Fundraising and communications intern 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!
This role is hybrid based in Birmingham Third Space (687 Stratford Road, B11 4DX)
Volunteers are an integral part of Human Appeal’s success. They are the ones that create real change for those most in need. This is your chance to meet new people, gain new skills and experience and have fun whilst being part of a great cause. We are looking for a engagement intern to assist the fundraising and engagement team in developing events, project management and admin support..
Main tasks:
- Administrative tasks such as collating data, contacting signups for pledges, various challenges, deployments and events.
- Assist with administrational tasks relating to fundraising
- Create content for social media
- Contact guests who have booked for events
- Research venues, catering and other fundraising related tasks for upcoming events
- May be asked to go to occasional events dependent on location
Skills and Abilities:
- A good understanding of humanitarian relief
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Good content creating and social media skills
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritise your workload
Benefits of volunteering with us:
- Experience of volunteering in an international charity
- Great experience for gaining employment
- Experience of operating within the outreach division of a large organisation
- Excellent training opportunities
- Opportunity to develop knowledge and skills within community engagement and outreach
- Offer to provide references after 3 months of volunteering
- Support in developing your CV (should you want it)
- Opportunities to take part in Human Appeal events
Learning & Development:
To enable you to take part in this opportunity Human Appeal will provide:
- This is an unpaid position but we will pay for your “out of pocket” expenses in line with Human Appeal’s volunteer expenses policy
- A detailed induction and training, providing all the information and skills needed
- A dedicated member of staff to provide ongoing support and supervision
- A volunteer handbook that outlines all of the policies and procedures you will need to be aware of whilst volunteering
Registered Charity 
101 - 500
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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!
Position Overview
This is a dynamic and rewarding internship opportunity to play a hands-on role in shaping the voice and visual identity of SEED Madagascar. As part of a passionate and collaborative communications team, you will contribute directly to how our work is shared with global audiences—helping to tell powerful stories of community-led development and conservation in southeast Madagascar.
This role offers a unique blend of creativity and purpose. You will support social media management, develop engaging visual content, and curate impactful imagery that brings our programmes to life. It is ideally suited to a proactive and imaginative individual who is eager to build practical skills in communications while contributing to meaningful, real-world impact. Throughout the internship, you will gain valuable experience in digital storytelling, branding, and content strategy within an international development context.
Location: Remote – based anywhere in the world
Time zone: East Africa Time
Timeframe: 6 months extendable – flexible, guideline 1-2 days a week
Overview: Voluntary, unsalaried, flexible times to suit volunteer
About the organisation
SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in the southeast of Madagascar. We integrate high quality community health, livelihoods, education infrastructure and conservation programmes to support sustainable change and add to international best practice through research and publication across all of our programmatic areas.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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!
About the Organisation
SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in the southeast of Madagascar. We integrate high-quality community health, sustainable livelihoods; education infrastructure and conservation programmes to support long term, sustainable change and add to international best practice through research and publication across all of our programmatic areas. We are now looking for entry level interns wishing to gain experience to work alongside our team.
Position Overview
This position offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience working with an award-winning international charity on their website, marketing and digital platforms. Working closely with the Communications and Marketing team, your skills will be used to maintain and improve the website, track performance metrics over time, contribute to campaigns and fundraising, and publicise the charity's programmes to an international audience.
This position can be worked from home, has flexible hours and is estimated to require 2-3 hours per week.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Manage updates to website pages via a CMS (Content Management System)
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Publish blogs, press releases and other publications to the website
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Participate in SEED’s small online marketing and PPC meetings once a month
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Monitor and provide feedback on SEED’s website performance using Google Analytics
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Assist in the creation of media campaigns such as Christmas Appeals
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Improve website content for SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) rankings
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Work with the Media and Communications Officer to improve marketing and communications
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Work with the Programmes team to design an eye-catching and informative update to how our work is presented
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Proactively suggest and make improvements to keep the website looking fresh and engaging
Person Specification
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Experience of creating or updating a website using a CMS
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Experience using Concrete5, Wordpress or similar
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Experience of basic image editing and graphic design skills
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Previous experience of Google Analytics, HTML and CSS knowledge and/or an understanding of SEO basics would be desirable
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Critical eye for proofreading content according to organisational style and guidelines
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Be fluent in English to a high standard
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Be able to work to and advocate for all of SEED’s policies and procedures, safeguarding those that SEED works with and reporting any concerns appropriately
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Be punctual and be able to work to tight deadlines in an organised manner and to a high standard
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Have a flexible and patient attitude
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Have excellent problem-solving skills
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Be able to work both independently and as part of a team
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.