Volunteer volunteer roles in Barnet, greater london

We Need Your Help!

Demand for our support in Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas is rising fast, and adults who feel stuck, overlooked, or disconnected are reaching out for help. We’re ready to step up — but we cannot deliver life‑changing career support without a leader who believes in empowerment, opportunity, and the power of coaching to transform lives.

We urgently need someone who can lead, shape, and deliver our career coaching offer with passion and purpose.

Become Our Volunteer Programme Manager (Career Coaching) and Help Adults in Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas Rebuild Their Futures

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, gain clarity, and reconnect with their ambitions. Our 12‑week Career Coaching Programme and 1‑2‑1 coaching support are at the heart of what we do — and we need someone who can take ownership of this vital work.

This is your chance to design and deliver the programme that will help adults take their first steps back into employment, education, or training.

Your Impact

As our Programme Manager (Career Coaching), you will be the driving force behind our employability support. Your leadership will shape how adults experience our coaching, how they build confidence, and how they move toward meaningful opportunities.

You will help us:

• Deliver a structured, high‑quality 12‑week career coaching programme

• Provide 1‑2‑1 coaching to adults who need personalised support

• Build a safe, encouraging environment where adults can explore their goals

• Support participants with CVs, job applications, interview prep, and career planning

• Strengthen our employability offer as we prepare for charity registration

• Ensure our coaching is consistent, empowering, and rooted in dignity

Your work will directly change the trajectory of people’s lives.

What You’ll Lead On

• Programme Delivery: Managing and delivering our 12‑week career coaching programme in Tower Hamlets and surrounding areas.

• 1‑2‑1 Coaching: Providing personalised support to adults who need deeper guidance.

• Participant Journey: Ensuring every adult feels welcomed, supported, and motivated.

• Curriculum Development: Shaping session content, tools, and resources.

• Volunteer Coaches: Supporting and collaborating with volunteer career coaches.

• Monitoring & Impact: Tracking progress, outcomes, and success stories.

• Safeguarding & Quality: Ensuring safe, ethical, and high‑quality coaching practice.

This is a hands‑on, people‑focused role — perfect for someone who loves helping others grow.

What You Bring

You don’t need to have worked in a charity before — what matters most is empathy, coaching skill, and a passion for helping adults move forward.

You may be:

• Experienced in career coaching, employability, mentoring, or adult guidance

• Skilled at helping people identify strengths, goals, and next steps

• Confident delivering group sessions and 1‑2‑1 coaching

• Someone who understands the challenges faced by NEET adults or brings lived experience

• A patient, encouraging communicator who believes in second chances

Above all, you bring heart, clarity, and a commitment to helping adults unlock their potential.

What You Gain

• A meaningful leadership role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to shape and deliver a flagship 12‑week programme

• Real influence over how adults in Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas access career support

• Experience in programme management, coaching, and community impact

• A legacy — your work will help build a pathway that supports hundreds in the future

This is an opportunity to guide people toward confidence, clarity, and new beginnings.

If you’re ready to help adults in Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas build brighter futures, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

The need for emotional support, confidence‑building, and personal development in Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas is rising fast — and adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected are reaching out for help. We’re ready to step up, but we cannot deliver life‑changing wellbeing support without a leader who believes in growth, healing, and the power of personal development.

We urgently need someone who can lead, shape, and deliver our wellbeing and personal development offer with compassion and purpose.

Become Our Volunteer Programme Manager (Personal Development & Wellbeing) and Help Adults Rebuild Confidence and Resilience

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, strengthen resilience, improve wellbeing, and reconnect with their ambitions. Our personal development and wellbeing workshops are a core part of our mission — and we need someone who can take ownership of this vital work.

This is your chance to design and deliver the workshops that help adults feel hopeful, confident, and ready to move forward.

Your Impact

As our Programme Manager (Personal Development & Wellbeing), you will be the guiding force behind our emotional and personal growth support. Your leadership will shape how adults rebuild confidence, manage stress, set goals, and develop the resilience they need to thrive.

You will help us:

• Deliver empowering personal development and wellbeing workshops

• Support adults with confidence‑building, resilience, and goal‑setting

• Create safe, supportive spaces for adults to explore their wellbeing

• Develop tools and resources that help participants manage stress and anxiety

• Strengthen our wellbeing offer as we prepare for charity registration

• Ensure our workshops are consistent, compassionate, and rooted in dignity

Your work will directly improve the emotional wellbeing and confidence of adults across Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas.

What You’ll Lead On

• Workshop Delivery: Leading personal development and wellbeing sessions (confidence, resilience, goal‑setting, mental wellbeing).

• Programme Design: Creating structured, accessible workshop content and resources.

• Participant Support: Ensuring every adult feels welcomed, understood, and supported.

• 1‑2‑1 Wellbeing Check‑ins: Offering light‑touch wellbeing conversations where needed (non‑clinical).

• Volunteer Facilitators: Supporting and collaborating with wellbeing volunteers.

• Monitoring & Impact: Tracking participant progress, feedback, and outcomes.

• Safeguarding & Quality: Ensuring safe, ethical, and trauma‑informed practice.

This is a hands‑on, people‑focused role — perfect for someone who loves helping others grow emotionally and personally.

What You Bring

You don’t need to be a therapist — what matters most is empathy, facilitation skill, and a passion for personal development.

You may be:

• Experienced in wellbeing facilitation, coaching, mentoring, or personal development

• Skilled at creating safe, supportive group environments

• Confident delivering workshops and guiding reflective conversations

• Someone who understands the challenges faced by NEET adults or brings lived experience

• A patient, compassionate communicator who believes in second chances

Above all, you bring warmth, clarity, and a belief in the power of personal growth to unlock potential.

What You Gain

• A meaningful leadership role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to shape and deliver a wellbeing programme that changes lives

• Real influence over how adults in Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas build confidence and resilience

• Experience in programme management, facilitation, and community wellbeing

• A legacy — your work will help build a pathway that supports hundreds in the future

This is an opportunity to guide people toward confidence, resilience, and renewed hope.

If you’re ready to help adults in Tower Hamlets and the surrounding areas grow, heal, and thrive, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

Our volunteer team is growing fast, demand for our services is rising, and we’re ready to scale — but we cannot deliver high‑quality, life‑changing support without someone who can design the training, development, and learning pathways that empower our volunteers to succeed.

We urgently need a leader who believes in growth, learning, and the power of well‑trained volunteers to transform lives.

Become Our Volunteer Training & Development Manager and Help Shape the Skills of a Charity

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, access coaching, improve wellbeing, and reconnect with their ambitions. Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do — and they deserve the best training, support, and development we can offer.

As a start‑up preparing for charity registration, we need someone who can build a complete volunteer learning ecosystem from scratch.

This is your chance to design the training that powers an entire organisation.

Your Impact

As our Training & Development Manager, you will shape how every volunteer learns, grows, and delivers support. Your leadership will ensure our coaches, mentors, facilitators, and team members feel confident, prepared, and aligned with our mission.

You will help us:

• Build a structured training pathway for all volunteer roles

• Create onboarding that inspires confidence and clarity

• Develop specialist training for coaching, mentoring, wellbeing, and safeguarding

• Ensure volunteers feel supported, skilled, and ready to make an impact

• Build the learning frameworks needed for charity registration and future funding

• Strengthen the quality and consistency of every service we deliver

Your work will directly influence the experience of every volunteer — and every adult they support.

What You’ll Lead On

• Volunteer Training Pathways: Designing clear, accessible learning journeys for each role.

• Onboarding & Induction: Creating a welcoming, informative, and inspiring introduction to UYP.

• Skills Development: Building workshops, guides, and resources for coaching, mentoring, wellbeing, and community engagement.

• Safeguarding & Compliance Training: Ensuring volunteers understand safe practice and organisational policies.

• Quality Assurance: Monitoring training effectiveness and improving it over time.

• Collaboration: Working closely with the Head of Volunteering and Head of Programmes & Services to align training with service needs.

This is a strategic and hands‑on role — perfect for someone who loves developing people and building learning systems.

What You Bring

You don’t need to have worked in a charity before — what matters most is a passion for learning, structure, and people development.

You may be:

• Experienced in training, L&D, coaching, mentoring, HR, or adult education

• Skilled at designing workshops, learning materials, or development pathways

• A strong communicator who can make complex ideas simple and engaging

• Someone who understands the challenges faced by NEET adults or brings lived experience

• A leader who wants to use their skills to empower volunteers and strengthen a community

Above all, you bring empathy, clarity, and a belief in the power of learning to unlock potential.

What You Gain

• A senior leadership role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to build a full training and development function from scratch

• Real influence over the quality and impact of every volunteer interaction

• Experience in L&D strategy, volunteer development, and charity operations

• A meaningful legacy — your work will shape how volunteers grow for years to come

This is an opportunity to build the learning culture of an organisation with purpose.

If you’re ready to help us develop the people who drive change, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

Demand for our support is rising rapidly, and Unlock YOUR Potential is growing faster than our systems can keep up. We’re ready to scale — but we cannot build a strong, sustainable, high‑impact organisation without someone who can bring structure, strategy, and operational excellence to our mission.

We urgently need a leader who believes in empowerment, community, and the power of well‑designed systems to change lives.

Become Our Volunteer Head of Operations / COO and Help Build the Engine of Unlock YOUR Potential

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, access coaching, improve wellbeing, and reconnect with their ambitions. As a start‑up preparing for charity registration, we are building everything from scratch — and we need someone who can turn our vision into a well‑run, well‑organised, high‑quality organisation.

This is not just an operational role. This is your chance to build the entire operational backbone of a future charity.

Your Impact

As our Head of Operations / COO, you will be the architect of how Unlock YOUR Potential functions day to day. Your leadership will shape the systems, processes, and structures that allow us to deliver safe, effective, and life‑changing support.

You will help us:

• Build the operational infrastructure needed for charity registration

• Create systems that support volunteers, coaches, mentors, and programme leads

• Develop processes that ensure smooth, consistent service delivery

• Strengthen safeguarding, data protection, and quality assurance

• Support the Founder and Board with strategic planning and organisational development

• Ensure we grow sustainably, ethically, and with long‑term impact in mind

Your work will directly influence how many adults we can support — and how well we support them.

What You’ll Lead On

• Operational Strategy: Designing the systems and processes that underpin all programmes and services.

• Day‑to‑Day Management: Ensuring the organisation runs smoothly, efficiently, and safely.

• Safeguarding & Compliance: Working with the Safeguarding Lead and Company Secretary to maintain best practice.

• Quality Assurance: Monitoring service delivery and ensuring high standards across all programmes.

• Volunteer & Team Support: Helping the team stay organised, aligned, and supported.

• Risk Management: Identifying challenges early and building solutions that keep participants safe.

• Organisational Growth: Supporting the Founder in scaling programmes, partnerships, and operations.

This is a strategic and hands‑on leadership role — ideal for someone who loves building structure, solving problems, and making things work.

What You Bring

You don’t need to have worked in a charity before — what matters most is leadership, organisation, and a passion for social impact.

You may be:

• Experienced in operations, project management, service delivery, or organisational development

• Skilled at building systems, processes, and workflows

• A natural problem‑solver who thrives in start‑up environments

• Someone who understands the challenges faced by NEET adults or brings lived experience

• A leader who wants to use their skills to build something meaningful for East London

Above all, you bring integrity, clarity, and a commitment to helping people unlock their potential.

What You Gain

• A senior leadership role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to build the operational foundations of a future charity

• Real influence over how adults in East London access life‑changing support

• Experience in organisational strategy, operations, and charity development

• A meaningful legacy — your work will shape how we function for years to come

This is an opportunity to build the engine of an organisation with purpose.

If you’re ready to help us build strong systems for change, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

Our organisation is growing fast, demand for our support is rising, and we are ready to scale — but we cannot build a strong, credible, and well‑run movement without someone who can bring structure, organisation, and governance to our mission.

We urgently need a detail‑driven, organised, and committed leader who believes in the power of good systems to change lives.

Become Our Volunteer Company Secretary & Admin/Office Manager and Help Build the Backbone of Unlock YOUR Potential

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, access coaching, improve wellbeing, and reconnect with their ambitions. As a start‑up preparing for charity registration, we need someone who can help us stay compliant, organised, and operationally strong.

This role is the engine room of our organisation — the person who ensures everything runs smoothly, safely, and professionally.

Your Impact

As our Company Secretary & Admin/Office Manager, you will play a critical role in building the systems, governance, and administrative foundations that allow us to grow responsibly and sustainably.

You will help us:

• Prepare for and navigate the charity registration process

• Build strong governance practices and ensure legal compliance

• Keep our records, policies, and documentation organised and up to date

• Support Trustees, volunteers, and programme leads with essential admin

• Create the operational structure that allows our services to run smoothly

• Ensure we meet our responsibilities as a responsible, ethical organisation

Your work will directly influence our credibility, stability, and long‑term success.

What You’ll Lead On

• Governance & Compliance: Supporting the Board, maintaining statutory records, and ensuring we meet legal obligations.

• Charity Registration: Helping prepare documents, policies, and evidence for our application.

• Admin & Operations: Managing emails, scheduling, filing systems, and day‑to‑day organisational tasks.

• Policy Management: Keeping safeguarding, HR, data protection, and operational policies updated.

• Meeting Support: Preparing agendas, taking minutes, and ensuring follow‑up actions are completed.

• Internal Coordination: Helping the team stay organised, informed, and aligned.

This is a strategic and hands‑on role — perfect for someone who loves structure, clarity, and making things work.

What You Bring

You don’t need to have worked in a charity before — what matters most is organisation, reliability, and a commitment to good governance.

You may be:

• Experienced in administration, office management, governance, HR, or compliance

• Skilled at creating order, systems, and processes

• Comfortable managing documents, policies, and organisational workflows

• Someone who enjoys supporting others and keeping things running smoothly

• A person who cares deeply about East London and wants to help build something meaningful

Above all, you bring integrity, attention to detail, and a belief in doing things the right way.

What You Gain

• A senior operational role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to build the governance and admin foundations of a future charity

• Experience in charity compliance, board support, and organisational leadership

• A meaningful legacy — your work will shape how we operate for years to come

• The satisfaction of knowing your structure enables life‑changing services to happen

This is an opportunity to build the backbone of an organisation with purpose.

If you’re ready to help us build strong foundations for change, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

The need in our community is growing fast, and our movement is gaining momentum — but we cannot reach the adults who need us most without a powerful voice, a clear message, and a brand that cuts through the noise. We urgently need a leader who believes in storytelling, visibility, and the power of communication to change lives.

Become Our Volunteer Head of Marketing & Communications and Help Amplify a Movement

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, access coaching, improve wellbeing, and reconnect with their ambitions. As a start‑up, we are building everything from scratch — and our brand, messaging, and public presence are critical to our growth.

We need someone who can shape our voice, build our visibility, and help us reach the adults who need us now more than ever.

This is your chance to build the entire marketing and communications function of a future charity.

Your Impact

As our Head of Marketing & Communications, you will be the architect of how the world sees us. Your leadership will determine how effectively we reach NEET adults, inspire volunteers, attract partners, and build trust in our mission.

You will help us:

• Build a strong, recognisable brand rooted in hope, empowerment, and bold orange energy

• Create messaging that resonates with adults who feel overlooked or disconnected

• Grow our digital presence across social media, our website, and community platforms

• Support our journey toward charity registration by strengthening our public profile

• Tell the stories that inspire action, partnership, and long‑term support

Your work will directly influence how many people we reach — and how many lives we can change.

What You’ll Lead On

• Brand Strategy: Developing our tone of voice, visual identity, and messaging framework.

• Digital Marketing: Leading our social media strategy, content creation, and online engagement.

• Campaigns: Designing awareness campaigns that drive sign‑ups, partnerships, and volunteer recruitment.

• Storytelling: Showcasing participant journeys, community impact, and success stories.

• Press & Partnerships: Building relationships with local media, community groups, and corporate partners.

• Internal Communications: Ensuring our team and volunteers stay aligned, informed, and inspired.

This is a strategic and hands‑on leadership role — ideal for someone who wants to build a brand with purpose.

What You Bring

You don’t need to have worked in a charity before — what matters most is creativity, clarity, and a passion for communication.

You may be:

• Experienced in marketing, communications, PR, branding, or digital content

• Skilled at turning complex ideas into clear, compelling messages

• Confident in social media strategy, storytelling, or campaign planning

• Someone who understands the challenges faced by NEET adults or who brings lived experience

• A leader who wants to use their skills to create real social impact

Above all, you bring heart, creativity, and a belief in the power of communication to change lives.

What You Gain

• A senior leadership role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to build a full marketing and communications function from scratch

• Real influence over how adults in East London discover life‑changing support

• Experience in brand building, digital strategy, and charity communications

• A meaningful legacy — your work will shape how our movement grows for years to come

This is an opportunity to give a voice to a community that deserves to be heard.

If you’re ready to help us amplify change, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

Demand for our support is rising rapidly, and our movement is growing — but we cannot deliver life‑changing programmes without the people who make it all possible: our volunteers. We urgently need a leader who believes in community, empowerment, and the power of people coming together for good.

Become Our Volunteer Head of Volunteering and Help Build the Heart of Unlock YOUR Potential

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, access coaching, improve wellbeing, and reconnect with their ambitions. As a start‑up, we are building everything from the ground up — and our volunteer team will be the engine that drives our mission forward.

We need someone who can design, grow, and lead a volunteer community that is compassionate, skilled, and ready to make a difference.

This is your chance to build the entire volunteering function of a future charity.

Your Impact

As our Head of Volunteering, you will shape the culture, structure, and experience of every volunteer who joins us. Your leadership will ensure that the adults we support are met by trained, motivated, and supported volunteers who can help them unlock their potential.

You will help us:

• Build a strong, inclusive volunteer programme from scratch

• Recruit, train, and support volunteers across coaching, mentoring, wellbeing, and community outreach

• Create a positive, empowering volunteer culture rooted in dignity and respect

• Develop policies, processes, and safeguarding frameworks that keep everyone safe

• Build the volunteer infrastructure needed for charity registration and future growth

Your work will directly influence the quality, reach, and impact of every service we deliver.

What You’ll Lead On

• Volunteer Recruitment: Attracting passionate people from East London and beyond.

• Training & Development: Creating onboarding, training, and upskilling pathways for all volunteer roles.

• Volunteer Experience: Ensuring volunteers feel valued, supported, and connected to our mission.

• Safeguarding & Quality: Implementing best‑practice policies and ensuring safe, ethical service delivery.

• Programme Support: Working closely with our Head of Programmes & Services to match volunteers to roles.

• Community Building: Creating a warm, inclusive volunteer community that reflects our values.

This is a strategic and hands‑on leadership role — perfect for someone who wants to build something meaningful from the ground up.

What You Bring

You don’t need to have worked in a charity before — what matters most is leadership, empathy, and a passion for people.

You may be:

• Experienced in volunteer management, HR, community organising, coaching, or people development

• Skilled at building relationships and inspiring others

• Organised, proactive, and able to create structure where none exists yet

• Someone who understands the challenges faced by NEET adults or who brings lived experience

• A believer in community, empowerment, and second chances

Above all, you bring heart, integrity, and a commitment to helping people help others.

What You Gain

• A senior leadership role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to build a volunteer programme from the ground up

• Real influence over how adults in East London access support

• Experience in leadership, volunteer management, and charity development

• A meaningful legacy — your work will shape the volunteer culture for years to come

This is an opportunity to build the beating heart of our organisation.

If you’re ready to help us lead change, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

Demand for our support is rising faster than we can keep up, and we are ready to step forward — but we cannot build this movement without a leader who believes in transformation, empowerment, and the potential of every adult we serve.

Become Our Volunteer Head of Programmes & Services and Help Shape a Movement from the Ground Up

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, access career coaching, improve wellbeing, and reconnect with their ambitions. We are a start‑up with big plans — and we urgently need someone who can turn our mission into real, life‑changing programmes.

This is not just a volunteer role. This is a chance to design the entire service ecosystem that will support hundreds of adults in the years ahead.

Your Impact

As our Head of Programmes & Services, you will be the architect of everything we deliver. Your leadership will shape how adults experience our support — from their first conversation with us to their first job, qualification, or breakthrough moment.

You will help us:

• Build a high‑quality programme offer from scratch

• Develop career coaching pathways that genuinely move people forward

• Create a corporate mentoring model that connects adults with real opportunities

• Design wellbeing and personal development workshops that rebuild confidence

• Establish the frameworks we need to become a registered charity

• Ensure our services are safe, effective, and rooted in dignity and empowerment

Your work will directly change lives.

What You’ll Lead On

• Programme Design: Creating structured, impactful programmes across employability, wellbeing, mentoring, and personal development.

• Service Delivery: Ensuring our support is consistent, high‑quality, and accessible to adults across East London.

• Coaching & Mentoring: Shaping our coaching model and helping recruit, train, and support volunteer mentors.

• Partnerships: Working with local organisations, Jobcentres, and employers to expand our reach.

• Impact & Evaluation: Helping us measure outcomes and build the evidence base needed for charity status and future funding.

• Safeguarding & Quality: Ensuring our services are safe, ethical, and aligned with best practice.

This is a strategic, hands‑on leadership role for someone who wants to build something meaningful from the ground up.

What You Bring

You don’t need to tick every box — what matters most is passion, leadership, and a commitment to social impact.

You may be:

• Experienced in programme design, coaching, employability, community work, or wellbeing

• Skilled at turning ideas into structured, deliverable services

• A confident communicator who can inspire volunteers, partners, and participants

• Someone who understands the challenges faced by NEET adults — personally or professionally

• A leader who wants to give back to East London and help build a fairer future

Above all, you bring heart, integrity, and a belief that everyone deserves a second chance.

What You Gain

• A senior leadership role in a growing social impact start‑up

• The chance to design an entire programme portfolio from scratch

• Real influence over how adults in East London access support

• Experience in strategy, service design, and charity development

• A meaningful legacy — your work will shape the organisation for years to come

This is an opportunity to build something powerful, purposeful, and deeply needed.

If you’re ready to help us lead change, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential: Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

The need in our community is growing rapidly, and we’re stepping up — but we cannot do it alone. We urgently need committed leaders who believe in social justice, community empowerment, and the power of second chances.

Become a Trustee and Help Shape the Future of Unlock YOUR Potential

Unlock YOUR Potential supports NEET adults (18+) across East London to rebuild confidence, access coaching, and reconnect with their potential. Demand for our services is rising fast, and we are building the foundations of a movement rooted in hope, opportunity, and bold orange energy.

To grow responsibly — and to become a registered charity — we need passionate Trustees who can guide our mission, strengthen our governance, and help us reach the adults who need us most.

Your Impact

As a Trustee, you will help shape the strategic direction of Unlock YOUR Potential at a pivotal moment in our journey. Your leadership will influence how we grow, how we serve, and how we create long‑term change for adults who have been overlooked for far too long.

You will help us:

• Build a strong, ethical, and effective governance structure

• Prepare for and secure official charity status

• Strengthen our programmes, partnerships, and community reach

• Ensure we remain accountable, sustainable, and mission‑driven

Your decisions will directly impact the lives of adults seeking support, stability, and a fresh start.

What You’ll Be Involved In

• Shaping our long‑term strategy and organisational vision

• Supporting our transition into a registered charity

• Overseeing governance, safeguarding, and financial stewardship

• Championing our mission across East London and beyond

• Providing guidance, challenge, and encouragement to our small but passionate team

This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role for someone who wants to help build something meaningful from the ground up.

What You Bring

We welcome Trustees from all backgrounds — especially those who understand the challenges faced by NEET adults or who bring lived experience.

You may be:

• A strategic thinker with experience in governance, finance, community work, education, or social impact

• A communicator who believes in empowerment, dignity, and opportunity

• A leader who can offer guidance, accountability, and encouragement

• Someone who cares deeply about East London and wants to give back

Most importantly, you bring integrity, compassion, and a commitment to helping adults unlock their potential.

What You Gain

• A meaningful leadership role in a growing social impact organisation

• The chance to shape a movement from its earliest stages

• The satisfaction of helping adults access life‑changing support

• Experience in governance, charity development, and strategic leadership

• A community of passionate people working toward a shared mission

This is an opportunity to leave a legacy — to help build an organisation that will support thousands in the years ahead.

If you’re ready to help us lead change, we’d love to hear from you.

Unlock YOUR Potential:

Help us build a future where no one is left behind.

We Need Your Help!

The need in our community is growing rapidly, and we’re ready to step up — but we can’t do it without a designer who believes in the power of visual storytelling.

Become Our Volunteer Graphic Designer and Help Shape a Brighter Future

Unlock YOUR Potential empowers NEET adults across East London. We’re building a charity rooted in hope, opportunity, and bold orange energy — and we need your creativity to bring it to life.

Your Impact

Your designs will help adults discover life‑changing support, access coaching, and reconnect with their potential. From our logo to our flyers, your work will be the first spark of encouragement someone sees.

What You’ll Work On

Brand identity, logo, digital assets, print materials, and impact visuals that help us grow into a registered charity.

What You Bring

Creativity, communication, design skills, and a heart for East London.

What You Gain

Creative ownership, community impact, flexibility, and a portfolio project with real meaning.

If you’re ready to help us design change, we’d love to hear from you.

People & Planet is looking for volunteers to assist with compiling its 2026/27 People & Planet University League; the only higher education ranking that classifies based on ethics and climate justice criteria.

Universities impart skills and knowledge, form life-long beliefs and behaviours, act as centres of communities, employ, house and feed large numbers of people and promote the creation and sharing of knowledge. We believe this makes them uniquely placed to lead on environmental and ethical issues. For this reason the People & Planet University League has been running since 2007 and has been published by high-profile media partners such as The Guardian (2021, 2022. 2023, 2024, 2025), The BBC, and whose data is used in the Sunday Time Good University Guide.

Volunteers will research publicly available university documents and assess universities against our marking criteria, which cover a wide range of climate and social justice issues including decarbonisation, fossil fuel divestment, ethical banking, workers’ rights and environmental management among others. This work will help to incentivise the university sector towards taking immediate and appropriate action on the climate crisis and upholding the rights and wellbeing of all people internationally.

The role will develop and improve the following areas:

• Qualitative research skills

• Attention to detail

• Use of data collection software

• Time management and keeping to deadlines

• Working independently and remotely

• Communication skills

• Knowledge of environmental management processes and sustainability reporting.

Training is provided for the role. We believe the skills and experience gained could be valuable for a number of career paths, including working in NGOs, corporate sustainability, estates management, higher education policy making, research and campaigning among many others.

People & Planet would like to support volunteers in their future careers, so will give all volunteers an official reference letter on successful completion of their placement and will act as a referee for future positions for which you may apply. From last year’s cohort, 100% said they would recommend this position to someone who wanted to add experience to their CV.

Feedback from previous volunteers

‘I think as someone looking for relevant experience to bolster a CV, this is a helpful and not-too-time-consuming position. It had exactly the kind of flexibility that I required at this point in time.’

‘It's a really great opportunity to hone one's research skills, learn more about what our universities can do to improve their impact on the planet, and make a small but real difference.’

Person Specification -the following are essential:

• Access to a computer or laptop and internet connection.

• Familiarity with desk-based research.

• Ability to work accurately and efficiently to agreed standards.

• Reliability and commitment to completing work to deadlines.

• Able to communicate needs with staff at People & Planet and if needed, ask for appropriate support to complete tasks in time.

• Ability to search policy documents for specific information in English.

• Ability to assess information against standardised frameworks.

• Ability to work remotely and independently

The following are desirable:

• Awareness of current issues in sustainability and ethics.

• Experience of research and data collection.

• An interest in higher education policy.

Please note anyone employed by a UK university cannot volunteer as a Researcher.

You will need to commit to

• Two 25 hour weeks of remote work in July and August.

• 5 hours work per day for the two week period. Volunteers can manage their own time flexibly and will receive support from People & Planet, but must meet task deadlines on a weekly basis and attend a short daily meeting. Volunteers are free to work evenings and weekends, but please note People & Planet operates a 4 day week from 9-5.

• One induction session the week prior to your 2 week engagement.

• Completion of a self-access standardisation activity prior to the start of your engagement.

• Attending a brief meeting in the morning or afternoon each day and one individual check-in meeting in week 1.

• Checking the work chat function regularly.

Summer timetable

June 22nd-July 3rd Ethical Investment and Banking, Ethical Careers and Recruitment, Education for Sustainable Development. Induction 18th June 10am

July 13th-July 24th Sustainable Food, Staff & HR, Environmental Policy and Strategy Induction 9th July 10am

August 3rd-August 14th Managing Carbon, Workers’ Rights, Staff and Student Engagement. Induction 30th July 10am

How to Apply

Fill in this form and attach a C.V that has your full name in the filename.

Applications will be processed on a rolling basis until positions are filled, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. The deadline for applications is Wednesday the 20th May at 11:59

Candidates will need to attend a non-competitive group recruitment session and complete an online self-access task before being invited to volunteer with us.

Please let us know if you have specific access needs and what we can do to make the interview, training and volunteer experience more accessible to you, including organising a one-on-one interview. We welcome people with hearing loss, deaf and or disabled people to apply for this volunteer opportunity -unfortunately we don't use BSL so would need to make alternative support provisions for the training, unless a BSL interpreter can join you. If you have specific needs where we might support you by making this volunteering opportunity more accessible, please contact us.

People & Planet welcome applications from BAME folks and people of colour, from disabled people, from LGBTQI*people, from people who speak English as a second language, from people who identify as non-binary gender, from women, from people of different ages, from people with caring responsibilities and from people with irregular migration status, people seeking asylum in the UK or with a migrant background, folks with a working class background, and everyone else.

A great opportunity to play a role at an exciting stage of LRC’s growth!In 2025, the charity set-up a CRM system - after initial configuration, we now need a volunteer to help operationalise and is used optimally to achieve LRC’s goals.

In 2025, the charity set-up a CRM system using CiviPlus, a CRM system specific to the not-for-profit sector. We already have a technical volunteer who has helped with initial system configuration and can provide ongoing technical support.

The Lyme Resource Centre (LRC) is a charity with a mission to minimise risk of Lyme disease whilst enjoying the outdoors, by educating the public and healthcare professionals about ticks and Lyme disease. 

The charity has grown significantly over the past couple of years, and is now looking for volunteers to help with its next phase of evolution. 

We are looking for the 'practical hands' to help our families reclaim their childhood. Bring books to life with sound, texture and imagination! You’ll help little ones explore stories through sensory play and support mums building confidence with reading. Perfect for lovers of books, creativity and gentle family connection. This role will take place on Mondays and Thursdays.

We are seeking a diverse, proactive team of volunteers to support a 6-week summer programme (July 20 – Aug 28) across three refuge houses. Our mission is to rebuild parent-child bonds and bring joy back into childhood for families recovering from domestic abuse. You will volunteering alongside the Children Family workers throughout the summer, and will be invited to join an end of summer party.

We are actively seeking volunteers who speak Farsi, Bengali, Punjabi, Bangladeshi, or Turkish, Nepalese to help us connect with all our families.

What you will be doing

• Bring children’s books to life using props, sounds, textures and sensory storytelling.
• Support mums to build confidence reading aloud with their children.
• Offer gentle 1:1 support with literacy, phonics and early reading skills.
• Create warm, joyful reading spaces where families can bond.

The skills you need

• You love storytelling, books, and imaginative play.
• You’re patient and supportive with adults and children.
• You’re comfortable with early literacy and phonics.
• Ability to provide a supportive, and inclusive atmosphere that encourages learning and participation
• Good communication skills
• Experience in childcare desired
• Ability to speak either Farsi, Bengali, Punjabi, Bangladeshi, or Turkish, Nepalese is desired

What's in it for you

• Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications
• Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year!
• Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards and Celebration events; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering; We hold social events and outings for our volunteers to get together and have some fun

We are looking for the 'practical hands' to help our families reclaim their childhood! From board game marathons to movie afternoons to day trip adventures, you’ll be the friendly, consistent face children look forward to all week and will be helping us create a safe space for joy to return! This role will involve being onsite on Thursdays and supporting with outings on Wednesdays.

We are seeking a diverse, proactive team of volunteers to support a 6-week summer programme (July 20 – Aug 28) across three refuge houses. Our mission is to rebuild parent-child bonds and bring joy back into childhood for families recovering from domestic abuse. You will be volunteering alongside the Children Family workers throughout the summer, and will be invited to join an end of summer party.

We are actively seeking volunteers who speak Farsi, Bengali, Punjabi, Bangladeshi, or Turkish, Nepalese to help us connect with all our families.

What you will be doing

• Host relaxed, fun sessions like board game marathons, film afternoons, craft corners, and general “chill-out zones”.
• Build relationships with the children so you can be a familiar, grounding presence during Wednesday outings.
• Support the team on day trips and outings

The skills you need

• You love games, fun, and going with the flow.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with the women and children
• You’re warm, reliable, and happy to lead high energy small group activities.
• Ability to provide a supportive, and inclusive atmosphere that encourages learning and participation
• Good communication skills
• Experience in childcare desired
• Ability to speak either Farsi, Bengali, Punjabi, Bangladeshi, or Turkish, Nepalese is desired

What's in it for you

• Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications
• Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year!
• Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards and Celebration events; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering; We hold social events and outings for our volunteers to get together and have some fun