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Who they are
Bookmark Reading Charity was established in 2018 with a clear and simple vision: that every child should be able to read. In England, one in four children leave primary school unable to read at the expected standard. Bookmark works to improve children’s literacy by fostering a culture of reading for pleasure in primary schools, with a particular focus on supporting children in the most disadvantaged communities.
The role
Bookmark Reading Charity exists to change children’s life stories through the joy of reading.
In a typical year, one in four children in an average class will leave primary school unable to read well. These children often struggle throughout their education and later in life and are at risk of becoming part of the seven million adults in the UK who face daily challenges with basic reading. Literacy extends far beyond books: it affects the ability to read road signs, safety instructions, job applications, medical prescriptions, and everyday communications. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are disproportionately affected; four in ten children eligible for free school meals are unable to read well by the age of 11. Poor literacy is closely linked to reduced employment opportunities, poorer health outcomes, low self-esteem, and even reduced life expectancy.
Bookmark’s ambition is for every child to read.
As a leading reading charity for primary school children, Bookmark partners with schools to develop whole-school reading cultures and deliver one-to-one reading support. Through a flexible, volunteer-led programme, children gain the reading skills and confidence they need to have a fair chance in life. Bookmark has delivered the first year of its three-year strategy and is working towards partnering with 1,000 primary schools, enabling 500,000 children to benefit from a Bookmark literacy programme. Through the support of its Trustees, the charity aims to change the stories of the children who need it most.
Trustee opportunities
Bookmark Reading Charity is seeking three new Trustees to join its Board:
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A Treasurer to support the financial health and statutory responsibilities of the charity
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A Trustee with experience in AI, digital, or technology
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A Trustee with experience in the education or literacy sector
The charity welcomes applicants with strong skills, experience, or knowledge that will support the effective and efficient governance of Bookmark. It also actively welcomes candidates who can contribute to greater diversity on the Board, in its widest sense, including diversity of background, lived experience, career path, and perspective.
Role specification
The duties of a Bookmark Trustee include:
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Working collaboratively with fellow Trustees to shape, drive, and monitor the charity’s strategy, ensuring a clear strategic direction
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Preparing for and actively participating in Board meetings and one or more sub-committees, with each Trustee expected to chair a sub-committee or advisory board
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Applying relevant skills, knowledge, or experience to support sound and timely decision-making, including scrutinising papers, leading discussions, and advising on new initiatives
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Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion at Board level, working with the Senior Leadership Team to improve practice and communicate diversity strategies across staff, volunteers, schools, and stakeholders
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Ensuring effective and efficient administration, including appropriate policies and procedures
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Ensuring compliance with charity law and all relevant legal and regulatory requirements
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Defining the charity’s goals and evaluating performance against agreed targets
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Safeguarding the charity’s reputation, values, and public profile
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Ensuring resources are applied solely in pursuit of the charity’s objects for public benefit
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Overseeing financial stability and the proper management of assets and funds
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Managing risk in a considered, proportionate, and balanced manner
Additional responsibilities for the Treasurer
The Treasurer will also be responsible for:
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Overseeing the charity’s financial health, including budgeting, financial controls, cash flow, and reserves
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Ensuring compliance with statutory financial reporting requirements and supporting the preparation of the annual report and accounts
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Providing oversight of audits and liaising with external auditors or independent examiners
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Advising the Board on the financial implications of strategic and operational plans
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Overseeing the charity’s approach to risk management
Person specification
Essential
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Experience in one or more of the key areas outlined above
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A strong commitment to social change and to Bookmark Reading Charity’s mission and strategic objectives
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A clear commitment to equality and diversity
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An understanding of working within a fast-paced, commercially minded charity
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Sound independent judgement and creative thinking
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Confidence to contribute openly and constructively to Board discussions
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An understanding of the legal duties and responsibilities of trusteeship
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High emotional intelligence and the ability to work collaboratively, using a coaching or mentoring approach
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Strong networking skills that can be used to benefit the charity
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Willingness to commit sufficient time and effort, including attendance at events outside normal working hours
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A commitment to Nolan’s Seven Principles of Public Life
Treasurer-specific
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Knowledge of charity finance, the Charities SORP, and Charity Commission requirements
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A recognised professional accountancy qualification and/or relevant senior financial management experience
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The ability to clearly communicate financial information to Trustees and stakeholders
Desirable
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Lived experience of literacy challenges or professional experience in the literacy sector
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Experience of strategy development
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Experience of charity governance, particularly within children’s or education-focused organisations
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Fundraising, business growth, or entrepreneurial experience
Time commitment
Trustees are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per month. The Board meets four times a year, either in person in central London or remotely, with additional sub-committee or advisory board meetings held two to four times per year. Trustees may also be involved in specific projects aligned to their skills and interests and represent the charity at key events and meetings.
Trustees are appointed for a three-year term and may be reappointed. The role is unpaid, though reasonable expenses are reimbursed in line with the charity’s expenses policy.
Equality, diversity, and safeguarding
Bookmark Reading Charity is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation and creating an environment where everyone can contribute fully and without discrimination. The charity particularly encourages applications from individuals currently under-represented at Board level, including candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ communities, disabled people, and those from socially diverse backgrounds.
Bookmark is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All Trustees are required to share this commitment, and appointments are subject to appropriate safeguarding checks, including references and Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
Application process
Applications close on Monday 16 February 2026. Shortlisting will take place during the week commencing 16 February 2026, with interviews held across late February and March 2026 in both in-person and online formats.
Applications should be submitted via:
Bookmark Reading Charity | Bookmark Trustee
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ABOUT USER VOICE
User Voice is a charity led and delivered by people with lived experience of the criminal justice system. We bring together people impacted by the system with those who deliver its services, to co create transformative change, both in justice services and in people’s lives.
We actively welcome applications from people with convictions, recognising the insight and value that lived experience brings to our mission. We also warmly encourage retired professionals or those with established skills who want to give something back to society.
THE ROLE
We’re looking for a motivated and conscientious volunteer to support our Business Development Team with fundraising and income generation. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute your skills, learn something new, or support meaningful social change.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
· Research trusts, foundations, and grant opportunities
· Support the drafting of funding bids and proposals
· Help maintain our grants pipeline and CRM data
· Assist with donor stewardship and relationship building
· Identify new partnerships or income opportunities
· Prepare briefings or summaries for the team
We’re looking for someone who is IT‑literate and ideally has some relevant skills or experience to bring, but you don’t need to have done fundraising before. Enthusiasm, reliability, and a willingness to learn are what really count.
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN
· Experience in fundraising, bid writing, and business development
· Insight into a national, lived experience–led criminal justice charity
· Opportunities to work closely with senior charity leaders
· The chance to make a real and lasting impact
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Someone who is:
· Organised and detail-oriented
· A clear communicator (written and verbal)
· Proactive and curious
· Able to work independently
· Passionate about social justice, rehabilitation, and second chances.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send a short expression of interest outlining why you’d like to volunteer with us and any relevant experience/skills, details of where to send can be found on our website.
Justice should heal as much as it punishes, creating safer communities for all.
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As a Volunteer Health Walk Leader, you will play a key role in supporting our residents to become more active and improve their wellbeing through social walks!
Project Resilience provides easily accessible opportunities for our hostel residents to take part in a variety of social and sporting activities to boost overall health and wellbeing.
You’ll help lead short, safe, and friendly group walk, especially for those who may be inactive, recovering from illness, or looking to improve their physical and mental health.
You will:
·Plan and lead regular health walks in your local area
·Welcome and support all participants, ensuring a positive and inclusive atmosphere
·Carry out basic safety checks and risk assessments for walk routes
·Encourage conversation and connection among walkers
Monitor attendance and report back to the coordinator as required
Skills required:
·First Aid Qualification
·Friendly, approachable, and reliable
·Good communication and people skills
·An interest in walking and promoting healthy lifestyles
·Able to walk at a steady pace for 30–60 minutes
What we offer:
·A full induction to the role and site will be provided
·Access to communal garden area and nearby fields for outdoor activities
·You will be required to undertake mandatory e-learning and a menu of optional training will be made available
·Ongoing supervision and support from your line manager
·Travel expenses reimbursed (if applicable).
·Access to events, networking, and training and development opportunities.
Please note, that you will be required to undergo a DBS check and we will require details of 2 x referees.
One YMCA's mission is to create supportive and energizing communities where young people can belong, contribute, and thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Educational partnerships and community developers wanted to help East London Waterworks Park deliver its environmental learning goals
East London Waterworks Park is a volunteer-led charity that has won a 2024 New London Architecture award and raised £2m towards buying land from the Department for Education to transform the 14-acre Thames Water Depot on Lea Bridge Road on the border of Waltham Forest and Hackney, into a new biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds, forest schools and community spaces.
We are looking for a volunteer to lead partnership development and community outreach efforts for East London Waterworks Park. This role focuses on building and nurturing relationships with learning bodies to increase the opportunity for partnership opportunities.
The role would include:
- Researching and identifying new opportunities for environmental learning initiatives
- Building and nurturing relationships with schools, education bodies, and nonprofit organizations
- Supporting outreach efforts to promote ELWP’s existing learning programmes
Schools, universities and youth groups we've collaborated with include:
- Waltham Forest College
- Henry Maynard Primary School, Walthamstow
- Buxton School, Leytonstone
- Kingsmead Primary School, Hackney
- Daubeney Primary School, Hackney
- UCL
- Royal College of Art
- University of Westminster
- Project Zero
- Voyage Youth
- Loyola University Chicago
- Vanderbilt University Nashville
We're looking for people to lead on these projects and facilitate the direction of the learning working group.
The Learning Circle currently meets monthly on a Wednesday evening at 8pm for an hour on Google Meet and spends voluntary time outside of the meeting completing agreed tasks remotely.
We welcome individuals with experience in outreach, partnership building, education, or nonprofit engagement. Strong communication and relationship-building skills are key. Our roles are quite flexible. We hope that people bring radical imagination, peace with nature, and courageous inclusiveness to the role.
Your support will help young people and learners improve their environmental knowledge of design and research as well as contributing to our community-owned park. This will in turn provide a sense of stewardship over the land once the park is created and student's ideas have been built into the park. Creating learning projects with educational institutions will also help our charity with the strategy to buy the land through showing the value of our environmental education programme before we create the park.
You will have a significant impact on the creation of a new biodiverse community-owned park with free access natural swimming ponds. By volunteering in this role, you will help shape the future of East London Waterworks Park as a community-led environmental learning space. This will also help our charity with the strategy to buy the land through showing the value of our environmental education programme before we create the park. If you’re interested in joining us, we’d love to hear from you!
East London Waterworks Park is a charity campaigning to create a new biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds, forest schools and community spaces



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Support your local Oxfam shop by helping to sort, research, price and prepare donated items - for our online shop, all while gaining hands-on retail experience in a safe, supportive environment.
Do you want to make a real difference?
At Oxfam, we're not just selling pre-loved items and unique finds – we're working together to build a radically better world. With your help, we will turn pre-loved treasures into resources that empower communities worldwide.
Here's why Oxfam is the perfect opportunity for you:
Be a Second-hand Superhero: In our high street shops, Ecommerce Hubs and Online Shop, people like you help create exciting and inspiring collections – retail therapy with a purpose!
Increase Your Skills: Gain valuable retail experience you can add to your CV, such as merchandising, customer service, and teamwork.
Find Your Community: Meet like-minded people who share your passion for a fairer world.
Flexibility: We know life gets busy. That's why we offer flexible volunteering options. A few hours a week is all it takes to make a big difference.
Oxfam isn't just another charity shop. We're a movement of passionate individuals working to create a fairer world, and we’d love you to be a part of it!
What happens next?
After you apply, the manager will ask you to come in for an initial chat. This is not an interview, just a chance to get an idea of what you'd like to do in the shop. From there, you can meet the rest of the volunteer team and get involved with whatever area of the shop takes your interest!
We are Oxfam Together we can create a more equal future, free from poverty.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This Role Turns Data Into Action, Not Just Numbers
At Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C., content is created at scale by hundreds of volunteers. But content without insight is wasted effort.
The Social Media Analysis & Insights Officer ensures that every post, video clip, podcast snippet, or visual asset has measurable impact. You are the intelligence engine, translating raw platform data into actionable strategies for growth, engagement, and community trust.
This role is not about vanity metrics. It is about understanding what works, what resonates, and what drives meaningful action.
Purpose of the Role
The purpose of this role is to:
- Measure, track, and interpret performance across all CIC platforms
- Identify content that drives donor growth, volunteer mobilisation, VFAP recruitment, and community engagement
- Provide actionable insight to content creators, campaign managers, and the Social Media Director
- Highlight trends, risks, and opportunities at platform and borough-level
- Ensure data-informed decisions guide strategy without sacrificing values or ethics
You transform analytics into intelligence that shapes action.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential experience
- Experience in social media analytics across one or more platforms (TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn).
- Experience building dashboards and visual reporting (e.g., Looker Studio/Google Data Studio, Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent).
- Experience using Excel or Google Sheets for analysis, including KPI tracking, trend analysis, and data cleaning.
- Experience measuring and reporting KPIs for digital content or campaigns, including performance interpretation and recommendations.
- Experience turning data into actionable insights (not just reporting numbers) and communicating them clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Essential skills
- Strong analytical thinking with ability to identify patterns, test assumptions, and avoid over-reliance on vanity metrics.
- Ability to connect performance signals to outcomes (donations, volunteer actions, trust indicators) and explain correlation limits responsibly.
- Strong data visualisation and storytelling skills: clear dashboards, concise summaries, and practical “what to do next” outputs.
- High attention to detail and consistency in KPI definitions, reporting cadence, and data integrity.
- Ability to work collaboratively with director, campaign, content, engagement, and systems teams to improve performance loops.
- Self-management, reliability, and accountability in a fast-moving build phase with evolving priorities.
Desirable
- Experience with non-profit or community impact measurement, including engagement quality and trust signals.
- Experience with trend research, audience insight, and experimentation frameworks (A/B testing, creative testing).
- Familiarity with tracking ambassador/community distribution and localised (“borough-level”) engagement patterns.
Formal qualifications
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Formal qualifications are not required; equivalent practical experience is highly valued.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Build and maintain performance dashboards that track platform, campaign, and community-level outcomes across TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
- Analyse correlations between content performance and organisational outcomes, including content-to-donation, content-to-volunteer mobilisation, and content-to-engagement/retention signals.
- Track ambassador adoption of approved content, including what gets used, where it performs best, and what barriers reduce uptake (format, clarity, timing, relevance).
- Identify high-performing formats, topics, hooks, CTAs, posting patterns, and creators, and translate these into repeatable insights the team can action quickly.
- Generate insights at multiple levels: platform-specific performance, campaign-level learning, and borough/community-specific engagement patterns to support localised messaging.
- Feed intelligence consistently to the Social Media Director, Campaign Manager, Content Creators, and Engagement Officers to improve strategy, production priorities, and community responses.
- Recommend practical action plans to scale what works (replicate formats, expand reach, optimise distribution) and address underperforming content (iterate creative, adjust targeting, refine CTA).
- Maintain clear records for reporting and transparency, ensuring insight outputs are traceable, consistent, and suitable for internal review and governance.
- Support development of KPI frameworks and reporting standards, including definitions, measurement rules, cadence, and ownership, so the C.I.C can scale analysis without confusion.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by testing hypotheses, monitoring trends, and flagging risks (e.g., vanity metrics, misleading interpretations, safeguarding-sensitive performance patterns).
This role is not suitable if you:
- Prefer to work without data
- Seek surface-level social media metrics
- Are uncomfortable making recommendations that influence strategy
- Want purely creative or posting roles
- Expect immediate paid employment
Important to Be Clear
This is:
- A volunteer role during the build phase
- A position of real strategic influence
- Not symbolic; your work directly shapes the CIC’s growth and impact
Paid roles will be introduced as funding and sustainability allow.
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values and ethics conversation
- A practical discussion about data, reporting, and actionable insight
If you believe data is a tool for community transformation, and that impact is more important than vanity metrics, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Data is about people, not numbers.
If you know that:
Trust is built through accuracy and accountability
Context matters more than vanity metrics
Insight carries ethical responsibility
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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JOB PURPOSE:
To support the accuracy and integrity of financial data by maintaining reliable donation records and assisting with financial reporting. The Volunteer Finance Data Associate ensures all financial information entered into the accounting system is complete, consistent, and correctly recorded, enabling accurate reporting and effective financial oversight across the CIC.
About the Role
The Volunteer Finance Data Associate focuses on data accuracy, donation records, and financial reporting support. The role ensures that all financial information entering the accounting system is complete, consistent, and reliable, supporting high-quality reporting and sound financial oversight across the CIC.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential Technical Competencies
- Completed a qualification in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline OR equivalent practical experience.
- Comfortable working with numbers, spreadsheets, and structured financial data.
- Basic understanding of accounting or finance systems and how financial data flows between them.
- Familiarity with accounting software or a strong willingness and ability to learn new systems quickly.
- High attention to detail with strong logical and analytical thinking skills.
- Process-driven approach with the ability to follow data standards consistently.
- Strong sense of ethics, confidentiality, and responsibility when handling financial and donor information.
Desirable Competencies
- Experience supporting finance or data processes within non-profit, CIC, or purpose-led organisations.
- Exposure to donation tracking, income reporting, or reconciliation activities.
- Experience working with shared digital systems or multi-stakeholder data environments.
- Familiarity with internal reporting, summaries, or basic dashboards.
Qualifications
- Formal qualifications: Not strictly required.
- Education background: Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or related fields desirable.
- Professional experience: Equivalent voluntary or practical experience accepted and valued.
- Data protection or finance governance training: Required once in post (training can be provided).
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date donation and financial data across finance and reporting systems.
- Support regular data checks between payment platforms, CRM systems, and accounting software to ensure consistency.
- Assist with generating basic donation, income, and trend reports for internal use.
- Identify missing data, inconsistencies, duplicate entries, or anomalies and report them clearly to the Lead Financial Accountant.
- Support the preparation of internal finance dashboards, summaries, and structured data outputs.
- Maintain organised and well-structured digital records in line with CIC data governance and documentation standards.
- Follow established processes for data entry, validation, and version control.
- Work under the guidance of the Lead Financial Accountant to improve data quality and reporting accuracy.
- Handle all financial data with confidentiality, care, and ethical responsibility.
You must:
- Be aligned with the CIC’s mission, values, and ethical, anti-capitalist stance.
- Be willing to commit at a founding level during the unpaid build phase of the organisation.
- Be comfortable working with evolving or incomplete financial and data systems and helping to build structure, clarity, and reliable processes.
- Be able to work responsibly with sensitive financial, donor, and operational data.
- Be comfortable collaborating across multiple teams, including Finance, Operations, Fundraising, and Leadership.
- Be able to follow defined guidance, policies, and data controls while applying sound judgement where systems are still developing.
You should bring experience in some of the following:
- Supporting finance, accounting, or data processes within small organisations or teams.
- Donation tracking, income data management, or financial record maintenance.
- Working with accounting software, spreadsheets, or structured digital finance systems.
- Data checking, reconciliation support, or preparation of basic internal reports and summaries.
- Maintaining accurate, well-structured records in low-resource or volunteer-led environments.
- Working with limited budgets in non-profit, CIC, or purpose-led settings.
Formal qualifications are not strictly required, but relevant education is desirable.
Essential equivalent practical or voluntary experience is mandatory.
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led conversation focused on ethics, accountability, and mission alignment.
- A practical discussion on financial data accuracy, data flows between systems, and working within evolving operational structures.
If you believe that reliable financial data is foundational to safeguarding, trust, and informed decision-making, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Transparency is power and responsibility.
If you know that:
- Financial integrity builds public trust
- Data accuracy protects communities and donors
- Accountability matters more than scale
Then your contribution here will matter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Pets As Therapy is a national charity with a simple but powerful mission: to share the joy of pets with people who need it most. Each week, more than 6,000 volunteers and their pets visit schools, hospitals, hospices, care homes and community settings across the UK.
What will you be doing?
Responsibilities of the Chair:
- Provide strategic leadership to the charity and the Board, ensuring that PAT achieves its mission.
- Work in partnership with the CEO and Executive team to achieve its mission.
- Lead the Board in ensuring that it fulfils its responsibilities for the governance of the organisation.
- Optimise the relationship between the Board and PAT’s staff and volunteers.
- Plan and chair the Board meetings and the AGM, with others as appropriate.
- Act as an ambassador and spokesperson for PAT.
The Chair provides oversight and guidance while also carrying out the general responsibilities of a Trustee.
Time Commitment:
- Estimated at one to two days per month.
- The Board meets formally at least four times a year for between a half day and a day, depending on business. Two meetings are in-person and are held in central London. Two are virtual.
- All trustees are asked to serve on one or more Board sub-committees and working groups. This adds 3-4 shorter meetings a year, for which preparation can be significant or relatively light. Trustees may be asked to chair sub committees on a rotating basis.
- Ad hoc and occasional support through working groups and / or support to the Executive team.
- Monthly scheduled conversation with the CEO with flexibility to respond to the occasional ad hoc issue.
What are we looking for?
Personal skills / experience / values
- Willingness and ability to understand and accept responsibilities and liabilities as trustees and to act in the best interests of the organisation.
- Ability to think creatively and strategically, exercise good, independent judgement and work effectively as a Board member.
- Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussion.
- A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
Essential skills / experience / values
- A strategic thinker.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire and engage trustees, staff, funders, partners and volunteers.
- A clear understanding of the charity landscape and the challenges faced by a charity of PAT’s size.
- Trustee experience with a clear understanding of charity governance.
- Willingness to act as an ambassador.
- An animal lover with a firm commitment to PAT’s mission and values.
Desirable skills / experience
- Familiarity with membership and/or volunteer-based organisations.
- Sector expertise - animal welfare, health or education.
- Experience of encouraging more inclusive processes to extend our charity’s impact across a more diverse range of communities.
What difference will you make?
As Chair of Trustees at PAT, you will provide leadership that enables the charity to grow, innovate, and reach more people with the joy of animal companionship. Your guidance will directly influence:
- Wellbeing of vulnerable people: PAT visits lift spirits in care homes, hospitals, hospices, and day centres.
- Children’s literacy and confidence: Read2Dogs helps over 2,000 schools support reluctant or anxious readers.
- Growth and sustainability: Guide a charity with 6,000+ volunteers, ensuring it thrives and meets demand.
- Expansion of PAT’s reach: Bring the joy and comfort of pets to more people, including underserved communities.
How to Apply
The Reach Volunteering TrusteeWorks Team are supporting Pets As Therapy with this recruitment and all applications and enquiries should be sent to TrusteeWorks via the Reach Volunteering Platform. Please see application instructions on the redirect link.
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Are you ready to build a legacy that saves lives?
In England today, too many men are fighting silent battles. They are navigating the complexities of mental health and personal growth without a compass or a tribe. At MINDSET, we are changing that narrative. We believe that through brotherhood, community, and intentional self-improvement, every man can reclaim his strength and purpose.
We have the vision. We have the momentum. Now, we need the vision made visible.
The Volunteer Opportunity: Graphic Designer (Volunteer)
As our lead Graphic Designer, you won’t just be "making layouts"—you will be the visual architect of our movement. From high-energy social media content to the pull-up banners that welcome men into our spaces, your work will be the first thing a man sees when he looks for hope. You will create the leaflets, booklets, and guides that put MINDSET on the map across England.
Who You Are
We aren't looking for a CV; we’re looking for a character. We need a creative who is:
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A Visual Storyteller: You have an entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to create "high-energy" designs that command attention and command respect.
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A Person of Detail: You understand that quality matters. Whether it’s a booklet or a social post, you take pride in professional, impactful aesthetics.
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A Person of Action: You have the passion and dedication to take our brand-new charity and give it a world-class look and feel from day one.
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A Believer: You are deeply committed to men’s mental health and believe that personal growth should look as strong and modern as it feels.
The Volunteer Role
Working closely with the Founder and the Communications lead, you will lead the creation of all promotional materials. You’ll have the creative freedom to shape our visual identity—designing posters that spark conversations and guidebooks that help men navigate their journey to wellbeing.
Why Join Us?
This is a chance to be there at the "Day One" of something massive. You will build a stunning portfolio of work that has real-world, life-saving impact. You’ll gain experience leading the design direction of a national-reaching charity, but more importantly, your designs will be the "handheld" support a man uses to change his life.
"A man’s mindset is the foundation of his future. Help us design the tools that help men build that foundation."
If you have the creative eye to lead and the heart to serve, we want to hear from you. Help us turn the tide on men’s mental health by making MINDSET impossible to ignore.
To empower men across England to take charge of their mental wellbeing and personal growth through connection, conversation, and community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join SUNSHINE as Our Graphic Designer (REMOTE Volunteer Role)
Help us spark joy, connection, and community across London — Be a SUNSHINE Volunteer and bring your Heart of Gold
Loneliness is one of the quietest challenges of our time, but at SUNSHINE, we believe in the power of people coming together to change that story — to break through the clouds with beautiful rays of warmth, belonging, and hope.
SUNSHINE is a brand new loneliness and wellbeing charity with a simple but powerful mission: to bring people together, spread joy, nurture community spirit, and create spaces where everyone feels seen, valued, and connected.
With our charity application submitted, our dedicated Board of Trustees in place, and a series of exciting pilot programmes ready to launch, we are stepping into a defining moment — and we’re looking for someone extraordinary to step in with us.
Could you be our Graphic Designer?
This is a rare and meaningful opportunity to help shape a charity from the ground up by creating the visual identity that will introduce SUNSHINE to the world.
We’re searching for a volunteer who brings:
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A creative eye and a passion for impactful design.
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Experience with digital and print design tools.
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A flair for visual storytelling and brand expression.
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An ability to turn ideas into beautiful, accessible materials.
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A collaborative spirit and a desire to support a community‑powered movement.
As our Graphic Designer, you will help us create visually appealing, emotionally resonant materials that raise awareness of loneliness, promote our programmes, and bring SUNSHINE’s message to life across London and beyond.
What you’ll help us build
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Social media assets that spread joy and spark engagement.
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Banners and roller banners for events, outreach, and community spaces.
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Business stationery that reflects our warmth and professionalism.
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Motion graphics and short animations that tell our story.
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Infographics that make our mission clear and compelling.
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Booklets, guides, and printed materials for volunteers and participants.
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A cohesive visual identity that helps SUNSHINE shine brightly.
This is more than a role — it’s a chance to help write the opening chapter of a charity designed to brighten lives, strengthen communities, and inspire hope through creativity.
Why SUNSHINE?
Because we believe in:
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Joy as a form of care
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Community as a source of strength
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Connection as a human right
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Creativity as a bridge to understanding
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People as the heart of everything we do
If you’re someone who leads with purpose, loves creating meaningful visuals, and wants to make a real difference, we would love to meet you.
Ready to help us bring more SUNSHINE into the world?
Let’s build something beautiful together — one smile, one moment, one community at a time.
SUNSHINE
The Loneliness and Wellbeing Charity
SUNSHINE is London based dedicated to bringing people together, fostering connections, enhancing wellbeing and transforming lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteer-led East London Waterworks Park won a 2024 NLA award and raised £2m towards buying the 14-acre Thames Water Depot (Lea Bridge Road) to turn into a new biodiverse park with natural swimming, forest schools, and community spaces.
We are looking for service designers to participate in our community-led working group who are leading improvements in our collaborative social infrastructure. Meetings are every 4 weeks on a Tuesday evening on Google Meet with remote tasks.
What are we looking for?
1. Service Implementation: Expert in design methodologies, ecosystem mapping, visual concepts, and prototyping. Translates insights into tangible service improvements.
2. User Research: Experienced in behavioral research, ecosystem context, and facilitating co-creation workshops to drive innovation.
3. Community Engagement: Skilled in inclusive co-design, building community ownership, and communicating complex ideas simply.
4. Collaboration: Multidisciplinary team player with a systems-thinking approach.
5. Desirable: Tech-proficient, impact measurement, and inclusive design.
By leading research and service design projects that explore how diverse professionals collaborate to shape community infrastructure, volunteers will directly contribute to the development of a park that reflects the needs and desires of the local people. Your input will help us craft experiences that inspire and engage, driving support for the park's mission and long-term sustainability.
East London Waterworks Park is a charity campaigning to create a new biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds, forest schools and community spaces



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Are you a technically skilled problem-solver ready to contribute to transformative social impact?
Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C. is seeking a pioneering Open-Source Platform Engineer to join our founding volunteer team. This role is central to building and maintaining the digital infrastructure that will power our survivor-led, community-owned membership ecosystem for 2026 and beyond. You will be directly shaping the systems that enable vulnerable and marginalised communities to access resources, engage safely and participate in transformative personal development.
Purpose of the role:
The Volunteer Open-Source Platform Engineer contributes to the development, maintenance and improvement of open-source software platforms that support the organisation’s mission. This role involves collaborating with developers, contributors and stakeholders to build scalable, reliable and efficient solutions while ensuring code quality, security and accessibility.
About the Role:
As our Open-Source Platform Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain the core technology stack for our membership platform, ensuring it is secure, scalable, and aligned with open-source principles. You will work closely with the Membership Director, Technical Systems Liaison, and other team members to integrate community-facing tools, data systems, and collaborative features that support our anti-capitalist, values-led mission. This is a hands-on, impact-driven role where your technical expertise directly enables social change.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential Technical Competencies:
- Experience designing, integrating and maintaining APIs, as well as managing secure authentication and data practices.
- Familiarity with cloud-hosted and on-premises system environments, including deployment and maintenance.
- Proven experience in open-source development, software engineering or systems architecture.
- Ability to clearly document technical processes, system workflows and platform architecture.
- Skilled at communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Contributing to open-source projects or collaborative software development initiatives.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities to debug code, optimise performance and implement improvements.
Desirable / Can Be Developed:
- Basic understanding of open-source software principles and collaborative development practices.
- Familiarity with at least one programming or scripting language (e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash or similar).
- Developing knowledge of system reliability, security best practices and performance monitoring.
- A problem-solving mindset, curiosity and enthusiasm for learning new tools and technologies.
Qualifications:
- Formal qualifications are not required but desirable.
- Practical experience through open-source contributions, personal projects, study or volunteering is valued.
- Willingness to learn and complete required induction or training.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Develop, implement and maintain the open-source membership platform and associated tools to support community engagement and organisational objectives.
- Build scalable, secure and accessible systems that facilitate user registration, content management and interactive community features.
- Build robust content management systems (CMS) to enable efficient creation, organisation, publishing and retrieval of digital content for community members and volunteers.
- Integrate third-party tools, APIs and plug-ins to extend platform functionality in alignment with organisational goals and requirements.
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical team members to understand community and organisational needs, translating them into functional and user-friendly systems.
- Provide technical guidance and insights to inform strategic decisions around system architecture, integrations, platform design and development priorities.
- Monitor platform performance and troubleshoot issues, proactively identifying and resolving technical problems to ensure smooth operation.
- Ensure documentation supports compliance and best practices, including data protection, accessibility standards and organisational policies.
- Use documentation as a tool for continuous improvement, identifying gaps, optimising workflows and refining platform usability based on feedback.
- Document technical processes, system architecture and user guides to maintain organisational knowledge, support future development and assist team onboarding.
- Contribute to the ongoing strategy for digital systems development and platform innovation, suggesting improvements, new features and best practices for long-term sustainability.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer by providing documentation that supports onboarding of new volunteers, technical contributors and staff members.
What This Role Offers You:
- The opportunity to shape the digital foundation of a pioneering C.I.C. and directly impact survivor-led and community-driven initiatives.
- Hands-on leadership experience in open-source systems design and platform development.
- Personal growth through working in an innovative, mission-driven environment tackling real-world social challenges.
- The satisfaction of contributing to a platform that empowers marginalised communities, amplifies survivor voices and builds collective culture.
What This Role Is Not For:
- Individuals seeking traditional corporate structures, hierarchies or purely financial reward.
- Those unwilling to work within an anti-capitalist, collaborative, values-led framework.
- People expecting pre-built systems or rigid processes—this role requires creativity, problem-solving and adaptability.
Next Steps
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to
- A values-led conversation.
- If you are ready to apply your technical skills to a high-impact, community-driven initiative and help build systems that empower survivors and marginalised communities, we want to hear from you.
- Apply now and be part of creating something truly transformative.
A Final Word
Platforms enable communities to connect.
If you know that: Turn organisational needs into practical. User-friendly digital solutions support communities to connect.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Deputy Treasurer aids the Treasurer in fulfilling their duties. The Treasurer is responsible for overseeing financial strategy, governance, and compliance. The Treasurer role exists to ensure that the Pagan Federation’s finances are kept in good order and that we remain a financially sustainable organisation which supports its members effectively and meets its aims and objectives. This also includes ensuring that the PF meets its statutory obligations by submitting annual returns and accounts to the Charity Commission, and advising the Board on financial matters. This is a critical role which requires a financial background, preferably in non-profit/charity accounting. The Deputy Treasurer also aids the Treasurer in managing a team of treasurers who each maintain and keep appropriate financial records for individual teams within the Pagan Federation.
Your line manager is the Treasurer.
You must not have an IVA, bankruptcy or conviction to apply for this role.
You will help the Treasurer to:
- Lead on financial strategy, ensuring alignment with the charity’s objectives and sustainability. This includes overseeing the production of an annual budget and propose its adoption at the last meeting of the previous financial year.
- Ensure the charity has an appropriate reserves policy and finance manual.
- Liaise with relevant staff, trustees and/or volunteers to ensure the financial viability of the organisation and that all record keeping is kept in accordance with relevant legal requirements.
- Make trustees aware of their financial obligations and take a lead in interpreting financial data to them.
- Regularly report the financial position at trustee meetings (balance sheet, cash flow, fundraising performance etc).
- Monitor financial risks and recommend mitigation strategies
Ensure compliance with specific legal and regulatory requirements including the submission of annual returns and accounts to the Charity Commission. This includes:
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Overseeing the preparation of the annual report and accounts in line with charity law.
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Ensuring the annual report and accounts are independently examined or audited as required
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Timely submission of annual report and accounts to the Charity Commission
Ensure proper records are kept and that effective financial procedures and controls are in place, ie:
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Cheque signatories
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Purchasing limits
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Purchasing systems
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Petty cash/ float
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Others as appropriate
You will also:
- Appraise the financial viability of plans, proposals and feasibility studies.
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Lead on appointing and liaising with auditors/an independent examiner.
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Undertake bookkeeping duties and/or oversee the finance volunteer(s) ensuring posting and bookkeeping is kept up-to-date.
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Maintain the petty cash system and regularly process petty cash claims.
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Regularly carry out reconciliations/ oversee regular reconciliations.
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Arrange payments to creditors as appropriate and arrange appropriate signatures on payments.
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Raise invoices for paid services provided by us, i.e. advertising space in Pagan Dawn.
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Make the necessary arrangements to collect payments from debtors and bank payments promptly.
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Provide training and guidance on financial procedures and compliance
Pagan Federation is a registered charity dedicated to supporting Pagans and promoting their rights and beliefs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a finance professional to join our engaged and friendly board as Treasurer, with specific oversight of the charity’s financial management. While day-to-day financial administration is carried out by employees or external providers, the Treasurer works closely with them and the Board to ensure sound financial governance. The Treasurer provides financial leadership, helps trustees understand the organisation’s finances, and ensures that the charity meets its financial and statutory obligations.
You will have a qualification in Financial Management, Accounting, or Audit, or perhaps be a senior Finance Manager or Director in a charity. We welcome applications from people for whom this is their first Treasurer role, but we are seeking candiates who have some understanding and/or experience of the charity sector. We are willing to provide access to training around the treasurer role, but a basic knowledge of charity accounting and financial management would be a strong advantage.
You will have the ability to communicate financial information clearly to those without financial expertise and be a strategic thinker, with the ability to balance financial scrutiny with broader trustee responsibilities.
Our board meet once a month (either virtually or in person in London) for around 90 minutes. We aim to have strategy days twice a year. You will meet with the CEO and Finance Manager once a month, and be available for ad hoc emails, advice. Trustees are usually appointed for a three-year term, which can usually be extended.
You will also bring a commitment to the values, aims, and objectives of the charity, and a desire to help children and young people who have experienced grief.
Our mission is to provide early intervention to help young people everywhere feel less alone when their world is turned upside down.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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JOB PURPOSE:
This Role Turns Data Into Action for Community Impact
At Tell My Truth and Shame the Devil C.I.C., every donor interaction, contribution, and campaign generates valuable insight. The Data and Donor Relations Officer ensures that donor information is accurate, secure, and effectively used to build strong relationships, improve engagement, and guide fundraising strategy. You will be the guardian of donor data and the connector between insight and action, ensuring that each supporter feels valued and informed while maintaining ethical and safeguarding standards.
This is not a generic admin role. It is strategic, detail-focused and high-impact, central to the C.I.C’s long-term sustainability.
Purpose of the Role
This role exists to:
- Maintain and manage donor databases with accuracy and security
- Track donor engagement, contributions, and interactions
- Analyse donor behaviour and generate insights to inform campaigns and communications
- Support the Fundraising Director and Communication Specialists with data-driven strategies
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, safeguarding, and CIC policies
- Provide reporting on donor activity, trends, and retention strategies
You are the link between data, strategy, and donor trust.
About the role:
To manage, analyse and maintain accurate donor and stakeholder data, ensuring secure, ethical handling while providing insights and recommendations to improve engagement, retention, and overall donor experience.
Why This Role Matters
Effective donor data management:
- Strengthens relationships and trust with supporters
- Optimises campaign targeting and impact
- Provides insight for strategic decisions and long-term planning
Without this role, donor engagement risks inefficiency, lost contributions, or ethical lapses. With it, the CIC can grow responsibly and sustainably.
Experience Qualification and Requirements
Essential / Highly Valued Experience
- Experience managing donor databases or CRM systems (e.g., CiviCRM, Salesforce, Donorbox).
- Competence in data entry, tracking, and ensuring data accuracy.
- Experience analysing fundraising or donor engagement data.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable, or donor management software.
- Knowledge of GDPR, data protection principles, and ethical data handling.
- Experience in non-profit donor relations, fundraising support, or CRM administration.
- Ability to generate clear reports and visualisations for leadership.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Collaborative skills to work with communications, fundraising, and digital teams.
- Ability to identify patterns, trends, and actionable insights from data.
- Problem-solving skills to improve donor systems and processes.
Desirable / Can Be Developed
- Experience supporting segmentation and targeted donor communications.
- Familiarity with donor engagement analytics and reporting dashboards.
- Experience in donor stewardship planning and personalised outreach.
- Understanding of the operational needs of volunteer-led organisations.
- Ability to work with multiple systems and integrate data from different platforms.
Qualifications
- Formal qualifications not required.
- Equivalent professional experience in donor relations, fundraising, or data management is highly valued.
Main Responsibilities/ Key Duties
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of all donors, sponsors, and stakeholders across the organisation’s donor management systems or CRM platforms.
- Monitor and track contributions, engagement metrics, and fundraising activities to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Generate regular reports for leadership, highlighting trends in donor retention, engagement, campaign performance, and income streams.
- Support segmentation and targeting of donors and supporters for personalised outreach and engagement initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with Content and Donor Communication Specialists to personalise messaging based on donor data and behaviour.
- Ensure all personal, financial, and sensitive donor data is handled ethically and securely in line with GDPR, data protection laws, and organisational safeguarding policies
- Analyse donor behaviour, giving patterns, and campaign results to provide actionable recommendations for improving donor experience and engagement.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen relationships with donors and sponsors, including stewardship, recognition, and follow-up communications.
- Maintain and improve data management systems, processes, and documentation to support efficient operations and reporting.
- Liaise with fundraising, membership, and digital teams to ensure consistency and accuracy of donor data across platforms.
- Flag data quality issues or system gaps and recommend solutions to leadership.
- Contribute to planning for scaling donor management systems as the CIC grows.
- Support the development of dashboards, analytics tools, or visualisations to improve understanding and accessibility of donor data.
- Stay up-to-date with best practices in donor management, data protection, and CRM system use within charitable organisations.
What You Gain
- Founding experience in donor relations and data-driven fundraising
- Strategic insight into community-based fundraising and supporter engagement
- Leadership exposure in managing sensitive information and reporting
- Priority consideration for future paid roles
- Direct contribution to C.I.C sustainability and long-term impact
This role builds data stewardship, analytical thinking, and donor engagement skills.
This role is not suitable if you:
- Prefer low-responsibility volunteer work
- Avoid handling sensitive data or detailed reporting
- Are seeking immediate paid employment
- Are uncomfortable applying analysis to strategic decisions
Important to be clear:
- This is a volunteer role during the C.I.C’s build phase
- It carries real responsibility for data integrity and donor relations
Formal qualifications are not required, but desirable.
Essential equivalent experience mandatory.
Next Steps:
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to:
- A values-led conversation
- A practical discussion about event planning, coordination, and execution
If you believe that well-organised, purposeful events can change communities, and that experiences inspire action, this role is for you.
A Final Word
Data is about people, not numbers.
If you know that:
- Trust is built through care and accuracy
- Privacy is a safeguarding issue
- Respect keeps relationships strong
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.