Family engagement project manager volunteer roles in Leicester

Are you an experienced content professional looking to use your skills for a meaningful cause?

Burning Nights CRPS Support is seeking a passionate and creative Content Lead Volunteer to help shape and deliver engaging content that raises awareness of a rare chronic pain condition, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), supports those impacted and strengthens our charity’s voice across multiple platforms.

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to guide and inspire a team of volunteer content writers, oversee content planning and development, and play a key role in delivering our communications strategy. From website articles and member publications to awareness campaigns and digital content, your work will help ensure that people living with CRPS, their families, healthcare professionals and supporters have access to high-quality, accurate and engaging information.

As a national charity supporting thousands of people affected by CRPS across the UK, we are looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach, has excellent communication skills, and is passionate about making a real difference.

By joining our friendly and ambitious team, you will gain valuable leadership experience, develop your communications and marketing expertise, expand your professional network, and directly contribute to improving the lives of people living with one of the most painful long-term conditions known to medicine.

Key Tasks and Objectives

• Lead a team of content writer volunteers.
• Lead and co-ordinate internal projects, activities and campaigns that help build awareness of our organisation and its aims.
• Building, leading and inspiring the content team, ensuring goals are agreed and communicated to support the achievement of our overall aims and projects.
• Ensuring all content is on-brand, consistent in style, quality, and tone of voice, and ideally optimised for search and user experience across channels, including our website, our members' magazine, and social media.
• Supporting the development of a communications strategy from the 3-year charity's strategy, focusing on the content section.
• The implementation of a functional content calendar
• Establishing workflow for requesting, creating, editing, publishing, and repurposing content
• Operate as the point of contact for content volunteers in the team.
• To also be an active part of the content team as a content writer.
• Identifying, initiating and leading on content projects which align to the strategy and realise our goals.
• Collaborate with the team
• To contribute to the Annual Report or other reporting documents.
• Protecting our charity brand identity, ensuring it is delivered consistently, both internally and externally.
• Promote the charity across all our channels and forms of communication.
• Ensure effective, regular communication to both internal and external audiences.
• Support the review of progress and effectiveness of the Communications Strategy on an annual basis.

What are we looking for?

About You

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a real enthusiasm for excellence, innovation, continuous improvement and change.
• Be a team leader who is positive, hands-on and able to get the best out of a team.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and are adept at building relationships with different stakeholders.
• Have the ability to think strategically but also enjoy being at an operational level to support your team and key stakeholders.
• Have a high level of attention to detail.
• Have the ability to prioritise, plan and organise projects and to manage expectations.

Experience and Skills

• The ability to communicate (verbal and non-verbal) to a wide variety of audiences including the public, various forms of media and on an individual basis.
• Experience in building and leading a team.
• Previous experience of working or volunteering for charities and/or volunteer organisations is desirable but not required.
• Creativity 
• Good IT skills.
• Ability to motivate and enthuse others.
• To be a part of a team.
• Previous experience in marketing, communications, or related fields.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire volunteers.
• Experience of using Canva or similar design packages.
• A strong network of PR and media contacts would be highly advantageous.

What's in it for you?

This is an exciting opportunity to use your communications and leadership skills to make a genuine difference to the lives of people affected by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a debilitating and often misunderstood pain condition.

As our Content Lead Volunteer, you will play a key role in shaping how a national charity communicates with thousands of people across the UK. You will have the opportunity to lead and develop a team of talented volunteers, influence content strategy, and help raise awareness of a rare condition that urgently needs greater understanding and recognition.

In return, you will:

• Gain valuable leadership and management experience within the charity sector.
• Develop and enhance your content strategy, communications and marketing skills.
• Build experience of managing and motivating a remote volunteer team.
• Play a strategic role in shaping the voice and messaging of a growing national charity.
• Expand your professional network and collaborate with passionate volunteers, trustees and healthcare stakeholders.
• Receive ongoing support, training and development opportunities.
• Enjoy flexible, remote volunteering that can fit around your existing commitments.
• Experience the satisfaction of knowing your work is helping people living with CRPS and their families access support, information and hope.

Most importantly, you will ensure that no one affected by CRPS has to face their journey alone.

Interested in supporting victims/survivors of domestic abuse?

We are currently recruiting Trustees to help us take the charity forward into the future.

Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline is a registered charity led by a Board of Trustees.

The Trustees (all unpaid volunteers) act individually and collectively, to provide overall stewardship of the charity, in accordance with our governing document and relevant legislation. In essence we look after the staff, volunteers and the organisation, so they can support the community.

You don’t need specific qualifications or experience to be a trustee and we welcome people of all ages, backgrounds and experience.

Prospective candidates will need to:

• Have empathy with the work of the Helpline

• Be able to devote the necessary time and effort

• Have well-developed communication and interpersonal skills

• Have good judgement

• Be able to work as a team

• Have the ability, commitment and drive to take the organisation forward

Trustee Opportunities

For any charity succession planning is important and with that in mind we are currently looking for people to join our Board as Trustees.

1. Chair: Our Chair will be stepping down soon after 15 years and we are looking for someone to learn the ropes beside her before taking on the role. 

2. Treasurer: After 10 years, our Treasurer is looking to retire in the next year. The Treasurer’s role description is on our website.  

3. General Trustees: Please see the role description on our website

If you would like to apply please complete the application form on our website.  You are welcome also to email Chris Roach, Chair, at that address to arrange an informal chat.

Become the Guardian of the Vault: Help Lead the Lyonic Scots Clan Society!

Are you ready to turn your passion for Scottish heritage into the heartbeat of a growing movement?

The Lyonic Scots Clan Society is more than just an organisation; we are a vibrant community, a modern micronation, and a defiant celebration of the spirit of Robert “The Lyon” and the resilience of those who survived Culloden. We are keepers of the flame, dedicated to Highland identity, unwavering kinship, and the enduring power of belonging, our roar can still be heard.

As our influence grows from the UK to the wider world, we are searching for a Volunteer Treasurer (Finance Director) —a true steward of our mission—to join our leadership inner circle.

The Call to Action

This is not just a bookkeeping role; it is a vital position of trust. You will be the Guardian of the Vault, ensuring that the vision, cultural projects, and epic gatherings that define our Clan are built upon a foundation of absolute integrity and financial strength.

Working side-by-side with the Chair, Secretary, and Committee, as well as the Lyon's Council and our Clan Chief (Prince of Scots), you will play a pivotal role in charting our future. Whether we are planning historical commemorations or expanding our international community, your financial expertise will be the wind in our sails.

Your Impact

• Architect of Sustainability: Take charge of our financial health, overseeing everything from membership contributions to project budgets.

• Voice of Clarity: Translate complex numbers into actionable insights for the Committee, guiding our path forward with transparency and pride.

• Champion of Governance: Ensure our Clan meets the highest standards of UK compliance, protecting our legacy for generations to come.

• Strategic Partner: Be a core member of the leadership team, providing the steady hand needed to turn ambitious cultural dreams into reality.

What We Need From You

You don’t need to be born of Scottish blood to join our ranks—you simply need to be a guardian of the cause. We are looking for someone who is:

• Financially Sharp: You possess a natural knack for bookkeeping, budgeting, or finance.

• A Pillar of Reliability: You are organised, meticulous, and take pride in accuracy.

• A Passionate Contributor: You believe in the power of heritage, community, and the unique spirit of the Highlands.

• UK-Based: To ensure our financial compliance, we require our Treasurer to be based within the United Kingdom.

Why Join the Clan?

• Leadership with Purpose: Secure a high-impact role in a rapidly expanding cultural movement.

• Meaningful Legacy: Your work directly supports the preservation of Scottish identity and the growth of a supportive, global kinship.

• Community of Honour: Join a team that values your skill, respects your time, and treats you like family.

• True Flexibility: Make a massive difference on your own terms, with a remote-friendly role that fits your life.

Ready to Answer the Call?

History is written by those who step forward. If you have the skills to safeguard our future and the heart to honor our past, we want to hear from you.

Apply now through CharityJob and help us define the next chapter of the Lyonic Scots Clan Society.

For any questions regarding this role or to learn more about our mission, please reach out to our team—we would be honoured to welcome you into the fold.

LYONIC SCOTS

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