Research Volunteer (Aldgate/Remote)

Do you have an interest in research? Would you like to support our Business and Development Team with research?

We are looking for volunteers to get involved and support us with data collection, analysis and highlighting trends and themes.

What you will be doing

• Support with research into suitable venues for service delivery and track information in an Excel spreadsheet
• Research different borough strategies and record key themes in a tracker
• Research into different Local Authorities and NHS ICBs, supporting the Business Development Team to localise tender responses.
• Research into current competitors to keep the team abreast of current innovations.
• Reading and extracting relevant information
• Delivering any key findings back to the team

The skills you need

• Strong desktop research skills, confident in reading and extracting key information from different sources
• Confident in using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Good communication skills

What's in it for you

• Supporting You - You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications.
• Developing You - You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year!
• Valuing You - Valuing You - We hold annual Volunteer Awards, outings, celebration, and social events for our volunteers to get together and have some fun; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering.