Remote volunteer roles

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 remote 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.

We are looking to recruit a Communications Manager who can provide strong and stable operational management of the communications teams, directly supervising Senior Officers, while working with the departmental head to develop the department.

Responsibilities

• To provide effective operational management of teams within the Communications Department 

• To directly provide guidance, support and direction to Senior Officers who oversee the teams within the department

• To welcome new volunteers to the department and work alongside the departmental heads to improve team culture

• To plan the work of the department and support with strategic decision making

• To provide support as required to ensure that the communications teams are achieving their goals and making progress

Requirements

• To have at least 2 years of communications and marketing experience

• To have demonstrated leadership skills in a previous professional setting

• To have held a management level position

• To have strong IT and digital working skills

• To be competent in the use of Canva, Wix and social media

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 organization that takes pride in developing and nurturing our volunteers 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 organization, enhance your skills, and gain valuable experience. 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!

Job Description:

Job Summary We are seeking a motivated and creative Social Media Manager to manager our social media team. This role is ideal for individuals looking to share their experience and skills in public relations and social media management. As a Social Media manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our social media strategy, helping to enhance our online presence and engage with our audience effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage and show leadership to our Social media team
• Responsible for creating engaging content for various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
• Monitor social media channels for trends, feedback, and engagement opportunities.
• Help manage the scheduling and posting of content across all platforms.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop campaigns that align with our brand voice and objectives.
• Conduct research on industry trends and competitor activities to inform content strategies.
• Support the analysis of social media metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of campaigns and suggest improvements.
• Host team meetings and contribute ideas for enhancing our social media presence.
• Report to senior management

Requirements

• Strong interest in public relations and social media management.
• Excellent written communication skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Familiarity with various social media platforms and their best practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Creative mindset with the ability to generate innovative ideas for content creation.
• Basic knowledge of graphic design tools (e.g., Canva or Adobe Creative Suite) is a plus but not essential.
• A proactive attitude towards learning and personal development.

This internship offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in a supportive environment while contributing to meaningful projects that impact our brand's visibility and engagement online.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This role is an expenses only role. Expenses will be reimbursed

We would require you to work for 3 days a week.

Job Type: Internship

Contract length: 6 months

Work Location: Remote

We are seeking an organised and enthusiastic Volunteer Recruitment Officer to utilise their excellent administrative and personal skills to advertise for, shortlist and onboard new volunteers.

Location: Remote (although ability to join occasional face-to-face training and meetings in Bounds Green desirable)

About Bounds Green Food Bank: 

Open since June 2020, we serve over 4,600 children and adults in the community. We are committed to improving lives by providing food and essential household items to build a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow. We strive to promote social inclusion by supporting people who find themselves in crisis where they need assistance to feed themselves and their families.

The role: 

• Liaise with different team leads to create enticing job descriptions for new volunteer roles

• Post and manage volunteer adverts on different recruitment websites like Indeed, Charity Job and Third Sector Jobs

• Review applications and shortlist suitable applicants, which will include speaking with them to answer questions and collaborating with the relevant team lead to organise interviews or opportunities to visit us to learn more

• Update the database with applicant contact points and recruitment progress

• Support with onboarding new volunteers, e.g. ensuring they have completed the relevant registration forms, provided any necessary documents,and are able to join our on-line communities. 

Person specification: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

• Fantastic organisational skills

• Experience in administrative or recruitment roles desirable but not essential

• Willing to learn about what we do and why, to engage applicants to join us

Benefits:

• Give back to the community - one of the NHS’ 5 Ways to Wellbeing!

• Upskill on a range of topics, e.g. customer service, interpersonal skills, organisational abilities and health and safety

• Gain a sense of community and meet the huge team of volunteers

United Nations CSO, Centre for Big Synergy, seeks a Partnerships Advisor/Lead to lead strategic partnerships for various educational and creative programs including the World's biggest sustainability film festival and awards.

What will you be doing?

This is an opportunity to build a very high profile network for furthering your career and also to gain professional esteem and presence.

Big Syn Institute (BSI) is a part of the Centre for Big Synergy and has been organising the Big Syn International Film Festival (BSIFF) since 2019.

The partnerships lead will work closely with senior leadership to identify and engage in commercial and strategic relationships with key partners, both online and offline, for the activities of BSI, London for various creative projects it runs including the World's Biggest sustainability film fest & awards.

Since 2019, the Big Syn Institute has hosted the festival has reached over 50M people and in over 120 countries. Through relevant shorts, features, animations, documentaries, CSR videos and Public Service Videos, Charity films, the festival advocates the United Nations 17 Global Goals and also celebrates the work of UK's marginalised filmmakers. 

OSCAR, BAFTA and EMMY award-winners, as well as other luminaries from film and media, sustainability, and policy have been part of the festival and have supported it since inception. Winners from the festival have eventually won OSCARS and EMMY awards

We are looking for a motivated networker with a can-do attitude who enjoys networking and establishing relationships. The partnerships manager, working closely with our team must be able to:

• Identify, cultivate, and secure high‑value funders, corporate patrons, and philanthropic partners.
• Build and manage a robust pipeline of investors, donors, and strategic collaborators.
• Develop compelling partnership propositions, sponsorship decks, and investment narratives tailored to each stakeholder.
• Lead negotiations and close partnership agreements that advance the institute’s creative, cultural, and educational objectives.
• Work closely with executive leadership to align partnership strategy with the institute’s mission and long‑term vision.
  • Collaborate with programming, marketing, legal, and finance teams to deliver high‑impact partnerships.
  • Monitor industry trends, funding landscapes, and corporate CSR priorities to anticipate new opportunities.
• Take ownership as one of most important people associated with the BSI's activities, festivals and awards
• Think strategically to identify and establish new partnerships whilst exploring new engagements with the existing partner network
• Communicate with a very high professional standard with the leadership of partner organisations, some being the biggest corporations in their sector
• Maintain a database with existing and new partnerships and updates on progress made
• Explore ideas, both in house, and with potential and new partners, to come up with creative ideas of collaboration to further common goals

What are we looking for?

A committed and meticulous person, passionate about making the world a more sustainable, safer and peaceful place

• Proven experience: 3 or more years of communicating and working with senior leadership across organisations and identifying potential partners and stakeholders
• Strategic Relationship Builder: able to cultivate trust with senior executives, philanthropists, brand leaders, and industry stakeholders.
• Commercially Astute: understands how funding, sponsorship, and co‑financing models work across film, culture, and corporate CSR.
• Compelling Communicator: exceptional written and verbal communication, able to craft persuasive pitches, proposals, and partnership narratives.
• Diplomatic and Credible: carries themselves with the gravitas needed to represent an institute in high‑level settings.
• Creative Thinker: able to design partnership concepts that feel fresh, mutually beneficial, and aligned with the institute’s mission.
• Resilient and Proactive: comfortable navigating long sales cycles, complex stakeholders, and shifting industry landscapes.
• Highly Organised: manages pipelines, reporting, and stewardship with precision.
• Mission‑Driven: genuinely committed to the cultural, educational, or social purpose of the institute.

What difference will you make?

Billions of people globally, are unaware of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) let alone take any steps to create a more sustainable world for themselves and in the process for others in this complexly interconnected world.

This highlights the need for such initiatives to educate the British as well as global societies about the UN SDGs. Your contributions can educate and inspire millions to act on the SDGs and bring positive changes that will impact all of us in this complexly interconnected world.

Most importantly your efforts will  ensure that the film festival and the UK's marginalised filmmakers (LGBTQI+, women, disabled and ethnic minorities) get even more visibility, thus furthering the motto of the festival to celebrate inclusion and diversity whilst inspiring the civic society to act on the Global Goals. It will also help partner organisations join forces and work in synergy to amplify the impact of the initiative through communal as well as individual efforts. Thus, benefitting more lives that we would have helped acting alone.

United Nations CSO, Centre for Big Synergy, reaches over 250M in over 120 countries. We are seeking a research and outreach lead to help reach potential partners for various UK and global programmes. 

What will you be doing?

An opportunity to contribute to world leading projects impacting millions of people across the globe. Projects span across multiple sectors such as film and media, education, DEI, environment and climate change amongst others.

• Research key stakeholders/potential partners that fit our target audience. Working on LinkedIn and other partnership platforms
• Identify and collect details and impact of potential partner leads
• Compile, format, and maintain clean, accurate databases
• Cross-check data for accuracy and support wider outreach and campaign activity

This role is very flexible and can be fitted around your availability.

What are we looking for?

A committed and meticulous person, passionate about making the world a more sustainable, safer and peaceful place.

• Have some experience of research and working with senior leadership across organisations and identifying potential partners and stakeholders
• Ability to research and maintain database of potential partners, work on lead generation and follow ups
• Prompt communication and timekeeping, ability to deliver on time
• Maintain confidentiality and utmost standards of professional etiquette.

What difference will you make?

Billions of people globally, are unaware of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) let alone take any steps to create a more sustainable world for themselves and in the process for others in this complexly interconnected world.

Our projects and initiatives help educate the British as well as global societies about the UN SDGs. Your contributions can educate and inspire millions to act on the SDGs and bring positive changes that will impact all of us in this complexly interconnected world.

It will also help partner organisations join forces and work in synergy to amplify the impact of the initiative through communal as well as individual efforts. Thus, benefitting more lives that we would have helped acting alone.

We are looking for volunteers to join the GBSL project run by the Sickle Cell Society and help increase life-saving blood donations in Black-heritage communities.

What you’ll do:

• Raise awareness about the importance of ethnically matched blood for people with Sickle Cell
• Help grow the movement through community events and social media
• Encourage friends, family and community networks to register as donors
• Share facts and real stories about blood donation

Learn Together CIC is looking for volunteer journalists to support Together Media, our media and public-interest storytelling project.

Volunteers may help research stories, prepare scripts, write articles, support interviews, fact-check information, and contribute ideas for content around news, politics, social issues, culture, and community stories.

This role is suitable for anyone interested in journalism, media, writing, research, public affairs, or digital storytelling. No professional experience is required, but strong communication, curiosity, reliability, and an interest in responsible reporting are important.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Board of Trustees at one of the world’s largest sporting charities, making a meaningful difference to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people each year. Established in 2010, the Premier League Foundation invests Premier League and partner funding into professional football club charities across England and Wales, delivering impactful community programmes at scale.

Trustees (Policing / Community Cohesion, Safeguarding / Education / Children and Young People, Health)
Premier League Foundation
Remote, with travel to Premier League and Premier League Foundation offices (London) required for board meetings
Unremunerated, with reasonable expenses paid

You will be joining a committed Board, providing leadership and strategic direction to the Premier League Foundation, and ensuring the charity continues to deliver against its mission, values and charitable objectives.

We are seeking to appoint three Trustees with senior-level expertise in one of the following areas:

Policing / Community Cohesion
You will bring significant strategic experience within policing, community safety or a related field, alongside a strong understanding of youth justice, crime prevention and community dynamics. You will have credibility to engage with senior stakeholders and a track record of building effective partnerships across complex environments.

Safeguarding / Education / Children and Young People
You will offer substantial expertise in safeguarding policy and practice, with experience of oversight at an organisational or system level. With a strong understanding of education and services for children and young people, you will be confident in providing both support and constructive challenge, including acting as a safeguarding lead Trustee.

Health (including Mental Health)
You will bring senior experience within health, public health or the third sector, with knowledge of mental health and wellbeing, especially in relation to children and young people. You will be able to advise on emerging issues and support the Foundation’s approach to prevention and partnership working.

In addition, all candidates will demonstrate:
• A strong commitment to the mission of the Premier League Foundation and the power of football to drive positive social impact
• The ability to contribute to strategic discussions and analyse complex issues
• Experience of operating at Board or senior leadership level
• Strong communication, judgement and collaborative skills
• A commitment to good governance, integrity and the Nolan Principles of Public Life
• The capacity to commit approximately 1–2 days per month to the role

For more information on the role, including how to apply, please view the dedicated microsite located on the Prospectus website.

Recruitment Timeline
Deadline for applications: Sunday 31st May 2026
Interviews with Prospectus: w/c 15th June 2026
Interviews with Premier League Foundation: Tuesday 30th June

At Prospectus, we are committed to supporting you throughout the recruitment process and to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

Summary

Professors Without Borders is a UK and Luxembourg registered charity with a mission to improve access to quality education (SDG4) for all.

We are looking for volunteers to contribute to our fast growth and help us reach communities around the world.

This is a voluntary, remote opportunity with flexible responsibilities. It’s an ideal position for those looking to develop their skills, grow their network, and give back by contributing their expertise to a meaningful cause. You will align with our core values, believe passionately in the power of education, and uphold our ethical standards.

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• A passion for education and belief in our mission
• Excellent written communication skills in English
• A talent for graphic design
• Experience working with partners and stakeholders is a plus
• A proactive attitude, reliable, punctual, and possess an eagerness to learn

Written Communication and Programme Documentation

• Lead the drafting, editing, and refinement of supporting programme documents, including country reports, concept notes, post-programme notes, and partner-facing materials.
• Ensure all written outputs are clear, accurate, audience-appropriate, and aligned with Professors Without Borders' voice, messaging, and strategic priorities.

Graphic Design and Branding

• Support the visual design and presentation of programme documents and publications, ensuring materials are professional, accessible, and consistent with brand standards.
• Maintain visual identity across Professors Without Borders outputs, from internal templates to external-facing publications.

Programme Support

• Maintain a working understanding of all active programmes from inception to completion, ensuring written and visual outputs reflect current programme status and needs.
• Assist with logistics, partner meetings, and on-the-ground support during programme delivery as needed

Why Volunteer With Us?

• Make a meaningful impact on global education
• Gain valuable nonprofit experience
• Expand your professional network
• Flexible remote work fitting your schedule
• Potential to earn university internship credits (subject to your institution’s policies)

The National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain (NYBBGB) is seeking to appoint three new Trustees to strengthen the skills and diversity of its Board.

We are particularly interested in individuals with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Archive / Heritage Management
• Safeguarding / Health & Safety
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I)

About the Role

Trustees contribute to the effective governance of NYBBGB, ensuring the organisation is well run, financially sustainable, and delivering its charitable purposes for public benefit. Trustees act collectively as the Board and are not involved in day-to-day management. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Contributing to strategy and organisational direction
• Oversight of financial performance and risk management
• Ensuring compliance with charity law and governance requirements
• Providing constructive challenge and support
• Safeguarding the organisation’s values and long-term sustainability
• Participation in Board and committee work  

We are looking for individuals who:

• Are committed to youth music and the mission of NYBBGB
• Can think strategically and exercise sound judgement
• Are willing to challenge constructively and support collaboratively
• Work effectively as part of a Board
• Bring relevant professional expertise in one of the priority areas  

Previous trustee experience is not essential.

Time Commitment

• Board meetings (typically 4 per year)
• Participation in one committee
• Occasional attendance at concerts or events

NYBBGB is committed to widening participation and welcomes applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Bookkeeper to help us manage our charity accounts a few hours per week. We are a small team and would like support with the accounting package and accounts we use so we can concentrate on raising more funds for sick and premature babies in neonatal care across the country.

Applicants must be experienced in using the Xero accounting platform.

Position Overview

This is a dynamic and rewarding internship opportunity to play a hands-on role in shaping the voice and visual identity of SEED Madagascar. As part of a passionate and collaborative communications team, you will contribute directly to how our work is shared with global audiences—helping to tell powerful stories of community-led development and conservation in southeast Madagascar.

This role offers a unique blend of creativity and purpose. You will support social media management, develop engaging visual content, and curate impactful imagery that brings our programmes to life. It is ideally suited to a proactive and imaginative individual who is eager to build practical skills in communications while contributing to meaningful, real-world impact. Throughout the internship, you will gain valuable experience in digital storytelling, branding, and content strategy within an international development context.

Location: Remote – based anywhere in the world

Time zone: East Africa Time

Timeframe: 6 months extendable – flexible, guideline 1-2 days a week

Overview: Voluntary, unsalaried, flexible times to suit volunteer

About the organisation

SEED Madagascar is a British Charity working in partnership with communities in the southeast of Madagascar. We integrate high quality community health, livelihoods, education infrastructure and conservation programmes to support sustainable change and add to international best practice through research and publication across all of our programmatic areas.

To support our growth, the Swadhinata Trust is looking for a skilled volunteer to build a
modern, engaging, and easy-to-maintain website.
Our new site will be the heart of our organisation, hosting our extensive archives and
publications, showcasing our latest projects, and making it easy for people to support our
work. We need a platform that reflects our history while providing a seamless experience for
our users.
This is a vital role in our journey of transformation. If you have the technical skills to help a
small, dedicated team make a big change, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact us. 

The Swadhinata Trust is embarking on a journey of transformation, and we need a refreshed
visual identity to help us grow and launch our new mission statement.
We’re looking for a volunteer with a creative flair and passion for storytelling. You’ll be
helping to translate our rich history into a powerful brand, designing a new logo and essential
assets like social media and PowerPoint templates. Your work will create a fresh look and
feel that truly connects with the communities we serve.
As a small organisation with no paid staff, your contribution will make a real, lasting impact. If
you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, please contact us.