Programme Director Volunteer Roles in Liverpool

Have you dreamt of starting your own International non-profit or Directing at an NGO? Through our Global Leadership Program Receive ONLINE or AT-CENTER hands-on experience. To learn the diverse facets of starting or Directing in a large organization. You have two options: 

(1) Learn in ONLINE interactive teams from the comfort of your own HOME. Learn to organize and lead Volunteers from around the world on a wide variety of teams, like our At Center GLD but working online. Online GLD requires 5-10 hours weekly minimum.

 (2) AT CENTER VOLUNTEERS

Come LIVE at one of our Centers in Indonesia, Kenya, and Thailand. (Limited options in USA and France) At Center GLD are full-time and include a small stipend, plus room and board. 

GLD training teaches you these skills including:

• Volunteer recruitment

• Volunteer and team management

• International law as applies

• Volunteer satisfaction

• Assessing community and individual needs for populations feeling voiceless and challenged

• Creating the teams and action units needed to address these problems and organizing action and follow-up commitments

IHF gives you an opportunity to learn some or all of these skills, working with volunteers from around the world and the children and population we serve. As with the violin, practice is needed not just books.

IHF is a unique organization providing a safe place to practice these skills until expert while helping others. We offer an online global certificate as well as an at-center GLD certificate.

The International Humanity Foundation (IHF) is an International non-profit, founded and active since 2001. Our two-fold mission is to 

(1) Educating impoverished children—activating their highest potential and nurturing healthy, loving communities around them. — 

(2) Educating global citizens through real life experiences, online and in person, about the realities of impoverished communities, practical skills in aiding needed efforts, and the value of other cultures. We have centers in Bali Indonesia, Jakarta Java, Medan Sumatra, Nakuru Kenya and Home springs California (Waiting list for nice France and Thailand).

Join our passionate team of volunteers whose aim is to restore the Wilts & Berks canal from Melksham in the south to Abingdon in the north by

• Securing core funding to pay the continuing, non-project, costs for the Trust’s day-to-day operations, in support of its restoration of 112 Km of the historic Wilts & Berks canal
• Managing the fundraising activity in the Trust to meet agreed objectives for core funding acquisition
• Selecting and leading a small core fundraising team of able volunteers
• Keeping the Director of Fundraising/CEO and his/her fellow members of the Executive Board fully aware of successes and challenges in the delivery of core income

You will need to be able to

• Work with the Director of Fundraising/CEO to define and create an effective Core Funding team to deliver the continuing income the Trust needs to cover its overheads as it supports its canal restoration programme
• Work with the Director of Finance and the Director of Fundraising/CEO to define the funding needed to meet the Trust’s core funding objectives
• Manage the Core Funding team, so as to deliver the income the Trust needs to cover its overheads
• Work with the Core Funding team to establish a programme of work to deliver an income stream to meet the Trust’s overhead costs
• Liaise with the Trust’s third-party fundraiser, the Marsha Miles Consultancy, as an integral part of the Core Funding team’s bid writing capacity
• Monitor progress against plans for Core Funding income and provide monthly written reports to the Director of Fundraising/CEO

Previous experience is essential.

Join our passionate team of volunteers whose aim is to restore the Wilts & Berks canal from Melksham in the south to Abingdon in the north by

• Securing core funding to pay the continuing, non-project, costs for the Trust’s day-to-day operations, in support of its restoration of 112 Km of the historic Wilts & Berks canal
• Managing the fundraising activity in the Trust to meet agreed objectives for core funding acquisition
• Selecting and leading a small core fundraising team of able volunteers
• Keeping the Director of Fundraising/CEO and his/her fellow members of the Executive Board fully aware of successes and challenges in the delivery of core income

You will need to be able to

• Work with the Director of Fundraising/CEO to define and create an effective Core Funding team to deliver the continuing income the Trust needs to cover its overheads as it supports its canal restoration programme
• Work with the Director of Finance and the Director of Fundraising/CEO to define the funding needed to meet the Trust’s core funding objectives
• Manage the Core Funding team, so as to deliver the income the Trust needs to cover its overheads
• Work with the Core Funding team to establish a programme of work to deliver an income stream to meet the Trust’s overhead costs
• Liaise with the Trust’s third-party fundraiser, the Marsha Miles Consultancy, as an integral part of the Core Funding team’s bid writing capacity
• Monitor progress against plans for Core Funding income and provide monthly written reports to the Director of Fundraising/CEO

Previous experience is essential.

Africa Health Organisation (AHO) and its Subsidiaries
Africa Health Organisation (AHO) is looking for trustees and Board of Directors for its board and for its subsidiaries. AHO subsidiaries are independent and operate an independent Board of Trustees/Directors separate from AHO. Trustees of a Company Limited by Guarantee are called Directors for the purpose of Company Law. We are looking for the following trustees:

Africa Health Organisation (AHO) - 4 Trustees/Board of Directors

Subsidiaries
(1) Africa AIDS Foundation - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(2) Africa Age Foundation - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(3) Africa Animal Health Alliance - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(4) Africa Climate Change Alliance - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(5) Africa Community Development Alliance - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(6) Africa Conciliation and Mediation Service - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(7) Africa Credit Union (ACU) - 5 Board of Directors (for profit)
(8) Africa Dental Association - 3 Trustees/Board of Director
(9) Africa Diabetes Association - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(10) Africa Ealy Years Development - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(11) Africa Environment Conservation Alliance - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(12) Africa Family Planning Alliance - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(13) Africa Food Development Programme - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(14) Africa Foundation for Education - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(15) Africa Genomics - 5 Board of Directors (for profit)
(16) Africa Heritage Fund - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(17) Africa Initiative for Sustainable Development - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors)
(18) Africa Mental Health - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(19) African Mothers Alliance Initiative - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(20) Africa Nursing and Care Agency - 5 Board of Directors (for profit)
(21) Africa Pharmaceutical - 5 Board of Directors (for profit)
(22) Africa Prostate Cancer Association - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(23) Africa Recycling Development Alliance - 5 Board of Directors (for profit)
(24) Africa Refugee Council - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(25) Africa Rural Development Alliance - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(26) Africa TB Organisation Programme - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(27) African Children's Development - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(28) African Women's Association - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(29) African Council of Families - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors
(30) African Youth Association - 3 Trustees/Board of Directors

We encourage people from White, Asian and Minority Ethnic (WAME) to apply as they are under-represented on our Board of Directors. By White we mean European descent, Asians such as Chinese, Japanese, Bangladeshi, Filipinos, Koreans, etc. Minority Ethnic we mean Latinos, Arabs, Eastern Europeans, Mediterranean, etc.

The role of a Trustee
Trustees work as part of a Board of Trustees/Directors in order to: inform the organisation’s strategic direction; scrutinise the financial management of the organisation; and ensure the sound governance of the organisation. Trustees are not responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the organisation. However, they are responsible for scrutinising the operational decisions taken by the Chief Executive Officer, to ensure that the organisation operates effectively and in line with its objectives and values.

Hours, location and benefits
Meetings
- Trustees are required to attend quarterly Board meetings in person or video conference like zoom.
- All Trustees are required to participate in at least one Sub-Group. These meetings are held once every quarter.
- Trustees are required to attend the Annual General Meeting.
- Preparatory work is required in advance of and sometimes following each meeting.

Additional responsibilities
- Trustees may be required or encouraged to contribute to AHO-related activity outside meetings, e.g. to participate in staff interview panels, to participate in specific project-focused tasks, to contribute to decision-making that requires the involvement of the Trustees.
- Trustees are strongly encouraged to occasionally visit the projects.
- Trustees are strongly encouraged to attend the annual Staff Away-day and the Board’s annual strategic planning day.

Benefits
Trustees are volunteers who give their time, skills and expertise for no financial gain. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed in line with the organisation’s Volunteer Policy.

Person specification
It is essential that a diverse skills set is represented amongst the Board of Trustees/Directors. It is expected that the Trustees work as a team, such that they can draw on different skills depending on the task in hand. We encourage you to highlight your particular strengths, so that we can compare these to the skills already represented on the Board.

Beyond these specific skills, there are some more general criteria that are either essential or desirable for Trustees of AHO.

Essential criteria
- A commitment to the values and objectives of Africa Health Organisation (AHO).
- We are encouraging students to apply so that they can gain experience in governance.

- We encourage people from White, Asian and Minority Ethnic (WAME) to apply as they are under-represented on our Board of Directors. By White we mean European descent, Asians such as Chinese, Japanese, Bangladeshi, Filipinos, Koreans, etc. Minority Ethnic we mean Latinos, Arabs, Eastern Europeans, Mediterranean, etc.
- Directors of a profit making subsidiary must have appropriate qualifications and experience.
- An ability to work effectively as a member of a team
- An ability to communicate effectively
- An ability to make sound, independent judgements
- An ability to think creatively
- An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship

Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of health issues affecting people in Africa and its effects on the people.

Additional requirement
Please note, some Trustees (working with children and vulnerable adults) are required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and hold an up to date certificate. The DBS check will be arranged by AHO.

FUNDRAISING & COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP

Peacebuilding NGO seeks internship candidates to become actively involved in fundraising and communications for their programmes, providing meaningful assistance to the organisation as it carries out its mission.

Concordis International works impartially alongside those involved in or affected by armed conflict, so that through dialogue they may build relationships of mutual trust and together develop and implement policies that improve human security and lay firm foundations for lasting peace.

The principal areas of work in which interns are involved are communications and fundraising.

Location: Home.

Duration: 6 months, minimum 3 days per week.

Closing date: As soon as we find the right people

Start date: ASAP

Reporting to: Fundraising & Communications Officer

 ROLE DESCRIPTION

Your internship with Concordis will be divided between fundraising and communications.

Communications role

You will:

• Work closely with the Fundraising & Communications Manager, other Fundraising & Communications interns, Director of Programmes and the Programme Teams to produce communications materials for social media, our website, newsletters and others
• Help develop and implement the communications strategy
• Monitor social media platforms and our website
• Edit and design reports and publications
• Liaise with our teams in each country to gather information, stories and materials for communications

Fundraising role

You will:

• Work closely with the Fundraising & Communications Manager to maintain and develop our fundraising database
• Help develop and implement the fundraising strategy
• Help develop and manage any fundraising campaigns

The internships are designed to give you concrete experience in communications and fundraising within the international development sector. The role is varied and will require you to work with our small UK team and with other interns.

Interns serve on a voluntary basis; there is no salary or stipend, but Concordis will reimburse reasonable expenses including a small daily lunch allowance.

Interns do not follow a formal training programme, but Concordis will seek to provide experience tailored to the skills, needs and aspirations of individual interns within the range of activities outlined above. You’ll be joining us at a time when our fundraising and communications activities are growing, so you’ll get great exposure to strategies, planning, designing and working to tight deadlines.

Application Process:

1. Send a CV and covering letter to the email address specified  In your covering letter, please explain:

• Why you would like to work with Concordis International;
• How your skills and experience will be of assistance during the internship;
• Your proficiency in French, Arabic and any other languages;
• Please ensure that you state your experience of Mailchimp, social media, website development etc;
• How you hope to see your career develop in the future;
• When you will be available to start the internship and your availability full or part time;

1. If you are shortlisted, you will complete a short task to demonstrate your skills
2. Interview
3. Selection

Looking for a unique business challenge that puts your leadership skills to the test while gaining non-executive (NED) board-style experience?

Be the Business is looking for confident senior leaders and aspiring non-execs willing to contribute to a volunteer programme designed to help SMEs tackle the most pressing business problems and improve their leadership capabilities.

Be the Business is an independent charity that inspires greater productivity, by connecting small business leaders to the expertise needed to answer today’s challenges.

As a volunteer you will make a difference to communities across the UK. By helping small and medium-sized businesses to improve their productivity, we will transform the UK’s productivity, raise the value of businesses across the country, safeguard jobs and improve standards of living.Small business leaders on our new pilot – The Productivity Programme – receive non-executive style support from volunteer advisory board members enabling them to benefit from an advisory board of their own.

As a volunteer advisory board member, you’ll work collaboratively with your fellow board members to support two different business leaders to unlock the potential of their respective businesses. We ask you to commit to 12 hours over one year.   Working in two 6 month terms, you and your board colleagues will meet with each business leader, online, four times providing effective questioning, insight, and support. In addition, one of the board members will have the opportunity to provide two additional one-on-one sessions with the business leader to provide extra support.

You will be supported by a dedicated board administrator who will provide all the support you need for scheduling, pre-reading, sharing documents and taking actions.

What’s in it for you? 

You’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your skills as a senior leader and build your CV in a non-executive director (NED) style environment. You’ll grow your professional network and enhance your skills and knowledge of sectors and business challenges that you may not have previously been exposed to.

In recent feedback from current volunteers, benefits of supporting Be the Business programmes include:

• Improved knowledge and understanding of different industries, sectors and SME needs
• Improved professional skills
• A feeling of having made a positive contribution

You’ll also have access to the Be the Business volunteer offer, including our deep dives into industry insights and research, as well as networking, skills development and learning events held throughout the year.

Evidence from Be the Business suggests that by finding and maintaining an annual one per cent improvement over a five year period, an average SME employer (1-249 employees) with a turnover of £1.3m, would increase their turnover by over £65,000.

The application form can be accessed via our programme guide, available using this link.

https://bethebusiness.turtl.co/story/programme-guide-for-volunteers/

Kenyan Citizens: Come learn GLOBAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT at our Nakuru, Kenya center

Have you dreamt of being a Director of an institution, school or non-profit? While foreign legacy students pay for this service, Kenyan citizens receive training for free while being provided with a small stipend plus room and board.

Overview

The International Humanity Foundation (IHF) is an award winning International Non- profit, founded and active since 2001. Our two-fold mission is to (1) Educate impoverished children, activating their highest potential and nurturing healthy, loving communities around them.

(2) Educating global citizens through real life experiences, online and in person, about the realities of impoverished communities, practical skills in aiding needed efforts, and the value of other cultures. We offer children and adults from kindergarten through retirement venues for learning and safely practicing leadership skills.

Volunteers who sign up to donate their time at our IHF Kenya Center for the Global Leader  Development (GLD) program make a very real impact during their stay participating in the various tasks.

The Role

As a GLD, you will participate in four hours of local on site tasks, in addition to four hours per day as a member of multiple International Online Teams.

Your local tasks may include, but are not limited to:

● Provide hands on help with the center's day-to-day operations

● Participate in a cultural exchange, organizing special games and activities with our children

● Support our sustainable Peace Farm Project and learn how agriculture is still a vital part of everyday Kenyan life

● Help supplement our children’s education by joining in with our evening reading and study programs

● Be responsible for the management, design and implementation of community led projects linked to your academic and or professional skills and experience

● Manage local and international volunteers and shape their experience at our IHF Kenya Center

Your international online tasks may include, but are not limited to:

● Budgeting and finance

● Donor relations and sponsorships

● Social media campaigns and fundraising

● Website development

● Recruitment

Essential Requirements

Volunteers accepted to this program will have:

● Confidence using the English language (both spoken and written)

● A passion for international development with a particular emphasis on universal education

● Career development goals aligned with IHF’s mission

Eligibility

The program requires a college diploma or University degree and minimum time commitment of four months, though we encourage volunteers to stay for up to one year. All volunteers receive one day off per week and a four days holiday per month.

Benefits

In addition to making a notable difference in the lives of the children we serve, you will also have access to the following benefits:

● Certificate of program completion

● Letter of recommendation upon request

● Acquire leadership and management capacities that will enable you to lead in the ever-changing global environment

● Gain practical experience in an NGO environment

● Join a global network of IHF volunteers and alumni

● Build a global network with people from diverse professional and backgrounds

● You will also have the benefit of receiving a monthly per diem in addition to room and board. Small Kenya shillings Stipend rises each three months: 

4,000 KS/ 7,435 KS/ 8,775/11,700KS/14,000/17,500KS

Note: Due to the nature of our work with children, should your application be accepted we do require a clean criminal background check which is less than 1-year-old.

We are looking for a volunteer School Speaker Assistant Coordinator, who can support the running of our school speakers programme. Our school speakers visit schools around the country to talk to students about humanism as part of a broad and balanced education, about religion and worldviews. We receive extremely positive feedback from teachers on our service.

As demand from schools increases, we need somebody who can help carry out some of the key processes to ensure the smooth running of the service. Some of the key activities of the role include:

• Communicating with school speakers and teachers.
• Matching up school speakers with requests from local schools.
• Logging information about visits.

The work can be carried out remotely and will require approx. two hours per week. Experience in using databases (CRM) is beneficial but not essential as induction and periodic updates will be given.

For more information please view the APPLICATION PACK.

To apply for the role, please email volunteers[at]humanists[dot]uk and let us know:
● Who you are, including a little bit about yourself
● Why you are interested in the role
● What you think you’d bring to the role (e,g. your skills and experiences that would be particularly relevant)
● What you’d like to get out of the role
● Any concerns, or extra support you’d need in the role

We hope the application pack contains all the information you will need to decide whether the role is right for you, however, if you have any questions, you are more than welcome to contact the Director of Understanding Humanism at education[at]humanists[dot]uk for more information.

You can read our Recruitment and Promotion and Equal Opportunities policies online.

Healthwatch Advisory Board Chair

A remuneration of 4000.00 per annum

An Office Holder role whose purpose is to bring local knowledge and contacts to support the Healthwatch Halton Advisory Board deliver its statutory and strategic objectives and its annual Work Plan

1.2 To provide strategic leadership and inspiration for the Healthwatch Advisory Board so that it delivers its Purpose which is to:

• Provide ‘Reach’ – utilise local knowledge, ideas and capacity to build new relationships, including to: o enable more local people to be involved in the commissioning, the provision and scrutiny, including the standards of provision and whether and how they could and ought to be improved, of local health and social care services. o actively seek to ‘reach’ the diverse local communities that the Healthwatch serves.

• Act Local – translate local and national Healthwatch priorities into local initiatives, feeding into the Healthwatch intelligence gathering process.

• Advise – inform the Healthwatch’s strategic planning and thinking, help the Healthwatch remain relevant by proactively gathering and feeding back on views of local people regarding their need for, and experience of, local care services so Healthwatch can make these views known to persons responsible for commissioning, providing, managing or scrutinising local care services and to Healthwatch England.

• Connect and Influence – identify, engage with and enable access (‘open doors’) to relevant local and regional decision-makers and policy-formers, across all sectors; o broaden Healthwatch engagement with local ‘power bases’; o help the Healthwatch grow its supporter base, including helping to raise awareness of the Healthwatch in the local community.

• Be Pioneering/Pathfinding – identify and trial new ways of delivering Healthwatch ambitions and priorities and meeting objectives.

• Share – develop sustainable mechanisms to exchange learning, resources and ideas between Healthwatch. 1.3 To support and promote the work of the Healthwatch and ensure its values are evident in all its work.

2. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 General Duties • To chair meetings of the Healthwatch Advisory Board and contribute to the development of its annual Work Plan. • In conjunction with Healthwatch management, act as champion for the Healthwatch in the Advisory Board area, for example, with local media and political leaders.

• To help provide the Healthwatch Advisory Board access to wider contacts, key organisations and individuals within a local area. To help ensure that the Healthwatch Advisory Board is well-briefed and in touch with issues with its geographical area.

• Provide leadership and expertise in a specific area or areas to support the work of the Healthwatch Advisory Board.

• Undertake practical action to help the Healthwatch Advisory Board deliver its agreed objectives.

• Represent the Healthwatch Advisory Board, as required, in developing beneficial relationships with local organisations, and community groups.

• In conjunction with Healthwatch management, hold or otherwise contribute to a local Annual Public Meeting to which the public in that locality is invited. 2.2 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

• To ensure that the Healthwatch Advisory Board reflects the diversity of the community it serves and consists of a broad range of appropriate skills and experience.

• In conjunction with Healthwatch management, to lead the recruitment of Healthwatch Advisory Board Members for ratification by the Managing Engaging Communities Solutions CIC 

• Ensure there is an induction programme for new Healthwatch Advisory Board Members.

Full details can be found in the jo description enclosed within application pack attached.

Closing date is 30 November 2023

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 13 December 2023

We are excited to share this great opportunity to join our Board of Directors.It is a very important time for Cornerstone, as we  set a course for the future, with our  strategy ‘Future proofing Cornerstone’. 

As a member of our Board, you will be instrumental in guiding the strategic future of the charity and ensuring exemplary governance and fiscal control. The main Board meets four times a year and board  members will be expected to be a member of one of the sub committees. You will also act as a local ambassador for Cornerstone. 

We are particularly keen to hear from those with skills, knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas who feel they can make a positive contribution to our charitable activities: - 

• Management experience in social care quality standards, compliance, commissioning and / or procurement 
• Senior management experience in the social work / social care sector preferably with strategic planning skills 
• Accountancy/financial experience preferably at management level 
• Personal experience of providing care and support of a relative or carer of a person who has experience of care 

 
About Us 
 
Cornerstone is one of Scotland’s largest charities and is a leading provider of social care services to more than 1,200 adults, children and young people with disabilities and other support needs.  We employ over 1,900 people across Scotland and are fully committed to delivering high quality care and support. 

In addition, we also operate our Cornerstone Self-Directed Support service.  Across this service, we have over 200 Personal Assistants on our books and approximately 1000 active clients. 

We’re committed to building a workforce that represents the true diversity of Scotland, where every single one of our colleagues feel enabled to deliver their best.  We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer who selects the best person for the job.  We value the diversity of our workforce and work hard to create an inclusive environment where each individual can bring their unique skills, experiences and ideas to the table to help us grow, bring create innovative solutions and develop of our people.  We are keen to receive applications for board position that reflect the diversity of the organisation. 

Click on our advert attachment to view for our Cornerstone Trustee Board information pack.

We welcome applications from anywhere in Scotland. 

There is no re-numeration attached to the role but expenses will be reimbursed. 

If you’re up for the challenge and think you have what it takes, apply today with your CV and cover letter.We're waiting to hear from you.Your cover letter should be uploaded to the 'Supporting Documents' section within our online application.

Young Humanists are the voice for non-religious young people. Two-thirds of young people are non-religious. We provide them with the community and platform that their voices deserve. We think young people have a right to be heard and that more should be done to ensure policy reflects their views.

Young Humanists is led by a committee that drives national and regional events throughout the year. They are supported by a team of local Ambassadors, who are the ‘on the ground’ representatives, working as part of local humanist or other community groups. We also have a team of volunteers specialising in areas like social media, design and research, who support the committee and individual Ambassadors.

We are seeking a dedicated and driven Northern Ireland-based individual to join our network of Ambassadors, to assist the committee by:

• Sitting on the Northern Ireland Humanists committee, providing a formal link to Young Humanists by championing issues that are particularly relevant to young people in Northern Ireland.
• Putting on events with a view to getting younger people involved (e.g. pub quizzes, campaign work, family-friendly events like coffee mornings or Sunday brunches, litter picks or picnics)
• Be a contact point for other Young Humanists who want to attend nearby groups/events and an ambassador for Young Humanists at regional events.
• Provide local knowledge to make sure we promote relevant local opportunities to our members and, equally, promote Humanists UK and Young Humanist events or campaigns locally.

Please read the full Application Pack for more information.

While there are no set hours we expect that up to three hours per week on average may be spent on the role, with this possibly increasing in the run-up to Young Humanists’ events.

All Young Humanists volunteers should be aged 18 to 35 (with eligibility ending the day before the applicant’s 36th birthday). Much of the work can be done remotely, but it is required that the post holder be based in Northern Ireland. 

If this sounds like you send your CV and cover letter, with the subject ‘Young Humanists Ambassador for Northern Ireland’ 

Young Humanists are the voice for non-religious young people. Two-thirds of young people are non-religious. We provide them with the community and platform that their voices deserve. We think young people have a right to be heard and that more should be done to ensure policy reflects their views.

Young Humanists is led by a committee that drives national and regional events throughout the year. They are supported by a team of local Ambassadors, who are the ‘on the ground’ representatives, working as part of local humanist or other community groups. We also have a team of volunteers specialising in areas like social media, design and research, who support the committee and individual Ambassadors.

We are seeking a dedicated and driven individual to join our network of Ambassadors, to assist the committee by:

• Putting on events with a view to getting younger people involved (e.g. pub quizzes, campaign work, family-friendly events like coffee mornings or Sunday brunches, litter picks or picnics)
• Be a contact point for other Young Humanists who want to attend nearby groups/events and an ambassador for Young Humanists at regional events.
• Provide local knowledge to make sure we promote relevant local opportunities to our members and, equally, promote Humanists UK and Young Humanist events or campaigns locally.

Please read the full Application Pack for more information.

While there are no set hours we expect that up to three hours per week on average may be spent on the role, with this possibly increasing in the run-up to Young Humanists’ events.

All Young Humanists volunteers should be aged 18 to 35 (with eligibility ending the day before the applicant’s 36th birthday). Much of the work can be done remotely, but it is required that the post holder be based in the UK.

If this sounds like you send your CV and cover letter, with the subject ‘Young Humanists Ambassador’

Do you have senior Individual Giving Fundraising or Marketing experience? This is an exciting opportunity for a person with senior experience and skills who would like to work within a human rights organisation which is ambitious, supportive and open to new ideas to grow our individual giving donor base.

If you would like to help Prisoners of Conscience to grow our individual giving donor base, we would love to hear from you. Please go to our website to see the enormous difference and impact which you could make with us.   

Prisoners of Conscience provides financial and practical assistance to keep human rights defenders and their voices alive. But after 60 years, we have not grown our income to a size which matches the global need for support for human rights defenders. We have to increase our individual giving donor base and your skills might be just what we are looking for. 

You are welcome to contact us  for a conversation in the first instance.   

The Science Council is a membership organisation of over 30 professional bodies and learned societies from across the scientific disciplines, providing the quality assurance system for those working in science. We play a unique and valuable role in ensuring public trust and confidence in the scientific workforce and transparency in the process of science.

We are looking for an ambitious, financially literate Treasurer who has the vision and commitment to help grow the Science Council into an increasingly respected, influential, and sustainable organisation. They will bring financial knowledge and strategic insight to the role and advise on growth plans and how we can maximise the use of our assets. A financial qualification is desirable but a strong understanding and experience of financial management and accounting within the voluntary, trade or membership body sectors, and strong business and financial acumen is essential.

This is your opportunity to join the Board of a small but ambitious and well-run organisation, and one that is looking to grow a vibrant and diverse professional body community, harness its collective expertise in the pursuit of professional excellence and public benefit.