Digital designer volunteer volunteer roles in Birmingham
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
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.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About GHRI
Global Health Reform Initiative (GHRI) is a humanitarian organization focused on improving access to healthcare for underserved and vulnerable communities through digital health solutions, telemedicine support, and community outreach.
In short: tech + health + impact = GHRI.
Role Overview
GHRI is looking for a Volunteer Full-Stack Mobile App Developer to help build, improve, and maintain our mobile health applications. This role is critical to delivering digital healthcare support to people who need it most.
✨ Important part: Your code will support real healthcare access, not demo projects collecting dust.
️ Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain mobile applications (Android / iOS or cross-platform)
Work on both frontend and backend features
Integrate APIs, databases, and third-party services
Collaborate remotely with designers, admins, and health teams
Help improve app performance, security, and user experience
✅ Requirements
Experience with mobile development (Flutter, React Native, or native Android/iOS)
Backend experience (Node.js, Firebase, Django, or similar)
Understanding of APIs, databases, and authentication
Ability to work independently in a remote team
Passion for using tech to solve real-world health problems
(No need to be a Silicon Valley wizard. Just be solid and reliable.)
What You’ll Gain
Real-world experience building a health-focused mobile app
Opportunity to work on impactful digital health solutions
Collaboration with a global humanitarian team
Volunteer certificate and recommendation (where applicable)
Strong portfolio experience (this one actually impresses recruiters)
Our mission is to deliver affordable, quality healthcare to underserved communities via telemedicine, hospital links & humanitarian aid.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
AGILE PROJECT MANAGER
Remote Volunteer
ZAKKI is a social startup focusing on creating an inclusive community for the elderly and people with disabilities. Our mission is to facilitate alms and donations collection and distribution to help the elderly and people with disabilities who work in the informal sector to get better livelihood through micro-business management, giving them greater market exposure.
We are still redesigning ZAKKI fully function product. We are expecting to develop the ZAKKI fully function product in the upcoming years.
ZAKKI provides equal volunteering opportunity for everyone regardless of age, sex/gender, color, race, creed, nationality/origin, marital status, sexual orientation, political belief, or disability that does not prohibit essential performance job functions. All matters relating to volunteering are based upon one’s ability to perform the job, as well as one’s dedication to ZAKKI’s Mission and needs.
The AGILE PROJECT MANAGER will manage either the UIUX Designer team or Developer team. He/She will collaborate with the Team Lead of the respective team to manage and lead the project.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, and project team members.
Responsibilities
• Set project timeline
• Monitor project deliverables and manage the project documentation in one place.
• Update relevant stakeholders and team members on the project progress
• Coach and support project team members with tasks you assign them
General Requirement:
- • Very effective interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
- • Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
- • In-depth knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
- • Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools:
- ⁃ Agile Project Management tools such as Jira, Asana or equivalent
- ⁃ Google Suite, all Office Tools
- • Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the executive level
- • Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view
Specific Requirement:
Knowledge of one or more of these skills below is preferred;
- Knowledge on UI/UX Designing process
- Able to use versioning control system such as GIT, GitLab, Github.
- Proven ability to lead software development projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met
Interested applicant required to fill up this Google Form, based on the team he/she interested to be part of;
For part of DEVELOPER team
https://forms.gle/iY7xUbf63QpmdTXb8
select role AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
For part of UIUX Designer team
https://forms.gle/p2pkFdK3ejHZkgE17
select role AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
After the submission, you still able to edit your submitted response in case you need to update your supporting documents (i.e CV/Resume)
To become a socially-based technology platform with integrity, setting trends and assisting others in making the world a better place for everyone
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This Is Not a Typical Content Creator Call-Out
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is building a truth-telling media engine and community-owned digital infrastructure to confront CSA, centre survivor truth, and create real economic and leadership pathways for young people. To do that, we are intentionally recruiting hundreds to thousands of content creators globally. This is not about chasing virality. This is not influencer culture. This is not one brand voice. This is about collective creation at scale, community ownership of narrative, and building systems that give many people opportunity—not just a few. If you want to contribute your creative skills to something bigger than yourself, keep reading.
Purpose of the Role
Volunteer Content Creators are the production engine of our Social Media Management Team.
You will help create, remix, and repurpose content that fuels:
• Donor growth
• Volunteer mobilisation
• Survivor-led storytelling
• Community trust
• Cultural disruption
Content is created once and then reused across:
• CIC platforms
• Ambassador networks
• Community organisers
• Campaigns, education, and outreach
This role exists at scale because our strategy is scale.
Who We Are Calling In (Multiple Creator Types Needed)
We are intentionally recruiting creators with different strengths. You do not need to do everything.
We are looking for:
• AI Content Creators – generating content variations, captions, visuals, and scripts using AI tools
• Video Creators – TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube (short-form and long-form)
• Audio Creators – podcasters, musicians, sound designers
• Visual Creators – photographers, graphic designers, infographic designers
• Writers & Bloggers – articles, newsletters, educational content, scripts
• Copywriters – captions, CTAs, campaign copy, landing page text
• Scriptwriters – video, podcast, and show scripts
• Platform-Native Creators – TikTok specialists, Instagram-first creators, YouTube editors
• Educational Creators – teaching skills, knowledge of self, history, media literacy
• Entertainment Creators – storytelling, humour, gaming, culture-led content
• Brand & Community Ambassadors – creators willing to promote the CIC using approved sponsorship content
You may fit one lane or several.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential experience
- Experience creating digital content on a consistent basis, meeting agreed briefs and deadlines.
- Experience working with at least one content type: video, design, writing, or AI-assisted content.
- Experience adapting content for different social media formats and platforms.
- Experience contributing to purpose-led, community-focused, or sensitive storytelling.
- Experience collaborating with creative, campaign, or insight-driven teams.
Essential skills
- Ability to produce high-quality content consistently and at scale.
- Strong understanding of social media formats, trends, and audience behaviour.
- Ability to work within brand, ethics, safeguarding, and trauma-informed frameworks.
- Openness to feedback, iteration, and collective ownership of work and outcomes.
- Strong self-management, reliability, and accountability without close supervision.
- Understanding of content as a tool for impact and change, not personal ego.
Training & qualifications
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Formal qualifications are not required.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Produce high-volume, high-quality content consistently, aligned with campaign priorities and platform requirements.
- Repurpose long-form content (e.g. podcasts, interviews, stories) into short-form assets optimised for social platforms.
- Work within C.I.C brand guidelines, ethical standards, safeguarding requirements, and trauma-informed frameworks at all times.
- Submit all content for approval, structured storage, tagging, and future reuse in line with C.I.C workflows.
- Collaborate closely with the Social Media Director, Campaign Managers, Analysts, and Automators to align content with strategy, insight, and distribution.
- Contribute creative ideas, concepts, and improvements, not just output, supporting experimentation and continuous improvement.
This role is not suitable if you:
- Need immediate income
- Want a low-commitment volunteer role
- Are only looking for exposure
- Prefer to work alone without feedback
- Are uncomfortable with heavy or sensitive subject matter
Important to Be Clear:
- A volunteer role within a Community Interest Company
- Unpaid during the build phase
- Not a replacement for paid employment
- Paid opportunities will be introduced as the organisation becomes financially sustainable.
Next Steps:
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led conversation
- A practical discussion about content, storytelling, and donor engagement
If you believe that words can transform communities, and that authentic storytelling drives action, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Words carry weight.
They can heal or harm.
If you know that:
- Survivor stories deserve care, not clicks
- Donors deserve honesty, not spin
- Communication is part of safeguarding
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.