11 Politics volunteer roles

NSP is a very new organisation working to create transformative democratic infrastructure for the UK. We are looking for a financial analyst to help us in the creation and ongoing evolution of a budget for the NSP.

What will you be doing?

Our (voluntary) team is made up of senior professionals who spent their careers across government, policy, academia, and various public and private sector roles.

We are seeking a talented financial analyst to join this team and to support with the creation of a top-down budget with input from board members. This would also involve working alongside team leads across the organisation to develop a bottom-up financial plan for the NSP in 2027, 2028, and beyond. We are currently registered as a company but are in the process of applying for charity status, so an ongoing budget must accommodate this transition.

We imagine that this work will require between 5 and 10 hours a week for the first month or so as an initial spring, and then 5 hours a week in an ongoing capacity moving forwards to finetune and update the budget as the organisation develops.

What are we looking for?

• A qualified accountant, or someone with solid experience in budgeting and financial planning
• Happy to take strategic guidance from our board and turn it into a working budget
• Comfortable working with workstream leads across the organisation to build up the detail
• Experience of charity finance would be helpful, as we’re applying for charity status
• Able to give 5 to 10 hours a week for the first month or so, then around 5 hours a week

What difference will you make?

NSP is a new organisation, so this role will be pivotal in enabling sustainable growth as we scale up to become an organisation at the centre of deliberative and democratic decision-making and national strategy. The role will help to provide the team with a clear picture of what our plans will cost, and what we need to raise, so we can plan realistically for the future. 

Benefits

• Real impact: Shape how a national project grows, at an early stage. 
• Flexibility and autonomy: Work remotely, at times that fit around your other commitments.
• A strong network: Work with a capable, varied team from well outside your usual network.
• Mentoring: Receive mentoring from our wide range of leaders and experts.
• Experience you can point to: Lead a function from the ground up, which you can draw on in your wider career.