Development intern volunteer volunteer roles in Birmingham

Are you looking to build experience in communications while supporting children’s education in Malawi?

The Mlambe Project is a small but impactful charity building sustainably constructed school blocks in rural Malawi. We’re looking for a volunteer Communications & Social Media Intern to help us share our story and grow our online presence — all in just around one hour per week.

What you’ll do:

• Create and schedule engaging social media posts and update website
• Help tell the story of our school building projects and the people we work with
• Share updates, photos and impact stories
• Suggest ideas to grow awareness and engagement
• Support the team in Malawi to take engaging content

Who this would suit:

• Students or recent graduates
• Anyone wanting experience in the charity or international development sector
• Creative self-starters who enjoy writing and storytelling

Why volunteer with us?

• Gain real, hands-on experience
• Build your CV and portfolio
• Work flexibly around your schedule
• Contribute directly to improving education access for children in Malawi

This is a small time commitment with meaningful impact.

If you’d like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch with a short introduction about yourself and why you’re interested.

Seabex

We optimize agricultural water use through AI-powered irrigation recommendations and verified environmental impact measurement.

Business Development Assistant

Most volunteer roles in sustainability ask you to research, assist, or support. This one asks you to build.

Seabex is an AI-powered agricultural water intelligence platform operating across France, Tunisia, and Spain. Our platform helps farmers optimize irrigation without any hardware installation, using satellite imagery and agronomic AI models. We work with 500+ recurring farmers across 60,000+ hectares, with independently validated water savings of 16 to 40%. We are also building Water Savings Certificates (WSC) — a first-of-its-kind MRV infrastructure that will allow corporations to account for water savings in their supply chain under CSRD/ESRS E3 reporting obligations.

As our Business Development Volunteer, you will identify and qualify corporate leads, map partnership opportunities with agricultural institutions across France and Spain, conduct competitive research, and directly contribute to a commercial pipeline that matters.

You will work closely with the CEO and founding team — not a middle manager, not an intern coordinator. Your work will feed directly into deals with agri-food corporations, irrigation cooperatives, and institutional buyers.

What we are looking for

• A proactive self-starter with an interest in climate, agriculture, or water.
• Background in business, agronomy, sustainability, or engineering.
• French or English fluency (both is a plus).
• Ability to commit 5 to 10 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months.

What you get

• Direct access to the founding team and their investor and partner network.
• Real exposure to a B2B SaaS commercial motion in climate-tech.
• A letter of recommendation and LinkedIn endorsement from the CEO upon successful mission.

Minimum Hours per Week:

7-9 hours per week

Duration:

3-5 months

Zero Waste Palestine

We empower households across the Arab world to adopt waste-free, sustainable, and healthier everyday practices.

Grants Researcher & Writer

We're looking for a motivated volunteer or intern to support our grants and funding efforts. This hands-on role offers an opportunity to contribute to meaningful environmental and social impact while gaining practical experience in the development sector.

**What you'll do**

You will decide how to track opportunities, what to prioritise, and how to ensure nothing slips through the cracks. This will likely involve researching funding sources both locally and internationally, identifying the right opportunities at the right times, and writing proposals.

**What we're looking for**

• Strong research instincts
• Someone who builds their own structure and can work independently.
• Organised and reliable 
• Curiosity about environmental issues, sustainability, or the nonprofit sector.

*This role is suitable for students or early-career individuals. We are happy to provide a reference letter or support academic credit requirements where applicable.*

Minimum Hours per Week:

4-6 hours per week

Duration:

6+ months