
Essential Skills and Experience
· Practical experience in web development or front-end development.
· Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript.
· Experience building responsive and accessible web pages.
· Ability to follow design specifications and implement layouts accurately.
· Experience testing and fixing bugs or layout issues.
· Ability to document work clearly and work collaboratively with non-technical teams.
· Understanding of GDPR principles and secure handling of web content.
· Equivalent professional or voluntary experience accepted.
Desirable Skills and Experience
· Experience working with CMS platforms such as WordPress or similar.
· Familiarity with open-source tools or plugins.
· Experience working in non-profit, CIC, or community-led organisations.
· Basic understanding of performance optimisation and web security.
· Experience supporting ongoing platform development or service expansion.
What This Role Requires:
· Experience or working knowledge of web development.
· Understanding of HTML, CSS, and at least one scripting or backend language (e.g. JavaScript, PHP, or similar).
· Ability to work with open-source frameworks or tools.
· Basic awareness of web accessibility and performance principles.
· Comfort working in a collaborative development environment.
· Willingness to work within safeguarding, ethical, and data protection frameworks.
· formal qualifications is desirable but STRONG experience and passion beats and tops this always.
What This Role Offers You:
· Founding role in a community-owned digital infrastructure project.
· Leadership-level experience in building real-world platforms for social impact.
· Opportunity to develop skills in ethical and open-source web systems.
· Direct contribution to education, membership, and survivor-centred services.
· Experience working alongside designers, educators, and system architects.
· Priority consideration for future paid roles as the C.I.C. becomes financially sustainable.
What This Role Is Not For:
· People only interested in commercial or profit-driven web projects.
· Anyone uncomfortable working with serious or sensitive subject matter.
· Those seeking immediate or guaranteed income.
· Individuals unwilling to document or maintain their work.
· People who prefer not to work within shared systems and standards.
If you believe the web should be a place for access, dignity, and collective power and that open-source technology can support justice and community ownership this role gives you the chance to help build the digital foundations of Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C.
Join the Digital Infrastructure Team and help create web platforms that serve people, not profit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Emerge Worldwide is seeking a strategic and creative Social Media Lead to lead — and actively deliver — our digital communications.
This role is both strategic and practical. You will design content, publish content, host online discussions and actively manage platforms.
You will lead and set clear strategy, direction and plans for Emerge Worldwide’s Social Media communications, create engaging content, supervise the Team and encourage community mobilisation.
You will work closely with the Communications Deprtamnet and colloborate with the Education, Events & Fundraising and Policy departments and external stakeholders.
Strategy & Direction
Design, create and publish high-quality digital content across platforms.
Work closely with the Communications Department to ensure:
Alignment with policy and campaign messaging
Collaborate with all Emerge Worldwide departments
Analytics & Growth
What are we looking for?
What difference will you make?
The Social Media Lead plays a strategic and safeguarding-critical role in advancing Emerge Worldwide’s mission to prevent grooming, sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.
This role is not simply about posting content. It is about shaping narrative, increasing prevention, strengthening partnerships and ensuring that women and girls encounter accurate, trauma-informed information in digital spaces.
Through a clear digital strategy and consistent messaging, the Social Media Lead strengthens Emerge Worldwide’s credibility and national voice. A strong online presence builds trust with survivors, professionals, schools, corporates and policymakers — opening doors for training, partnerships and funding that directly support prevention and empowerment initiatives.
Consistent, high-quality posting has preventative impact. Educational content about red flags, online grooming, coercive control and intersectional vulnerabilities can help young people recognise harmful behaviour earlier. Parents, carers and teachers may identify warning signs sooner. Increased awareness can interrupt exploitation before it escalates.
Collaboration with the Communications Department ensures language is trauma-informed and safeguarding-aware. Sensitive issues are handled ethically, reducing the risk of re-traumatisation and creating a digital environment where survivors feel seen, respected and safe.
Cross-department collaboration ensures campaigns, policy work, education programmes and fundraising initiatives are amplified effectively. This leads to increased attendance at training, stronger campaign mobilisation, greater public engagement and enhanced funding — all of which contribute to tangible protection and support for vulnerable girls and young women.
By analysing performance data, the Social Media Lead helps Emerge Worldwide reach high-risk demographics more effectively. Data-informed decisions improve targeting, engagement and resource allocation, ensuring messaging reaches those most vulnerable.
In summary, the outcomes of this role contribute directly to early identification, public education, cultural awareness and increased access to prevention services. The Social Media Lead helps transform awareness into action — strengthening Emerge Worldwide’s impact in advocating for women and girls against grooming, sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.
To apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter/email
Raising awareness and prevention on sexual exploitation & sex trafficking. Amplifying our voice until freedom is experienced for all women and girls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about using your skills and expertise to help support and develop a UK-wide relationships and sex education charity?
Sexpression:UK provides high quality, comprehensive relationships and sex education workshops to young people between the ages of 11-18 in schools and youth groups. We operate across the UK through our unique network of affiliated branches and volunteers based at universities and students’ unions in 15 towns and cities.
You will have strong empathy with our mission to educate and empower young people to make individual, informed decisions about their bodies and their health. You will be committed to using your expertise to contribute to the future development of the charity and ensuring high quality governance of the organisation.
We are looking for a motivated individual with demonstrable experience in leadership or governance to join our board as Chair of Trustees.This is an exciting time to join our charity with the opportunity to contribute to a unique youth-led charity playing a leading role in some of today’s biggest issues.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Call to Action: Become Clan Secretary of the Lyonic Scots
Step forward and take your place in a story that began on the fields of Culloden in 1746—where courage, loyalty, and identity were tested, but never extinguished. From those ashes rose a resilient Scots community whose spirit has carried across centuries. Today, we honour that legacy by building something new, something global, something fiercely alive: The Lyonic Scots Clan Society.
We are seeking a founding Clan Secretary—a dedicated, organised, and passionate individual who will help shape the very foundations of our society. This role is central to our operations, our communication, and the preservation of our shared story. As Secretary, you will be the steady hand that keeps our clan connected, informed, and moving forward.
As Clan Secretary, you will:
Serve as the key communicator for the Executive Committee and wider membership
Maintain records, minutes, and essential documents that will form the backbone of our society’s history
Support the President/Chair, Vice Chair, and Clan Chief in coordinating meetings, decisions, and initiatives
Help ensure our traditions, values, and activities are organised with clarity and purpose
Play a vital role in building a global community rooted in unity, culture, and belonging
You do not need Scottish ancestry to stand with us. What matters is your commitment. Your enthusiasm. Your belief in what a modern clan can be: a living community shaped by shared purpose and the enduring spirit of the Scots.
If you feel the pull of something meaningful… If you want to help build a society rooted in honour, unity, and heritage… If you’re ready to take on a role that blends organisation, communication, and legacy‑building…
Then the Lyonic Scots are calling for you.
Stand with us. Shape our future. Carry the flame forward.
Become the founding Clan Secretary. Become a guardian of our story. Become Lyonic.
Lyonic Scots
Clan Society
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Kurapa Moyo
We empower African youth, women, and communities through mental-health advocacy, training, and healing programs.
Programs Assistant
The Program Assistant will support the routine operations of the Wellness hotline and Wellness advocacy program. He / She will handle scheduling and event coordination, data entry and passing all communication to the volunteers. The ideal candidate should be detail oriented and good at multi-tasking. This role is completely voluntary but Kurapa Moyo will provide a $100 data stipend.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Minimum Hours per Week:
4-6 hours per week
Duration:
6+ months
We connect professionals with impact startups matching their causes, skills & schedule.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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HeadGym Foundation
We train teachers and community partners to deliver trauma-informed psychosocial support empowering displaced Cambodian children.
Grant Writer
Join HeadGym Foundation as a volunteer and be part of a team striving to improve the health outcomes and well-being of children in Cambodia.
What you’ll do:
Skills we’re looking for:
What you’ll gain:
Minimum Hours per Week:
7-9 hours per week
Duration:
6+ months
We connect professionals with impact startups matching their causes, skills & schedule.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Equal Aqua is seeking a Trustee with significant fundraising expertise to provide strategic leadership and hands-on support to drive substantial income growth as the organisation scales towards a seven-figure annual income. The role involves actively leveraging networks to open doors to major donors, corporate partners and grant-makers, initiating high-value funding conversations and developing new income streams. The Trustee will help shape and oversee the organisation’s long-term fundraising strategy, support the cultivation and conversion of major funding opportunities, mentor the fundraising team and strengthen proposals and donor engagement. Acting as an ambassador for the organisation, they will also help raise Equal Aqua’s profile within influential networks while ensuring strong governance, accountability and performance through the Board and Fundraising Committee. The ideal candidate will bring senior-level fundraising experience, strong sector knowledge in areas such as WASH, climate or international development, and a network capable of unlocking significant new funding opportunities.
Equal Aqua is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in the UK; Equal Aqua Uganda is a registered Community Based Organisation (CBO) in Uganda (‘EAU’ refers to both). Both operate equally and in unison. The purpose of EAU is to enable communities in Uganda to have access to safe and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities. EAU supports schools and communities facing the greatest WASH inequalities by providing water tanks and filters, running classes and workshops, and empowering young people to be WASH change makers in their community. The current Board of Trustees, consisting of 5 members based in UK and Uganda, provides guidance to the volunteer EAU management team as well as supporting the implementing volunteers based in UK, Uganda and other countries.
The objectives of EAU are, in Uganda, to:
1. To improve access to safe and sustainable WASH for those facing the greatest inequalities in Uganda
2. To strengthen the participation of local communities in WASH, in particular women and girls, and displaced peoples
3. To take action to protect the natural environment, reduce pollution and tackle climate change
The role of trustees is:
1. Sculpt and maintain EAU’s vision, mission, objectives and values.
2. Act as ‘critical friends’ in the development of EAU’s policy, programming and planning.
3. Actively champion EAU externally, opening doors to people and organisations that can support our cause, fostering awareness and engagement in the UK, Uganda and internationally.
4. Support in particular with income generation activities, advising and supporting delivery of major campaigns and helping to build EAU’s donor and partner base.
5. Establish and maintain systems for reporting and monitoring.
6. Ensure that the financial affairs of the organisation are conducted properly and are accurately reported.
7. Manage risk and ensure compliance and accountability with the governing document (EAU Constitution), external regulators and the law (UK and Uganda).
8. Safeguard EAU’s assets – both physical assets, including property, and intangible ones, such as its reputation.
Ensure EAU has the appropriate structure and resources to deliver the above.
Trustee Responsibilities:
1. To attend and contribute to EAU Board of Trustee meetings, held at least on a quarterly basis. To work with EAU management to set an agenda in advance of this meeting.
2. Currently, Trustees will hold the position for a maximum of 3 years. This length of trusteeship will be reviewed with the aim of staggering Trustee terms to ensure a smooth transition between board members.
3. To support the recruitment of additional trustees, from diverse backgrounds and providing a range of expertise.
4. To offer personal expertise and skills in select areas for the benefit of EAU. This may include legal, management, practical, fundraising, marketing or other relevant areas.
5. To offer advice and feedback on EAU’s main fundraising programmes, e.g. events and grant applications.
Additional Responsibilities of Trustee with fundraising expertise
To provide strategic leadership and hands-on support to drive significant and sustainable income growth for Equal Aqua, with the ambition of building towards a seven-figure annual income.
Key Responsibilities
This role requires active relationship-building and direct contribution to income growth, not solely advisory input.
Desired Background and expertise of Trustee with Fundraising expertise.
Senior Fundraising Experience
Familiarity with the funding landscape in these sectors – including trends, key funders and partnership models – would be a significant advantage.
To become a leading organisation in Uganda in addressing inequalities in WASH, and interrelated issues of gender and sustainability.