Volunteer roles in east midlands

At St John Ambulance we are looking to embed ourselves within our communities, delivering support which is tailored to the needs of those communities whilst providing a positive experience for our Volunteers.

We need leaders who are passionate about making a difference in their communities, who care about helping and developing others, who will lead and inspire a volunteer movement across a geographical area to deliver Community First Aid, Community Education and Community Fundraising as well as develop our offering for young people. Through leading a team of Volunteer leaders, you will drive excellence in delivery, develop an inclusive and diverse volunteering experience for new and current volunteers, and help navigate through change to build a bigger and better St John Ambulance.

As a member of our network leadership team, you’ll get a huge sense of satisfaction and pride through supporting a team and our volunteers to deliver our essential services. It’s great for you, great for your community and great for our nation.

We will make sure you will have access to a proper induction to volunteering with SJA and the training you need for the role you take on. We will also provide you with a supportive environment while you are volunteering with us. Information about our volunteer roles are included in the role descriptions. What you can expect from SJA, and what we expect from those who volunteer with us, is included in the volunteer charter.

Volunteers would be expected to attend training for the role both online and in person, to attend regularly network weekly meetings to enable them to keep their skills up to date.

If you are successful you will need to undertake relevant training for the role, details of which will be discussed after you have been appointed.

• Closing date for these opportunities is: 22/10/2025
   

GHRI Seeks Volunteer Grant Writers (Remote & Flexible)

About GHRI

The Global Health Reform Initiative Foundation (GHRI) is a nonprofit working to improve healthcare access for underserved and rural communities. We use telemedicine, digital health innovations, and humanitarian programs to ensure vulnerable populations receive the care they deserve.

Opportunity Overview

GHRI is seeking experienced volunteer grant writers to join our mission. By helping us secure funding, you will directly contribute to strengthening healthcare systems and expanding programs that save lives. This role is remote, flexible, and has no fixed hours — you can contribute anytime you are free.

Responsibilities

Research and identify local and international funding opportunities.

Draft persuasive and compelling grant proposals.

Collaborate with GHRI’s team to collect program data and success stories.

Assist in donor communications and reporting.

Qualifications

At least 1 year of grant writing experience.

Strong writing, editing, and research skills.

Organized, detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines.

Passion for global health, humanitarian impact, and nonprofit development.

Benefits

Remote and flexible: work from anywhere, anytime.

Gain valuable nonprofit fundraising and development experience.

Build your portfolio and professional connections.

Play a direct role in uplifting health

care systems for vulnerable communities.

Our partner is an impactful women’s rights organisation working to empower women, offering them agency promoting gender equality in public policy. They are currently facing financial pressures and are seeking the support of an experienced finance professional, working alongside the Director of Operations.

Your role will be to:

• Assess their financial sustainability, reviewing existing financial analysis and cost recovery model, highlighting immediate areas of concern to address, and advising on how to continue operations.
• Evaluate core costs (including overhead and hosting fee costs) and identify what is affordable/a target overhead % for the organisation to maintain, and potential cost-saving opportunities
• Suggest actionable strategies to strengthen long-term financial health
• Help build a realistic and practical plan to address financial constraints
• Improve cost recovery on grants

This is a pro bono role. They are looking for someone able to start immediately, offering 4 hours of support a week over a period of 4 weeks. They will also be open to someone working from their office in London. 

As a County Quality Assurance Lead, you will be part of the establishment of a County St John Council to oversee and guide volunteer Community Networks aims to create a structured and supportive framework that empowers volunteers to operate more effectively and efficiently. By providing strategic leadership, coordination, and oversight, the council ensures that volunteer efforts align with community needs and priorities while avoiding duplication of services.

St John has embarked on a journey to achieve the goal of ensuring that every community and young person across the country is first aid confident.

We are looking for a leader with a passion for local volunteering and helping communities to inspire and support volunteers on this journey across your county

The post will also interact with relevant Communities of Practice to share learning, advice and best practice.

The closing date for this vacancy is 22/11/2025

ATSF is looking to recruit two new members to its board of trustees - one with educational experience and the second a more general trustee- to help shape its future and support education in Greater London.

Organisation background

The Foundation is an unincorporated registered charity that is currently going through a period of transition. It has existed in different forms for more than three centuries. The Foundation was established to teach practical and academic skills to equip “poor boys for trades or university”.  Until recently it fulfilled its educational charitable objective by providing land, buildings and grants to a school in Oval. Following the closure and sale of that school in 2023, the Trustees are entering an exciting new phase in the Foundation’s story.  They are reviewing how to deliver the best educational outcomes for young people in the area of benefit, Greater London, and are looking to work with local schools, partners and stakeholders to achieve this.

Required skills and experience

Educational Trustee –  an applicant should have an understanding of local educational needs -either in the area of benefit or within specific areas of Greater London. They should have experience of working with stakeholders involved in education and a willingness to liaise with those stakeholders, potential grantee schools and other partners. The Trustees want to provide support where it will be most effective and a background in educational funding would be an advantage as would a willingness to develop a collaborative relationship with new grantee schools.

General Trustee
A successful applicant will play an important role in overseeing our activities and in ensuring we continue to pursue our objectives effectively and responsibly. Ideally an applicant should have experience with grant making or other charitable organisations and with helping formulate important strategic decisions to provide long term educational benefit.

For both roles we welcome interest from individuals with diverse backgrounds and life experiences.

Role requirements

Trustees are appointed for an initial term of four years.  They are expected to attend trustee meetings which are currently held every two to three months, sometimes online and sometimes in person in London - most commonly online at 4pm.

Trustees are also expected to contribute to the occasional email request or discussion.

The role is unpaid and voluntary.

To apply  

Please email your CV and a short covering letter explaining why you would be interested in being a trustee of ATSF to  by Friday 21st November.  

If you would like further information about ATSF or the roles advertised, please use the same contact details.  

About Roots Academy. 

Roots Academy’s Vision.

A generation of young Muslims who embody and promote a God-centred way of life.

At Roots Academy, we’ve built a learning experience that’s changing the lives of the ummah’s future leaders, change-makers and visionaries. Our Mission is to deliver a structured and transformative education in the Essentials of Islam in a way that lowers barriers to access, develops a deep certainty, and inspires action.

Why Does Roots Academy Exist?

Crisis of Faith: 1 in 4 young Muslims are leaving the religion due to various factors, primarily the pervasive anti-religious content and temptations they encounter online and offline. 

Roots Academy exists to bridge this gap by providing a structured and transformative Islamic education that speaks directly to the needs and challenges of young Muslims today, delivered in an engaging and accessible form that removes barriers to access and provokes thought and action.

Role Summary.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Podcast Producer to support the planning and delivery of the Firmly Rooted Podcast. You will be responsible for planning and booking studio recording sessions, managing post production editing, and working closely with the host and other team members to make this the no #1 podcast for Muslim university students. 

Key tasks

• Brainstorming, contacting and liaising with guests to appear on the podcast

• Booking and preparing the recording studio for filming sessions

• Recording the podcast in the studio alongside the guest and host

• Cooperating with the host to plan the structure and topics covered in each episode

• Coordinating brainstorming sessions to identify potential guests and topics

• Collaborating with data analyst and design team to test and produce attention-grabbing thumbnails and titles

• Uploading the podcast to our video and audio platforms

What we’re looking for

• Passion for Islamic education and the development of young Muslims.

• Some experience or training in video or podcast production

• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with a large team.

• Ability to work effectively under time pressure 

• Proactive, self-motivated, and willing to think outside the box.

What we have to offer

• Be part of a team of 100+ dedicated volunteers across the UK, Ireland, Canada, US, UAE and Australia.

• Receive continuous rewards for those that seek Islamic knowledge from the Roots platform. 

• Be a part of a growing organisation that aims to revive and educate Muslims from a grassroots perspective.

• Professional development and practical experience in digital marketing and communication.

• Receive in-house tarbiyah (personal & spiritual development) sessions to develop your deen. 

Please note this is an unpaid volunteer position. 

Volunteers are entitled to claim expenses incurred for food, travel and equipment, in line with our Expenses policy. 

*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*

Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?

This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts. 

About FareShare

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.

The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people. 

About the Volunteer Role

Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.

This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.

We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.

We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations. 

We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.

The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community. 
 

Shift times

Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025. 

Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.

Key tasks  

The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.

• Greeting shoppers

• Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet

• Receiving food donations

• Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going 
   

About you

• Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations 

• Friendly and enthusiastic

• Motivated to get involved in your community.
   

Impact of your role

• Maximising food donations to the local food charity 

• Raising awareness of FareShare 

• Supporting your local food charity 

Age of volunteer:

Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian

Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift. 

​Thank you for your support.

*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*

Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?

This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts. 

About FareShare

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.

The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people. 

About the Volunteer Role

Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.

This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.

We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.

We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations. 

We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.

The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community. 
 

Shift times

Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025. 

Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.

Key tasks  

The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.

• Greeting shoppers

• Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet

• Receiving food donations

• Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going 
   

About you

• Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations 

• Friendly and enthusiastic

• Motivated to get involved in your community.
   

Impact of your role

• Maximising food donations to the local food charity 

• Raising awareness of FareShare 

• Supporting your local food charity 

Age of volunteer:

Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian

Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift. 

​Thank you for your support.

*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*

Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?

This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts. 

About FareShare

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.

The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people. 

About the Volunteer Role

Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.

This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.

We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.

We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations. 

We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.

The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community. 
 

Shift times

Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025. 

Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.

Key tasks  

The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.

• Greeting shoppers

• Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet

• Receiving food donations

• Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going 
   

About you

• Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations 

• Friendly and enthusiastic

• Motivated to get involved in your community.
   

Impact of your role

• Maximising food donations to the local food charity 

• Raising awareness of FareShare 

• Supporting your local food charity 

Age of volunteer:

Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian

Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift. 

​Thank you for your support.

*This volunteer role is available in multiple locations across the UK*

Can you spare 3-hours to help collect food for vulnerable people this winter?

This is a one-off volunteering role. No long term commitment to ongoing shifts. 

About FareShare

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at FareShare. We are the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors. We take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry, and get it to nearly 8,000 frontline charities and community groups.

The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people. 

About the Volunteer Role

Demand for our support continues to increase, and we need to source food in a variety of ways to meet this demand.

This is where volunteering at the Food Collection comes in, and why it is so important and impactful.

We are holding our annual Food Collection event in-store at Tesco.

We need volunteers to help in-store, to ask shoppers to purchase long-life food items to donate, and collect the donations. 

We are urgently in need of long-life items such as tinned goods, cereal, pasta and rice - as they last a long time and offer good variety.

The food collected is given to the local food charity who supports people in the local community. 
 

Shift times

Volunteer shifts are one-off on Thursday 27 November, Friday 28 November and Saturday 29 November 2025. 

Shift times are 9am-midday, midday-3pm, 3pm-6pm and 6pm-9pm.

Key tasks  

The goal during your shift is to make shoppers aware that you are collecting food donations for charity, and to ask them to donate for Christmas.

• Greeting shoppers

• Asking shoppers to donate an item listed on a leaflet

• Receiving food donations

• Thanking customers and explaining where their donation is going 
   

About you

• Comfortable approaching people to ask for food donations 

• Friendly and enthusiastic

• Motivated to get involved in your community.
   

Impact of your role

• Maximising food donations to the local food charity 

• Raising awareness of FareShare 

• Supporting your local food charity 

Age of volunteer:

Under 18's can volunteer alongside a guardian

Please click 'apply via website' to see store locations and sign up for a volunteer shift. 

​Thank you for your support.

Our County Representatives (CR) will support our Fundraising Team by being the public face of Combat Stress in their local county, and will help build support from individuals and groups by raising awareness and funds. Income generation is key to our continued success and the support of volunteers enables us to raise more funds to support former servicemen and women, so that when a veteran is having a tough time, we’re there to help tackle the past and to help them take on the future.

Hours:The role is flexible. You can give as much or as little time as you are able. However, we do ask you ideally commit enough time to build meaningful awareness and support on your base.

What are the benefits of volunteering for Combat Stress?

• A full induction to Combat Stress and its work, including training and appropriate materials to support you in the role such as t-shirts, banners and cheer sticks. 
• Ongoing support, advice and guidance from the Senior Challenge Officer. • Learn and develop fundraising skills.
• Meet new people and be actively engaged in your local community.
• Helping our fundraisers to feel great and keeping them motivated throughout their challenge.
• Receive reimbursement for out of pocket expenses 
• Be part of the UK’s leading Charity for veterans’ mental health.
• Have the reward of knowing you will be making a positive contribution to the lives of UK Veterans and their families.

Our Community Volunteers will work alongside our County Representatives to support our Fundraising Team by being the public face of Combat Stress in their local county, and will help build support from individuals and groups by raising awareness and funds. Income generation is key to our continued success and the support of volunteers enables us to raise more funds to support former servicemen and women, so that when a veteran is having a tough time, we’re there to help tackle the past and to help them take on the future. 

• A full induction to Combat Stress and its work, including training an appropriate materials to support you in the role.
• Ongoing support, advice and guidance from the Regional Community Fundraiser.
• Learn and develop fundraising skills
• Meet new people and be actively engaged in your local community.
• Learn new transferable skills & improve your CV.
• Develop self-confidence.
• Receive reimbursement for out of pocket expenses.
• Be part of the UK’s leading Charity for veterans’ mental health.
• Have the reward of knowing you will be making a positive contribution to the lives of UK Veterans and their families.

Help shape the future of Carers Trust Solihull.
We’re seeking a new Trustee Treasurer,a sharp financial mind with a steady hand and a big heart, to guide our charity through its next chapter. You’ll ensure every pound works harder for unpaid carers who give so much, often with little rest or recognition.

For over 25 years, Carers Trust Solihull has supported thousands of people caring for loved ones, spouses, parents, siblings, even children, who look after someone who couldn’t manage without them. As demand grows and funding tightens, your financial leadership will be vital to sustaining and expanding this lifeline.

You’ll join a skilled, compassionate Board, working closely with our CEO and managers to oversee budgets, shape strategy, and strengthen long-term stability. You’ll turn numbers into insight, helping the Board make confident, evidence-based decisions about growth, reserves, and sustainability.

This is more than governance, it’s legacy. Your work will help deliver respite breaks, wellbeing sessions, and community outreach to those who need them most. You’ll be central to how we evolve, diversify income, and explore new opportunities, including the use of Artificial Intelligence to improve our efficiency and reach.

We’re looking for someone who combines financial acumen with empathy and integrity, a professional who can interpret data, assess risk, and communicate clearly. A formal accounting qualification is helpful but not essential. What matters most is a strategic mind and a commitment to using your expertise for good.

If you’re ready to make your skills count, not just on a balance sheet, but in real lives changed, we’d love to hear from you.

No one should die because they needed first aid and didn’t get it. St John Ambulance teaches people first aid so they can be the difference between life and death, and you can help us do this.

We are looking for people with excellent interpersonal skills to join our Safeguarding team. Safeguarding is central to the work of St John Ambulance because it ensures that the diverse range of services we provide to children and adults at risk of harm, are delivered safely. Safeguarding Team Members do this in a number of ways e.g. by monitoring the implementation of the safeguarding policy, by responding to questions regarding and giving guidance etc.

 Learning is at the heart of St John Ambulance and we offer a very large range of learning and developmental opportunities to our volunteers, including the full professional training that is essential for our Safeguarding Team Members:

·  Safeguarding Awareness

·  Safeguarding in Practice

·  Working safely with Children and Adults at Risk of Harm

This role is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitations Offenders Act.

Closing date for this vacancy is the 8th December 2025