Development intern volunteer roles in birmingham

We are looking for an experienced professional to help us reach more people, share our work and help us change the lives of vulnerable and orphaned children.

Experience in website and social media design essential. Knowledge of google ads management and SEO experience a bonus!

Genesis Impact is a UK charity dedicated to strengthening communities through educational development, preparing young people to make a positive impact in their communities and supporting parents to achieve their full potential to foster family unity.

We’re looking for a communications and social media intern to help us share our story across Instagram, LinkedIn, and email newsletters. The ideal person is creative, organised, and keen to gain real experience in charity communications.

Responsibilities:

• Create and schedule engaging posts for Instagram and LinkedIn

• Help design simple graphics or reels (Canva or CapCut skills helpful)

• Support event promotion and highlights (e.g. Acclivity Award Ceremony)

• Gather and write short quotes or stories from mentors/mentees

• Track engagement and suggest ways to improve reach

Skills/Experience (desirable but not essential):

• Interest in communications, marketing, or social media

• Good written English and creative eye for visuals

• Comfortable using Canva or similar tools

• Passion for community, mentoring, and youth development

What you’ll gain:

• Hands-on experience running comms for a real UK charity

• Mentorship from the team and experience for your CV

• References and LinkedIn recommendations upon completion

Are you fascinated by the history of clock and watchmaking? Do you work in clockmaking or watchmaking? Or perhaps you have expertise in website development and digital technology? 

Clocktime is seeking two new trustees to join our board: 

1. A trustee with knowledge and interest in horology 

2. A trustee with website/tech expertise 

About Clocktime 

Horology is the study and measurement of time and the science and art of making clocks and watches. 

The Clocktime website is a digital museum created by the world-renowned inventor Dr John C. Taylor OBE FRSEng. It is Dr Taylor's passion project and is inspired by the innovative spirit of the early clockmakers. Its design is playful, informative and engaging. 

Dr Taylor is the museum’s Patron; however, we are now starting the museum as a standalone organisation to increase the public understanding of horology and to support the endangered crafts of clock and watchmaking.   

What we are looking for 

We are seeking trustees who share our enthusiasm for this unique project and commitment to preserving this important legacy for the nation and can contribute their specialist knowledge to help guide the charity's development. All trustees must adhere to the principles of public life. 

If you are interested in joining us, we would love to hear from you. Please complete a short application form to indicate your interest and experience. 

Tempus fugit cum ludis (time flies when you are having fun)! 

Lived Experienced Peer Volunteer
14 hours per week
West Midlands
 
Are you a proactive, collaborative and compassionate individual with proven experience of working positively with adults to engage successfully despite ‘challenging’ behaviour?  Do you have the ability to be a positive role model, demonstrating the virtues of engaging with treatment support services?

If so, St Giles is looking for a Lived Experienced Peer Volunteer to join our team and provide interventions and build meaningful, peer-led relationships with service users to encourage them to engage in drug and alcohol treatment following arrest.

About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this key role
As a Peer Volunteer, you will increase client engagement with drug and alcohol treatment services by providing vital peer-led support and building trust and motivation among a client group that has been historically disengaged/not offered support previously.  You will provide holistic, short-term intervention to bridge the gap between referral and full treatment engagement, capture client experiences and barriers to improve service design and accessibility and develop a strong service user voice to inform future service improvements.

Areas of support from Peer Volunteers may also include initial engagement and motivation such as welcome calls, check-ins, peer-led conversations and motivational chats over coffee.  You may also offer practical support such as appointment reminders, transport assistance and paperwork support, plus help to build positive routines such as activity-based engagement and supporting small lifestyle changes, including meal planning, budgeting, and time management.
 
What we are looking for

• Personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group (i.e. experience of substance misuse and recovery)
• Proven experience of working in a high intensity environment, being self-motivating, with an ability to effectively manage your own wellbeing
• Knowledge of the issues facing those arrested for potential criminal offences
• Knowledge of, and commitment to, safeguarding practices and policies
• The ability to use monitoring systems to record all aspects of the work
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, verbal and written

 
Please note:  as an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Child Workforce with Child Barred list DBS.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, and reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is appointed. We therefore strongly encourage early applications to avoid any disappointment

Closing date: Monday, 1st December 2025 @ 9am

We are looking for lived experienced volunteers who use screen readers and would be happy to share their experiences of accessing Welsh digital information and services in Wales.

You will share your personal experiences of using a screen reader to access Welsh digital information and services, show how accessibility features work in real life and what changes make a real difference.

You will share your experiences and talk openly in group discussions and have the confidence to raise issues and a willingness to speak up about concerns or gaps in services. You will also contribute and collaborate with project staff and external stakeholders (researchers and decision makers) to shape future Welsh language technology developments helping to create more accessible Welsh language digital services.

How often will I be needed?

• 2 Hours per Event

Key requirements

• Aged over 18

Location

Region

• Wales

Home based

• This role is home based

Additional location information

• Meetings will take place virtually, but there may be an opportunity to join a face to face session depending on needs of the project.

Who this opportunity will suit

• This role is reserved for blind and partially sighted applicants

Minimum age

• You must be at least 18 years old to apply

What skills and experience are needed?

• • Screen reader user
• • Welsh Speaker (first language or learner)
• • Will have good active listening skills to engage respectfully and sensitively with others’ experiences and perspectives
• • Will be able to work collaboratively and constructively with other group members, stakeholders and staff
• • Ability to reflect on personal experiences.

Be Part of Something Meaningful

We're building an AI-powered platform that transforms how organisations prevent burnout and support employee wellbeing-and we need your expertise to get it right.

If you're an HR professional, People and Culture leader, manager, or employee who's frustrated with generic wellbeing initiatives that don't actually help, this is your chance to design something better from the ground up.

What You'll Do

Deep Dive Discussions (Monthly)

• Share your real experiences with workplace wellbeing challenges
• Critique our approach before we build the wrong thing
• Help us understand what managers actually need versus what surveys tell us they need

User Testing Sessions (Bi-weekly)

• Test early prototypes of our dashboard, intervention tools, and manager toolkits
• Tell us what feels authentic versus robotic
• Challenge our assumptions about privacy, data ethics, and implementation barriers

Shape Real Features

• Your feedback directly influences what we build
• We're not asking you to validate our ideas-we want you to tear them apart
• See your suggestions implemented in real-time as we develop the MVP

What Makes This Different

This isn't a token "advisory panel" where your input disappears into the void. You'll:

• Have direct access to our founding team
• Participate in specific feature decisions with veto power
• Receive detailed updates on how your feedback shaped development
• Get early access to the platform for your own organisation (if desired)
• Have the opportunity to transition to our formal Advisory Board as we scale

Who We're Looking For

HR/People/Culture Professionals who:

• Have battled C-suite for wellbeing budgets and know what evidence actually works
• Understand the gap between "wellbeing is a priority" and actual resource allocation
• Can speak to security, compliance, and integration barriers that kill good initiatives

Managers who:

• Have had those difficult "I think you're struggling" conversations and know what makes them go well or badly
• Want expert guidance but feel underprepared for wellbeing situations
• Can articulate what would make them consistently use a wellbeing tool versus letting it gather dust

Employees who:

• Have experienced burnout or watched colleagues struggle
• Can identify what actually helps versus performative wellbeing theatre
• Want to ensure employee privacy and agency are protected in wellbeing tech

The Bigger Picture

Our research shows:

• 75% of managers want expert guidance but feel underprepared for wellbeing conversations
• 62% want training on "recognising early signs" but 68% already identify struggling team members—so the gap isn't detection, it's intervention
• Wellbeing is flagged as "high priority" but budget allocation is often unclear or absent

We're building a system that uses predictive modeling to detect burnout risk 1-4 weeks before crisis, identifies hidden patterns in motivation data, and deploys targeted interventions at individual, manager, and organizational levels.

But here's the truth: We'll only build something valuable if people like you tell us where we're wrong.

Time Commitment Breakdown

• Monthly Deep Dive: 90-minute virtual session exploring specific challenges
• Bi-weekly User Testing: 30-45 minute sessions testing prototypes
• Asynchronous Feedback: Brief surveys and feedback forms (15 minutes)
• Optional Office Hours: Drop-in sessions with our team as needed

Total: 3-6 hours per month, flexible scheduling

What You'll Gain

• Early Platform Access: Use DMAFB in your organisation before public launch
• Advisory Board Opportunity: Transition to our formal Advisory Board with equity consideration
• Professional Development: Certificate of participation; LinkedIn recommendation
• Network Access: Connect with HR leaders and wellbeing experts across sectors
• Impact: Your expertise will shape a tool used by thousands of employees

Our Commitment to You

• We'll never waste your time with meetings that should be emails
• You can participate as much or as little as your schedule allows
• We'll share what we learn from the collective panel (anonymised insights)
• If you decide it's not for you, exit anytime with no hard feelings

About Do Me A Favour Buddy

We're a wellbeing tech startup founded on Self-Determination Theory-the science of human motivation. Our platform translates employee motivation and wellbeing data into real-time, personalized interventions that measurably impact productivity, retention, and team performance.

We're seeing 60-80% reduction in burnout-related turnover and 12-15% productivity improvements in early pilots. But we know the real test is whether busy managers will actually use this consistently, and whether employees will trust it.

That's where you come in... (cue super hero music :))

The treasurer is a vital role to the ongoing success of IBP as a not-for-profit community interest company as we push forward to fulfil our goals.

We need someone with the following qualities and skills to join our voluntary management board:

• Financial Literacy: Ability to understand and manage accounts, budgets, and basic financial reporting relevant to IBP’s main operations.
• Attention to Detail: Careful and accurate handling of records, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements for community interest companies.
• Organisational Skills: Efficient time management and record-keeping abilities, especially important when working voluntarily alongside other commitments.
• Communication: Clear, concise communication to report financial information to the management board, stakeholders, supporters, funders or regulatory bodies.
• Integrity and Trustworthiness: Strong ethical standards, as the role involves handling funds and maintaining the confidence of IBP’s stakeholders and the wider community.

Does this sound like you, or someone you know? Please apply today.

Time commitment: 1-2 days per month

Remuneration: Expenses only

Deadline for applications: 31 October 2025