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Be the Builder of Growth and Legacy

RANGER CADETS is a brand-new start-up uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. Through service, ceremony, community, and structured training, we help cadets grow in confidence, resilience, and pride.

Now, we’re seeking a visionary New Cadet Unit Development Lead/Manager to project manage the opening of new cadet units across England. From sourcing free venues, to recruiting adult and youth volunteers, to setting up systems and handing over to the Officer in Charge, you will lead the expansion of Ranger Cadets with dignity, precision, and impact.

Your Mission

As New Cadet Unit Development Lead/Manager, you will:

• Project manage the opening of new cadet units, ensuring each launch is smooth, inspiring, and sustainable.

• Source free venues and community spaces, building strong local partnerships.

• Recruit and induct adult volunteers and youth cadets, creating vibrant new teams.

• Lead a small team of volunteers, guiding them to support unit development.

• Design systems and processes that serve as flagship models, making each future unit easier to establish.

• Hand over each new unit to its Officer in Charge, and team ensuring continuity and dignity.

Why This Role Matters

Every movement needs pioneers. Your leadership will ensure Ranger Cadets grows across England, giving more young people the chance to thrive. You’ll be the architect of expansion, building systems and communities that will endure for generations.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to shape the national growth of a youth movement.

• Experience in project management, recruitment, and organisational development, transferable across sectors.

• The pride of knowing your work creates opportunities for cadets and volunteers across England.

• Belonging to a close-knit team that honours tradition while preparing youth for the future.

Who We’re Looking For

• A leader with passion for growth, organisation, and youth empowerment.

• Someone who thrives on project management while keeping warmth and humanity at the core.

• Experience in project management, recruitment, or organisational development is welcome — but vision, commitment, and heart are essential.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to be the builder of Ranger Cadets’ expansion, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY at Ignite Youth (East London)

Ignite Youth (East London) is launching a brand new weekly youth club on a Wednesday evening in East London, and we have an incredible volunteer opportunity for a talented Graphic Designer to craft our visual identity. We have an exciting AI-generated logo concept that we have created with our youth commitee, and now we need YOUR expertise to bring it to life, refine it, and build a positive, vibrant brand around it that speaks directly to East London's youth!

CAN YOU HELP US?

We need your help to refine our AI created logo, creating it in a range of formats for both digital and print formats. We also need you to create a style guide or brand guideline, that will demonstrate our brand, including;

• Official colour palettes (primary, secondary).
• Typography (font selection for headings, body, digital).
• Logo usage rules (clear space, minimum size, approved variations).
• Imagery style (photography, illustration guidance).

Trustee to the Board – Strategic Finance/Corporate Partnerships

Closing date:  10am on Monday 15 December 2025.

Interview date: Thursday 15 January 2026 (Online interview)

About the National Biodiversity Network Trust

Our vision is of nature thriving everywhere, in all its diversity. We’re a small, specialist charity with the mission of “making data work for nature”. We believe that the adage “What gets measured gets done” applies in nature conservation just as it applies in business, and we take pride in providing the biodiversity data needed for nature’s recovery: data to plan, to set targets, and to measure and monitor progress.

We manage the UK’s largest partnership for nature – the National Biodiversity Network – which brings together more than 200 organisations with an interest in collecting, sharing, and using biodiversity data. Our data portal, the NBN Atlas, is one of the world’s largest publicly accessible sources of biodiversity data, and is relied upon by conservationists, researchers, and educators across the UK and beyond.

Much of the data we share is created by the UK’s remarkable community of volunteer wildlife recorders. We make sure that all their hard work has the greatest possible impact for nature. We also manage iNaturalistUK, one of the fastest growing recording apps, with more than 80,000 users.

We have four strategic ambitions, as set out in our 2022-27 Strategy:

• The NBN Atlas is the ‘go to’ place for sharing, finding, and accessing UK biodiversity data.
• Biodiversity data is providing the evidence needed for nature’s recovery.
• Citizen science is valued, supported, and expanded as a major source of biodiversity data.
• The National Biodiversity Network is a well-connected and highly collaborative community with a united voice on key issues.

Join the Board of the National Biodiversity Network Trust

Do you have the skills, experience, and passion to help a UK-wide environmental charity tackle the nature emergency using the power of data?

The National Biodiversity Network Trust (NBN Trust) is looking to recruit two new Trustees to join our Board and help deliver our ambitious 2022–2027 strategy.

About the NBN Trust

The NBN Trust is a specialist charity dedicated to providing the evidence needed to protect and restore the UK’s wildlife.  We are a nature conservation charity, a tech charity and a people charity rolled into one. At the heart of our work is the NBN Atlas, our data portal. The NBN Atlas is the UK’s, and one of the world’s largest repository of publicly available biodiversity data, bringing together data from 170 partners. With more than 250 million records of 50,000 UK species, the NBN Atlas is a vital resource for those who wish to understand and protect nature.

Becoming a Trustee

We’re passionate about making nature conservation accessible to everyone, and we encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, including those that are under-represented in the environmental field.

As a Trustee, you’ll play a key role in supporting the NBN Trust’s mission by offering strategic guidance, oversight and specialist insight. Trustees share collective responsibility for ensuring the charity is well-governed, financially sustainable and operating in line with its charitable objectives.

Trustees are also responsible for meeting the legal duties set out by the Charity Commission, which include:

• Ensuring the charity is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit
• Complying with the charity’s governing document and the law
• Acting in the charity’s best interests
• Managing the charity’s resources responsibly
• Acting with reasonable care and skill
• Ensuring the charity is accountable

Trustees provide strategic direction, oversee performance and risk, and support the Chief Executive and staff team in achieving impact. While the role is non-executive, Trustees are expected to ask constructive questions, offer informed challenge, and act as ambassadors for the NBN Trust and its values.

As a Trustee, you’ll play a key role in supporting the NBN Trust’s mission by offering strategic guidance, oversight and specialist insight.

We are recruiting for two roles and are particularly keen to hear from applicants with experience in one of the two following areas. Applicants should demonstrate how they meet the required personal specification for one of the below areas.

Role 1: Strategic Finance: Strategic oversight of robust financial management ideally within the charity sector.

Role 2: Corporate Partnerships: Building and sustaining successful relationships between the corporate and charity sectors, leading to increased income generation and opportunities.

Alongside this, applicants should be able to articulate why they are drawn to the work of the NBN Trust and our mission.

Key Information

• Time Commitment: Approximately 15 days per year, including attendance at four Board meetings, Committee meetings, our annual conference and team workday as well as time for reading papers.
• As well as attending full board meetings, Trustees are expected to sit on one of our Committees, or sub-groups.
• Meeting Format: Board meetings are usually held in person at an accessible venue in London.
• Committee meetings are usually held online.
• Term: Trustees are appointed for a three-year term, with the option to renew for one further term.
• Applicants must currently reside in the UK.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to contribute your skills to a cause that matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Please submit:

• A CV outlining your relevant experience and achievements (no more than 2 pages)
• A covering letter explaining why you’re interested in one of the above roles and how your skills align with the NBN Trust’s work (no more than 2 pages, please ensure you make it clear which role you are interested in).
• Contact details for two referees (who will not be contacted without your consent).

Closing date: 10am on Monday 15 December 2025
Interviews: Thursday 15 January 2026

Successful candidates will be invited to attend the Board meeting on Thursday 26 February

Be the Guardian of Legacy and Vision

RANGER CADETS is a brand new start up uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. Through service, ceremony, community, and structured training, we help cadets grow in confidence, resilience, and pride. Now, we’re seeking committed Trustees to join our Board and help guide our mission, ensuring Ranger Cadets thrives with integrity, sustainability, and impact.

Your Mission

As a Trustee, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership, helping shape the vision and direction of Ranger Cadets.

• Safeguard governance and compliance, ensuring we meet our legal and ethical responsibilities.

• Support financial oversight, protecting resources and ensuring sustainability.

• Champion our values, ensuring volunteers and cadets are respected, valued, and inspired.

• Act as an ambassador, raising awareness and building partnerships that strengthen our movement.

Why This Role Matters

Trustees are the stewards of Ranger Cadets’ future. Your leadership will ensure our organisation remains strong, transparent, and dignified, enabling us to prepare young people for life for generations to come.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to shape the legacy of a growing national youth movement.

• Experience in charity governance and leadership, transferable across sectors.

• The pride of knowing your decisions empower cadets, volunteers, and communities.

• Belonging to a close-knit team that honours tradition while preparing youth for the future.

Who We’re Looking For

• Leaders with integrity, vision, and a passion for youth empowerment.

• Individuals with skills in governance, finance, HR, communications, or community leadership.

• No prior cadet or military experience required — commitment, heart, and wisdom are essential.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to be the guardian of Ranger Cadets’ legacy, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS

#PreparedForLife

Be the Guardian of Standards and Integrity

RANGER CADETS is a brand new start up uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. Through service, ceremony, community, and structured training, we help cadets grow in confidence, resilience, and pride. Now, we’re seeking a dedicated Governance & Compliance Lead / Manager to safeguard our organisation, ensuring our systems, policies, and practices are robust, transparent, and dignified.

Your Mission

As Governance & Compliance Lead / Manager, you will:

• Establish and oversee governance frameworks, policies, and compliance systems.

• Ensure safeguarding and child protection standards are upheld across all cadet units.

• Support trustees and leadership in meeting legal, regulatory, and ethical obligations.

• Champion accountability and transparency, embedding respect and integrity into every process.

• Guide volunteers and staff in understanding and following best practice.

Why This Role Matters

Every movement needs a guardian of trust. Your leadership will ensure Ranger Cadets operates with integrity, protecting both our volunteers and young people. You’ll be the steward of compliance, ensuring our mission is not only inspiring but also safe, lawful, and sustainable.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to build a governance legacy that strengthens a growing youth movement.

• Experience in compliance, safeguarding, and organisational governance, transferable across sectors.

• The pride of knowing your work protects and empowers cadets and volunteers alike.

• Belonging to a close-knit team that honours tradition while preparing youth for the future.

Who We’re Looking For

• A leader with passion for governance, safeguarding, and organisational integrity.

• Someone who thrives on structure while keeping warmth and humanity at the core.

• Experience in compliance, governance, or safeguarding is welcome — but vision, commitment, and heart are essential.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to be the guardian of Ranger Cadets’ integrity, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS

#PreparedForLife

Role Description

Role Description Fundraising & Grant Writing Specialist Role Description Fundraising & Grant Writing Specialist Volunteer Role Description (remote, unpaid) �� Call for Volunteers: Fundraising & Grant Writing Specialist �� Are you passionate about driving impact through strategic fundraising? Do you have experience in securing grants, sponsorships, and donor contributions for social impact projects? UNIMAC is looking for a Fundraising & Grant Writing Specialist to help us expand our reach and empower more women and youth through education, advocacy, mentorship, and leadership development. About UNIMAC: It is a purpose-driven nonprofit organization committed to empowering women and girls through education, advocacy, mentorship, leadership training, and personal development. Our programs provide life-changing opportunities, but we need dedicated fundraising experts to help us sustain and scale our impact. What You’ll Do �� Grant Writing & Applications – Research, write, and submit compelling grant proposals to potential funders. �� Partnership Development – Identify and engage sponsors, donors, and corporate partners who align with our mission. �� Fundraising Campaigns – Plan and execute online and offline fundraising initiatives to support program sustainability. �� Donor Engagement – Develop strategies to maintain relationships with existing supporters and attract new donors. �� Impact Reporting – Assist in tracking and reporting fundraising outcomes to ensure transparency and effectiveness. Who We're Looking For ✅ Experience in fundraising, grant writing, or sponsorship acquisition. ✅ Strong research and proposal-writing skills. ✅ Ability to create and execute strategic fundraising plans. ✅ Passion for social impact, women’s empowerment, and leadership development. ✅ Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Why Join Us? �� Work with a global team of changemakers across Cameroon and beyond. �� Gain hands-on experience in fundraising for a high-impact social nonprofit. �� Be part of a mission-driven organisation transforming lives through education, advocacy, training, and mentorship. �� Help scale life-changing programs for women and youth.

Be the Voice of a Movement

RANGER CADETS is abrand new start up uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. Through service, ceremony, community, and structured training, we help cadets grow in confidence, resilience, and pride. Now, we’re seeking a visionary Communications & PR Lead/Manager to share our story, raise our profile, and build the partnerships that will sustain our mission.

Your Mission

As Communications & PR Lead / Manager, you will:

• Create a buzz of excitement around Ranger Cadets, inspiring young people and volunteers to join.

• Tell our story with clarity and resonance across social media, press, and community platforms.

• Raise awareness of our mission, values, and impact, ensuring Ranger Cadets is recognised and celebrated.

• Build key partnerships and potential support, connecting us with organisations, funders, and allies.

• Shape our public identity, ensuring every message reflects our ceremonial dignity and communal spirit.

Why This Role Matters

Every movement needs a voice. Your leadership will ensure Ranger Cadets is not just seen, but remembered. You’ll be the architect of our narrative, turning moments into stories, stories into partnerships, and partnerships into legacy.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to craft a communications legacy that inspires generations.

• Experience in PR, media, and partnership building, transferable across sectors.

• The joy of seeing awareness grow and support flourish because of your work.

• Belonging to a close-knit team that honours tradition while preparing youth for the future.

Who We’re Looking For

• A leader with passion for storytelling, communications, and community impact.

• Someone who thrives on building excitement while keeping dignity and clarity at the core.

• Experience in PR, communications, or partnership development is welcome — but vision, commitment, and heart are essential.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to be the voice of Ranger Cadets, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS

#PreparedForLife

Be the Organiser Behind the Legacy

RANGER CADETS is a brand new start up uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. Through service, ceremony, community, and structured training, we help cadets grow in confidence, resilience, and pride. Now, we’re seeking a dedicated Admin Lead/Manager to ensure our systems, processes, and day-to-day operations are as strong and dignified as our mission.

Your Mission

As Admin Lead / Manager, you will:

• Set up and oversee our administrative systems, processes, and infrastructure.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, and volunteer records, ensuring clarity and accuracy at every stage.

• Coordinate communications and logistics, keeping the organisation running smoothly.

• Champion efficiency and respect, making sure every volunteer feels valued and supported.

Why This Role Matters

Behind every parade, training session, and ceremony is a foundation of organisation. Your leadership will ensure Ranger Cadets operates with precision and dignity, allowing our volunteers and cadets to focus on growth, community, and legacy.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to build the backbone of a growing youth movement.

• Experience in administration and organisational management, transferable across sectors.

• The pride of knowing your work enables cadets and volunteers to thrive.

• Belonging to a close-knit team that honours tradition while preparing youth for the future.

Who We’re Looking For

• A leader with passion for organisation, systems, and people.

• Someone who thrives on structure while keeping warmth and humanity at the core.

• Experience in administration or organisational development is welcome — but vision, commitment, and heart are essential.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to be the organiser behind Ranger Cadets’ legacy, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS

#PreparedForLife

Be the Steward of Resources and Legacy

RANGER CADETS is a brand new uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. Through service, ceremony, community, and structured training, we help cadets grow in confidence, resilience, and pride. Now, we’re seeking a committed Treasurer to sit on our board and safeguard our finances, ensuring our mission is sustainable, transparent, and dignified.

Your Mission

As Treasurer, you will:

• Set Up and oversee financial systems and processes, ensuring accuracy and accountability.

• Create and manage budgets and reporting, supporting trustees and leadership with clear financial insight.

• Ensure compliance with charity finance regulations and governance standards.

• Champion transparency and sustainability, making sure every pound supports our cadets’ journey.

• Guide the organisation’s financial strategy, helping us grow with integrity and resilience.

Why This Role Matters

Behind every parade, training programme, and ceremony is a foundation of financial stewardship. Your leadership will ensure Ranger Cadets can thrive, expand, and inspire — not just today, but for generations to come.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to build a financial legacy that sustains a growing youth movement.

• Experience in charity finance and governance, transferable across sectors.

• The pride of knowing your work empowers cadets and volunteers alike.

• Belonging to a close-knit team that honours tradition while preparing youth for the future.

Who We’re Looking For

• A leader with passion for finance, governance, and community impact.

• Someone who thrives on accuracy and structure while keeping warmth and humanity at the core.

• Experience in finance, accounting, or charity treasurer roles is welcome — but vision, commitment, and heart are essential.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to be the steward of Ranger Cadets’ resources, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS

#PreparedForLife

Be the Builder of Skills, Confidence, and Legacy

RANGER CADETS is a brand new start up uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. Through service, ceremony, community, and structured training, we help cadets grow in confidence, resilience, and pride. Now, we’re seeking a visionary Training / L&D Lead/Manager to design and deliver the training programmes that will shape both our volunteers and our young people.

Your Mission

As Training / L&D Lead/Manager, you will:

• Design and launch internal training programmes and courses for volunteers and cadets, that are fun, inspiring, challenging and rewarding.

• Build systems, processes, and infrastructure to ensure training is robust, accessible, and inspiring.

• Support the ongoing journey of volunteers and young people, ensuring they are motivated, engaged, and respected. This includes putting things in place such as trainer the trainer, so that we can reach out to more volunteers and young people.

• Champion learning and development, embedding skills that matter into every stage of the Ranger Cadets experience and at all levels and positions.

Why This Role Matters

Training is the heartbeat of Ranger Cadets. Your leadership will ensure that every volunteer feels equipped and valued, and every cadet gains the skills to thrive in life. You’ll be the architect of learning, creating pathways that blend service, ceremony, skills, community, and transformation.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to build a training legacy that empowers generations of cadets and volunteers.

• Experience in strategic learning and development, transferable across sectors.

• The joy of seeing people flourish through programmes you designed.

• Belonging to a close-knit team that honours tradition while preparing youth for the future.

Who We’re Looking For

• A leader with passion for training, systems, and people.

• Someone who thrives on building structure while keeping warmth and humanity at the core.

• Experience in L&D, training, or organisational development is welcome — but vision, commitment, and heart are essential.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to create legacy, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS 

#PreparedForLife

Be the Architect of a Movement

RANGER CADETS is a brand new start up uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. We believe in service, ceremony, community, and creating opportunities that transform futures. Now, we’re looking for a visionary HR/Volunteering Lead/Manager to help us build the heart of our brand new start up organisation - our volunteer programme.

Your Mission

As HR/Volunteering Lead/Manager, you will:

• Design and launch our volunteering programme, building systems, processes, and infrastructure from the ground up, that is future proof as we expand across England.

• Lead recruitment and onboarding, ensuring every volunteer feels welcomed, valued, and inspired and this is instilled as part of our organisations culture.

• Shape the volunteer journey, keeping our team fully motivated, engaged, and respected.

• Champion culture and belonging, making sure every volunteer feels part of our close-knit Ranger Cadets family. Build a culture with purpose, team spirit and where everyone works together for each other and the same goal.

Why This Role Matters

Volunteers are the lifeblood of Ranger Cadets. Your leadership will ensure they are not just participants, but proud members of a movement that prepares young people for life. You’ll be the steward of dignity, motivation, and legacy — ensuring our volunteers thrive and our mission endures.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to build something lasting — a volunteer programme that will shape lives for years to come.

• Experience in strategic HR and volunteer management, transferable across sectors.

• The joy of seeing volunteers flourish, knowing you created the systems that empower them.

• Belonging to a movement that blends ceremony, community, and transformation.

Who We’re Looking For

• A leader with passion for people, systems, and culture.

• Someone who thrives on building structure while keeping warmth and humanity at the core.

• Experience in HR, volunteering, or organisational development is welcome — but vision, commitment, and heart are essential.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to create legacy, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS

#PreparedForLife

Be the Deputy Leader of a National Movement - REMOTE ROLE with occassional attendance at events/units.

This is a Uniformed Role with a rank insignia to be worn on occassions of public events and unit visits.

RANGER CADETS is a brand new start up uniformed youth work organisation dedicated to preparing young people for life. Through service, ceremony, community, and structured training, we help cadets grow in confidence, resilience, and pride. Now, we’re seeking a visionary Deputy Chief Ranger / Commander to assist the Chief Ranger in leading Ranger Cadets across England, ensuring our mission is delivered with dignity, impact, and sustainability.

Your Mission

As Deputy Chief Ranger / Commander, you will:

• Support the Chief Ranger / Commander in overseeing Ranger Cadets nationally.

• Help shape and deliver strategy, ensuring our programmes, systems, and infrastructure are robust and inspiring.

• Lead on volunteer engagement and development, ensuring our adult leaders are motivated, valued, and respected.

• Champion ceremonial identity and culture, protecting the dignity and spirit of Ranger Cadets.

• Represent Ranger Cadets nationally, building partnerships, raising awareness, and strengthening our movement.

Why This Role Matters

This is a role of vision and stewardship. As Deputy Chief Ranger, you will help guide a national youth movement, ensuring every cadet and volunteer feels part of something greater. You’ll be the second-in-command, a trusted leader who ensures Ranger Cadets thrives today and endures for generations.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to shape the future of a national youth organisation.

• Experience in strategic leadership and governance, akin to a Deputy CEO role.

• The pride of knowing your leadership empowers cadets, volunteers, and communities across England.

• Belonging to a close-knit leadership team that honours tradition while preparing youth for the future.

• A uniform and rank insignia to match your senior position at Ranger Cadets.

Who We’re Looking For

• A leader with integrity, vision, and passion for youth empowerment.

• Someone who thrives on national-level responsibility while keeping warmth and humanity at the core.

• Experience in leadership, governance, or organisational development is welcome — but commitment, heart, and wisdom are essential.

• Willingness to wear the uniform and rank associated with the Ranger Cadets and represent us positively and professionally in the public.

Step Forward

This is more than a role. It’s a chance to be the Deputy Leader of Ranger Cadets, inspire community, and prepare young people for life.

RANGER CADETS

#PreparedForLife

The Jawbone Collective seeks a Volunteer Bookkeeping / Financial Recordkeeping support person to join our thriving arts organisation. As we continue to expand activities and our reach across the Southwest of England, we need someone with financial expertise to help strengthen our operational foundation.

You will work remotely alongside our dedicated management team to develop robust financial processes that will support our journey toward becoming a self-sustaining arts organisation. Your expertise will be instrumental in supporting us in managing our diverse revenue streams, including workshop fees, journal and poetry publications, grants (hopefully we get some soon) and event income.

As part of our inclusive creative community, you'll contribute to an organisation that champions diverse voices, including neurodivergent, disabled, LGBTQIA+ and working-class writers. While a love for literature isn't required, you'll be supporting a mission that makes literary opportunities accessible to all through affordable programs and free submission opportunities.

Role Description

• Initially organising a transition to accounting software
• Train team members in maintain financial records and bookkeeping
• Assist with financial reporting and planning
• Support budget management for our various programmes and publications
• Help track expenses related to workshops, events, and publishing activities
• Contribute to funding applications and financial governance

What We're Looking For

• Experience in financial management and
• Governance required for a CIC (desirable, or be willing to learn) 
• An ability to train team members in necessary software for bookkeeping
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to work with our creative community-focused team
• Understanding of arts organisation operations (desirable)

About Us

The Jawbone Collective is a dynamic arts organisation dedicated to nurturing creative voices across the Wessex Region. Founded in 2022, we've evolved from our initial mission of publishing the poetry collections of under represented groups to becoming a comprehensive creative hub offering multiple platforms for artistic expression. Our initiatives include the upcoming Jawbone Journal - May 2025; developing a Substack community, Jawbone Radio for spoken word performances; plus workshops - in person and online; and mentoring programs. Based in Dorset, we've established strong creative communities in Dorchester and Bridport as well as attracting attendees to real world activities coming from Dorset, Devon, Wiltshire and Somerset, whilst also maintaining an active online presence attracting people from the UK and across the world.

At our core, we're driven by a commitment to diversity and accessibility in the arts. Our community of 15 core creative members represents a rich tapestry of voices, including creatives from neurodivergent, disabled, LGBTQIA+, female and  working class creators from various age groups and backgrounds. We are actively challenging publishing industry 'norms' by offering affordable and free submission opportunities. We are bridging the gap between performance and page poetry, and creating inclusive spaces where every creative voice can flourish. Through our various platforms and initiatives, we're building a supportive environment where artists can develop their craft, share their work, and connect with a broader creative community.

Working remotely however we would love to meet up with you from time to time.

You are most welcome to attend any of our events and workshops at no cost to yourself.

Amount of hours approx 8 - 16 hours a month depending on projects.

About YAUK

Youth Advantage UK is a charitable organization that uses a research-led approach to inform policy work and projects
that aim to promote and further the human rights of young people aged 11 to 25 across the United Kingdom.

Please note that this is a VOLUNTEER role.

We won't accept applications from individuals residing outside of the UK as we operate on the principle of bettering the lives of young people in the UK. Therefore, we require our volunteers to have an understanding of what it is like to live in the UK.

Responsibilities

• To manage strategy, policy and the vision of the Research Department 

• To guide and support more junior management to achieve success in their roles 

• To have overall responsibility for all of our research

• To oversee and develop departmental procedure and process

• To align the department with its objective and goals

• To be lead the department and oversee all of its volunteers and functions, this include all inital research, all long term research, ethics and policy

​You will need

• Management experience 

• Research experience

• Have completed a postgraduate course of study at PhD level

• Research ethics experiance 

• Planning skills 

• Research report writing experience 

• Ability to create and manage policy

Benefits

• This is a UK based 100% Fully remote and flexible role 

• Supportive Team and Management to enhance your skills and build on your experience.

• Your work will help transform and empower many young people’s lives, rights and interests and assist in promoting equality for all young people.

 Why volunteer with us?

We are a supportive and friendly organisation that takes pride in developing and nurturing our staff and providing them with excellent opportunities to thrive and further encourage their career growth and future aspirations. 

We offer a fully remote working environment and a flexible and adaptable working schedule. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation, enhance your skills, and gain valuable experience to help you begin your career in Research as we endeavour to grow our organisation and continue to make positive changes to the lives of young people. If this sounds like you and you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV.

We look forward to hearing from you!