Intl Development Volunteer Roles
We are hiring! Trustee vacancy
- Time Commitment: typically, 4 hours per month, for a term of 3 years (initial 12-month period)
- Location: Board meetings are held 4 times per year, and we work to find times that are accessible for Board members, which could include evenings and weekends. We meet twice a year in person in Oxford, and twice a year via Teams
- Renumeration: this is a voluntary role and reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed
About Us
An independent charity, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) has been leading efforts to incorporate the values of environmental sustainability into the health sector since its establishment in 2008. Our work is underpinned by CSH’s Principles of Sustainable Clinical Practice: prevention; patient empowerment; lean care systems; low carbon alternatives.
CSH has a particular focus on:
- engaging those on the front line of patient care and promoting the concept of ‘sustainable clinical practice’
- enabling the use of the natural environment at NHS settings to be used as ‘nature-based solutions’ in healthcare.
As a trustee of our charity, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in shaping our organisation's future direction. The Board culture is friendly and lively, with an openness to creative ideas and input. There is a focus on core mission and values to inform decision making processes. The meetings will be focused, effective and inspiring, and led in line with CSH’s overarching aim to transform healthcare for a sustainable future. The Board values diversity and welcomes applicants from a range of backgrounds.
About You
We particularly welcome new trustees who could bring skills and experience in financial management or legal and IP transfer. Though please do not be put off from applying if you do not have any of these skills or if you have never been a Trustee before.
How To Apply
For an informal conversation about the opportunity, please contact us.
To apply, please send an up-to-date CV (or Linkedin profile) and simple covering letter answering two questions:
- why you’re interested in supporting CSH
- what you hope to bring to the Board
Or if you prefer to record your cover letter, verbally or with video, that’s also welcomed. Please contact us if you have any other accessibility needs or if you would like help with applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview: As a Volunteer Senior Fundraiser for our women's menstrual health charity in Malawi, dedicated to ending period poverty, you will play a vital role in supporting our mission to improve access to menstrual health products, education, and support for women and girls in Malawi. By leading fundraising efforts, you will directly contribute to expanding our programs, reaching more individuals, and making a meaningful impact on menstrual health equity in Malawi.
Responsibilities:
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Fundraising Strategy Development: Collaborate with the executive team to develop a comprehensive fundraising strategy tailored to the context and needs of Malawi. Identify and prioritise fundraising opportunities, campaigns, and initiatives to achieve fundraising goals.
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Donor Cultivation and Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with individual donors, local businesses, philanthropic organisations, and other potential supporters in the UK and Malawi. Develop personalized cultivation strategies to engage donors, communicate impact, and solicit contributions.
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Grant Research and Proposal Writing: Conduct research to identify grant opportunities from local and international foundations, NGOs, and government agencies. Prepare high-quality grant proposals and applications, adhering to funder guidelines and deadlines.
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Community Outreach and Awareness: Raise awareness about menstrual health issues and our organisation's work by supporting local women in community outreach activities, including workshops, presentations, and networking events in order to amplify our message and reach underserved populations.
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Online Fundraising Campaigns: Plan and execute online fundraising campaigns using digital platforms and social media channels. Develop compelling campaign content, appeals, and engagement strategies to attract donors and mobilise support from a wider audience.
Qualifications:
- Passion for women's health, menstrual equity, and social impact in Malawi.
- Previous experience in fundraising, development, or related fields preferred.
- Strong communication skills in English
- Knowledge of the local philanthropic landscape, fundraising regulations, and cultural sensitivities in Malawi.
- Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and meet fundraising targets within a flexible schedule.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, fundraising software, and online platforms.
- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in fundraising practices.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to make a tangible difference in improving menstrual health outcomes for women and girls in Malawi.
- Professional development and networking opportunities in the field of fundraising and international development.
- Flexible schedule and remote work arrangement, allowing you to contribute your skills and expertise from anywhere.
Join us in advancing menstrual health equity in Malawi and empowering women and girls to thrive. Apply now to become a Volunteer Senior Fundraiser and be part of our dedicated team driving positive change in the community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview: As a Volunteer Senior Digital Marketer for our women's menstrual health charity, you will play a crucial role in leveraging digital channels to raise awareness, drive engagement, and support fundraising efforts for our programs in Malawi, dedicated to ending period poverty. Your expertise in digital marketing will help amplify our message, reach wider audiences, and mobilize support for menstrual health equity in Malawi, despite being based in the UK.
Responsibilities:
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Digital Strategy Development: Collaborate with the team to develop and implement a comprehensive digital marketing strategy aligned with organizational goals. Identify key objectives, target audiences, and digital channels to maximize impact.
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Content Creation and Management: Create compelling digital content, including social media posts, blog articles, email newsletters, and multimedia assets, to raise awareness about menstrual health issues and our organization's work in Malawi. Ensure all content is culturally sensitive and resonates with UK and Malawian audiences.
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Social Media Management: Manage and grow our presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Develop engaging social media campaigns, schedule posts, and monitor performance metrics to optimize reach and engagement.
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Email Marketing Campaigns: Design and execute email marketing campaigns to nurture donor relationships, promote fundraising initiatives, and share updates about our programs in Malawi. Segment email lists, personalize content, and analyze campaign performance to drive conversions and donations.
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Website Optimization: Collaborate with the web development team to optimize our website for user experience, accessibility, and conversion rate optimization. Regularly update website content, implement SEO best practices, and track website analytics to improve visibility and engagement.
Qualifications:
- Experience in digital marketing, social media management, or related fields.
- Strong understanding of digital marketing principles, tools, and platforms.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail.
- Proficiency in content creation, graphic design, and multimedia production.
- Knowledge of SEO, email marketing, and web analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Mailchimp).
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
- Passion for women's health, menstrual equity, and social impact in Malawi.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to contribute your digital marketing skills and expertise to a meaningful cause.
- Professional development and networking opportunities in the field of digital marketing and international development.
- Flexible schedule and remote work arrangement, allowing you to make a difference from anywhere in the UK.
- Chance to collaborate with a passionate team dedicated to advancing menstrual health equity in Malawi.
Join us in leveraging the power of digital marketing to create positive change and empower women and girls in Malawi. Apply now to become a Volunteer Senior Digital Marketer and help us drive impact through innovative digital strategies and campaigns.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role description
Africa Health Organisation (AHO) is setting up a pharmaceutical company to carry out research and produce drugs/medicines and vaccines for patients in Africa. Patients and healthcare providers are all dependent on pharmaceutical companies for the treatment of diseases. Over 80% of drugs/medicines and over 90% of vaccines used in Africa come from outside the continent. AHO is working hard to end this by setting up a new pharmaceutical company to produce drugs/medicines and vaccines in the continent. The purpose of the company is to study diseases, research, and invent new drugs/medicines and vaccines for the diseases. The companies require medical data and reports of patients for researching and discovering new drugs. This is made easier after medical records have gone electronic and are being stored after encryption through blockchain-based applications.
AHO is looking for Specialists in pharmaceutical science to help with setting up the company, registration, governance, board of directors, licensing, production, compliance, regulatory, finance, laboratory, human resources, and marketing.
Roles and responsibilities
- Start-up, registration, governance, licensing, financial, capital, business planning, and lobbying in the UK, US, EU, Asia and Africa.
- Clinical research/clinical trials
- Analysis and pharmaceutical quality,
- biotechnology,
- clinical pharmacology and translational research,
- drug design and discovery,
- formulation design and development and pharmacoengineering,
- pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug metabolism,
- physical pharmacy and biopharmaceutics,
- regulatory sciences, and
- social and behavioral pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology, and pharmaceutical outcomes.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, pharmacy, biology, chemistry, medicine, engineering, epidemiology, or similar scientific subject if combined with further education and training such as the MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP) in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Business Studies such as MBA and Marketing.
- Registered General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Member or/& HCPC/ RPS or willing to register.
Desirable
- Technical qualification such as Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Quality Control, Engineering, Manufacturing.
- Post graduate certificate or diploma in a relevant pharmaceutical field.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and the regulations surrounding Pharmaceutical Manufacture.
- Knowledge of clean room design and functioning.
- Highly developed Professional knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes including equipment and facility design, construction, validation and testing.
- Knowledge of:- o Aseptic preparation of medicines o Terminal Sterilisation processes o QA/QC services
- An understanding of medicines management procedures
- Knowledge of product licensing and medical devices registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience of product development
- Evidence of working within GMP/GDP guidelines.
- COSHH Regulations and Health & Safety at Work Act.
- Evidence of significant, relevant and on-going personal CPD
Skills
Essential
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Planning and organisational skills; ability to prioritise demands on service and plan workload of self and others
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate with a range of people such as technicians, pharmacists, engineers, clinicians and customers
Desirable
- Change management
- Project Management skills
Other
Essential
- Capable team worker with ability to create and sustain good relationships.
- Able to deal with constant interruptions, multiple pressures and at times aggression.
- Methodical with attention to detail
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role Overview
We are looking for Grant Writers from across the world to help us apply for funding from major donors and development aid ogencies. The Grant Writer supports the Director for developing and writing grant proposals to trusts, foundations and other grant-making organisations such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, UKAID, EU Funding, NORAD, SIDA, DFID tenders, etc, and persuasively communicates AHO's mission and programmes to potential funders. In collaboration with the Director, the Volunteer administers the organisation’s grant management activities, including grant proposal writing, editing and compilation, submissions and follow up and prospect research. This position helps to write tenders based on instruction and detailed information from the Director, referring back for editing and final approval, leading to increased success in winning contracts and funding. Applications are welcome from any part of the world.
Purpose of Role
To identify grant and bid opportunities, managing the grant development and proposal process and to produce successful tender proposals - as well as other fundraising applications when required based on good research and excellent communication.
Duties and Responsibilities
Grant writing
- Developing and writing grant proposals to foundations and other grant-making organisations persuasively communicating the organisation’s mission and programmes to potential funders;
- Assembling and submitting grant requests, including letters, proposals, budgets, and presentations;
- Track and create a calendar of grant opportunities - including deadline dates, required materials,
- Complete and submit grant applications to secure funding
- Researches and identifies potential sources of foundation and corporate grants and governmental funding.
Tender & Bid writing
- Writing tenders based on instruction and detailed information from the Director referring back for editing and final approval, leading to increased success in winning contracts
- Maintaining an awareness of contracts due for tender and taking responsibility for acquiring pre-qualification questionnaires and tender documentation
- Collating the input of disparate contributions to create a coherent and well-structured final tender and ensuring the timely submission of tenders and other proposals
Skills Required
- Qualification in any area that results in superb writing skills, including grammar, clarity and style
- Excellent writing, analytical, and research skills are essential. Candidates must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly-organised, and have experience using online databases and other sources to locate biographical, financial, and philanthropic information.
- You MUST have at least 3 years experience of writing and delivering successful grants and tenders,
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Role description
Africa Health Organisation (AHO) is setting up a pharmaceutical company to carry out research and produce drugs/medicines and vaccines for patients in Africa. Patients and healthcare providers are all dependent on pharmaceutical companies for the treatment of diseases. Over 80% of drugs/medicines and over 90% of vaccines used in Africa come from outside the continent. AHO is working hard to end this by setting up a new pharmaceutical company to produce drugs/medicines and vaccines in the continent. The purpose of the company is to study diseases, research, and invent new drugs/medicines and vaccines for the diseases. The companies require medical data and reports of patients for researching and discovering new drugs. This is made easier after medical records have gone electronic and are being stored after encryption through blockchain-based applications.
AHO is looking for Specialists in pharmaceutical science to help with setting up the company, registration, governance, board of directors, licensing, production, compliance, regulatory, finance, laboratory, human resources, and marketing.
Roles and responsibilities
- Start-up, registration, governance, licensing, financial, capital, business planning, and lobbying in the UK, US, EU, Asia and Africa.
- Clinical research/clinical trials
- Analysis and pharmaceutical quality,
- biotechnology,
- clinical pharmacology and translational research,
- drug design and discovery,
- formulation design and development and pharmacoengineering,
- pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug metabolism,
- physical pharmacy and biopharmaceutics,
- regulatory sciences, and
- social and behavioral pharmacy, pharmacoepidemiology, and pharmaceutical outcomes.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, pharmacy, biology, chemistry, medicine, engineering, epidemiology, or similar scientific subject if combined with further education and training such as the MSc Scientist Training Programme (STP) in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Business Studies such as MBA and Marketing.
- Registered General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Member or/& HCPC/ RPS or willing to register.
Desirable
- Technical qualification such as Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Quality Control, Engineering, Manufacturing.
- Post graduate certificate or diploma in a relevant pharmaceutical field.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice and the regulations surrounding Pharmaceutical Manufacture.
- Knowledge of clean room design and functioning.
- Highly developed Professional knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes including equipment and facility design, construction, validation and testing.
- Knowledge of:- o Aseptic preparation of medicines o Terminal Sterilisation processes o QA/QC services
- An understanding of medicines management procedures
- Knowledge of product licensing and medical devices registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience of product development
- Evidence of working within GMP/GDP guidelines.
- COSHH Regulations and Health & Safety at Work Act.
- Evidence of significant, relevant and on-going personal CPD
Skills
Essential
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Planning and organisational skills; ability to prioritise demands on service and plan workload of self and others
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate with a range of people such as technicians, pharmacists, engineers, clinicians and customers
Desirable
- Change management
- Project Management skills
Other
Essential
- Capable team worker with ability to create and sustain good relationships.
- Able to deal with constant interruptions, multiple pressures and at times aggression.
- Methodical with attention to detail
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Do you have experience in writing USAID Funding and Tenders? You will be responsible for the overall administration and management support of USAID-funded projects and actively contribute to preparing new USAID project proposals.
Duties and Responsibilities
Proposal Writing
- Mapping of USAID and international funding opportunities and private investors funding.
- Conducting research, analysis and documentation.
- Conceptualisation, visualisation and iterative challenging of new project ideas.
- Design USAID and international projects.
- Consortium-building, introduction to relevant consortia and partners’ recruitment for USAID funding applications.
- Writing USAID project proposals including scientific excellence, societal impact and project implementation, budget, deliverables and planning.
- Submission of USAID project proposals.
Project Management
- Lead on the successful implementation of USAID project deliverables and develop and manage an implementation timetable to ensure delivery of project targets to a high quality and within the contracted timeframe and budget.
- Plan project activities, supporting project leads to ensure detailed project implementation plans are in place, understood by team members and effectively implemented as scheduled.
- Track progress against programme objectives, ensuring full completion as per programme work plans.
- Ensure effective systems to monitor and evaluate the quality of project delivery are in place.
- Develop and oversee implementation of comprehensive and cost-effective project visibility and communication strategies, reaching out to all project stakeholders.
- Ensure quality reporting of project achievements and documenting best practices and lessons learnt in the course of implementation.
- Work closely with support departments (Finance and ΙΤ) to ensure adequate support for project delivery.
Budget Management
- Be responsible for designated project budgets, including monitoring expenditure against budget lines and ensuring funds are appropriately utilised in meeting project objectives.
Degree
- Academic background in any relevant field with a Bachelor’s or/and preferably a Master’s degree.
Required Skills and Experience
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of US policy and decisions about education, social issues, technology, environment, territorial cooperation etc.
- Responsibility, consistency and adherence to strict deadlines.
- Proven track records in drafting and implementing US funded projects.
- Travel availability
- Administrative, organisational and communication skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a can-do attitude.
- Intercultural awareness and sensitivity.
- Good problem solver, enjoying the variety and delivering efficient, scalable, and project focused solutions.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work on own initiative.
- A drive to achieve quality in all aspects of the role
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English (both written and oral).
- Knowledge of a second language is an asset.
Technological Awareness:
- Fluency in office software, email, web-based applications and databases.
- Command of social media.
- Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
Introduction
Africa Health Organisation (AHO) is in desperate need of Grant Writers. In AHO, Grant Writers are crucial because they bring financial resources to the organization. Most of our money comes from applying for grants and tenders. Our grants come from USAID, UKAID, the European Commission, DANIDA, SIDA, NORAD, grant-making trusts and foundations, the lottery fund, etc. You will be under the supervision of Simbarashe Chifeya, our Grants Director, and AHO Zimbabwe Country Director who is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Your first day will begin with training on grant writing. The course will be delivered online via Zoom or Teams. Our internships are virtual and can be done from anywhere in the world.
What is an internship?
- An internship is a work experience lasting for a fixed period anywhere between a week and 12 months.
- They are typically undertaken by students and graduates looking to gain relevant skills.
General Duties and Responsibilities of an Intern
The role gives an all-round experience of the business, and students can get involved in the following:
- assist with searching for grants or tenders.
- apply for grants or tenders.
- administration (e.g. emails and scheduling meetings)
- attend grant and tender writing short courses.
- help the team to work on ideas for projects and put forward proposals.
- carrying out research for your chosen project
- Write a grant or tender application.
Person Specification
We are a nurturing environment that encourages students to take ownership of projects. Therefore, the following skills would be beneficial:
- good with writing and answering questions.
- Love of Africa and its culture and people and an understanding of what they are going through.
- a prolific writer who enjoys writing
- you are welcome to apply if you are not a student or graduate
- excellent organization skills
- teamwork or being able to work alone.
- communication skills
- someone who takes initiative and who has an entrepreneurial mindset
- students must have a basic working knowledge of computers
- the ability to speak the following languages would be a bonus Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Finish, Norge, Farsi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Hindi because we are also going to apply for funding in these languages.