Volunteer roles in east of england

Trustee Role: Join the MINDSET Leadership Crew! (UK-Based)

The Volunteer Role: Strategic Game-Changer

Tired of board meetings that feel like they belong in the 80s? Good. So are we.

We are MINDSET Charity: a new, fast-moving, start-up and fiercely dedicated UK charity focused on giving men (16-50) the real talk, safe spaces, and tools they need to level up their mental fitness and personal growth. Our vibe is positive, uplifting, and absolutely no-BS.

We Need Boardroom Talent That Thinks Outside the Box

We're looking for Trustees—the strategists, the thinkers, the experienced hands—who want to help us shape the future of men's wellbeing. This isn't just a governance role; it's the engine room of our growth.

What you'll be doing (The Serious Bit, Made Simple):

• Setting the Compass: Helping us plot the course, decide where our resources go, and make sure we stick to our mission (and the law!).

• Big Picture Thinking: Using your experience (maybe finance, legal, marketing, governance, or charity sector know-how) to solve problems and seize opportunities.

• Being Our Cheerleader: Ensuring the charity's brand stays authentic, vibrant, and always focused on the men we serve.

Who You Are (The Vibe Check)

You don't need to have been a Trustee before, but you do need some serious experience in one of the key areas that helps a small startup charity survive and thrive. You also need to:

1. Get Our Mission: You genuinely care about men’s mental health and self-improvement.

2. Be Ready to Roll Your Sleeves Up: We're new! Expect to be impactful, hands-on, and a crucial part of the leadership team.

3. Think Strategically: You can look past next week and help us plan for the next five years.

4. Have a Positive, Uplifting Attitude: You match the energy of the MINDSET brand!

What’s In It For You?

• Real Impact: You'll be one of the key people responsible for getting vital services off the ground.

• Serious Networking: Connect with other high-calibre leaders passionate about social change.

• CV Boost: Adding 'Trustee' to your profile for a dynamic, growing charity looks seriously good.

Ready to Lead?

This is your chance to be part of the solution, not just a spectator. If you’re nodding along and feeling the fire, we want to hear from you.

MINDSET Charity

Supporting Men Through Their Mental Health and Self Improvement Journey

Visual Virtuoso Wanted! Volunteer Graphic Designer for SUNSHINE!

Got Design Skills? Help Us Paint London with Positivity!

Location: Remote (Work from wherever your creative juices flow!)

Commitment: Volunteer Role (Your art, making a real-world difference!)

What's the Deal?

We're SUNSHINE, the brand new, all-volunteer crew fighting loneliness and spreading joy across London. We've got big hearts and an even bigger mission to connect people and make sure everyone leaves us feeling happy and uplifted.

We've got the message, we've got the energy, now we need YOU—our incredible Volunteer Graphic Designer—to help us show the world what we're all about!

Who are you?

You're a visual storyteller, a pixel pusher, and someone who understands that great design isn't just pretty – it's powerful. You might be:

• A budding designer looking to build their portfolio with meaningful work.

• A seasoned pro wanting to give back and use their skills for good.

• Someone with an eye for vibrant, positive, and engaging visuals.

• Proficient in design software (think Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar) and ready to make our brand pop!

What You’ll Be Doing (Making Us Look Brilliant!):

• Social Media Star: Designing eye-catching posts that grab attention and get our message heard across all platforms.

• Promotional Powerhouse: Creating awesome roller banners, flyers, and other materials for events and community outreach.

• Brand Builder: Helping us refine and apply our vibrant SUNSHINE brand identity across all our communications.

• Creative Collaborator: Working with our team to bring our ideas to life visually and make every piece of material shine!

Why Join Us?

This is your chance to use your creative superpowers for an incredible cause! Every graphic you design, every banner you create, will directly help us raise our profile, attract more volunteers, and reach more lonely Londoners.

You'll be instrumental in shaping how SUNSHINE is seen by the public, ensuring our positive, uplifting brand truly shines through. Plus, you'll get to add some truly impactful projects to your portfolio!

Ready to make some magic with your mouse?

If you're a designer with a heart for community and a flair for making things look amazing, we need your talent!

SUNSHINE!

Let's create something beautiful together and spread some visual SUNSHINE!

Are you a dedicated professional with a passion for community engagement and urban planning? Perhaps you have recently retired and would like to help the next generation of planners to gain some experience?

Planning Aid for London is seeking dynamic individuals to join us as a Lead Volunteer Caseworkers. This role is a great opportunity for experienced town planners to help communities to shape the future of London's neighbourhoods and contribute to positive community development.

What We're Looking For:

We are seeking experienced and motivated individuals with at least 5 years experience in:

• Urban planning
•  Development management
• Planning policy
• Planning enforcement 
• Planning applications (understanding the terminology, responding to planning applications)
• Navigating planning committee meetings

If you have proven leadership skills, excellent communication skills and a commitment to empowering communities, we want to hear from you!

Diversity Statement

Planning Aid for London's main aim is to help support greater diversity and inclusion for residents as part of the planning system. We work to empower people to have real influence over decisions about their environment and communities and welcome opportunities from anyone who would like to help us to achieve that.

Planning Aid for London is aware that discrimination based on sex, race, ability, sexuality, class, gender, religion, age, maternity, parenthood or other characteristics can be consciously or subconsciously replicated in its undertakings and will eliminate any form of discrimination in its activities. To achieve this Planning Aid for London regularly reviews and monitors their work and practises.

Chief Programme Creator & Fun Coordinator Wanted! Volunteer Programme Manager!

Turn Our Big Ideas into Real Life SUNSHINE for London!

Location: London (Working with the volunteer core team)

Commitment: Volunteer Role (Where organisation meets pure passion!)

What's the Deal?

We're SUNSHINE, the all-volunteer movement determined to inject happiness and connection into London life. We've got the energy, the people, and the mission to fight loneliness—now we need you to take our fantastic ideas and make them happen!

We need a Programme Manager who can take our calendar of activities—like our Monthly Coffee Mornings, the 6-Week Digital Skills Course, and our 12-Week Wellbeing Wednesdays—and run them like a well-oiled, joy-spreading machine!

Who are you?

You're a strategic organiser who never loses sight of the why. You love seeing a plan come together, and you know that a successful programme means more smiles and genuine connections. You might be:

• A natural planner, project manager, or coordinator who loves organising events or courses.

• Someone brilliant at logistics, scheduling, and making sure everyone knows where they need to be (and when!).

• A champion of efficiency, but one who knows that flexibility and empathy are just as important as a Gantt chart.

• Someone who is excited to build these foundational programmes from scratch!

What You’ll Be Doing (Making the Magic Happen):

• Launch & Lead: Taking our core programme concepts (like the Digital Inclusion course and Wellbeing Wednesdays) and launching them successfully.

• Logistics Legend: Managing the schedules, venue bookings, materials, and volunteer teams needed for each programme.

• Quality Control: Making sure our programmes are consistently high-quality, engaging, and genuinely helping to reduce isolation.

• Feedback Funnel: Gathering feedback from participants and volunteers to continuously make our SUNSHINE programmes even better!

Why Join Us?

You are the person who turns a great idea on a whiteboard into a group of people laughing together over coffee, or an older person confidently sending their first email.

As an all-volunteer, start-up charity, this role offers huge freedom and impact. You'll be building the very infrastructure that delivers our mission. You will literally be scheduling happiness!

Ready to schedule some joy?

If you're ready to put your planning skills to work for a fantastic cause and build our core community programmes from the ground up, we need you!

SUNSHINE!

Let's get organising and start spreading that London SUNSHINE!

We Need a Guardian of the Good Vibes! Volunteer Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Needed!

Join the SUNSHINE Family and Keep Our Community Safe and Sound!

Location: London/Remote (Volunteer Role, driven by commitment and care)

Commitment: Crucial, focused hours (You set the standard for safety!)

What's the Deal?

We're SUNSHINE, the grassroots, all-volunteer crew fighting loneliness across London. We create happy, positive spaces for people of all ages to connect, laugh, and feel uplifted.

To keep the good vibes flowing, we need an expert who is all about safety, trust, and wellbeing. That's where you, our Designated Safeguarding Lead, come in!

Who are you?

You are the calm in the storm, the protector of the positive environment we work so hard to create. You might be:

• Someone with professional experience in safeguarding, social work, or education.

• Someone with excellent, sensitive people skills who knows how to listen and act.

• Someone who understands that a safe community is the happiest community.

• Someone who can help us write, update, and implement clear, sensible policies—no scary jargon, just real protection!

What You’ll Be Doing (The Serious, but Rewarding Stuff):

• Policy Pro: Developing and reviewing our safeguarding policies to ensure they are robust, clear, and easy for all our volunteers to follow.

• The Go-To: Being the primary contact for all safeguarding concerns and providing sensitive, confidential advice and support to our volunteer team.

• Training Champion: Helping train our wonderful volunteers so they know exactly what to look out for and how to raise concerns (we keep the training positive, promise!).

• The Guardrail: Ensuring everything we do—from coffee mornings to crafting workshops—is done safely and inclusively.

Why Join Us?

This is the most important volunteer role we have. Your contribution isn't about fundraising or running an event; it's about making sure that every single person who walks through our door feels secure, respected, and protected. You are the backbone of our trust and the reason our participants can relax and enjoy the SUNSHINE.

If you have the experience and the absolute dedication to protect our community members and volunteers, we need you on our team.

Ready to be the guardian of our good work?

If you're ready to volunteer your expertise and ensure SUNSHINE remains a safe haven for everyone in London, we want to hear from you.

SUNSHINE!

Let's build a safe, happy future together!

Calling All Visionaries: Become SUNSHINE's Founding Director!

Forget the suit, grab your heart – We're looking for a Charity Director! (VOLUNTEER ROLE)

Location: London (Grassroots, Community-Focused).

Commitment: Volunteer Role (This means you're driven by passion, not a paycheck!).

What's the Deal?

We're SUNSHINE, the vibrant, all-volunteer movement here to kick loneliness and social isolation out of London. Our mission is simple: bring people together, spread serious joy, and make sure everyone leaves us feeling happy and uplifted.

We've got the passion, we've got the people (our amazing volunteers!), but we need a Director to grab the wheel and steer this ship into the future!

Who are you?

You're not afraid of a challenge, and you absolutely hate seeing people lonely. You might be:

• A seasoned leader who wants to give back to a local, meaningful cause.

• Someone with charity/start-up experience ready to build something from the ground up.

• A strategic thinker who knows how to make big plans happen—but also knows how to make a great cup of tea.

• Someone who is ready to be the face and heart of SUNSHINE.

What You’ll Be Doing (The Fun Stuff):

• Setting the Direction: You'll work with the core volunteer team to shape our strategy and make sure we're hitting our goals (more smiles, less isolation!).

• Leading the Crew: Inspiring our wonderful team of volunteers and attracting new talent.

• Making it Official: Helping us get the necessary structures in place to grow and thrive safely.

• Shaking Hands & Making Friends: Representing SUNSHINE to potential partners, funders, and the wider London community.

Why Join Us?

This is the chance to build a legacy. Every strategy meeting, every funding proposal, every decision you make directly translates into real, tangible happiness for people across London. You'll be the architect of a grassroots movement powered by positive energy and pure community spirit.

P.S. We’re all volunteers here. We understand life happens. We need dedication, vision, and heart, not 24/7 burnout.

Ready to lead the SUNSHINE movement?

This isn't just a role; it's a chance to put your passion into practice and fundamentally change lives.

If you’re excited by the challenge and ready to shine, send us your CV for an Application Pack.

SUNSHINE!

Let's build something brilliant together!

Design Legends: We Need You to Build Our Vibe!

The Volunteer Role: Brand Architect & Graphic Designer

Got design chops? Want to use them for something that ACTUALLY matters?

MINDSET Charity is launching, and we’re on a mission to give men the tools and spaces they need to level up their mental fitness and personal growth. Our vibe is positive, vibrant, and real—no boring corporate colours or stale designs here.

We've got a cool AI-designed logo sketch, but it needs a proper, professional, jaw-dropping makeover. That's where you come in.

Your Mission (Should You Choose to Accept It) 

We're not looking for someone to make a few quick social media posts (yet!). We're looking for the person who will define the entire look and feel of MINDSET.

1. Logo Polish & Finalisation: Taking our rough AI-generated concept and turning it into a flexible, professional logo masterpiece that works everywhere.

2. Brand Bible Creation: Crafting our official Brand Guidelines (the 'how-to-look-awesome' manual) including colour palettes, typography, image style, and logo usage rules.

3. Foundation Assets: Designing the essential templates we need for launch: social media templates, workshop slide designs, and a letterhead.

The Vibe We Need from You 

• Portfolio Power: You've got a portfolio that shows off strong typography, bold colour use, and designs that genuinely make people feel something.

• Software Skills: Proficiency with the industry standard (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, or similar professional tools).

• Startup Mentality: You're happy working independently, you’re highly reliable, and you get excited about building something from zero to legendary.

• The MINDSET Match: Your style is positive, approachable, and vibrant—you hate 'charity beige' as much as we do!

Why Volunteer Your Genius?

• Portfolio Gold: This is the ultimate project: building a professional brand identity from scratch. It’s the kind of high-impact work that makes a portfolio shine.

• Instant Impact: Your work will instantly elevate our credibility and directly help us secure funding and attract the men who need us.

• Flexibility: It's volunteer work, so we'll agree on deadlines that fit around your existing commitments.

Ready to drop the design mic and build a brand that changes lives? Show us your best work!

APPLY HERE: Send us your portfolio link and a few lines about why our mission connects with you.

MINDSET Charity

Supporting Men Through Their Mental Health and Self Improvement Journey

Action Hero Wanted: Lead Our Life-Changing Projects!

The Volunteer Role: Projects Manager / Launch Commander (Volunteer Role)

We’ve got the mission. We’ve got the ideas. Now we need the person who turns 'maybe' into 'DONE!'

MINDSET Charity is all about giving men aged 16-50 the safe spaces, tools, and real talk they need for better mental health and self-improvement. We have a pipeline of powerful projects (workshops, activity groups, online resources) ready to go, and we need a Projects Manager to take the reins and drive them from concept to launch.

The Task: Making Stuff Happen (Efficiently!)

This is the central engine room of our charity. You won't just be managing spreadsheets; you’ll be managing the initiatives that directly provide support and change lives.

Here’s what you’ll be crushing:

• Launch Command: Taking the lead on our initial projects—defining the scope, setting clear milestones, and making sure everyone knows what needs to happen and when.

• Team Coordination: Working with our volunteers (coaches, group leaders, admin support) to keep projects running smoothly, on budget, and on brand.

• Risk Mitigation: Identifying potential roadblocks and finding smart, practical ways to get around them, keeping the vibe positive the whole time.

• Quality Control: Ensuring that every single project we deliver (from a weekly walking group to a specialist workshop series) hits our high bar for support and positive impact.

Are You the One? (The Skill Check)

You don't need a PMP certification pinned to your wall, but you must have real-world experience getting complex things done.

• Organisation Obsessed: You love structure, clear communication, and seeing a plan executed perfectly.

• Natural Leader: You're brilliant at motivating and coordinating people (volunteers) to work toward a common goal without needing a big corporate hierarchy.

• Adaptable & Practical: You know things rarely go 100% to plan and are great at finding practical, quick solutions.

• Mission Driven: You genuinely believe in our mission and want to be a central figure in delivering support to men in need.

Why Volunteer Your PM Superpower with MINDSET?

• Direct Impact: Your organisation skills will translate directly into support groups starting, resources being launched, and men receiving vital help.

• High Visibility: You are running the core business of the charity. You'll work closely with the Founder/Trustees and gain serious, transferable leadership experience.

• Positive Energy: Work with a team driven by passion, positivity, and a commitment to real-world change.

Ready to jump in and start launching projects that matter? Let's talk strategy!

APPLY HERE: Send us your experience highlights and why you want to be our Projects Manager.

MINDSET Charity

Supporting Men Through Their Mental Health and Self Improvement Journey's

Culture Builder Wanted: Become Our Volunteer Champion!

The Volunteer Role: HR Manager / Head of People & Vibe (Volunteer Role)

We believe that to help men, we first have to champion the people helping them.

MINDSET Charity is launching, and we’re all about creating a positive, vibrant, and highly supportive culture. We need a HR Manager to build the entire volunteer programme from the ground up, making us famous not just for our mission, but for being the absolute best place to volunteer in the UK.

This isn't about rigid policies; it’s about people practice, done right.

Your Mission: Designing the Ultimate Volunteer Experience

You'll be the architect of our internal culture, ensuring every single volunteer feels valued, respected, and totally supported.

• Build the Blueprint: Designing and implementing the entire volunteer framework, including recruitment pipelines, onboarding processes, and retention strategies.

• Championing the Vibe: Establishing a culture where volunteers are treated with the same loyalty and respect we expect from them, ensuring our practices exceed good practice standards.

• Process Power: Setting up clear, easy-to-use systems for managing volunteer data, ensuring compliance, and measuring volunteer satisfaction and impact.

• Recruit & Retain: Creating engaging role descriptions, helping us find the best people, and making sure they love being part of the MINDSET family enough to stay!

Who We're Looking For (The Experience Check)

You need hands-on experience in HR, People Operations, or Volunteer Management, ideally having built systems from scratch or overseen significant process improvements.

• The People Pro: You have a genuine passion for people, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to fairness and positive workplace practice.

• Systems Thinker: You're brilliant at turning vague goals (like "we want happy volunteers") into clear, effective, and compliant operational steps.

• Culture Match: You thrive in a positive, informal startup environment and understand that HR should be an enabler, not a roadblock.

• Compliance Conscious: You know the importance of following UK law and best practices around volunteer management (DBS checks, confidentiality, etc.).

Why Volunteer as Our HR Manager?

• Define the Culture: You get to design and own the entire people framework of a new charity. This is high-impact, portfolio-defining work.

• Direct Impact: By looking after our volunteers, you are indirectly ensuring the best support is delivered to the men we serve. Your work is the foundation of our success.

• Flexibility: We offer flexibility to work around your existing commitments, focusing on outcomes and deadlines, not clocking hours.

Ready to build an amazing place to volunteer and lead with loyalty? We need your skills now!

APPLY HERE: Tell us about your experience building a brilliant volunteer programme and why our mission resonates with you!!!

MINDSET Charity

Supporting Men Through Mental Wellbeing and Personal Growth

Role Purpose

The Volunteer PR Officer will help raise awareness of the organisation’s mission, activities, and achievements by creating and sharing compelling stories. They will nurture relationships with the media, support communication campaigns, and play a key role in strengthening the organisation’s public profile.

Key Responsibilities

Media Relations

• Draft and distribute press releases, articles, and media briefings

• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, bloggers, and local media outlets

• Respond promptly and professionally to media enquiries

Content Creation

• Produce engaging content for newsletters, blogs, and social media

• Support the creation and design of promotional materials (posters, flyers, campaign assets)

• Capture and share stories that highlight the impact of the organisation’s work

Campaigns & Events

• Assist with promoting fundraising and awareness campaigns

• Publicise events through traditional and digital communication channels

• Represent the organisation at community events and networking opportunities

Brand & Reputation

• Ensure all communications reflect the organisation’s tone, values, and branding

• Monitor media coverage and report key highlights to the team

• Provide support with crisis communication when required

Skills & Qualities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Confident networker with the ability to build positive relationships

• Creative, energetic, and full of ideas for campaigns and content

• Familiarity with social media platforms and digital communication tools

• Organised, reliable, and able to work independently

Commitment

• Flexible hours: approximately 3–6 hours per week, depending on campaigns and events

• Willingness to attend occasional meetings and community events

Benefits of Volunteering

• Gain hands-on experience in PR and communications

• Develop professional skills and expand your network

• Make a meaningful contribution to a cause that matters

• Join a passionate and supportive team of volunteers

Who we are

We deliver services across London and the surrounding regions, as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with. For 55 years, Hestia has stood alongside adults and children in crisis to help people who have experienced crisis and trauma find safety, hope, and purpose. Today, we support over 22,600 adults and children each year across London and the South East.

Are you passionate about creating safe environments and improving standards in supported housing?
Hestia is seeking a dedicated Non-Trustee Member to join our Performance Review Committee, bringing expertise in health and safety to help shape and strengthen our operations.

About the Role

As a committee member, you will:

• Provide expert advice on health and safety matters across our housing support services.
• Review and recommend improvements to policies and practices related to safety and risk management.
• Help identify and mitigate risks affecting residents, staff, and visitors.
• Promote a culture of safety and compliance within our charity.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience or qualifications in health and safety, risk management, or property compliance.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with trustees, staff, and volunteers.
• Commitment to Hestia’s mission and values, acting with integrity and confidentiality.

Time Commitment

• Attend 4 committee meetings per year plus the AGM.
• Additional time for reviewing documents and occasional project work.
• This is voluntary unpaid role

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals by ensuring safe, supportive environments. While this is a non-trustee role, your input will be vital in guiding our practices and protecting those we support.

​We are champions of diversity and believe in the power of a wide range of backgrounds and ways of thinking to enrich our organisation and our outputs. We welcome applications from people with the widest possible range of backgrounds.

Lead one of the UK's most influential social justice funders as Chair of LEF

Location: UK-wide (Remote with occasional in-person meetings)
Type: Voluntary (Expenses Paid)
Time Commitment: 14 days per year

Champion the power of the law as a tool for social justice
LEF is entering a bold new strategic phase, following a transformative rebrand and renewed focus on the power of communities to use and shape the law to achieve social justice. With financial assets exceeding £280 million, LEF is uniquely positioned to build bridges between the law and communities facing injustice, to tackle the root causes of inequality.

We are seeking a new Chair of the Board of Trustees to guide the foundation's governance, culture, and strategic direction. This is a rare opportunity to lead a values-driven organisation committed to equity, inclusion, and the power of the law to create a more just and equal society.

Why This Role Matters
As Chair, you will:
* Lead the Board in delivering LEF's mission, vision, and values.
* Champion inclusive, collaborative, and participatory governance.
* Strengthen LEF's commitment to community accountability and transparency.
* Ensure strong stewardship of LEF's financial assets and charitable objectives.
* Support the Chief Executive with strategic challenge and partnership.
Help build relationships that strengthen collaboration, collective voice and systemic impact.

Who We're Looking For
We're seeking a strategic and values-led leader with:
* Senior leadership experience in governance or strategy.
* Deep commitment to social justice, equity, and inclusion.
* Financial literacy and confidence to engage with investment and audit reports.
* Understanding of law as a tool for systemic change.

Desirable qualities include:
* Experience in inclusive and participatory decision-making.
* Direct experience of investment or endowment management.
* Lived experience or deep connection to communities affected by injustice.
* Experience supporting anti-racism or inclusion work at a strategic level.

What You'll Gain
* Play a pivotal role in advancing systemic social justice
* The opportunity to align significant financial assets with a bold social justice mission.
* A platform to support organisations, closely connected to their communities, who are using - or would like to use - the law to drive wider change and greater equity. .
* A collaborative, intellectually rigorous and inclusive Board culture.

Recruitment Timeline
To ensure equitable access to information and uphold LEF's commitment to Power, Culture and Inclusion, they will be hosting a Q&A webinar in place of individual informal calls with the interim Chair/CEO. We encourage all interested candidates to submit questions in advance, which will be addressed during the session. Please register your interest in attending this webinar on Wednesday 10th December and we will send you a link.

Application deadline: Thursday 15th January 2026
First round interview: w/c 12th February 2026
Final interviews: w/c 26th February2026

How to Apply
Charity People Ltd is acting as recruitment advisor to LEF on this appointment. Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV to Senior Appointments at Charity People and request a candidate pack.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Fabrice Yala at Charity People

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you require any assistance or adjustment to make the application process work for you, please let us know.

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.

Who we are

We deliver services across London and the surrounding regions, as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with. For 55 years, Hestia has stood alongside adults and children in crisis to help people who have experienced crisis and trauma find safety, hope, and purpose. Today, we support over 22,600 adults and children each year across London and the South East. 

Are you an experienced technology leader passionate about using digital innovation to drive social impact?

Hestia is seeking a Non-Trustee Member to join our Data, Digital & IT Committee, providing strategic oversight and expert advice on technology, data governance, and cyber security.

About the Role

As a committee member, you will:

• Advise on digital strategy, IT risk management, and emerging technologies.
• Ensure robust data governance, cyber security, and compliance frameworks.
• Support ethical and effective adoption of digital tools, including AI.
• Translate technical risks and opportunities for non-technical trustees.
• Contribute to strategic decisions that enhance service delivery and sustainability.

What We’re Looking For

• Senior-level experience in digital and technology leadership, ideally at Board level.
• Expertise in IT strategy, cyber security, digital transformation, and ideally AI.
• Strong understanding of data protection, digital ethics, and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly and collaboratively.

Time Commitment

• Attend 4 committee meetings per year plus the AGM.
• Additional time for preparation and occasional project work.
• This is voluntary unpaid role.​

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to shape Hestia’s digital future and strengthen our governance. While this is a non-trustee role, there is potential for it to become a full Trustee position in December 2026.

​We are champions of diversity and believe in the power of a wide range of backgrounds and ways of thinking to enrich our organisation and our outputs. We welcome applications from people with the widest possible range of backgrounds.

About YAUK

Youth Advantage UK is a charitable organization that uses a research-led approach to inform policy work and projects
that aim to promote and further the human rights of young people aged 11 to 25 across the United Kingdom.

Please note that this is a VOLUNTEER role.

We won't accept applications from individuals residing outside of the UK as we operate on the principle of bettering the lives of young people in the UK. Therefore, we require our volunteers to have an understanding of what it is like to live in the UK.

Responsibilities

• To manage strategy, policy and the vision of the Research & Policy Department 

• To guide and support more junior management to achieve success in their roles 

• To have overall responsibility for all of our research and policy work

• To oversee research ethics

• To oversee and develop departmental procedure and process

• To align the department with its objective and goals

• To be lead the department and oversee all of its volunteers and functions, this include all inital research, all long term research, ethics and policy

​You will need

• Management experience 

• Research experience

• Have completed a postgraduate course of study at PhD level

• Research ethics experiance 

• Planning skills 

• Research report writing experience 

• Ability to create and manage policy

Benefits

• This is a UK based 100% Fully remote and flexible role 

• Supportive Team and Management to enhance your skills and build on your experience.

• Your work will help transform and empower many young people’s lives, rights and interests and assist in promoting equality for all young people.

 Why volunteer with us?

We are a supportive and friendly organisation that takes pride in developing and nurturing our staff and providing them with excellent opportunities to thrive and further encourage their career growth and future aspirations. 

We offer a fully remote working environment and a flexible and adaptable working schedule. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation, enhance your skills, and gain valuable experience to help you begin your career in Research as we endeavour to grow our organisation and continue to make positive changes to the lives of young people. If this sounds like you and you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your CV.

We look forward to hearing from you!