Communication volunteer roles
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Outreach Worker
Through your outreach, you’ll provide advice, advocacy and direct frontline support to individuals experiencing homelessness or hardship. You will connect them with survival essentials, safe accommodation and guide them toward vital services that improve wellbeing and independence.
What will you be doing?
You’ll carry out outreach across the community, building trust with people experiencing homelessness or crisis. The role includes distributing essential items, offering advice and signposting around housing, benefits, healthcare and employment, and supporting access to education and training. You’ll also assist with project coordination, fundraising activities and help promote our work and values through social media and community engagement.
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for compassionate, reliable people who are comfortable working hands-on in the community and are enthusiastic about supporting vulnerable individuals. You’ll be a good listener and communicator, able to build positive relationships and offer guidance with empathy and respect. A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused mindset is important. Experience in outreach or working with vulnerable groups is not essential; the right attitude and caring nature matter the most.
What difference will you make?
Your input will have a direct impact on people’s lives and help reduce homelessness in Birmingham. You’ll support individuals to build confidence, resilience and self-worth, helping them regain control by removing barriers that can hold people back and supporting them towards a more secure and hopeful future.
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According to the UNESCO Institute of Statistics, in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, only 62% of primary school teachers have the minimum teaching qualifications.
In 2023, only 9% of young people in lower secondary education in Zambia reached the minimum level of proficiency in reading. Lifelong learning opportunities and economic growth are being stunted.
All children deserve a quality education from a transformative and supportive teacher. The Commonwealth Education Trust (CET) invests in teachers in low- and middle-income settings by providing accessible teacher professional development including via its flagship programme, Teach2030.
The Role
To aid the growth of CET, an exciting Community Management Volunteer has been introduced to increase the engage more effectively with our supporters and teachers. The role will report to the Marketing Lead and be responsible be responsible for responding to teachers and supporters across a number of channels.
What you’ll do
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Agree a response time SLA (service level agreement) with our Marketing Lead
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Responding to comments and direct messages on social media platforms (potential for this to extend to Teach2030 website in second half of 2026)
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Responding to WhatsApp messages, website tickets and emails
What we’re looking for
You might be a professional looking to support a charitable cause or a student looking to gain experience.
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Strong written communication skills and attention to detail
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Reliability and organisation
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Being able to work independently and carry out tasks remotely
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Ability to commit regular time to ensure supporters and teachers are responded to in a timely manner
All children deserve a quality education from a transformative and supportive teacher.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Help us empower the next generation of lifesavers.
We offer a range of popular youth programmes for young people aged 5-25. This essential service is only possible with the support of our dedicated volunteers. They help young people to learn first aid and other important life skills in a fun, inclusive, and engaging environment.
As a volunteer, you can get involved with Badgers (ages 5-10) and Cadets (ages 11-17).
Volunteering with our Youth Team is an incredibly varied and rewarding role. One day you could be designing and delivering a game to teach first aid, the next you could be supporting a youth camp-out. No two days are the same!
Benefits of volunteering with us:
- Make a real difference to the lives of young people – you'll play an important role in empowering young people to become the next generation lifesavers.
- Gain new experiences for your CV – there are lots of opportunities to get involved with events and activities outside of your Group or Sett meetings.
- Learn new skills – build your personal and professional skills such as communication, leadership, teamwork and self-confidence.
- Be part of a thriving volunteer network – you’ll get to meet new people and connect with other St John Ambulance volunteers.
Applications will be submitted via an external St John Ambulance website address to apply. For more information please feel free to contact me.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trustee Opportunity at Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire is seeking new trustees to help shape the future of our high-performing advice charity.
With offices in Grantham, Spalding and Stamford, plus outreach centres across the region, we support a population of 225,000 people. Last year, we helped 14,000 clients with 60,000 issues and secured over £7 million of additional income for them. We are here for everyone to help people move on with their lives.
As a trustee, you’d join a well-known, respected charity, influence strategy, strengthen governance and contribute to meaningful change. This is an opportunity to share your expertise with other professional, dedicated trustees, gain valuable experience, build on your leadership and strategy skills, and increase your employability. Prior Board experience is not required.
We welcome expertise in digital media, finance, fundraising, HR, IT, law, marketing, PR, risk management, senior management, local government, or strategy.
What do you need to become a trustee?
Trustees don’t need specific qualifications, but we expect all trustees to have six core skills:
● Insight into the organisation: considering CASL’s objects and its public benefit strategically
● Challenging constructively: clarifying facts; stimulating thought
● Analysing issues: being objective; evaluating risks; using evidence; planning ahead
● Weighing up opinions: using evidence; balancing long- and shortterm; prioritising value
● Interpersonal skills: communicating clearly; listening actively; supporting a healthy culture
● Confidence and self-awareness: collaborating with others; treating everyone with respect.
The Board also values specialist skills as assets among its members:
● experience or qualifications in:
‣ business or charity leadership
‣ equity, diversity and inclusion
‣ facilitation
‣ finance and accountancy
‣ human resources
‣ IT, AI or digital media
‣ law or governance
‣ local government
‣ marketing, PR or communications
‣ risk management, or
‣ strategy development
● past experience as a client or service user of this (or a similar) organisation
● a track record of charitable fundraising, or
● being an effective chair.
Finally, competent trustees should have these six personal qualities to some extent, and demonstrate them in their behaviours:
● Committed - motivated, dedicated, persevering; plays an active role.
● Responsible - accountable, independent, reliable; accepts collective responsibility.
● Trustworthy - ethical, principled; is a critical friend and focuses on continuous improvement.
● Collaborative - team-oriented, approachable; builds relationships and seeks consensus.
● Confident - independent; contributes constructively and expresses opinions courageously.
● Thoughtful - curious, adaptable, open-minded; appropriately challenges the status quo
Please see the attached Information Pack for the Trustee Role Description and how to apply.
Also attached is the Trustee Application Pack and Trustee Recruitment Advert
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Politics Project is looking to expand its board and bring in new perspectives, skills and experience to support the next phase of our work.
We are at an exciting point in our development. We have funding secured for the next 2–3 years, a growing staff team, and a strong national profile. This period of growth coincides with a pivotal moment for democratic education in the UK. As Votes at 16 is introduced, The Politics Project is playing a leading role in supporting schools, youth organisations, civil society and policymakers to ensure young people are equipped to participate meaningfully in democracy. We are seeking new Non-Executive Directors to help guide our strategic direction, strengthen our governance, and support our long-term impact.
About The Politics Project
Established in 2015, The Politics Project is a Community Interest Company (CN: 09413132) that supports young people across the UK to use their voice by providing them with outstanding democratic education.
We are a non-partisan organisation working with young people, teachers, youth practitioners and elected representatives to help young people learn about, experience and engage in democracy and politics in meaningful ways.
We currently employ 11 full-time members of staff and work in partnership with schools, youth organisations, civil society organisations, and democratic institutions across the UK.
Our work aims to:
- Support young people to meaningfully engage in politics by building their confidence, knowledge and skills.
- Train and support teachers, youth practitioners and professionals working with young people to deliver high-quality democratic education.
- Support politicians and decision makers to engage constructively with young people to co-create policy.
Youth voice is embedded in this work through our Youth Steering Group, which brings together young people from across the UK to shape and inform The Politics Project’s programmes and priorities.
Non-Executive Directors sit on The Politics Project Board and share collective responsibility for the governance, strategy and long-term sustainability of the organisation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ensuring The Politics Project meets its legal and regulatory responsibilities and delivers its aims.
- Working with the Director to develop and realise the organisation’s vision, values and strategic direction.
- Supporting financial planning and oversight.
- Contributing to organisational policies and good governance.
- Providing strategic challenge, insight and support to the senior leadership team.
- Attending 3–4 Board meetings per year (with additional meetings if required). Meetings are primarily remote, with occasional in-person meetings.
- Acting as an ambassador for The Politics Project and advocating for its work.
Non-Executive Directors are registered as directors with Companies House and are appointed for a three-year term, renewable up to two times.
The role is unpaid, but reasonable expenses agreed in advance will be reimbursed. Time commitment is approximately one day per month.
In line with our safeguarding responsibilities, all Non-Executive Directors are required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Who are we looking for?
We are particularly interested in applicants with experience or expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Democratic education or civic engagement (including academic expertise).
- Education (secondary, further or informal education).
- Network development and leadership.
- Youth sector practice or leadership.
- Business, charity or non-profit development.
- Communications, media or public engagement.
- Digital, data or technology strategy.
- Finance, financial strategy, budgets and governance.
- Fundraising and grant-making.
- Legal and governance expertise.
- Evaluation, research and impact measurement.
We are especially keen to hear from applicants from underrepresented groups and from those whose perspectives are currently less represented in the democracy and education sectors.
You do not need to have previous board experience to apply.
How to apply
To apply please submit a CV and a covering letter via Charity Jobs. The covering letter should be no longer than one side of A4 / a maximum of 500 words. Please apply through Charity Jobs.
In the letter can you explain why you are interested in becoming a Non-Executive Director of The Politics Project and describe how your experience and skills would contribute to our work.
We will conduct interviews as we receive suitable applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We're looking for a finance assistant volunteer who can support the financial administration of the charity using our finance software, Xero. We The volunteer will support the Chair to undertake regular financial tasks such as budgeting, reporting, and audits while ensuring financial transparency.
Key Tasks and Objectives
- Support the financial management of the Charity using Xero
- Data Entry: Recording financial transactions such as donations, invoices and expenses into our finance software, Xero.
- Weekly Reconciling income into Xero from GoCardless, Stripe, PayPal and other third-party agencies that facilitate donations being made to the charity.
- Maintain financial and accounting records, ensuring accuracy and consistency
- Assist with preparing payroll and/or pension information for submission to an external payroll provider (when required)
- Assist with the preparation of the accounts, quarterly and annual accounts for accountant annually as well as supporting funder financial reports
- Track the financial situation of projects
- Ensure that all necessary financial information is recorded accurately
- Assist with financial forecasting and budgeting
- Document Management: Organising and filing receipts, invoices, and other financial documents (digitally).
- Assist the Chair, volunteers or members of staff in understanding and using the accounting software
- Any other tasks that may be required from time to time or during the final accounts period, as appropriate.
- Assist with general administration relating to finances
Key Skills or Qualifications
Essential:
- Knowledge and experience of using Xero accounting software, including tracking project spending, managing volunteers’ expenses and department spending, uploading invoices, reconciliation, etc.
- Understanding of tracking financial data and information
- Experience of working in a bookkeeping role
- Accurate and up-to-date knowledge and experience of charity finance, SORP and other relevant frameworks
- The ability to quickly understand the needs of and challenges faced by our small charity organisation
- Strong numeracy and financial management skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Comfortable working remotely
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Ability to quickly understand the needs of our team, organisation and users of our services (we are not expecting you to have an awareness of the condition we support)
- Good initiative and ability to work with little direct supervision, but will ask for help when needed
- Ability to work flexibly on your own and as part of a team with enthusiasm and commitment
Desirable:
- Knowledge of charity accounting including restricted and unrestricted funding
- Understanding of financial management within a charity
- Verbal communication skills
- Competent with communication tools
Key Benefits
You will come part of our small, friendly, forward-thinking charity team. We are focused on reaching people who may not have heard about the Charity or about the condition.
You would have a key role in ensuring good financial administration, which is crucial to the continued work of Burning Nights CRPS Support. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to make a real difference to a small charity. You will be involved in ensuring we manage our financial inputs and outgoings in order to maintain the services and support we provide, allowing us to be a sustainable charity and fulfil our aims.
Volunteering Time: 7-15 hours per week
To drive change for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) & ensure people whose lives have been touched by this condition are not alone.



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We’re looking for enthusiastic, caring and reliable people to help make our Holiday Club sessions fun, safe and engaging for children during the school holidays.
As a Holiday Club Volunteer, you’ll help deliver games, creative workshops and group activities while supporting with setup, registration and coordination throughout the day. You’ll play a key role in creating a welcoming, positive environment where children can learn, play and connect with others.
This is a hands-on, rewarding opportunity for anyone who enjoys working with children, being active and supporting community programmes.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Helping set up and pack down daily activity spaces
- Assisting with games, creative sessions, sports or workshops
- Welcoming children and helping with registration and sign-in
- Supporting children during activities and encouraging participation
- Helping with snacks, resources and general coordination during sessions
- Assisting staff with feedback collection and attendance.
- Promoting a friendly, inclusive and safe atmosphere throughout the day
Skills and Qualities We’re Looking For
- Friendly, patient and approachable attitude
- Enjoyment of working with children
- Good teamwork and communication skills
- Reliable, flexible and positive approach to helping others
- Awareness of safeguarding and willingness to follow guidance
- Creativity or enthusiasm for games, crafts or active play (welcome but not required)
What You’ll Gain
- Experience supporting children’s activities and community programmes
- Opportunities to build confidence, teamwork and leadership skills
- The satisfaction of creating positive, fun experiences for local children
- A lively, friendly volunteering environment during the school holidays
About Us
We are a community-led charity tackling poverty at its root by empowering people and communities to overcome barriers and build sustainable futures.
Our programmes support children, young people, adults and families through education, employability, wellbeing and social inclusion activities that promote confidence, connection and opportunity.
Safeguarding and Inclusion
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults involved in our work.
Safeguarding training will be provided for all volunteers and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may be required for this role.
We welcome volunteers from all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments to support participation wherever possible.
A catalyst for overcoming poverty at its root by empowering marginalised people and developing sustainable communities.



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We are recruiting for volunteers to visit pharmacies to ascertain whether they have a consultation room to deliver the Safe Spaces Scheme.
Hestia and UK SAYS NO MORE operate over 4,500 Safe Spaces in pharmacies and banks across the UK, for anyone experiencing domestic abuse. Anyone can be affected by domestic abuse, regardless of gender, age, race or identity. Domestic abuse is not always physical violence, and it can take many forms including emotional, sexual abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour. One in three women and one in seven men are affected by domestic abuse.
What you will be doing
- To visit Pharmacies and Banks/Building societies to check whether they have a consultation room to deliver the Safe Spaces Scheme
- Asking questions following a script
The skills you need
- Good communication skills, verbal and written
- Calm, friendly and patient manner
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, outings, celebration, and social events for our volunteers to get together and have some fun; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering.
We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.



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Be part of something exciting as Vault opens its doors to young people in Preston. We’re looking for friendly, positive volunteers to help us create a safe, fun and inclusive space where young people can belong, try new things and thrive.
As a Youth Work Volunteer, you’ll:
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Support youth sessions and activities (sports, arts, music, games, cooking, STEM and more)
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Help create a welcoming, supportive environment
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Build positive relationships with young people
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Encourage participation and confidence
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Assist with simple setup and tidy-up
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Uphold safeguarding, equality and inclusion (training provided)
We’ll match your role to your interests and comfort level, and you’ll have fun along the way.
The impact you’ll make:
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Help young people feel safe, confident and included
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Reduce isolation and boost wellbeing
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Support young people to reach their potential
You’ll be great for this role if you have:
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Good communication and listening skills
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Empathy, patience and respect for others
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The ability to engage with young people
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Reliability and a team mindset
(Experience with young people is helpful but not essential.)
Easy to get to
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<1 minute walk from Preston Bus Station
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<15 minutes walk from Preston Train Station
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Parking available at Preston Bus Station (RingGo)
If you’re passionate about supporting young people and want to make a real difference, we’d love you on the team.
Vault Youth Zone exists to provide young people with somewhere safe and inspiring to go in their leisure time.
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Do you enjoy a good pub quiz and researching interesting questions? We're looking for someone like you to facilitate our fortnightly telephone quiz group for blind and partially sighted people who love to take part in a good pub quiz. You'll contribute to the group to ensure that all participants feel comfortable and that the group runs smoothly as well as researching the questions - and answers!
You'll help members of the group feel safe to be in the group and enable them to join in the quiz each fortnight. You'll look after their welfare and flag any safeguarding concerns with our Talk and Support team for follow up.
How often will I be needed?
- 3 Hours per Week
Key requirements
- This role requires 1 reference
Location
Region
- South West, Scotland, East Midlands, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East of England, Wales, North West, Greater London, West Midlands, Northern Ireland, South East
Home based
- This role is home based
Additional location information
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This role is home based, over the telephone. No travel is required.
Who this opportunity will suit
Minimum age
- You must be at least 18 years old to apply
What skills and experience are needed?
- Empathy with blind and partially sighted people. Good listening skills. Good verbal communication skills. An interest in pub quizzes including researching questions. Working with wide range of people
Trustee Recruitment
Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering
Become a trustee for Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham and Havering (Age UK RBH)
We are seeking new trustees to strengthen our Board and help shape the future of vital services for older people across our three boroughs.
We are looking for dedicated, passionate people, of all ages, with a range of professional and life experience, to join the Age UK RBH Board of Trustees.
You'll join a trustee team with a vast amount of personal and professional experience across a whole range of fields. You’ll be warmly welcomed, participate fully in the governance of our charity and all that entails, and supported to develop your skills.
We'd love to hear from you whether you're an experienced trustee or have never been one. It's just important that you're passionate about creating a fair and equal society for older people and can embody our values.
What we are looking for:
· Previous committee experience and abilities to work in a team
· Professional or voluntary skills and experience covering areas such as supporting older people, caring, finance, communication, property, Human Resources.
· People who live in one of our 3 core boroughs or work or have family connection to one of them or an interest in supporting older people in Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham and Havering
· Commitment to diversity and inclusion
It is not essential to be an older person yourself (due to a majority of older people on the existing board).
We are particularly keen to recruit trustees with experience in one or more of the following areas that are underrepresented on our board:
· Legal – governance, compliance, contracts, safeguarding
· Human Resources – workforce development, wellbeing, organisational culture
· Local Authority/Public Sector – commissioning, partnership working, policy insight
· Data and Digital – evidence‑based decision making, data governance, innovation
· Social Enterprise/Business Development – income generation, sustainability, entrepreneurship
· Commissioning and Contract Management – strategic commissioning, outcomes framework
We're actively looking to improve the diversity of our Board of Trustees, so we'd especially like to hear from people from diverse backgrounds and under-represented groups.
Time commitment
There are six Board of Trustees Meetings in the year usually on a Friday afternoon and additional training days as required.
Contact
To register your interest in becoming a trustee please email your CV with a short paragraph stating why you are interested in the role to chair
We will invite you for a conversation and provide further information about becoming a trustee.
Closing date: 31st January 2026
Interviews: Week beginning 9th February 2026
For more information please email:
Alima Qureshi, Chair of the Board of Trustee
Andreea Albu, Chief Executive
Age UK Redbridge, Barking and Havering
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
2makeit is a charity that helps rehabilitate prisoners and ex-prisoners by offering them creative expression through programmes in skills such as music, art and writing.
Engaging with fellow prisoners, guided by experts including musicians, artists and writers, they learn how to collaborate and create, inspiring them to lead more productive and positive lives whilst in jail, and law-abiding lives on release.
2makeit is seeking an inspiring and committed Chair to lead its Board and help transform lives through creativity.
What will you be doing?
The Chair leads the board, ensuring that it governs the charity effectively, in service of the charity’s vision and mission. The Chair leads in an inclusive way, supporting the board to work together well, and providing support and challenge to the Director.
The Chair is also an ambassador for the charity.
Board members have a collective responsibility. This means that Trustees always act as a group and not as individuals.
Time commitment is approximately 15 - 20 hours a month, which includes:
- 4 quarterly board meetings (2–3 hours each) and their preparation (usually evenings, hybrid available).
- A weekly call with the Director (approx 1 hour).
- Ad hoc sub-group meetings and documents as required (mostly online).
- Ambassadorial commitments - 2makeit events, visits to prisons, projects.
What are we looking for?
2makeit is seeking an inspiring and committed Chair to lead its Board and help transform lives through creativity.
We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:
- Understanding of the criminal justice sector is desirable.
- Strong communication, empathy, and ability to chair meetings in a collaborative, non-authoritarian way.
- Previous Trustee experience is desirable.
- Ability to build a close working relationship with the Director.
- Availability and flexibility (some daytime commitments, some evenings).
- Passionate about prisoner and ex-prisoner wellbeing.
- Ability to foster an environment for open discussion and debate amongst trustees.
- Willingness to hold trustees and members of the organisation to account for actions they agree to undertake.
What difference will you make?
This is an exciting time to join 2makeit to help realise our vision to be part of a criminal justice sector in which creativity plays a vital role in rehabilitation.
Three areas underpin the delivery of that vision:
- Creative projects in prison
- Resettlement work in the community
- Rehabilitative exhibiting and showcasing of work
Before you apply
The TrusteeWorks Team at Reach Volunteering are supporting 2makeit withtheir Chair recruitment.
Applications should be made via TrusteeWorks in the first instance.
To apply please submit your CV along with a covering letter stating why you wish to join the organisation and how your skills and experience would add
value to the board. 2makeit are happy to have an informal conversation with anyone who is interested in the role. Please contact TrusteeWorks to arrange this.
2makeit helps rehabilitate those with lived experience of the criminal justice sector by using creativity to inspire more positive lives.


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We are looking for one Trustee & Deputy Chair to join our Charity Trustee Board to support the Union through its next steps. A strong and active Board is crucial for us as we develop and implement our strategy, face challenges, maximise opportunities and endeavour to create an even better Union; one that continues to be flexible and agile enough to react quickly to the changing needs and interests of our student members and achieve our vision.
The Person
The right candidate will thrive in a student led, highly responsive environment and have an enthusiasm for supporting and guiding a student organisation. They will command confidence, have sound judgement and strong communication and leadership skills. We are looking for a trustee with the following skills/experience
Finance Experience:
- Preferably financial experience from a charity outside of the SU sector
- Understanding of financial oversight
- Ability to interpret financial information to support strategic decision-making
- Awareness of charity finance and regulatory requirements
Chairing Experience:
- Ability to deputise for the Chair, and chair meetings of the Board
- Ability to build a strong and effective working relationship with the Board of Trustees Chair
- Ability to foster, maintain and ensure that constructive relationships exist with and between the Trustees
- Assist and support the Chair in providing leadership to the Board, through the governance arrangements, and also acting as a ‘sounding board’ and confidante to the Chair in the execution of their role
Due to the current make-up of our Trustee Board, we are not actively searching for candidates with skills, knowledge and experience related to the Student Union and HE sector and we would welcome candidates from other sectors or regions to apply. That said, we would very much like to encourage anyone who feels that they could bring something to our Board to apply, regardless of experience - our purpose and values also lead us to welcome first time Trustees too!
We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within our community and we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment which supports everyone from recruitment through to appointment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people and as part of this commitment, we are working to improve the diversity of our Trustee Board to ensure that it is as relevant and representative of our student community as possible and are actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups.
Further Information
Application is via a comprehensive CV plus a supporting statement (of no more than two sides of A4) detailing why you are applying for the position and what requirements you meet to carry out the role
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As a Trustee, you'll have expertise in HR and want to use your skills to make a real impact, influence positive change, and help us deliver our vision for the future.
You will:
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Contribute to the governance and oversight of the organisation.
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Provide a strategic perspective on HR matters, including workforce planning, policies, and compliance.
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Support the Board in ensuring best practice in people management and organisational development.
What we're looking for:
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Someone who will bring energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board
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Proven experience in HR leadership or senior advisory roles.
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Strong understanding of employment law, HR strategy, and organisational culture.
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Experience in improving equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
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Commitment to our mission and values, with the ability to work collaboratively.
The role is voluntary, with a commitment of approximately 4-6 hours per month.
Closing date: Monday 2 February 17:00
Interview date: Tuesday 10 February - morning
We’re St Peter’s Hospice, a local charity that provides free adult hospice care for everyone that needs our support.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Objective
ZAKKI is seeking an experienced digital and social media professional with a background in brand visibility and awareness, increasing followers and engagement, and authoring and curating brand-centric content that’s in line with style, voice, and tone. Reporting to the Chairperson, the Digital Marketing Manager will actively develop ZAKKI’s brand engagement to boost the SEO across the website and social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and others.
Context
ZAKKI is a social startup focusing on creating an inclusive community for the elderly and people with disabilities. Our mission is to facilitate alms and donations collection and distribution to help the elderly and people with disabilities who work in the informal sector to get better livelihood through micro-business management, giving them greater market exposure.
Currently, we are still redesigning ZAKKI fully function product. We are expecting to develop the ZAKKI fully function product in the upcoming years.
ZAKKI is a non-profit foundation, and all ZAKKI teams and volunteers do not receive a salary. In return, the volunteer can enlist their contribution as part of ZAKKI as their portfolio during executing the project and upon the project completion. Furthermore, English proficiency will be required as the central communication, both in the documentation and verbal communication.
ZAKKI provides equal volunteering opportunity for everyone regardless of age, sex/gender, color, race, creed, nationality/origin, marital status, sexual orientation, political belief, or disability that does not prohibit essential performance job functions. All matters relating to volunteering are based upon one's ability to perform the job, as well as one's dedication to ZAKKI's Mission and needs.
Engagement Description
The Content Creator will actively develop ZAKKI’s brand engagement across website and social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and others. As a member of the Communications and Marketing Department, you’ll develop tactics to build brand visibility and awareness; grow a following and increase engagement; and author and curate brand-centric content that’s in line with ZAKKI style, voice, and tone.
You'll work cross-functionally to help communicate the latest happenings from ZAKKI and the social caused that we are advocating. You’ll develop benchmarks for our social media metrics and creative strategies for reaching our goals (most importantly, increasing followers and engagement and driving visitors to our website). Also, as an advocate for social media within ZAKKI, you’ll monitor our peer landscape along with trends, social conversations, and feedback in order to develop and implement recommendations to grow engagement, increase brand advocates, and deepen online relationships. You’ll also track weekly and quarterly analytics against benchmarks.
We're looking for a thoughtful, creative, and proactive communicator with an incredible attention to detail who can transform complex topics and issues into engaging social content that compels audiences to follow, interact with, and support our mission.
Responsibilities
• Develop and drive social media strategy in collaboration with the ZAKKI team
• Create original content--including copy, graphics, and video--for ZAKKI's official social media channels, both organic presence.
• Develop creative digital campaigns to drive support (collaboration, funding and partnerships) and recruit volunteers
Qualifications
We’re looking for someone who is:
- A skilled and creative content creator
- An enthusiastic self-starter who gets stuff done
- A collaborator and convener
- Quick-witted
- Intrapreneurial
- Intellectually curious
- Willing to try new things
- Values-aligned and understand the bigger picture
We’re also looking for someone with these qualifications:
• Enjoy working for digital media with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube
Experience in developing social media strategy, managing social media channels, increasing brand awareness, and growing social engagement
• Excellent writing and editorial skills with the ability to translate technical information clearly and effectively to a general audience
• Proficient with social media management tools like Hootsuite, Buffer, and Sprout
• Creative and basic graphic design and video skills using Canva and video editing tools
• Attention to detail
• Fluency with the basic principles of cost per click, impression, and reach
• Alignment with and ability to articulate ZAKKI’s mission and values, preferably with familiarity communicating about social caused, social inclusion, transparency, economics inclusion.
Interested applicant required to fill up this Google Form, based on the team he/she interested to be part of;
https://forms.gle/QzsA56SJZvCxFBey8
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