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Trustee Recruitment – Join Our Board and Help Shape Our Future
We are seeking new Trustees to join our Board and bring fresh expertise, insight, and strategic leadership as we continue to grow our impact. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute your professional skills to a mission‑driven organisation that makes a real difference in our community.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences, and we are particularly keen to strengthen our Board with expertise in the following areas:
Legal
Experience in charity, commercial, employment, safeguarding, or property law.
HR
Experience in HR leadership, people management, organisational development, employee relations, or workforce strategy
Marketing & Communications
Skills in digital comms, PR, brand development, or audience engagement.
Fundraising / Philanthropy
Knowledge of income generation, donor stewardship, corporate partnerships, or grant‑making.
Commercial Tourism
Experience in visitor attractions, hospitality, destination marketing, or customer experience.
Adult Social Care
Understanding of care provision, safeguarding, regulation, or community support services.
Property / Surveying
Expertise in estates, facilities, compliance, capital planning, or asset management.
You do not need previous trustee experience - we value your professional insight, strategic thinking, and commitment to our mission.
About the charity:
COT has been at the forefront of learning disability support for over 40 years. Our innovative approach blends high-quality care, supported living, and life skills development with a thriving 100-acre farm that doubles as a popular family visitor attraction. This rare combination enables people with learning disabilities and autism to develop skills in areas such as animal care, horticulture, customer service, and the culinary arts, while fostering a strong sense of community and inclusion.
With a mission to empower individuality and achieve happiness, we support over 96 people in community settings, offering residential and supported living services, as well as an additional 70 external students in life skills. We are known for our holistic, person-centred approach and commitment to environmental stewardship and ethical farming. Our close-knit team of dedicated staff and volunteers is guided by values of courage, opportunity-seeking, collaboration, and doing the right thing.
About the Role
As a Trustee, you will play a key role in shaping our strategy, ensuring strong governance, and supporting the organisation's long‑term sustainability. You will work collaboratively with fellow Board members and the senior team to guide our direction and champion our values.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing strategic oversight and constructive challenge
- Bringing your professional expertise to Board discussions
- Ensuring good governance, financial sustainability, and risk management
- Acting as an ambassador for the organisation
- Supporting the senior team with insight, advice, and networks
Time Commitment
- 4–6 Board meetings per year (in person)
- 4-6 Committee meetings (online)
- Occasional support between meetings, depending on your expertise
- A typical commitment is around 10–15 hours per month, flexible around your availability
What You’ll Gain
- A meaningful leadership role in a purpose‑driven organisation
- The opportunity to use your skills for social good
- Experience in governance and strategic decision‑making
- A supportive, collaborative Board environment
- The satisfaction of helping shape our long‑term impact
We Welcome Diverse Perspectives
We are committed to building a Board that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. We particularly encourage applications from people who bring lived experience, come from underrepresented backgrounds, or have non‑traditional career paths.
Our workplace is built on acceptance, respect and inclusion where everyone feels they belong and can make meaningful contributions. We encourage applicants regardless of religion, ethnicity, nationality, disability status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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Do you have a direct Latin American background and financial expertise you want to put to meaningful use?
This is a great opportunity to contribute to the financial management and sustainability of a registered charity that has supported Latin American and other migrant communities through information, advice and guidance for vulnerable individuals, children and young people's activities and projects, adult education opportunities, and community-led cultural projects since 1983.
About us
LAH is a community-led charity driven by and for Latin Americans in the UK. For decades, we have been supporting Latin American and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants, championing their rights, wellbeing, and inclusion. We are a small, close-knit team with big ambitions, and everything we do is rooted in the lived experiences of the communities we serve. Our work takes place across London and at our community centre in Kilburn, North West London.
About the role
This is a voluntary, non-executive governance role with a time commitment of just 2 to 3 hours per month. As Finance Trustee, you will Chair our Finance and Fundraising Sub-Committee, providing board-level oversight of LAH's financial health: reviewing management accounts, scrutinising budgets and forecasts, ensuring our financial controls are robust, and supporting the wider Board of Trustees at Latin American House to understand financial risk and sustainability.
You will work closely with LAH Director and finance team, contributing to the approval of annual accounts and budgets, and ensuring we meet our Charity Commission and Companies House obligations.
This is strategic oversight, not day-to-day operations - the hands-on finance work stays with our staff.
If you have ever wanted your professional skills to serve your community, this is how.
What we are looking for
You will have a direct Latin American background, this is a requirement of LAH's governing documents, alongside experience in finance, accounting, budgeting, or financial management. You will be able to translate financial concepts clearly for non-finance trustees, bring sound judgement and analytical thinking, and be comfortable in an organisation where systems are still growing and developing.
You do not need prior trustee or charity experience. What matters is integrity, a collaborative spirit, and a genuine commitment to the communities LAH serves.
What we offer
- A meaningful governance role at the heart of a values-driven organisation
- The chance to contribute your financial expertise directly to your community
- Full trustee induction and ongoing governance support
- A collaborative, committed Board of Trustees working towards a shared mission
- Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed
Latin American House is a registered charity (1127253) and registered company (06720498). Trustees serve in a voluntary capacity.
We aim to contribute to the integration, social inclusion and wellbeing of Latin American and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trustee positions with the Civil Liberties Trust
The Civil Liberties Trust is excited to be seeking new Trustees to join the board.
The Civil Liberties Trust is a registered charity with income of around £2.5m per year, that works to promote human rights and civil liberties through research, policy work, litigation, education, and advice. It is independent of Liberty but works in parallel. The Trust does not employ staff but pursues its objectives by funding charitable human rights work.
We are particularly seeking applications from individuals with the following knowledge, skills and experience:
- Experience of grant making/and or the grant making sector
- Health and Safety as it relates to landlords/freeholders
- Experience of property management and law.
- Networks of relevant stakeholders in philanthropy.
- Governance experience within the not-for-profit sector
You can find out more about the role and the duties of Trustees, including how to apply, in our recruitment pack.
The deadline for applications is Friday 10 July 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the Role
Baobab Foundation operates through two closely connected Community Benefit Societies: the By and For Community Fund, which is the registered charitable entity, and the By and For Foundation, which is the non-charitable entity. Together, these two legal entities provide the structural flexibility needed to advance Baobab’s mission for radical racial justice.
Baobab is governed by a Board of Trustees, who are responsible for ensuring that the organisation operates in a way that advances racial justice, centres Black and Global Majority communities, and remains rooted in Baobab’s values of Unity, Justice and Freedom.
Trustees work in partnership with the PT (Project Team) and Baobab’s members. The PT Team leads the day-to-day coordination and delivery of Baobab’s operational activities, while trustees focus on governance and collective accountability. Together, trustees, PT team and members each play distinct but complementary roles in ensuring that Baobab remains values-led, member-centred and effective in advancing its mission for radical racial justice.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Baobab strives to model a different way of working that enables people to be accepted as their full selves. For a horizontal structure to be effective, we ask all Baobab Trustees to commit fully to the principles of Justice, Freedom and Unity and work with integrity, openness and care. We encourage those in the space to hold themselves and co-workers accountable in an equitable way, leading and making decisions within their remit, holding themselves accountable for their work and behaviour towards others and communicating transparently and openly. Maintaining a strong decolonial and horizontal organisational structure requires Trustees to commit to collective accountability within the team.
All those working for Baobab must adhere to the code of conduct and all policies, procedures and processes. in order for us to equitably realise our radical and decolonial aims of resourcing Black and Global Majority communities with integrity, cohesion and care.
Collective Accountability
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Contribute strategic insight and constructive challenge to strengthen the impact, quality and effectiveness of Baobab’s systems and ways of working.
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Review the organisation’s governance and operating structure periodically to ensure it remains aligned with our principles and continues to serve the needs of Members and the organisation.
Values Alignment
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Ensure that Disability Justice, decolonial and anti-oppressive practices are embedded across the organisation.
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Ensure open lines of communication are in place to support the interdependence of the organisation’s working collective and strategic working practices.
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Offer support and reflections that are caringly rooted in Babab’s principles of Unity, Justice and Freedom.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking an individual who shares Baobab Foundation’s commitment to racial justice, collective liberation and shifting power to Black and Global Majority communities.
We are looking for someone who can offer strategic insight, constructive challenge and collaborative support, and who is committed to stewarding Baobab’s resources in service of long-term racial justice and collective freedom.
Required
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Strong governance experience, including legal, financial and regulatory oversight.
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Relevant professional and/or lived experience rooted in Black and Global Majority communities.
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Strategic thinking and sound judgment.
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Understanding of anti-oppressive, decolonial approaches.
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Commitment to Baobab’s values of Unity, Justice and Freedom.
Desirable
Experience in one or more of the following areas would be valuable:
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Grantmaking and philanthropy
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Fundraising and donor engagement
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Financial stewardship, treasury or endowment management
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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
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Governance and constitutional matters
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Organisational strategy and development
Time Commitment
We recognise that trustees contribute their time, expertise and networks alongside other commitments. We anticipate an average commitment of approximately 10 hours per month, with some flexibility depending on current priorities and areas of involvement.
This is expected to include:
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Attendance at Board meetings;
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Preparation and review of Board papers and other key documents;
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Participation in occasional working groups; and
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Ad hoc strategic support where relevant.
WHAT WE OFFER
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The opportunity to help shape a bold, justice-rooted funding organisation that is transforming philanthropy in the UK working in a values-led, justice-rooted team committed to doing things differently.
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Space for collective learning, reflection and radical imagination.
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The opportunity to contribute your skills, experience and networks in service of Black and Global Majority communities organising for racial justice.
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A flexible, remote, working culture
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Non-hierarchical collaboration, radical imagination, and collective learning.
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Paid, relevant governance and trustee training to support your ongoing development in the role and beyond.
Remuneration
In line with its status as a charitable BenCom, By and For Community Fund trustees serve in a voluntary, unpaid capacity. Reasonable expenses incurred in fulfilling the role will be reimbursed in line with Baobab’s expenses policy, and accessibility support and reasonable adjustments will be provided to enable full participation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CVS Cheshire East exists to ensure local voluntary and community groups are strong, empowered organisations that make a difference in our community. We are seeking trustees with a passion for the VCFSE sector, a desire to make a difference and achieve change, and the commitment and dedication to engage with the Board and senior leadership to actively drive the organisation forward.
Trustees are collectively responsible for the overall governance and strategic direction of CVS Cheshire East. They develop the organisation’s aims, objectives and goals in accordance with its governing document, legal obligations and regulatory guidelines, ensuring the charity operates effectively and delivers genuine public benefit.
Being a trustee is both a privilege and a responsibility. It means lending your experience, skills and insight to strengthen not just CVS Cheshire East, but the wider VCFSE sector across Cheshire East.
Key Responsibilites
- Legal and Governance Duties
- Financial Responsibility and Risk
- Safeguarding
- Strategic Leadership
- Supporting the Chief Executive
- Collective and Individual Responsibility for descisions
Time commitment
Trustees are expected to read all Board papers in advance of meetings and come prepared to contribute. In addition, trustees may receive requests for information or decisions between meetings and are expected to respond in a timely manner: we anticipate that in addition to the meetings outlined above, trustees will need to spend between 2-4 hours per month contributing to CVSCE governance.
Skills
CVS Cheshire East welcomes applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
What matters most is passion for the VCFSE sector, a desire to make a difference and achieve change, and the commitment and dedication to engage with the Board and senior leadership to actively drive the organisation forward.
We are particularly keen to recruit trustees who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, and those with lived experience of being an employee or trustee of one of our member organisations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Our vision for volunteering
Volunteering is and always will be at the heart of Cats Protection. It is joyful and inclusive. As a charity, working in partnership, together we transform the lives of cats, people and communities.
The difference you will make to cats and people
Every penny counts when it comes to improving the lives of the thousands of cats and kittens across the UK that need our help each year. Our collection box fundraising volunteers help our volunteer groups raise vital funds by collecting and distributing collection boxes in their local area. Making a difference can mean as little as raising 20p, which is enough to feed one cat in our care for a day, to £150 which is the average cost of a cat in our care.
You can expect us to
- make you feel welcome, included and respected in line with our values and behaviours
- support you in having a positive and impactful experience at Cats Protection
- cover agreed out-of-pocket expenses in line with our Expenses Policy
- provide you with access to learning, development and engagement opportunities
What we need from you
You’ll be:
· overseeing the collection and delivery of collection boxes in different locations
· recording donations and thanking local businesses and supporters
· researching local areas for collection box ‘hot spots’
· sharing fundraising ideas with other volunteers and putting these into practice
· sharing your passion for cat welfare and promoting the work of Cats Protection
Time expectation
Our collection box fundraising volunteers usually spend 1 to 2 hours per week in this role, which is flexible and can be shared by more than one volunteer if needed.
You may be just the volunteer we’ve been looking for!
We are committed to building a diverse, compassionate and inclusive organisation where everyone can be themselves and do their best. We are courageous and compassionate in our purpose of helping people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together, we can make a difference. Together, we are all for cats. Join the UK’s leading cat welfare charity and help make a better life for cats, because life is better with cats.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
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Become a Fundraising volunteer to support the West Midlands Cat Centre!
Help make a better life for cats – because life is better with cats
Our vision for volunteering
Volunteering is, and always will be, at the heart of Cats Protection. It’s joyful, inclusive, and driven by people working together to transform the lives of cats, people, and communities. When you volunteer with us, you become part of something truly meaningful.
The difference you’ll make
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, Cats Protection helps thousands of cats every year. Our fundraising volunteers play a vital role in making this possible. By using your passion for cats and people, you’ll help raise the funds needed to support more cats and kittens in need.
As a fundraising volunteer, we’ll support you to get involved in a way that suits you best. Whether you enjoy organising events, fundraising online, promoting activities on social media, helping with administration, or coming up with fresh ideas — there’s a place for you here. Whatever your skills or interests, this could be the perfect role.
What you can expect from us
- A warm, welcoming, and inclusive environment in line with our values and behaviours
- Support to help you have a positive and impactful volunteering experience
- Agreed out-of-pocket expenses covered in line with our Expenses Policy
- Access to learning, development, and engagement opportunities
What we need from you
This is a highly flexible role, and you can choose how you’d like to get involved. Opportunities include:
- Face-to-face fundraising – organising or helping at fundraising events, running supermarket collections and fundraising stands, and monitoring collection tins
- Online fundraising – setting up online appeals and writing engaging cat case studies to maximise donations
- Marketing and promotion – spreading the word about fundraising activities via social media and local press
- Administration – processing donations, sorting and recording donated goods, and completing Gift Aid paperwork
- Championing our work – helping to develop new fundraising ideas and increasing community engagement
- Photography – capturing images of cats in care, cats we’re helping, fundraising events, and all things Cats Protection
Time commitment
This role is flexible and designed to fit around your other commitments. You’ll be part of a friendly team raising vital funds — and having fun along the way.
You could be just the volunteer we’re looking for
We’re committed to building a diverse, compassionate, and inclusive organisation where everyone can be themselves and do their best. Together, we’re courageous and compassionate in helping people see the world through cats’ eyes.
Join the UK’s leading cat welfare charity and help make a better life for cats. Together, we are all for cats.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Manor Gardens Welfare Trust has been at the heart of Islington since 1913, where we were set up to address 10% rates of infant mortality. More than a century later, we're still pioneering: our Dahlia Project is the UK's first specialist psychotherapy service for FGM survivors, our award-winning Surplus Café, and leadership of the Islington Food Partnership have made us a serious force in community food justice, our advocacy work supports some of the boroughs most vulnerable residents in 16 community languages, and our youth services work with young people at risk of gang violence and exploitation in one of London's most deprived boroughs. We own three Grade II listed buildings in Upper Holloway, directly support over 2,500 people a year, and reach 10,000 more through outreach and partnerships.
What we do
From multilingual advocacy and community wellbeing to youth work, therapeutic services, and food security, we work across the intersections of disadvantage, with particular expertise in supporting refugee and minoritised communities, survivors of FGM and sexual violence, young people at risk of exploitation, and people facing mental health challenges. We are a small organisation with an outsized impact, and we take seriously our responsibility to influence policy as well as deliver services.
What we're looking for
We're seeking trustees with expertise in one or more of the below areas:
Fundraising and income development — You will have significant experience leading or overseeing fundraising strategy, with a strong track record across trusts and foundations, statutory commissioning, or other income streams relevant to a charity of our size and complexity. You understand what sustainable income looks like for a community health organisation navigating a difficult funding environment.
Services and community leadership — You will have deep experience leading or developing services for under-represented, minoritised, or marginalised communities, ideally in the voluntary and community sector. You understand what excellent, culturally competent, trauma-informed practice looks like — and how to govern it well.
Human resources — You will have significant HR expertise and an understanding of what good people management looks like in a complex, mission-driven organisation. Whether your background is in-house, consultancy, or the voluntary sector, you'll be able to bring a thoughtful, practical perspective to workforce questions at board level and contribute to our HR and Communications sub-group, as well as the wider board.
In either case, you'll bring strong communication skills, genuine commitment to equity and inclusion, and the strategic clarity to contribute meaningfully at board level.
What you'll join
Our board of six trustees brings expertise spanning third sector leadership, asset management, law, HR, finance, and communications. We meet five times a year, with three sub-groups (Fundraising and Services; HR and Communications; Finance and Facilities) that meet as needed. The time commitment averages around six hours per month. Trustees are appointed for three-year terms, with the potential for renewal.
Knowledge
Understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trustees.
Qualities and Behaviours
Strategic vision;
Commitment to inclusion, equalities and diversity and to the vision and mission of our charity;
Commitment to MGWT’s values;
Interpersonal and communication skills;
Collaborative approach;
Honesty and integrity;
Willingness and ability to devote the necessary time and effort to the role.
We warmly welcome applications from people with lived experience of the issues we address, and from those who are under-represented in charity governance more broadly.
Because everyone should have good health, resilience and opportunity.


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About Us
Bright Futures and the Hillel Bright Futures Trust are proud to be South London's leading SEND community hub. Based in Croydon, we offer a vital range of education, training, and well-being services. We mainly serve children aged 4 to 19 years, extending up to 25 years for individuals with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
We are deeply family-centred. We firmly believe that "a happy parent is a happy child." Because we champion equal opportunity and community support, over 90% of our services are delivered completely free of charge. This life-changing charitable work is only possible through the dedication of our incredible team and volunteers.
The Opportunity
Are you looking to use your professional leadership and management skills to make a real social impact? We are seeking two proactive and highly organised Volunteer Operations Leads (Directors) to jointly support the hands-on delivery of our vital community hub programmes.
Guided directly by the CEO, you will work together to ensure our diverse services run smoothly, remain on time, and stay within budget. This rewarding role offers high-level operations management experience within the charity sector, allowing you to act as a central pillar across our entire organisation.
What You Will Do
As part of a dual-lead operational team, your role will span a range of business and project administration duties:
- Programme Delivery: Jointly manage and deliver community hub programmes (90% of which are free), ranging from our Homeschooling Hub to After-School and Holiday Clubs.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Support staff, volunteers, and external stakeholders, ensuring the team remains timely, professional, and kind during service delivery.
- CEO Support: Coordinate directly with the CEO to manage workflows, schedule essential meetings, and align project timelines.
- Human Resources: Assist with tracking volunteer onboarding records and training schedules.
- Fundraising Support: Help track grant applications and coordinate local fundraising events.
- Communications & Social Media: Create engaging content using Canva and manage our active social media profiles to promote hub activities.
What We Are Looking For
Essential Skills:
- Tech Literacy: Mastery of the full Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Teams.
- Design Tools: Proficiency in Canva to create engaging social media and marketing graphics.
- Communication: Warm, professional written and verbal communication skills.
- Organisation: Strong time management, budget awareness, and the ability to manage diverse administrative tasks
Desirable Criteria:
- Driving License: A clean, valid UK driving license is highly preferred.
- Background Checks: A current Enhanced DBS check is ideal, though we can arrange this for you.
Commitment & Flexibility
We require a combined commitment across our core office days: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with online remote workflows on Tuesday and Friday.
As this is an official job-share arrangement, the two Operations Leads will divide and coordinate these days between them to ensure seamless operational cover across the 3 core days.
What We Offer You
- Free Hot Lunch: Provided daily at our hub.
- Travel Expenses: Full reimbursement of reasonable travel costs.
- Well-being Support: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (via Bright HR).
- Professional Development: Free targeted training where required to enhance your performance.
- References: A high-quality reference upon successful completion of your placement.
- Environment: A friendly, supportive team environment making a genuine difference.
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Do you want to use your professional skills and lived experiences to help grassroots sports clubs and community groups impact their communities through sport and physical activity?
Sported's Volunteer Consultants lend their professional or lived experience to help make grassroots sports clubs and community groups more resilient, impactful and effective with skills and experiences our groups don’t currently have.
Seeking volunteers with experience in:
- Business & Strategic Planning
- Facilities Management & Asset Transfer
- Financial Management
- Fundraising & Income Generation
- Governance
- Evaluation & Impact Measurement
- Trust and Foundation Fundraising
This is not an exhaustive list and many of our groups simply benefit from having an experience, external voice to use as a sounding board to help improve the way they run.
If you have something you want to offer and a passion to help local clubs and groups unleash grassroots sport, then we'd love for you to join our team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join Wild Magic! Help secure grants and funds to ensure our conservation work continues and develops. Collaborate with us to make an impact on our local community.
As a Grants and Funding Volunteer, you will play a vital role in supporting our work. You will:
- Identify and apply for funding opportunities through compelling proposals
- Craft engaging campaigns to attract donors and increase awareness
- Develop clear and impactful communication strategies to share our mission and successes with stakeholders, partners, and the public
You'll collaborate closely with the admin team, a small group of volunteers who work behind the scenes to enable our success with our project goals. You'll also liaise with our Project Director to align your work with the trust's aims and objectives.
This role is adaptable to your skills and interests. Whether your expertise lies in campaign writing, digital communications, or event-based fundraising, we’ll work with you to tailor the responsibilities and focus areas to make the most of your time and talents.
To thrive in this volunteer role, we’re looking for someone who has a mix of the following skills, experiences, and qualities. While we don’t expect you to have all of these, the more you can bring, the bigger your impact will be:
Skills and Experience (any of these):
- Grant Writing: Proven ability to identify funding opportunities and write compelling grant applications that secure essential resources.
- Fundraising Expertise: Experience in planning, managing, or supporting successful fundraising campaigns. This could include individual giving, events, or digital campaigns.
- Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills to create impactful messaging across multiple platforms, such as social media, press releases, or donor communications.
- Digital Marketing and Social Media: Familiarity with digital marketing strategies, including using social media for engagement and online fundraising.
- Relationship Building: Experience in building and maintaining relationships with donors, corporate sponsors, or community groups.
- Project Management: The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality results.
Qualities:
- Self-Motivated: Proactive and able to work independently while staying aligned with organisational goals.
- Creative Thinker: A flair for developing innovative ideas for campaigns, proposals, and storytelling.
- Collaborative Team Player: Willing to work closely with others, share ideas, and contribute to a supportive team environment.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous and thorough, ensuring that all communications and grant applications are polished and professional.
This role is open to individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Whether you’re a seasoned fundraiser, a skilled communicator, or someone with a passion for helping others and a willingness to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
Connecting people with nature via education, gardening, and outdoor activities
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organisations, at work in more than 40 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Americas and Europe, helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions.
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York. Our team in the UK works to deliver funding, policy and practice change, and programming. We are dedicated to supporting people across the arc of crisis – from conflict to refuge to resettlement – and since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in the UK. We aim to centre the voice of our clients in all our work, including by working with a Community Advisory Board of 12 refugees and asylum seekers in the UK to ensure their experience and expertise shapes our UK programmes.
IRC UK’s Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees are responsible for overall good governance of IRC UK and supporting us to deliver against our strategic plan in areas such as programmes, fundraising, policy and advocacy, communications, people and culture, finance and operations. As of May 2026, we have 11 Trustees with a broad range of experience and expertise across areas relevant to IRC UK’s work, ensuring as a collective they can perform their strategic, supervisory and governance duties well.
The roles
In 2025, we saw a dramatic collapse in international aid and a retreat from global cooperation, despite unprecedented levels of humanitarian need. This trend is continuing at pace in 2026 with rapidly escalating global conflict amplified by climate change and entrenched poverty. In the UK, we are working to protect the rights of refugees in an increasingly challenging media and political environment.
In this context, we are seeking two new Trustees to lend skills and expertise in areas which we have identified as critical to strengthening the Board’s capability for the years ahead. These will replace Trustees nearing the ends of their terms. The successful candidate(s) will have:
Essential experience:
· Senior leadership experience within a complex international and matrix-structured organisation (charity, NGO, public, private);
· Strong leadership skills, and the ability to support and challenge executive leadership (including the ability to think critically and ask the right questions);
· Strong cross-cultural awareness and a commitment to role-modelling and advancing diversity, equality and inclusion;
· High standards of integrity and accountability;
· Ability to understand and interpret complex information pertaining to IRC UK’s financial position, risk and performance;
· Ability to work collaboratively with others; and
· An interest and willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to successfully deliver this role.
Desirable experience:
· Experience in or understanding of the international development or UK charity sector;
· Experience operating at Board or equivalent strategic level;
· Strong networks and willingness to make connections which advance IRC UK’s charitable purpose, particularly in high-value fundraising.
We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who can demonstrate any of the following:
- Strategic understanding of refugee issues in the UK, including asylum, resettlement and integration, to support IRC UK in deepening the impact and reach of its programmes and advocacy.
- Digital expertise and networks, including an understanding of the rapidly evolving technology landscape and networks across technology, social media and digital marketing.
- Philanthropy and partnerships experience, including strong connections across UK foundations, trusts and the wider philanthropic sector.
The mission of the IRC is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster.



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Do you want to use your professional skills and lived experiences to help grassroots sports clubs and community groups impact their communities through sport and physical activity?
Sported's Volunteer Consultants lend their professional or lived experience to help make grassroots sports clubs and community groups more resilient, impactful and effective with skills and experiences our groups don’t currently have.
Seeking volunteers with experience in:
- Business & Strategic Planning
- Facilities Management & Asset Transfer
- Financial Management
- Fundraising & Income Generation
- Governance
- Evaluation & Impact Measurement
- Trust and Foundation Fundraising
This is not an exhaustive list and many of our groups simply benefit from having an experience, external voice to use as a sounding board to help improve the way they run.
If you have something you want to offer and a passion to help local clubs and groups unleash grassroots sport, then we'd love for you to join our team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Do you want to use your professional skills and lived experiences to help grassroots sports clubs and community groups impact their communities through sport and physical activity?
Sported's Volunteer Consultants lend their professional or lived experience to help make grassroots sports clubs and community groups more resilient, impactful and effective with skills and experiences our groups don’t currently have.
Seeking volunteers with experience in:
- Business & Strategic Planning
- Facilities Management & Asset Transfer
- Financial Management
- Fundraising & Income Generation
- Governance
- Evaluation & Impact Measurement
- Trust and Foundation Fundraising
This is not an exhaustive list and many of our groups simply benefit from having an experience, external voice to use as a sounding board to help improve the way they run.
If you have something you want to offer and a passion to help local clubs and groups unleash grassroots sport, then we'd love for you to join our team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Do you want to use your professional skills and lived experiences to help grassroots sports clubs and community groups impact their communities through sport and physical activity?
Sported's Volunteer Consultants lend their professional or lived experience to help make grassroots sports clubs and community groups more resilient, impactful and effective with skills and experiences our groups don’t currently have.
Seeking volunteers with experience in:
- Business & Strategic Planning
- Facilities Management & Asset Transfer
- Financial Management
- Fundraising & Income Generation
- Governance
- Evaluation & Impact Measurement
- Trust and Foundation Fundraising
This is not an exhaustive list and many of our groups simply benefit from having an experience, external voice to use as a sounding board to help improve the way they run.
If you have something you want to offer and a passion to help local clubs and groups unleash grassroots sport, then we'd love for you to join our team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.