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Are you looking to build experience in communications while supporting children’s education in Malawi?
The Mlambe Project is a small but impactful charity building sustainably constructed school blocks in rural Malawi. We’re looking for a volunteer Communications & Social Media Intern to help us share our story and grow our online presence — all in just around one hour per week.
What you’ll do:
- Create and schedule engaging social media posts and update website
- Help tell the story of our school building projects and the people we work with
- Share updates, photos and impact stories
- Suggest ideas to grow awareness and engagement
- Support the team in Malawi to take engaging content
Who this would suit:
- Students or recent graduates
- Anyone wanting experience in the charity or international development sector
- Creative self-starters who enjoy writing and storytelling
Why volunteer with us?
- Gain real, hands-on experience
- Build your CV and portfolio
- Work flexibly around your schedule
- Contribute directly to improving education access for children in Malawi
This is a small time commitment with meaningful impact.
If you’d like to get involved, we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch with a short introduction about yourself and why you’re interested.
Please include details in the cover letter of why you are interested and any relevant skills or experience
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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We our looking to urgently hire a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) intern to join our team in the mission of raising awareness about neurodiversity and be a part of making an impact in the growing movement of neuroacceptance through their contributions.
The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Intern will be well supported by the lead of projects and mentoring and co-founder of the charity and there will be opportunities for CPD in Neuordiversity and Adult Education Theory.
**PERFECT EDUCATIONAL CHARITY VOLUNTEER JOB THAT CAN BE DONE REMOTELY FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND WITH MANY SESSIONS TAKING PLACE IN EVENING TIME WHICH CAN WORK WITH OTHER EXISTING CAREER ROLES **
**ROLE EXTREMELY SUITABLE FOR SOMEONE KEEN TO BE INVOLVED IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO THE NEURODIVERSE COMMUNITY **
**ROLE DESIRABLE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN A ROLE IN THE COMPUTING INDUSTRY OR THE EDUCATION SECTOR**
CONTRACT LENGTH: MAY 1st 2026 – APRIL 30th 2027 (Open to two further yearly contract extensions)
Responsibilities of the Job position
- To attend online training sessions developing your own knowledge in neurodiversity and introduction to adult pedagogy (how adults learn).
- To edit, update and design content for our new Virtual Learning Environment (Google Classroom) for our Neurodiversity Youth Advocate programmes.
- To provide technical “on-call” support both for our staff and students for sessions in the Post-16 Reflective Practice & Advocacy Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programme on MS Teams.
- To lead and document debriefs for sessions of the Post-16 Reflective Practice & Advocacy Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programme.
- To develop and deliver a 30-minute Neurodiversity Awareness CPD Presentation for the biannual “Conference Day” training sessions which trains trustees and staff members.
Key responsibilities & objectives of the job:
· To work with the organisation on a remote flexi-time monthly basis to complete tasks (with assistance from our Projects and Mentoring Lead with task delegation and organising) which could include the following:
(i) Training: Attend remote training events on Neurodiversity and/or Adult Education Theory during May, January, & February
(ii) Google Classroom VLE Creation: Complete creation of material for the 2026-27 programme Term 2 & 3 component and 2027 Summer School using material from our old VLE (Moodle) in June, August, March and April.
(iii) Technical “On-Call” Support: Provide technical support for students and staff for sessions in the Post-16 Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programme in September, October, November, January and February.
(iv) Debrief chairing: Chair and lead debriefs for some of the sessions of the post-16 Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programme.
(v) Conference Day Presentation Development: In March Develop a 30-minute training presentation on a specific topic in neurodiversity that will be delivered to Trustees, Staff and trainee Neurodiversity Youth Advocates in the charity.
(vi) Conference Day Session Delivery: In April, deliver the presentation developed in March.
Application Instructions
NOTE :
All successful applicants at the CV stage will be sent an e-mail to confirm a 45-minute slot to be interviewed via Zoom by 2 members of the Charity team. Interviews to take place between Monday 13th April - Friday 24th April.
All Candidates are encouraged to apply before the closing date of the advert as we may close the advert early if we fill enough interview slots with suitable candidates.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
To increase acceptance and awareness of neurodiversity through public education and training Neurodiversity Youth Advocates
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.