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Voluntary HR Consultant (Volunteer Role)
Location: Hybrid – near West London area
Commitment: Flexible (approx 5–10 hours per month)
Duration: Ongoing
Reporting to: Report to the Senior Management Team and Trustee Board.
About Us
Ealing Swimming Club (ESC) is one of the largest and most dynamic swimming clubs in the UK, with over 1,300 members training in seven pools across West London. We offer high-quality coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities, from beginners to international competitors. Our club is built on a strong sense of community, inspiring individuals to develop their skills, build confidence, and achieve their full potential. As a registered charity, we are committed to delivering inclusive watersports programs, including competitive swimming, masters, para-swimming, and water polo. Our passionate team ensures that every member has access to expert coaching and a supportive environment, fostering success in and out of the water.
Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled and motivated HR professional to join us as a Volunteer HR Consultant. This role will support the development and implementation of effective people practices, ensuring our charity operates in line with UK employment law and HR best practice.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute your expertise to a meaningful cause while gaining experience in the charity sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert advice on HR policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Help develop policies on issues such as performance management, equal opportunities, disciplinary procedures and absence management.
- Review and update HR policies to ensure compliance with UK employment legislation
- Support recruitment and onboarding processes, including drafting job descriptions/adverts
- Advise on employee relations matters (e.g. performance, absence, disciplinary issues)
- Assist with drafting HR correspondence if and when required.
- Attend HR meetings if and when required.
- Advise line managers in how to implement policies and procedures
- Assist with the development of staff handbooks and organisational policies
- Support trustees and leadership with HR strategy and workforce planning
Person Specification
Essential:
- Proven experience in HR (e.g. HR Advisor, HR Manager, HR Consultant)
- Knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and provide pragmatic advice
- Discretion and ability to handle confidential information
Desirable:
- CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience
- Experience working with charities or not-for-profit organisations
- Experience supporting small organisations or start-ups
What You’ll Gain
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community
- Experience working with a charity and its leadership team
- Flexibility to fit around your schedule
- Professional development and networking opportunities
- Reference upon successful completion of the role
Additional Information
This is a voluntary, unpaid role. Reasonable expenses may be reimbursed in line with our expenses policy.
Please note:
Pre-employment checks: Two satisfactory references and existing right to work in the UK
Due to the high volume of applications, if you have not heard back within 2 weeks, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
Please apply with your CV and a cover letter, including your contact number.
Registered Charity The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About us:
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is a pioneering Podcast/Youtube Channel and healing membership organisation. We provide a platform for survivors and whistleblowers to share their lived experiences, highlight systemic frustrations and offer solutions rooted in culturally trauma-informed care.
Our membership offers young people and survivors a path to heal, learn digital skills and interactively participate in our Alchemic 369 Book Club, where members engage in weekly interactive discussions, debates and critical analysis of African, Caribbean and world history, Ifa, classics and political thought. Members will sharpen their reading, reasoning and imagination skills, with opportunities to discuss works directly with authors, highly subsidised plant-based transformative retreats and join a community designedto empower and educate.
We are a mission-driven, collective-focused C.I.C. building a movement that combines healing, re-education and empowerment.
Our content focuses on:
- Survivors’ of CSA, RSA, CT, CA stories
- Whistleblowers and retired-experts
- Generational trauma and healing
- Youth empowerment and education
- Community transformation through honest storytelling
Our mission is to challenge generational cycles, expose hidden truths, fight for justice and create a platform rooted in authenticity, deep healing, and transformation.
Job Purpose:
To design and implement the procurement and supply chain framework required to develop andoperate the IFA Retreat, ensuring efficient sourcing, purchasing, inventory management, supplier relationships, and cost control throughout the development and operational phases.
About the role:
As a Volunteer Procurement & Supply Chain Consultant, you will be responsible for developing the procurement systems that will support the retreat's construction, furnishing, stocking, and long-term operations.
You will identify supplier categories, create procurement procedures, establish inventory controls, develop supplier evaluation systems, and build purchasing workflows that can scale as the retreat grows.
The role will involve planning procurement requirements for construction materials, accommodation furnishings, restaurant operations, retreat activities, gift shop inventory, maintenance supplies, andoperational equipment.
The successful candidate will create systems that ensure accountability, transparency, efficiency, andsustainability throughout the retreat's development.
Ideal Candidate
- Passionate about creating organised systems and processes.
- Strong strategic thinker with excellent attention to detail.
- Interested in supporting African development and cultural preservation projects.
- Understands the importance of sourcing products that align with the retreat's cultural values andmission.
- Able to build systems before physical operations begin.
- Comfortable working in a volunteer start-up environment.
- Committed to remaining involved through the transition into operations.
Experience & Skills
- Experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain management, logistics, or inventorymanagement.
- Experience creating procurement frameworks and supplier management systems.
- Knowledge of inventory controls and stock management.
- Experience sourcing products internationally and within Africa is desirable.
- Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
- Understanding of budgeting and cost management.
- Experience using procurement software and inventory management systems.
- Knowledge of Nigerian procurement markets is advantageous.
- Familiarity with Yoruba culture, Ifa traditions, or African cultural projects is beneficial.
What You Will Gain
- Real-world hosting and interviewing experience
- Opportunity to build a public profile and media presence
- Portfolio-building opportunities across podcasting and storytelling
- Networking and relationship-building opportunities
- Experience working within a growing media and advocacy platform
- Creative freedom and personal growth opportunities
- Leadership and media mentorship
- Opportunity to develop your own audience and storytelling identity
- Potential future paid opportunities and long-term media career pathways
- Direct pathway into a future paid role
- The chance to help build a nationally recognised media and survivor-support platform
- COS opportunities for top performing staff members
This role is designed as a long-term pathway opportunity to a paid position and lifestyle transformation.
We don’t operate on individualism—we build through collectivism, meaning: as the platform grows, your role, influence, and opportunities grow with it.
Additional Notes
This role is not suitable if you:
- Prefer low-responsibility volunteer work
- Avoid handling sensitive data or detailed reporting
- Are seeking immediate paid employment
- Are uncomfortable applying analysis to strategic decisions
To Apply
Please send:
- Your CV, portfolio, or LinkedIn profile (if available)
- A short introduction about yourself
- Why this mission resonates with you
- Any relevant experience, skills, ideas, or vision you would bring to the role
We welcome individuals who are passionate about helping create platforms that inspire healing, justice, truth, education, empowerment, and lasting community impact. That see themselves transforming their lifestyles to maintain the above for the generations to come.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About us:
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C is a pioneering Podcast/YouTube Channel and healing membership organisation. We provide a platform for survivors and whistleblowers to share their lived experiences, highlight systemic frustrations and offer solutions rooted in culturally trauma-informed care.
Our membership offers young people and survivors a path to heal, learn digital skills and interactively participate in our Alchemic 369 Book Club, where members engage in weekly interactive discussions, debates and critical analysis of African, Caribbean and world history, Ifa, classics and political thought. Members will sharpen their reading, reasoning and imagination skills, with opportunities to discuss works directly with authors, highly subsidised plant-based transformative retreats and join a community designed to empower and educate.
We are a mission-driven, collective-focused C.I.C building a movement that combines healing, re-education and empowerment.
Our content focuses on:
● Survivors of CSA, RSA, CT, CA stories
● Whistleblowers and retired experts
● Generational trauma and healing
● Youth empowerment and education
● Community transformation through honest storytelling
Our mission is to challenge generational cycles, expose hidden truths, fight for justice and create a platform rooted in authenticity, deep healing, and transformation.
Job Purpose:
To lead the strategic planning and operational design of a world-class IFA Retreat in Nigeria, ensuring that every aspect of the guest experience reflects the values, traditions, spirituality, hospitality, and cultural authenticity of the Yoruba/Ifa traditions. The consultant will develop the operational framework required to transition the retreat from concept stage to a fully functioning retreat destination.
About the role:
As a Founding Volunteer Hospitality Operations Consultant, you will work closely with the leadership team to design the retreat's operational structure before construction and launch.
You will help create the guest journey, accommodation experience, retreat activities, staffing requirements, wellness offerings, cultural experiences, food and beverage operations, maintenance systems, and daily operating procedures.
This role requires a strategic thinker who understands hospitality operations while appreciating the importance of preserving the sacred atmosphere and cultural integrity of an authentic Ifa retreat experience.
The successful candidate will remain involved throughout the development phase and assist in refining systems as the retreat evolves toward full operation.
Ideal Candidate
● Passionate about African heritage, indigenous traditions, spiritual tourism, and cultural preservation.
● Understands or is willing to deeply immerse themselves in Yoruba culture and Ifa traditions.
● Experienced in creating hospitality systems from the ground up.
● Comfortable working within a start-up or development environment.
● Able to think strategically while also creating detailed operational procedures.
● Committed to long-term involvement and continuity.
● Strong leadership and project coordination abilities.
● Comfortable collaborating with international teams and local Nigerian stakeholders.
Experience & Skills
● Experience in hospitality, retreat, resort, eco-lodge, wellness centre, boutique hotel, or tourism operations.
● Experience developing operational manuals, SOPs, and guest service frameworks.
● Understanding of accommodation operations, housekeeping, maintenance, food service, and guest relations.
● Experience creating staffing structures and operational workflows.
● Strong project management and organisational skills.
● Experience in Africa or culturally focused tourism projects is highly desirable.
● Knowledge of Yoruba culture, Ifa tradition, African spirituality, cultural tourism, or heritage preservation is advantageous.
What You Will Gain
● Real-world hosting and interviewing experience
● Opportunity to build a public profile and media presence
● Portfolio-building opportunities across podcasting and storytelling
● Networking and relationship-building opportunities
● Experience working within a growing media and advocacy platform
● Creative freedom and personal growth opportunities
● Leadership and media mentorship
● Opportunity to develop your own audience and storytelling identity
● Potential future paid opportunities and long-term media career pathways
● Direct pathway into a future paid role
● The chance to help build a nationally recognised media and survivor-support platform
● COS opportunities for top performing staff members
This role is designed as a long-term pathway opportunity to a paid position and lifestyle transformation.
We don’t operate on individualism—we build through collectivism, meaning:
As the platform grows, your role, influence, and opportunities grow with it
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.