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Become a Trustee at Inspire Hounslow and help shape opportunities for young people in our community
Inspire Hounslow is seeking new volunteer Trustees to join our Board and help make a lasting difference for disadvantaged young people across the London Borough of Hounslow.
We are a local grant-making charity that believes in the power and potential of young people. By supporting voluntary and community organisations, we help create opportunities that enable young people to thrive, feel included, and drive positive change in their communities.
What we do
Each year, Inspire Hounslow distributes around £300,000 in grant funding, including:
- Small grants of up to £1,500
- Large grants of up to £30,000
Our funding supports
- Projects that empower young people to develop skills, confidence and resilience
- Initiatives that provide safe, inclusive spaces and amenities for young people
- Community-led projects that create lasting, positive local impact
The role of a Trustee
As a Trustee, you will play a vital role in the governance and strategic direction of Inspire Hounslow. Trustees collectively ensure the charity:
- Is well governed and financially sound
- Complies with charity law and best practice
- Delivers impact in line with its charitable objectives
You will be part of a committed and collaborative Board of around 10 Trustees, contributing your skills, experience and local insight.
In addition, each funded project is supported by a Lead Trustee, giving you the opportunity for hands-on involvement—building relationships with funded organisations and seeing first-hand the difference our grants make.
We welcome applications from people who:
- Are passionate about supporting young people and the voluntary and community sector
- Have a good understanding of local issues in Hounslow
- Live, work or have strong links to the Borough
Experience or knowledge in governance, HR, IT, investment management and/or the charity sector would be particularly valuable, but we are keen to hear from people with a wide range of professional and lived experiences.
Time commitment
Board meetings are held monthly (except August and December) on Tuesday evenings in Osterley.
Additional involvement includes small-group work (often via Zoom) and light email engagement, averaging a few hours per week.
Trustees are appointed for a three-year term, with the option to renew.
We offer a comprehensive induction and mentoring programme for new Trustees.
Commitment to diversity and inclusion
Inspire Hounslow actively encourages applications from underrepresented groups and people with lived experience relevant to our values and mission.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
FINANCE MANAGER @ REMIX
Keep us steady. Keep us growing. Power the movement behind the scenes.
REMIX is a youth charity with energy. We’re bold. We’re positive. We’re community-first. We back young Londoners with confidence, skills, networks, and opportunities to rise — on their terms, in their voice, with their power.
Now we’re looking for a Finance Manager who can bring clarity, confidence, and good vibes to our financial systems — someone who loves numbers, cares about impact, and wants to help build a youth-powered movement in London.
We want someone who is:
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Organised, reliable, and confident with numbers
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Calm, positive, and full of steady energy
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Passionate about youth empowerment and social mobility
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Comfortable with budgeting, tracking spend, and keeping things compliant
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Excited to help build simple, friendly financial systems that support growth
What you’ll actually do:
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Support REMIX’s day‑to‑day financial management
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Track income, spending, and budgets across programmes
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Help prepare financial reports for the CEO and Trustees
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Keep our financial records tidy, accurate, and up to date
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Support compliance with charity finance regulations
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Work with the Treasurer to keep REMIX financially strong and future‑ready
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Bring ideas that make our financial processes smoother, clearer, and more accessible
This is the behind‑the‑scenes role that keeps the whole movement moving.
Why this role matters:
When the finances run smoothly, the mission runs powerfully. Your work helps REMIX:
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Stay sustainable
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Grow safely
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Deliver more for young Londoners
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Build a charity that lasts
You become the:
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Steady hand behind the numbers
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Organiser who keeps everything on track
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Positive force who protects the mission
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Partner who helps REMIX rise with confidence
Who this is perfect for:
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People with experience in finance, bookkeeping, or budgeting
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Early‑career finance professionals wanting meaningful experience
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Anyone who loves structure, clarity, and purpose
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People who want to help build a movement, not just a charity
If you’re ready to bring clarity, confidence, and financial leadership — REMIX wants you.
Let’s build something powerful together.
REMIX
To remix young peoples lives across London, boosting their social mobility.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteer Role: Health & Wellbeing Programme Manager
Join a movement built on care, dignity, and community.
Unlock YOUR Potential is launching in Newham and Tower Hamlets — and we’re looking for a compassionate, organised, wellbeing‑focused Programme Manager to lead the sessions that help adults rebuild confidence, strengthen resilience, and improve their mental and emotional wellbeing.
We are a 100% volunteer‑led organisation supporting adults aged 18–67 who face barriers to employment, education, confidence, and wellbeing. Our programmes are trauma‑informed, community‑based, and rooted in human connection.
If you believe wellbeing begins with safety, dignity, and human connection — this role is for you.
What You’ll Do
As our Health & Wellbeing Programme Manager, you will:
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Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of wellbeing workshops and group sessions
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Support volunteers delivering sessions on resilience, stress management, confidence, mindfulness, emotional regulation, and healthy routines
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Ensure all wellbeing activities reflect our trauma‑informed, person‑centred values
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Develop simple, accessible session plans, resources, and tools to support consistent, high‑quality delivery
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Work closely with the Volunteer Programme Manager and Head of Service Delivery to schedule sessions and match volunteers to roles
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Build supportive relationships with participants, helping them feel safe, welcomed, and empowered
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Track attendance, engagement, and wellbeing progress to support our monitoring and evaluation
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Gather feedback from volunteers and participants to continuously improve the programme
This is a leadership role where your work will directly shape the emotional wellbeing, confidence, and resilience of adults across East London.
What We’re Looking For
You’ll thrive in this role if you are:
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Warm, organised, and values‑driven
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Experienced in wellbeing, mental health support, coaching, adult learning, or community work
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Skilled at coordinating people, sessions, and supportive environments
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Confident supporting volunteers and ensuring safe, high‑quality delivery
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Passionate about trauma‑informed, person‑centred practice
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Ready to help build something meaningful from the ground up
Experience in counselling skills, peer support, health promotion, or wellbeing facilitation is helpful — but heart, clarity, and care matter most.
Why Join Us
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Be part of a new, community‑powered movement
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Shape the wellbeing journey for participants from day one
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Work alongside people with lived experience, empathy, and heart
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Gain programme management experience in a growing charity
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Make a real difference to adults who feel unseen and unsupported
Time Commitment
- 4–8 hours per week, flexible
- Based in London (with hybrid options)
We Welcome You
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of the barriers our participants face.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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JOB PURPOSE:
To support the Finance & Accounting Team by accurately tracking donations and financial transactions, maintaining clear and auditable records, and assisting with routine reconciliations, ensuring transparency, accountability, and timely financial information to support ethical decision-making within the CIC.
About the role:
The Volunteer Finance Associate supports the Finance & Accounting Team by accurately tracking donations and financial transactions, maintaining clean and auditable financial records, and assisting with routine reconciliations. This role is essential in ensuring transparency, accountability, and timely financial information to support ethical decision-making within the CIC.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential Technical Competencies
- Practical experience supporting finance or accounting processes at organisational level.
- Experience recording, tracking, and reconciling financial transactions or donations.
- Familiarity with accounting software such as:
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Sage
- or equivalent finance systems
- Ability to maintain accurate, audit-ready financial records and documentation.
- Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and financial controls.
- Strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to escalate discrepancies or irregularities clearly and promptly.
- Understanding of confidentiality, ethical finance handling, and data integrity.
- Ability to manage multiple finance tasks while meeting internal deadlines.
- Equivalent professional or voluntary experience accepted.
Desirable Competencies
- Experience working within non-profit, CIC, charity, or community-based organisations.
- Exposure to donation platforms, fundraising tools, or payment processors.
- Experience supporting finance teams in volunteer-led or resource-constrained environments.
- Familiarity with financial reporting for internal or governance purposes.
- Awareness of compliance, audit, or internal controls in small organisations.
Qualifications
- Formal qualifications: Not strictly required.
- Education background: Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or related field preferred.
- Professional experience: Equivalent practical or voluntary experience accepted.
- Finance, ethics, or data protection training: Required once in post (training can be provided).
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Record and track all donations received through approved fundraising and payment platforms in a timely and accurate manner.
- Assist with the reconciliation of donation records against bank statements and payment processor reports.
- Support the maintenance of accurate financial data within accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, or equivalent systems.
- Prepare basic financial summaries, donation breakdowns, and internal reports for review by the Lead Financial Accountant.
- Assist with filing, document management, and maintaining audit-ready financial records in line with CIC policies.
- Ensure financial records are complete, clearly labelled, and stored in accordance with internal retention and compliance standards.
- Escalate discrepancies, missing information, or irregular transactions promptly and clearly to the Lead Financial Accountant.
- Adhere strictly to the CIC’s financial policies, ethical standards, and confidentiality requirements at all times.
- Support ad-hoc finance tasks as required to assist with month-end or internal reporting processes.
You must:
- Be aligned with the CIC’s mission, values, and ethical, anti-capitalist stance.
- Be willing to commit at a founding level during the unpaid build phase of the organisation.
- Be comfortable working with evolving or incomplete financial systems and helping to build structure, clarity, and good practice.
- Be able to work responsibly with sensitive financial and donor data.
- Be comfortable collaborating across multiple teams, including Finance, Operations, Fundraising, and Leadership.
- Be able to follow guidance, policies, and controls while also exercising sound judgement.
You should bring experience in some of the following:
- Supporting finance, accounting, or data processes within small organisations or teams.
- Donation tracking, income recording, or financial data management.
- Working with accounting software, spreadsheets, or structured financial systems.
- Reconciliation, data checking, or basic internal reporting.
- Maintaining accurate records in low-resource or volunteer-led environments.
- Working with limited budgets in non-profit, CIC, or purpose-led settings.
Formal qualifications are not strictly required, but relevant education is desirable.
Essential equivalent practical or voluntary experience is mandatory.
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led conversation focused on ethics, accountability, and mission alignment.
- A practical discussion around financial processes, data accuracy, and working within evolving systems.
If you believe that transparent, well-managed finances are essential to trust, safeguarding, and long-term impact, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Transparency is power and responsibility.
If you know that:
- Financial integrity builds public trust
- Data accuracy protects communities and donors
- Accountability matters more than scale
Then your contribution here will matter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteer Role: Head of Service Delivery
Join a movement built on care, dignity, and community.
Unlock YOUR Potential is launching in Newham and Tower Hamlets — and we’re looking for a compassionate, strategic, delivery‑focused leader to shape and oversee the programmes that will change lives.
We are a 100% volunteer‑led organisation supporting adults aged 18–67 who face barriers to employment, education, confidence, and wellbeing. Our programmes are trauma‑informed, community‑based, and rooted in human connection.
If you believe people deserve to be seen, heard, and supported — this role is for you.
What You’ll Do
As our Head of Service Delivery, you will:
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Lead the design, coordination, and delivery of all programmes — employability, life skills, wellbeing, digital inclusion, and mentoring.
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Ensure every session, workshop, and 1:1 interaction reflects our values of care, dignity, and trauma‑informed practice.
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Support and guide volunteer facilitators, mentors, and programme leads to deliver safe, high‑quality, person‑centred support.
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Build delivery systems, processes, and quality standards that keep participants at the heart of everything we do.
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Oversee safeguarding, risk management, and participant wellbeing across all services.
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Work closely with the CEO and Heads of Function to ensure smooth, consistent, and impactful delivery across both boroughs.
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Use feedback, data, and lived experience insight to continuously improve our programmes.
This is a leadership role where your work will directly shape the quality, safety, rhythm, and emotional impact of our movement.
What We’re Looking For
You’ll thrive in this role if you are:
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Warm, organised, and deeply values‑driven.
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Experienced in service delivery, programme management, community work, or a related field.
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Confident coordinating people, sessions, schedules, and delivery systems.
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Passionate about trauma‑informed, person‑centred practice.
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Skilled at supporting volunteers and ensuring safe, high‑quality delivery.
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Ready to help build something meaningful from the ground up.
Experience in employability, wellbeing, adult learning, or community development is helpful — but heart, care, and leadership matter most.
Why Join Us
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Be part of a new, community‑powered movement.
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Shape the delivery model and participant experience from day one.
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Work alongside people with lived experience, empathy, and heart.
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Gain strategic leadership experience in a growing charity.
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Make a real difference to adults who feel unseen and unsupported.
Time Commitment
- 6–10 hours per week, flexible
- Based in London (with hybrid options)
We Welcome You
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of the barriers our participants face.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you ready to build a legacy that saves lives?
In England today, too many men are fighting silent battles. They are navigating the complexities of mental health and personal growth without a compass or a tribe. At MINDSET, we are changing that narrative. We believe that through brotherhood, community, and intentional self-improvement, every man can reclaim his strength and purpose.
We have the vision. We have the momentum. Now, we need the voice.
The Volunteer Opportunity: Communications Officer (Volunteer)
As our first-ever Communications Officer, you won’t just be "posting on socials"—you will be the architect of our energy. You will lead the charge in creating an exciting buzz around MINDSET, raising awareness for men’s mental wellbeing, and ensuring our mission is heard in every corner of England. You are the one who will take our message and make it a movement.
Who You Are
We aren't looking for a CV; we’re looking for a character. We need a storyteller who is:
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A Creative Catalyst: You have an entrepreneurial spirit and a knack for creating "buzz." You know how to capture attention and turn it into engagement.
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A People Person: You understand the power of connection. You can speak to men from all walks of life with authenticity, empathy, and a touch of wit.
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A Person of Action: You don’t wait for the news—you make it. You have the passion and dedication to elevate MINDSET from a brand-new charity to a household name.
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A Believer: You are deeply committed to men’s mental health and believe that personal growth should be a conversation every man is proud to be part of.
The Volunteer Role
Working directly with the Founder and the Board, you will lead our external voice. You’ll manage our digital presence, create high-impact content, and build relationships that raise our profile. Your goal is simple but massive: make sure every man in England knows that MINDSET is here for him.
Why Join Us?
This is a chance to be there at the "Day One" of something massive. You will have a blank canvas to build a brand identity that is bold, heart-felt, and modern. You’ll gain incredible experience in PR and brand management, but more importantly, your words could be the reason a man reaches out for help for the very first time.
"A man’s mindset is the foundation of his future. Help us tell the story that changes the future for men across England."
If you have the creative spark to lead and the heart to serve, we want to hear from you. Help us turn the tide on men’s mental health by putting MINDSET on the map.
To empower men across England to take charge of their mental wellbeing and personal growth through connection, conversation, and community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteer Role: Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Join a movement built on care, dignity, and community.
Unlock YOUR Potential is launching in Newham and Tower Hamlets — and we’re looking for a strategic, organised, values‑driven operational leader to help build the systems, structures, and delivery engine that will change lives.
We are a 100% volunteer‑led organisation supporting adults aged 18–67 who face barriers to employment, education, confidence, and wellbeing. Our programmes are trauma‑informed, community‑based, and rooted in human connection.
If you believe people deserve to be seen, heard, and supported — this role is for you.
What You’ll Do
As our Chief Operating Officer, you will:
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Lead the operational setup and day‑to‑day running of the organisation.
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Build and oversee systems for service delivery, safeguarding, quality assurance, and volunteer coordination.
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Ensure our programmes run smoothly, safely, and consistently across Newham and Tower Hamlets.
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Work closely with the CEO and Heads of Function to turn strategy into practical, reliable delivery.
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Develop processes for scheduling, logistics, risk management, and participant flow.
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Support volunteer teams to deliver high‑quality, trauma‑informed sessions.
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Oversee monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems to track impact and learning.
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Ensure the organisation operates with care, dignity, and operational excellence.
This is a senior leadership role where your work will shape the rhythm, reliability, and long‑term sustainability of our movement.
What We’re Looking For
You’ll thrive in this role if you are:
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Highly organised, calm under pressure, and values‑driven.
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Experienced in operations, service delivery, project management, or charity leadership.
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Confident building systems, processes, and structures from scratch.
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Skilled at coordinating people, programmes, and logistics.
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Passionate about trauma‑informed, person‑centred practice.
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Able to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on operational delivery.
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Ready to help build something meaningful from the ground up.
Experience in employability, wellbeing, adult learning, or community development is helpful — but heart, care, and operational clarity matter most.
Why Join Us
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Be part of a new, community‑powered movement.
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Shape the operational backbone of the organisation from day one.
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Work alongside people with lived experience, empathy, and heart.
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Gain senior leadership experience in a growing charity.
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Make a real difference to adults who feel unseen and unsupported.
Time Commitment
- 6–10 hours per week, flexible
- Based in London (with hybrid options)
We Welcome You
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those with lived experience of the barriers our participants face.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you interested in joining Acorn’s board of trustees?
We’re looking for someone who wants to make a real difference. If you’re passionate about social impact and excited by the idea of helping to shape the future of a vibrant, friendly charitable social enterprise, we’d love to hear from you.
Who are Acorn Early Years?
Acorn Early Years is a charitable social enterprise providing high‑quality childcare and early education across day nurseries, forest schools, out‑of‑school clubs, and specialist early years catering and training services. We are continuing to grow, despite the challenges facing the early years sector, and now operate 18 nurseries with just over 500 employees.
What are we looking for?
We’re seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our welcoming team of voluntary trustees. We are committed to building a Board that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and we warmly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences.
We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with finance, property, charity law and compliance, or local government expertise. You’ll bring:
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- A commitment to our values and mission
- Experience from any professional or personal context — previous trustee experience is desirable but not essential. We will support you to grow confidently into the role.
Our commitment to inclusion and support:
We want volunteering with us to be accessible to everyone. To support this, we:
- Reimburse all reasonable volunteer expenses, including travel to meetings
- Offer flexibility around meeting times where possible
- Provide accessibility support or adjustments as needed
- Foster a culture where every trustee’s voice is valued and respected
What does the role involve?
Being a trustee is an unpaid voluntary role, usually lasting at least three years. You will attend five Board meetings each year in Milton Keynes, and you may also choose to join one of our specialist trustee committees.
To find out more about the duties of a charity trustee, please see ‘The essential trustee (CC3)’ on the Gov. website.
What difference will you make?
Our trustees play a very important role in our organisation, shaping and supporting our current work and the future direction and development of the organisation. As a trustee you will be joining the Trustee Board which has been making an impact since our charity was established in 2012.
How to apply:
To find out more, please see our Trustee Application Pack via our website - 'Work With Us/Become a Trustee' page.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Santa Svike, Governance Lead, by visiting our website ('Work With Us/Become a Trustee' page)
To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to the same email address.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Are you a safeguarding professional looking to make a tangible difference in the lives of young Londoners? By joining our board, you will help shape safeguarding strategy, strengthen our organisational culture and ensure that CYP continues to provide a safe, nurturing, and empowering environment for all its members.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Safeguarding Oversight: Provide strategic oversight of safeguarding and child protection across the organisation and report to the Board.
- Policy & Compliance: Ensure safeguarding and child protection policies are up to date, effectively implemented, and meet all legal and regulatory requirements.
- Advice & Support: Act as a point of guidance for the Board and staff on safeguarding matters, including responding appropriately to concerns.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
We need someone who is organised, communicative, and shares our values.
- Safeguarding Experience: Background in safeguarding, child protection, education, youth work, social care, or a related field.
- Local: Someone who understands the unique challenges and opportunities facing young people in London today.
- Good Judgement: Ability to handle sensitive issues with discretion and confidence.
- Commitment: A strong commitment to keeping young people safe and helping a small, high-impact organisation grow responsibly.
WHY JOIN US?
- Make an Impact: Directly influence the success of a project that changes lives in your community.
- Governance Experience: Build your CV with high-level Board experience.
- Networking: Connect with a diverse group of passionate professionals and community leaders.
Please submit your CV and a covering statement (max. 500 words) outlining your relevant skills, experience & suitability for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you want to support a local school in enhancing its outcomes for its students? Do you want to develop your board level experience? Have you got a passion for making a difference in your communities?
As a school governor, you’ll operate at board-level and develop strategic leadership skills and assist in making decisions on a wide range of topics; all while collaboratively improving education within your local community.
We’re currently recruiting volunteers for schools in Spalding to strengthen their governing boards and enhance outcomes of pupils within your communities. If you feel, you want to make a difference within your community, read on for more details about the role of a governor and how to apply.
Governors make decisions that affect schools and their pupils for years to come; our recent impact survey found that our volunteers bring £9.9 million worth of value to schools each year, and 9/10 volunteers would recommend being a governor to a friend. Becoming a governor gives you ample opportunity for personal and professional development, including exposure to finance and budgeting, safeguarding, HR, strategic planning, and more.
As a governor, you can visit the school to gain an understanding of the culture and ethos and to get the most out of the role as well as have the opportunity to meet children, parents, and teachers, and see the impact of your work first-hand. Governors act as a ‘critical friend’ to their head teacher ensuring accountability and helping to monitor and evaluate the schools progress, budget and staffing. You’ll also help to shape and implement future plans and guide the schools aims, ethos and values.
You don’t need to be a parent or have any specific skills to become a governor as long as you’re over 18 and happy to have a DBS check, you can apply! Professional skills such as HR, finance, law or project management are useful but governing boards are often needing softer skills such as leadership, communication and problem solving alongside a fresh perspective and lived experience within their communities. As a governor, you’ll be supported by the Chair, head teacher and the rest of the governing team.
This vacancy is for a primary school looking to find a governor to sit on their board with experience of SEND and Safeguarding. The school is a small friendly village school set in an old building and embraces the natural environment to ensure the children have a strong relationship with their communities.
If you’re interested in becoming a school governor, fill out the short application form on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trustee and Treasurer
Rainbow Migration, the longest-running UK charity dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system, is seeking a trustee who will also serve as the organisation’s Treasurer.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about our vision that LGBTQI+ people can settle in the UK and lead fulfilling lives, and our mission to support LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system and influence policy and practice.
At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We particularly encourage applications from people who have sought asylum on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics.
The role of trustees and the Treasurer
Being a trustee is a rewarding role. Trustees are volunteers who bring their expertise to shape our strategy and direction, and help ensure we remain an authoritative organisation on LGBTQI+ asylum and immigration. They have overall legal responsibility for the charity, make sure our finances and resources are well used to implement our mission, and are required to participate fully in the governance of the charity. Trustees also play a role as ambassadors for the organisation and our work.
The Treasurer takes a lead role in ensuring Rainbow Migration’s financial affairs are conducted within legal requirements, accounting conventions and good practice to ensure the financial viability and sustainable development of the organisation. A detailed role description for the role of Treasurer is appended.
Time commitment
We are looking for people who can commit to being a trustee for at least three years.
Trustees meet on a weekday evening five times per year. Meetings are usually held on Zoom except in December when we meet in person in London.
Preparation for the meetings involves a time commitment of two to four hours for detailed reading of papers, which are provided several days in advance.
The Treasurer also chairs the Finance Subcommittee, which meets on a weekday evening at the end of each quarter. The present Treasurer prepares the primary financial statements and notes, from the underlying accounting records at the year-end, for inclusion in the Annual Report and Accounts; the successful candidate will need to decide whether to continue with this approach or if there is a suitable alternative.
Key responsibilities
Financial oversight:
- Support the Trustee Board to maintain a clear and timely picture of the financial health of the organisation
- Ensure the Trustee Board and management team fulfil all required fiduciary and regulatory responsibilities
- Keep up to date on developments in charity finance regulations and best practice
- Chair the Finance Subcommittee to oversee Rainbow Migration’s financial management, ensuring robust processes and controls are in place
- Ensure the committee develops a long-term financial strategy (including a reserves policy) for the organisation, with objectives which can be monitored
- Advise the Board on financial strategy, risk management and resource allocation
- Support the Executive Director and Operations and Office Manager to develop and improve financial policies and procedures
- Work with the Executive Director, Operations and Office Manager and Fundraising Manager to monitor budgets, cash flow and financial performance
- Oversee the production of clear and accessible financial reports to the Board and its sub-committees by Rainbow Migration staff, and lead discussions during meetings
Reporting:
- Ensure regular financial reports (i.e. management accounts, annual budgets, cash flow projections, etc) are accurate, comprehensible, timely, correctly formatted, and properly discussed and understood by the Trustee Board (as required by law)
- Ensure the timely preparation of annual accounts in accordance with charity regulations (UK SORP)
- Oversee the appointment of the Independent Examiner or auditors and provide overall oversight of the annual examination or audit process
Systems and controls:
- Ensure the charity has proper systems in place for budgeting, financial control, insurance, and reporting
- Ensure compliance with all HMRC tax requirements, as appropriate
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Mavar is currently seeking a seasoned networker to join the Mavar Trustee Board as a Trustee with special responsibilities for strengthening our fundraising practice and broadening the charity’s donor base. Working with our Board and CEO, you’ll bring experience, insight and strategic guidance to help develop our fundraising capacity in support of the strategic development of the charity.
Mavar’s Mission
Founded on the belief that everyone has the right to choose their own path in life, Mavar’s central mission is to empower individuals who choose to explore opportunities beyond the strictly orthodox community to fulfil personal goals. Mavar supports our members’ efforts to achieve independence, live authentically and cope with the obstacles they may encounter as they explore options to live, work or study in the secular world – whether or not they choose to leave the Charedi community.
Mavar’s Service Users
Some men and women who have grown up in the closed world of the Charedi community hold personal and religious values that are not in line with the rest of the community. Attempts to follow their own path often bring them into direct confrontation with family, friends and neighbours who regard expressions of individualism or self-determination as heresy. These individuals fear that the community will ostracise them, leaving them feeling trapped, isolated and helpless.
Some may simply wish to explore options for obtaining a general education or improving their access to employment opportunities whilst wishing to remain within the ultra-orthodox community; others may look to divest themselves of the strictures of ultra-orthodoxy and to lead a more mainstream lifestyle. They all typically lack the everyday life skills to cope with the challenges of the secular world, which appears to them as a confusing, frightening and alien planet. Any effort to integrate with the outside, secular world is hampered by limited English language skills, cultural disorientation, lack of basic education or qualifications and negligible skills for employment.
Trustee Role Details
The day-to-day operations of Mavar are conducted by staff and volunteers under the leadership of our CEO and with the overall oversight of the Trustee Board.
Main Duties of the Fundraising Trustee:
- Contribute to the overall governance of the charity as a member of the Board of Trustees.
- Provide advice and support on fundraising strategy, ensuring income generation is planned and executed in alignment with Mavar’s budget framework and objectives.
- Act as a fundraising champion on Mavar’s board, working with the CEO and supporting other trustees to explore fundraising possibilities.
- If you have personal networks with fundraising potential, utilise them to support the work of the charity.
- Support the development of diverse fundraising streams (e.g. individual giving, trusts and foundations, community fundraising, corporate support) and advise and support with appeals and major fundraising events/campaigns.
- Act as an ambassador for the charity, promoting its work and helping to raise its profile.
- Ensure compliance with fundraising regulation and best practice, as well as Mavar’s policies and procedures.
You are expected to give at least one day per month to your role. Board meetings take place four times a year in London, with a mixture of online and in-person meetings and are complemented by occasional online or in-person feedback meetings with the CEO and the Treasurer.
Person Specification
Essential
- Commitment to the charity’s mission and values
- Understanding of the legal duties and responsibilities of charity trusteeship
- Knowledge and experience of fundraising (e.g. trusts, corporates, major donors, community fundraising, or digital campaigns)
- Strategic thinker, able to balance long-term planning with practical advice
- Strong communication and networking skills
Desirable
- Experience of charity fundraising
- Existing networks that could support the charity’s fundraising efforts
- Understanding of charity finance and/or marketing
- Familiarity with Jewish cultural context
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This Is Not a Social Media Job. It’s a Movement-Building Role. Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. exists to confront and expose the realities of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), centre survivor truth and accountability, support young people into economic empowerment, and build community-owned, open-source systems that replace silence with structure, care, and collective power. We are values-led, anti-capitalist, and community-driven. We do not exist to chase trends, inflate egos, or extract attention for profit. We exist to tell the truth, build systems that protect people, and mobilise communities at scale. The Founding Volunteer Social Media Director is a critical leadership role at the heart of this work.
The Purpose of This Role
The Social Media Director is responsible for shaping and leading the organisation’s entire social media vision, strategy, and execution during its foundational phase. This role exists to transform truth into reach, values into visibility, and community work into collective momentum — without diluting integrity.
You will lead the creation of a decentralised, high-volume, values-aligned content ecosystem that empowers ambassadors, volunteers, and community members to speak, share, and act with clarity and purpose.
This is about building infrastructure for voice — not chasing virality for its own sake.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential Technical Competencies:
- Experience leading social media strategy, content creation or community engagement, ideally in start-up, non-profit or mission-driven contexts.
- Set and own the CIC’s social media vision aligned to its mission, safeguarding principles and 2026 goals
- Collaborate with Fundraising, Membership, Safeguarding and Digital teams to ensure ethical, effective campaigns
- Track record of translating values, purpose or community work into compelling, authentic digital content.
- Design a scalable, decentralised content strategy across platforms
- Work with open-source digital systems to ensure efficiency and accessibility
Desirable:
- Experience building and managing multi-channel social media ecosystems or networks of contributors.
- Comfortable working in a volunteer capacity [until paid roles are introduced]
- Experience leading social media strategy, content creation, or community engagement, ideally in start-up, non-profit, or mission-driven contexts.
- Establish governance, standards, and culture from the ground up.
- Act as a values carrier and leadership presence within the organisation
- Commitment to maintaining integrity, authenticity, and values-first communication.
- Oversee content workflows: creation → approval → storage → distribution → analysis
Qualifications:
- Deep understanding of social media platforms, trends, analytics and tools.
- Ability to balance creative experimentation with strategic planning.
- Passion for mission-driven work and amplifying authentic community voices.
- Familiarity with decentralised or collaborative content strategies is a plus.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Experience in planning multi-channel campaigns, content calendars and engagement strategies.
- Deeply aligned with the mission, values and anti-capitalist stance of the CIC
- Able to lead with clarity, accountability and emotional maturity
- Willingness to work in a fast-moving, foundational environment and navigate ambiguity with initiative.
- Ability to maintain consistency and authenticity in every message, interaction and campaign.
- Translating our work into clear, engaging, and authentic content that resonates across audiences.
- Genuine commitment to amplifying community voices and advancing our values.
- Ability to work closely with volunteers, ambassadors and other stakeholders to co-create content and amplify voices.
- Collaborative and empowering leadership style; able to work with volunteers, ambassadors and community members.
What You Will Gain:
- A founding leadership role shaping a national CIC from the ground up
- Real influence over strategy, systems and culture
- Deep personal and professional transformation through meaningful work
- Experience leading at scale in a decentralised, open-source environment
- The opportunity to help design future paid roles, structures and sustainability
- We do not promise comfort or quick reward.
- We offer responsibility, growth and the chance to build something that matters.
This Role Is Not for You If:
- You are looking for quick money or passive involvement
- You want brand building without accountability
- You are uncomfortable with truth-telling or safeguarding boundaries
- You prefer rigid hierarchies over collective leadership
- You are not ready to commit consistently and responsibly
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led conversation
- A practical discussion about planning, coordination, and execution
A Final Word
The old systems are collapsing.
We are building what comes next.
If you know that storytelling can be a tool for liberation,
that community is stronger than algorithms,
and that leadership means showing up before you are rewarded —
This role may be for you
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is an opportunity to play a key role in the leadership of Sussex Area Ramblers by supporting the Chair in the oversight and direction of all Area activities, making sure that they are consistent, integrated and in line with Ramblers' mission and strategy.
The Ramblers, which celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2025, is the only charity dedicated to removing barriers so everyone can enjoy walking in green spaces, and to improving Britain’s most popular and least-known walking places. We’re committed to campaigning to keep our countryside open to all and to fighting for the things that matter most to walkers. We lead the way, and the walks, for a vibrant community united by the joys of walking, helping everyone get more out of their walks.
The Vice-Chair supports the Area Chair in the leadership of Ramblers' activities in East and West Sussex including the provision through the Groups in the Area of organised walks, helping to ensure the Groups are run well, follow good practice and join in national/Area initiatives, the protection of rights of way, and and the preservation and conservation of, the countryside, includung representing the Area to external stakeholders.
The Vice-Chair deputises for the Area Chair, as required, at meetings of the Area leadership teams (Area Council and Area Executive Committee), represents the Area at meetings of the Ramblers' South East Regional Cluster and, in agreement with the Area Chair, leads specific projects in which the Area is engaged, making sure in all cases that Ramblers' policies and procedures are followed with a view to ensuring that the Area, its members and volunteers are kept safe and legally compliant.
The Vice-Chair supports the Chair in managing the Area's working relationship with local authorities, organisations and politicians.
The Vice-Chair assists the Chair by making sure that the Area follows all of the required governance, including AGMs and attendance at Ramblers' General Council Meetings.
The role holderwill work closely with the Chair and other members of the Area Executive Committee and Area Council, and where necessary seek advice and guidance from Ramblers' central office.
You will need to be a member of the Ramblers and live in East or West Sussex to hold the role.
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!
Are you interested in giving back to your local community?
Can you bring the relevant experience to help us extend our reach and enable us to reach more young people and sustain our growth?
We are currently recruiting for Chair, Treasurer and Trustee Board Members.
What will you be doing?
Welcome to YMCA Thames Gateway and thank you for taking the time to look into our voluntary leadership roles. This is an exciting time to get involved in our YMCA. We work across a number of geographical locations, including East London, Essex and Kent, with a commitment to making a positive difference within the communities in which we work.
To help us in the next chapter of our journey, we are looking to recruit Trustees who can help us shape our new strategy and develop the strength; depth and resilience of our charity’s work, helping more people belong, contribute and thrive.
We have a strong and vibrant Trustee Board and we are looking to extend its diversity and skills base so that we are well prepared for the future.
Though we actively encourage people of all faiths and world views to work, volunteer and become members of our Association, it is a requirement that two thirds of those who sit on our Board are Christian in order to maintain the Christian purposes of the Association. We recognise that faith is a deeply personal part of our lives and that part of the great mystery is the uniqueness by which our faith lives and breathes in our lives and actions. There is no test or specific criteria for how an individual makes manifest their Christian commitment, rather we ask Board colleagues to self-identify on their faith basis and agree to live out and champion the Christian values that underpin the work of our YMCA in their service.
We would particularly like to hear from people who self identify as Christian and who have experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas:-
- Capital Developments
- Social Housing Management
- Fundraising
- Working with Children & Young People
- ICT
- Governance
- Finance
Our trustees are required to attend 8 evening meetings per year. 8 of those are Board meetings and usually in Dartford, the other 8 will be for an agreed board sub-committee.
In addition, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Trustee Board reach sound decisions. These may involve scrutinising board and committee papers, contributing to discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives and other issues in which the Trustee has special expertise.
If you believe you have the experience and skills to help us on our journey, we would like to hear from you.
What are we looking for?
- To develop and agree the long-term vision, mission and strategic plan for the Association
- To ensure the Association acts within the aims and purposes of the Association and the wider Movement and to ensure the board expresses the Christian mission of the Association within its work
- To ensure plans and annual budget reflect the agreed strategic direction and are appropriate
- To monitor progress against key outcomes from the plan and against budget and to hold the Chief Executive and Executive team accountable for these
- To contribute actively to the work of committees and task groups
- To pro-actively review the level of risk annually
- To agree the Association’s key policies and ensure they contribute to the achievement of the Association’s intended outcomes
- To ensure the Association has effective and appropriate financial control systems and procedures
- To ensure the Association complies with the requirements of its multiple regulators
- To ensure governance is of the highest possible standard
- To work in partnership with board, committees, Chief Executive and staff
- To reflect annually on the Board’s performance, collectively and individually
- To appoint the Chief Executive, and to set their terms and conditions
- To play a part in representing YMCA Thames Gateway on a regional, national and international level
- To promote and develop the role of the Association in the community and with its stakeholders
What difference will you make?
YMCA enables people to develop their full potential in mind, body and spirit. Inspired by, and faithful to, our Christian values, we create supportive, inclusive and energising communities, where young people can truly belong, contribute and thrive.
Before you apply
To express an interest in becoming a trustee, please send an up to date CV together with a supporting statement via Reach explaining how you believe your experience and skills are relevant and what you are able to bring to the role.
