Manager volunteer roles in city of london, west yorkshire

We’re dedicated to ensuring that autistic survivors of sexual violence and related abuse are believed and supported throughout their recovery journey. We achieve our mission by collaborating directly with survivors to voice, explore, and share ideas on effective recovery pathways.

Our work extends to initiating and responding to training opportunities that address the intersection of autism, sexual violence, and related abuse. We actively engage with diverse societal groups to establish collaborative projects and raise awareness, fostering a more inclusive and understanding environments for all.

By providing training to the public, Lotus Collaborations UK enhances recovery pathways for autistic survivors, equipping communities with the knowledge and tools needed to offer meaningful support. As a trusted partner in advocacy and education, we are committed to creating pathways to recovery that are accessible, empathetic, and informed by lived experience.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Whilst we welcome applications from all interested parties, and to promote diversity within the organisation, in line with section 3.2 of the Equality Act 2010, preference will be given to applicants who are autistic, or autistic with another neurominority, and who may also have other protected characteristic(s), provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and oversight of the organisation’s financial strategy, ensuring alignment with its mission and objectives.
• Ensure full compliance with Community Interest Company (CIC) regulations and all relevant financial legislation.
• Oversee all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and the preparation of annual accounts.
• Advise the Board of Directors on financial planning, risk management, and investment opportunities.
• Manage the organisation’s financial obligations, including reporting to Companies House and HMRC.
• Oversee the management and monitoring of acquired funding, ensuring all funder and HMRC requirements are met.
• Act as a key signatory for bank accounts and investments, ensuring proper processes are followed.
• Develop and implement internal audit procedures and maintain robust financial controls.
• Establish and maintain policies and systems for effective financial management and reporting.
• Collaborate with the Board to develop and uphold the organisation’s reserves policy.
• Monitor and evaluate contracts and supplier relationships to ensure best value and compliance.
• Prepare financial projections and reports for funding applications, strategic planning, and Board meetings.
• Liaise with the organisation’s accountant and external auditors as required.

What are we looking for?

Essential

• Proven experience in financial management, accounting, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of business strategy and financial legislation
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues
• Excellent analytical, organisational, and reporting skills
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving abilities
• Effective interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload
• Commitment to confidentiality

Desirable

• Understanding of the nature and impact of sexual violence/abuse (support available)
• Experience working in the voluntary or community sector
• Experience supporting or working with autistic people or neurominorities

Accessibility, and Inclusion

We are committed to making the recruitment process accessible and supportive for everyone. Assessment methods will be adapted to suit individual communication styles. Please let us know if you have specific requirements.

Volunteer Team Leader (Employability)

Support. Guide. Empower.

Unlock YOUR Potential – Empowering Adults Across the UK

Do you believe in the power of employability to transform lives?

Do you want to help lead a programme that restores dignity, unlocks opportunity, and builds resilience for adults from low-income backgrounds?

At Unlock YOUR Potential, we are seeking a Volunteer Team Leader (Employability) to support our Delivery Manager in running our flagship employability programme. This is a hands-on leadership role — a chance to shape journeys, strengthen systems, and ensure every session flows with clarity, warmth, and impact.

Your Role

As Team Leader (Employability), you will:

• Support the planning and delivery of our Employability Programme, ensuring sessions are engaging, inclusive, and transformative.

• Guide volunteers and facilitators with clarity, compassion, and structure.

• Help monitor progress, gather feedback, and ensure each participant feels seen, supported, and empowered.

• Collaborate with the Delivery Manager to uphold the emotional and operational integrity of the programme.

• Be a steward of our mission — helping adults unlock their potential through skills, confidence, and opportunity.

Why Join Us?

• Impact lives: Help adults build confidence, skills, and pathways to employment.
• Grow together: Support a team of facilitators, mentors, and wellbeing coaches.
• Belong: Join a movement rooted in warmth, clarity, and empowerment.
• Legacy: Help build a charity that restores hope, resilience, and opportunity for generations.

Step forward. Lead with purpose. Support our mission as Team Leader (Employability).

Together, we will unlock potential, restore dignity, and create opportunity across the UK.

GET INVOLVED | VOLUNTEER | HELP CHANGE LIVES

Unlock YOUR Potential

BREAKING BARRIERS | UNLOCKING POTENTIAL

Use your financial expertise to help bring joy to children living through crisis. Join Clowns Without Borders UK as our Treasurer and play a vital role in strengthening a small, high-impact international charity.

Governance 

Our Board is the ultimate governance body for the charity, serving as stewards of its resources, and ultimately responsible for our strategy, operations and financial management. Our board ensures we comply with our governing document, charity law and pursue our objectives. They are responsible for providing support, guidance and decisions to the CWB team, ensuring the effective and efficient administration of the organisation. 

Trustees are elected for a 2-year term but with the opportunity to be re-elected. 

Trustee Responsibilities 

Strategy and Governance 

• Actively contribute to the Board of Trustees’ role in giving firm strategic direction to the charity, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets 
• Supporting high standards of governance and risk management 
• Ensuring the organisation is accountable and transparent in its activities 
• Ensuring compliance with relevant charitable and company legislation 
• Safeguarding the interests of Clowns Without Borders’s beneficiaries 

Advocacy 

• Acting as an ambassador for Clowns Without Borders
• Overseeing, and presenting budgets, accounts, and financial statements to the board 

Treasurer’s Responsibilities 

Overseeing the financial matters of the charity 

Ensuring proper accounts and records are kept 

Develop and/or review and implement financial and reserves policies 

• Be a point of contact and lead on issues relating to financial matters of the charity 

o Implementing and monitoring financial controls and ensuring relevant systems are in place 

o Liaising with charity’s director to ensure annual accounts are compliant with Charity Commission guidelines when necessary 

o Liaising with the charity’s independent examiner where appropriate. 

• Drive financial strategy and planning 

o Lead financial discussions with the board team 

o Present strategic options for future financial planning 

o Set up models to help other directors/trustees evaluate financial position and planning 

Expertise 

• Qualified UK Chartered Accountant 
• Knowledge and experience of current financial practices relevant to small charities 
• Strong financial management and strategic experience 
• Good financial analysis skills. 
• Ability to communicate clearly 

Person Specification 

• Passionate about children’s rights 
• Embody the values of CWB and endeavor to maintain a spirit of joy, peace, compassion and kindness in the way we work together on the Board 
• Enthusiastic about our mission and able to support this through the sharing of ideas, professional expertise and networks 

Remuneration 

The position of Trustee is unpaid. However, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred will be reimbursed in line with our Expenses Policy. 

The “Friends of St Helena Hospice” is our well known Collection Pot scheme that runs across the local area. Yearly the donations from the pots bring in over £20,000 for the hospice, which helps local people facing incurable illness and bereavement. We are looking for Volunteer Pot Collectors in local communities to assist in the collection and distribution of St Helena collection pots to local businesses in and around their own local area.

Due to the nature of this role and the requirements to visit licenced premises, we cannot accept applications from anyone aged 18 and under. 

Main duties of the role

• To issue and collect St Helena Collection pots to businesses in the local community in your specific dedicated area.

• Maintain own records relating to those pots and to be always aware which pots are being given out and which are due for collection.

• Build a relationship with businesses that host a pot and liaise with the community team to ensure supply of new pots.

• Look for new pot locations across the area you cover and liaise with the community team to let them know the new locations.

Training & supervision

Full training and support will be provided in addition to an induction and Health and Safety training. You will also have a line manager who you can report to when needed.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Organised with a methodical approach

• Confident to approach new and existing businesses to establish a relationship

• Excellent communication skills

• Car driver and access to own vehicle (essential)

• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team

Are you passionate about building a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient economy? Are you looking for a meaningful way to use your finance expertise?  ECU is a small, dynamic non-profit working to transform the economy. Join us!

What will you be doing?

In addition to the responsibilities of all board members, the Treasurer will: 

1. Support the Board to review and monitor ECU’s financial performance and sustainability
2. Ensure the Board receives timely, accessible and accurate financial information
3. Support the team to develop and maintain robust and proportionate financial policies, processes and risk management systems

What are we looking for?

• Commitment to ECU’s mission and values
• Commitment to the legal duties and responsibilities
• Financial management experience, policies, risk
• Qualifications
• Able to interpret, interrogate and communicate financial information
• Work as part of a diverse team, and devote the time 

Desirable - treasurer experience

What difference will you make?

We have an ambitious vision for change, a strong analysis of the opportunities and barriers to progress, and a clear view of our role in building a better economy. Our board is committed, collaborative and inclusive, with a strong understanding of its role and remit, and a culture of open dialogue.

Before you apply

• Your interest in this role and what you could bring to it
• What would you want to learn and gain?

Interview 25 Feb in London (expenses paid)

Position Overview:
The Programme Specialist is critical in supporting the delivery of a high-impact employability and skills development programme. Working under the guidance of the Programme Lead, this position focuses on coordinating projects, managing participant engagement, and ensuring the smooth execution of training initiatives, mentorship activities, and job placement efforts. The Programme Specialist directly empowers individuals to achieve workforce readiness and sustainable employment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Coordination:

   • Assist in managing day-to-day activities of the programme, including onboarding, skills assessments, and skills development of participants.

   • Track progress against programme milestones (e.g., participant enrollment and completion rates) and flag delays to the Programme Lead.

2. Participant Support:

   • Serve as a primary point of contact for participants, addressing inquiries and providing guidance on programme resources, training modules, and job search tools.

   • Maintain accurate participant records, including attendance, skill assessments, and post-program outcomes.

3. Stakeholder Engagement:

   • Support the Programme Lead in building relationships with internal stakeholders.

4. Data Management & Reporting:

   • Collect and analyse data on participant progress, employment outcomes, and programme effectiveness using CRM systems or databases.

   • Prepare regular reports for the Programme Lead to inform decision-making and demonstrate impact to funders/stakeholders.

5. Logistics & Compliance:

   • Manage programme materials, including training resources, digital platforms, and participant handbooks.

   • Ensure compliance with programme guidelines, confidentiality policies, and grant reporting requirements.

1. Continuous Improvement:

   • Gather feedback from participants and partners to identify opportunities to enhance programme delivery.

   • Support the implementation of new tools or processes to improve efficiency and participant satisfaction.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Education, Human Resources, or a related field.

• Experience:

  • 1–3 years in programme coordination, workforce development, adult education, or a similar role.

  • Experience working with diverse populations, including youth, underserved communities, or career changers.

• Skills:

  • Strong organisational and multitasking abilities, with attention to detail.

  • Proficiency in Google products (Forms, Sheets, Docs, Slides) and familiarity with CRM tools.

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for engaging participants and stakeholders.

  • Basic data analysis and reporting capabilities.

The Professional Development Programme with Quilombo UK is a 16-week UNPAID opportunity that requires a minimum commitment of 12 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

QUILOMBO UK is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace environment that values diversity and promotes equality for all employees. As part of our commitment to upholding these principles, we adhere to the guidelines outlined in the Equality Act 2010. We firmly believe in creating a workplace where all individuals are respected and treated fairly. Discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated.

Volunteer Team Leader (Healthy Living & Wellbeing)

Support. Inspire. Transform.

Unlock YOUR Potential – Empowering Adults Across the UK

Do you believe in the power of wellbeing to transform lives?

Do you want to help lead a programme that restores dignity, builds resilience, and unlocks opportunity for adults from low-income backgrounds?

At Unlock YOUR Potential, we are seeking a Volunteer Team Leader (Healthy Living & Wellbeing) to support our Delivery Manager in running our wellbeing programmes. This is a leadership role rooted in empathy and structure — a chance to shape journeys, strengthen systems, and ensure every session flows with clarity, warmth, and impact.

Your Role

As Team Leader (Healthy Living & Wellbeing), you will:

• Support the planning and delivery of Healthy Living and Wellbeing programmes, ensuring sessions are practical, inclusive, and empowering.

• Guide volunteers and facilitators with clarity, compassion, and structure.

• Help participants build confidence, resilience, and healthier lifestyles that foster independence and opportunity.

• Collaborate with the Delivery Manager to uphold the emotional and operational integrity of the programme.

• Be a steward of our mission — helping adults unlock their potential through wellbeing, balance, and self-improvement.

Why Join Us?

• Impact lives: Help adults gain confidence, resilience, and healthier habits for everyday success.
• Grow together: Support a team of facilitators, mentors, and wellbeing coaches.
• Belong: Join a movement rooted in warmth, clarity, and empowerment.
• Legacy: Help build a charity that restores hope, resilience, and opportunity for generations.

Step forward. Lead with purpose. Support our mission as Team Leader (Healthy Living & Wellbeing). Together, we will unlock potential, restore dignity, and create opportunity across the UK.

GET INVOLVED | VOLUNTEER | HELP CHANGE LIVES

Unlock YOUR Potential

BREAKING BARRIERS | UNLOCKING POTENTIAL

Volunteer Coordinator role

Work Location: In Person / Remote TBC

This role is voluntary and unpaid; however, expenses can be claimed as necessary.

Adoption Matters are looking to recruit for a Volunteer Co-Ordinator role. This is an exciting opportunity to join and support an innovative, ‘Outstanding’ children’s charity and which is one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK.

About us

Adoption Matters is a registered children’s charity and one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK. We recruit, train, support individuals and families as adopters, offer them ongoing support, and training for as long as they need it. We also provide support to birth families and adopted adults. We are the ONLY adoption service in the North West rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted for the last five consecutive inspections. In 2024, the Adoption Matters family grew as we launched our not-for profit fostering agency Foster Care Matters.

About the role

Are you the right person for the role?

The Volunteer Coordinator undertakes a wide range of tasks, including:

· Dealing with queries from potential new volunteers who get in touch

· Being the first point of contact for our existing volunteers and answering general queries

· Championing volunteer engagement

· Initially, this role will support the initial contact of volunteers

· Fundraising support at the annual Garden Party picnic event

· Support at community events – fun runs, sponsor events

· Promotion of our charity lottery

· Possible involvement with arrangements of/attendance at large events, e.g. golf days, charity dinners

· Liaising with Volunteer Co-ordinator and Fundraising and Relationship Manager about events

· Sharing ideas about fundraising activities

Are you able to demonstrate the following abilities and knowledge?

· Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

· Good listening and communication skills.

· You need to be a great people person, friendly and approachable.

· Excellent telephone manner and written communication skills.

· An ability to work as part of a team.

· Creative and forward thinking.

· Computer literacy.

· Ability to use on own initiative and as part of a small team.

· Passion and enthusiasm.

This is a rewarding and enjoyable role. You will be working with the charities Fundraising and Relationship Manager. This role will also provide you with the opportunity to gain experience in doing volunteering work with people of all ages and to learn new skills, as well as develop existing ones.

What we offer in return

· Introduce you to how the organisation works and your role in it and to provide appropriate training and support for your agreed role

· Provide regular meetings with a staff contact so that you can tell us how you are getting on and get feedback from us.

· Respect your skills and experience and try to match them with the right role for you wherever possible.

· Do our best to meet your individual wishes.

· Reimburse you for agreed and reasonable expenses incurred in accordance with the expenses policy.

· Make necessary arrangements to ensure your health, safety and welfare.

· Offer equal opportunities to everyone who wants to volunteer.

· Provide access to trained members of staff to support, guide and advise you.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our values are honesty, fairness, inclusivity, flexibility, ethically based, and celebrating difference. We encourage applications from all areas of the community. We believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently under- represented as Adoption Matters volunteers, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, have a disability or have personal experience of the care system and/or adoption. We will be measuring our success in redressing this.

We are open to discussion of any adjustments or any flexible arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a volunteer position with us, during volunteering. We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.

What’s next? It’s easy! Follow the weblink to apply direct on the Adotion Matters website! We can’t wait to hear from you!

Adoption Matters is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and other relevant employment checks, including the right to work in the UK.

Please note that we only contact candidates selected for interview and we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications.

Volunteer Team Leader (Personal Development & Life Skills)

Guide. Inspire. Transform.

Unlock YOUR Potential – Empowering Adults Across the UK

Do you believe in the power of personal growth to transform lives?

Do you want to help lead a programme that restores dignity, builds resilience, and unlocks opportunity for adults from low-income backgrounds?

At Unlock YOUR Potential, we are seeking a Volunteer Team Leader (Personal Development & Life Skills) to support our Delivery Manager in running our transformative programmes. This is a leadership role rooted in empathy and structure — a chance to shape journeys, strengthen systems, and ensure every session flows with clarity, warmth, and impact.

Your Role

As Team Leader (Personal Development & Life Skills), you will:

• Support the planning and delivery of Personal Development and Life Skills programmes, ensuring sessions are practical, inclusive, and empowering.

• Guide volunteers and facilitators with clarity, compassion, and structure.

• Help participants build confidence, resilience, and essential life skills for independence and opportunity.

• Collaborate with the Delivery Manager to uphold the emotional and operational integrity of the programme.

• Be a steward of our mission — helping adults unlock their potential through growth, wellbeing, and self-improvement.

Why Join Us?

• Impact lives: Help adults gain confidence, resilience, and practical skills for everyday success.
• Grow together: Support a team of facilitators, mentors, and wellbeing coaches.
• Belong: Join a movement rooted in warmth, clarity, and empowerment.
• Legacy: Help build a charity that restores hope, resilience, and opportunity for generations.

Step forward. Lead with purpose. Support our mission as Team Leader (Personal Development & Life Skills). Together, we will unlock potential, restore dignity, and create opportunity across the UK.

GET INVOLVED | VOLUNTEER | HELP CHANGE LIVES

Unlock YOUR Potential

BREAKING BARRIERS | UNLOCKING POTENTIAL

Volunteer Board Members with expertise in Communications and Marketing/Service Development/Business Development – Evolving Communities

Do you want to be part of an organisation that is working to ensure that everyone has a voice in influencing positive change in health and social care? Evolving Communities is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company that specialises in patient, public and stakeholder engagement and insight to drive and support improvements in health and social care.

Working a national, regional and local level, Evolving Communities delivers local Healthwatch services and Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships, and consultancy/advisory work for those who commission, provide and develop health and social care services and products.

About the roles

Evolving Communities is looking to expand its Board with a view to building on the company’s success in health and social care and consultancy/advisory and so develop and expand its business into other areas where the experience of the public voice translates. This could be, for example, care, housing or education.

Key responsibilities include:

• Constructively challenging and helping to develop business proposals and strategy.
• Overseeing the performance of management in meeting agreed goals and objectives and monitoring the reporting of performance.
• Ensuring the integrity of financial information and that financial controls and systems of risk management are robust and defensible.

Who we’re looking for

The existing Board is looking for people to complement their individual and collective skill set and who are interested in and supportive of public advocacy. Candidates may have experience in either:

• Communications and marketing (Ideally within a health-focused organisation)
• Service development within the health and/or social care sectors
• Business development/sales/commercial (ideally from the health and social care sectors)
   

Candidates will also demonstrate a range of knowledge and skills, such as:

• Strategic thinking and planning. Able to analyse complex information, including statistical data. Able to draw logical conclusions and contribute to rational decision making.
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills, able to liaise effectively with a wide a range of stakeholders and audiences.
• An interest in health, social care and wellbeing issues and how these may affect people.

Time commitment and term

This is a voluntary role with a term of three years, with the option to serve for a further two years if invited to do so by the Chair. The commitment involves attending a Board meeting every other month (option to join in person or virtually), and other ad hoc meetings such as training and away days. Overall, this is a role requiring a time commitment equivalent to approximately two days per month.

How to apply

To express your interest in this role please apply to this advert with an updated copy of your CV, and a member of TPP’s Leadership and Governance team will be in touch with further information.

The deadline for applications is 5.00pm Wednesday 14th January Evolving Communities anticipating that interviews will be held February date TBC.

Both Evolving Communities and TPP Recruitment are committed to equal opportunities and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Volunteer Fundraiser

Work Location: In Person / Remote TBC

This role is voluntary and unpaid; however, expenses can be claimed as necessary.

Adoption Matters are looking to recruit for a Volunteer Fundraiser role. This is an exciting opportunity to join and support an innovative, ‘Outstanding’ children’s charity and which is one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK.

About us

Adoption Matters is a registered children’s charity and one of the largest voluntary adoption agencies in the UK. We recruit, train, support individuals and families as adopters, offer them ongoing support, and training for as long as they need it. We also provide support to birth families and adopted adults. We are the ONLY adoption service in the North West rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted for the last five consecutive inspections. In 2024, the Adoption Matters family grew as we launched our not-for profit fostering agency Foster Care Matters.

About the role

Are you the right person for the role?

The Fundraising Volunteer will undertake a wide range of fundraising activities and events supporting collections throughout the year as and when mutually agreed, including:

· Fundraising support at the annual Garden Party picnic event

· Support at community events – fun runs, sponsor events

· Promotion of our charity lottery

· Possible involvement with arrangements of/attendance at large events, egg. golf days, charity dinners

· Liaising with Volunteer Co-ordinator and Fundraising and Relationship Manager about events

· Sharing ideas about fundraising activities

Are you able to demonstrate the following abilities and knowledge?

· Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

· Good listening and communication skills

· You need to be a great people person, friendly and approachable.

· Excellent telephone manner and written communication skills.

· An ability to work as part of a team.

· Creative and forward thinking.

· Computer literacy.

· Ability to use on own initiative and as part of a small team.

· Passion and enthusiasm

This is a rewarding and enjoyable role. You will be working with the charities appointed Volunteer Coordinator, and Fundraising and Relationship Manager. This role will also provide you with the opportunity to gain experience in doing volunteering work with people of all ages and to learn new skills, as well as develop existing ones.

What we offer in return

· Introduce you to how the organisation works and your role in it and to provide appropriate training and support for your agreed role

· Provide regular meetings with a staff contact so that you can tell us how you are getting on and get feedback from us.

· Respect your skills and experience and try to match them with the right role for you wherever possible.

· Do our best to meet your individual wishes.

· Reimburse you for agreed and reasonable expenses incurred in accordance with the expenses policy.

· Make necessary arrangements to ensure your health, safety and welfare.

· Offer equal opportunities to everyone who wants to volunteer.

· Provide access to trained members of staff to support, guide and advise you.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our values are honesty, fairness, inclusivity, flexibility, ethically based, and celebrating difference. We encourage applications from all areas of the community. We believe that our organisation should reflect and represent the full richness of human diversity in terms of background, identity, ability and circumstance. As groups of people currently under- represented as Adoption Matters volunteers, we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are Black, Asian or minority ethnic, have a disability or have personal experience of the care system and/or adoption. We will be measuring our success in redressing this.

We are open to discussion of any adjustments or any flexible arrangements you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process, and if you are successful in gaining a volunteer position with us, during volunteering. We promise the only thing we assess within your application is how you have demonstrated your suitability for the job, and nothing else.

What’s next? It’s easy! Follow the weblink to apply direct on the Adoption Matters website! We can’t wait to hear from you!

Adoption Matters is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and other relevant employment checks, including the right to work in the UK.

Please note that we only contact candidates selected for interview and we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications.

About the Degrees Initiative

The Degrees Initiative is a UK-based NGO that builds the capacity of developing countries to evaluate solar radiation modification (SRM), a controversial proposal for reducing some impacts of climate change by reflecting sunlight away from the Earth. Degrees is neutral on whether SRM should ever be used, but we believe that developing countries should be empowered to conduct their own research and to play a central role in SRM discussions. The initiative has been working in different forms for over a decade, and our work receives worldwide coverage and widespread acclaim. 

The charity was founded in 2021, now has around 20 staff members and is growing. We seek a volunteer trustee with significant financial experience including an accounting qualification to join an existing five-person board to help guide a growing initiative that is changing the field of SRM.

This position offers a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to apply their financial expertise in a high-profile governance role, shaping strategy and supporting a mission that empowers Global South researchers to lead in one of the world’s most important climate debates. 

Role 

The volunteer trustee will complement and further strengthen an existing five-person volunteer trustee board including the Chair & Treasurer. The role will entail strategic leadership, governance, and fiduciary responsibilities. Alongside the Treasurer they will predominantly be advising the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the rest of the senior management team (the Chief Executive Officer and Chief of Staff) to ensure the robust financial health of the charity. This will include: 

• Maintaining an overview of the charity’s financial affairs by overseeing the annual financial planning and budgets proposed by the senior management team 

• Monitoring and evaluating financial progress against budgets and forecasts from staff reporting at quarterly board meetings, acting a voice of financial expertise during board discussions 

• Approving the audited annual accounts and financial statements presented by the senior management team alongside the rest of the board 

• Strategic input by reviewing risk assessments alongside financial implications and advising on the organisation of financial resources and reserves to support the long-term goals of the charity 

• Confirming transparency and accountability in financial operations, and that appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place in addition to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements 

• Advising on how the charity can most effectively conduct its international work, especially providing grants to organisations in the Global South 

• Confirming that the charity has an appropriate investment policy, and that there is no conflict between any investment held and the aims and objects of the charity

• Sitting on any board sub-committees as required 

Lead Volunteer

Mind Retail

About the role

Without the help and support we receive from our Lead Volunteers and volunteer teams we wouldn’t be successful at what we do. Our Lead Volunteers play a key role by supporting the shop management team with the day to day running and management of our shops - helping us to raise crucial funds from the sale of pre-loved, donated stock to fund Mind's vital mental health support services.

Our shops are vibrant hubs in local communities across England and Wales. In our Lead Volunteer role, you’ll play a key part in building this community, helping to create a culture where every person is valued and supported - and where people have fun!

You can gain a wide variety of knowledge, skills and experience by becoming one of our valued Lead Volunteers, including:

· Experience working as part of, and leading, a diverse team

· Shop management, retail management and key holder experience

· Opportunities to improve your management, leadership and interpersonal skills

· Stock organisation, processing, pricing and merchandising skills

· Cash handling skills, including management cash functions

· Understanding of sales information, including takings

· Commercial knowledge and skills

· Understanding of policies and procedures

· Administrative skills

· IT skills

· Additional learning and development opportunities, including your own eLearning account with access to personal and professional development courses

Our Lead Volunteer roles are also flexible, so they're perfect for fitting in around your commitments. We value any time that you can give us, so whether it’s a few hours a week or a few days – we’d love to hear from you!

We need great people like you to help us in the fight for mental health. Will you join us?

Click on the role profile to find out more about our Lead Volunteer role and read on to hear some stories from our existing Lead Volunteers!

About You

• Commitment to our values & behaviours
• Enthusiastic and committed to achieving shop targets
• Flexible and adaptable approach
• Ability to work as a team and on your own initiative
• Able to build good working relationships
• Ability to work within Mind Retail’s policies and procedures
• Willingness to learn
• Good customer service skills
• Good communication skills

About Mind Retail

Mind Retail are a network of almost 200 shops across England and Wales, generating a net income of around £21 million per year. We have ambitious plans to grow over the next few years and we're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before. We won't stop until everyone with a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Safer Recruitment at Mind Retail

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our employees and volunteers and we expect anyone working or volunteering with us to share this commitment. This role may involve the supervision of young volunteers who are under 18. Because of this, the minimum age for this role is 18 and under our Safer Recruitment Policy, you’ll also be required to agree to an enhanced DBS check.

Our Commitment

We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring. We want our staff and volunteers to be authentic and bring their whole selves to work. We want Mind to be a workplace that truly reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the people we support. Where everyone is appreciated – regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

Hear from some of our existing Lead Volunteers…

Stuart, Lead Volunteer at our North Shields Mind Shop

Why did you want to become a Lead Volunteer?

I chose to volunteer at Mind, specifically because of the cause – I support the charity in what they want to achieve. Mind also supported me through the lockdown period during the pandemic, which I found very isolating.

I’ve volunteered for Mind for 20 years - I started volunteering for Mind in 2005. At the time, I had a full-time job, but I wanted to try volunteering. I’ve volunteered in a number of Mind shops, including Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Gateshead (which was where I became a Lead Volunteer) and finally, North Shields.

I wanted to become a Lead Volunteer to gain more experience, which I can then pass onto others. I now undertake key holder duties in my current shop. It was a little scary to begin with, but there was plenty of support from the wider region and I feel really proud to now be doing the role.

What knowledge and skills have you gained or developed whilst being in the Lead Volunteer role?

I’ve developed my technology skills – I’ve learnt how to use the till, how to use the computer including emails and Microsoft Teams, how to complete eLearning and the new Gift Aid hub. I struggled a bit before with technology, so it’s really helped me to be exposed to it more. I’ve also developed cash handling skills and how to deal with external contractors. My confidence has really grown and I’m also now able to cover local stores too!

What do you enjoy most about being a Lead Volunteer?

I really enjoy giving amazing customer service and working with the team of staff and volunteers – we have lots of fun whilst we work! The shop has a great atmosphere. My Shop Manager has said she couldn’t do without me! I would really recommend for anyone to come and volunteer with Mind – it’s a great way to meet new people.

Lead Volunteer at our Turnham Green Mind Shop

Why did you want to become a Lead Volunteer?

I wanted to become a Lead Volunteer because I wanted to take on more responsibilities and keep myself as productive as possible. By taking on more responsibilities, I’m able to support the wider team with certain activities within the shop. It’s also helped me become less focused on my myself and my own problems. I suffer from low self-esteem and felt that by becoming a Lead Volunteer, it would help strengthen my self-worth.

What knowledge and skills have you gained or developed whilst being in the Lead Volunteer role?

As I have never worked in retail, becoming a Lead Volunteer has given me more insight into how the retail industry and how Mind Retail operates day-to-day. I have become more patient and not as isolated as before. My communication skills have improved too.

What do you enjoy most about being a Lead Volunteer?

Certain customers are confiding in me about their mental health. I find it great to be able to assist and provide some support. We all just need an ear to listen…

It’s also great to be able to make decisions too. The team I work with at the shop are very supportive and understanding – they look after me and I feel like a belong to a small family. The team really understand that our shops are not just shops! They’re a place where everyone, including those with mental health problems, can feel safe and listened 

Position Overview

An exciting and unique internship opportunity to work closely with key senior operational staff in a respected UK international development charity; this position has strong vocational content for anyone looking to break into the international development sector with future possibilities of progression into roles within the UK and/or Madagascar.

The post holder will gain hands-on experience in international development, gain understanding and skills across a wide range of duties associated with programmes development, corporate fundraising, volunteer coordination, and practical charity management.

The internship spans a minimum of six months and is a remote role. The diversity of activities that will be undertaken provides training for an early-career development professional who can effectively and efficiently deal with a comprehensive range of tasks related to the complex world of overseas development work.

Location: Remote

Commitment: Part-time, two days a week for a minimum of six months - with full flexibility to choose which two days you work, and the option to adjust or change those days as needed.

Salary: N/A (voluntary)