We are currently recruiting volunteers for our lovely bookshop in Reigate

Ideally you'll be available for at least 4 hours per week (it doesn't need to be the same four hours each week, and a book lover (you're surrounded by all things book, so whilst it's not essential to love books, it will certainly help you enjoy it!)

No special knowledge is needed - all training is given.

You will be contributing hugely to Oxfam's work - we estimate that a shift in this shop will on average raise enough for Oxfam to provide handwashing facilities for over 50 people living without sanitation during a pandemic.

We welcome volunteers over 14, but at the moment we have many of our existing adult volunteers still sheltering, so we particularly welcome anyone over the age of 18. It doesn't need to be a long term offer - short term help is always a real boost too.

You'll undoubtedly make new friends, gain skills and be able to put existing skills to great use, but you'll also make a real difference to people's lives. 

We'd love to have you join our team in the fight against Global Poverty and Inequality - apply below or pop into the shop and say you saw the ad on Charity Job

Please note this is a voluntary position - we can offer you great CV experience, the chance to be part of a diverse and happy team, the chance to build your confidence, work experience or language skills and the opportunity to make a real difference to Oxfam in your free time, but it is unpaid. For our paid jobs do please check out the Oxfam website!

Learn new skills, improve your CV and meet new friends, whilst also helping those suffering from poverty in the UK and abroad.

We are looking for volunteer cashiers for our lovely store in Tooting Broadway!

Weekend or weekday shifts are available, we're flexible!

You will be trained on any or all of the following:

Receiving donations, sorting, valuing & pricing donated stock

Displaying and replenishing donated stock in line with shop standards

Pricing, displaying & ordering our New Product range such as Fairtrade foods, Gifts and cards Visual merchandising & window dressing Providing Customer service & operating the till Promoting our Gift Aid scheme and much more ...

No experience required as full training provided, but we require that you are dedicated, reliable, willing to learn & we'd love it if you can commit to a minimum of one shift per week (4 hours).

Temporary or permanent positions available.

An ideal opportunity to gain fantastic work experience and meet new people whilst contributing towards an exciting and innovative international charity

Oxfam runs a network of over 650 shops which raise millions of pounds each year to fund Oxfam's vital work.

If you enjoy meeting people, are able to tell the difference between a designer and high street label and are happy to learn new skills, this role could be for you.

Many of our volunteers offer at least one 4-hour shift each week however you can discuss your availability with the shop manager who will let you know when vacancies exist.

Key responsibilities:

Every Oxfam Shop is different and our shops that sell fashion items sell a wide variety of both new and donated merchandise therefore the specific roles will vary according to your interests and the needs of the shop. As a member of the clothing team however it is likely that you will do some or all of the following:

• Display items and replenish in line with shop standards
• Receive donations, sort, value and price donated goods within our clothing department
• Identify and value fashionable and saleable goods for selling online from donated stock
• You may wish to take specific responsibility for a particular area - e.g. men's, women's, accessories and children's clothes.

Skills and competencies:

You don't need specific skills or qualifications to volunteer in an Oxfam Shop. However, working as a member of the clothing team the following are desirable.

• An interest in fashion and retail
• Ability to work within the shop guidelines
• Reliability
• The ability once trained to value donated stock through online research
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good communication skills

What this role can offer the volunteer:

Oxfam Shop volunteers benefit in lots of ways. You will be joining over 22,000 volunteers to show "we won't live with poverty".

• You will be given all necessary training and support for this role.
• This is an opportunity to use and share your interest in clothes and fashion in a very worthwhile way

About the role

Since 2004, Bread and Water for Africa UK has been fighting poverty, relieving hunger, and increasing access to healthcare and education in some of the world’s poorest countries. By working with local grass-roots organisations we have helped to fund schools, lifesaving health clinics and loving homes for abandoned and orphaned children. Today, we have helped 18 community-based organisations in 11 countries become more sustainable.

We focus on long-term projects rather than temporary relief efforts, so we can give African communities a hand up, not a handout. In this way, these sustainable projects can continue to help future generations.

Our programme partners are our heroes. They are the ones doing all the hard work, sometimes in the most difficult circumstances.

We want to continue to raise funds and awareness for programmes promoting self-sufficiency, health and education in Africa and increase our supporters. We are keen to diversify our fundraising streams, such as increased applications and relationship-building with foundations and trusts, community fundraising and legacy campaigns.

Who are we looking for?

We are now looking to appoint new Trustees who will work with our CEO and Board to take Bread and Water for Africa UK forward and ensure we are an effective and impactful organisation.

We are looking for people with wide ranging experiences across different sectors who can bring a different way of thinking. We are seeking a number of people with diverse skills and experiences including but not limited to digital marketing and fundraising, people with experience in grants, and those with a background in impact evaluation. We are particularly interested in people who are based in Africa or are from the African diaspora.

We expect the time commitment to build up to a day a month. This will include quarterly meetings, occasional considered input into working groups and attendance at events.

For more information and to apply, please visit the job page on Peridot's website via the application method on this site.

About the opportunity
We are looking for someone to join our small, friendly team as a bid writing volunteer on our fundraising team to write bids and letters to potential funders, initially under the guidance of our experienced fundraising trustee and volunteer coordinator, and to help report back the successes those funds are being turned into by our development workers Robert and Nyasha out in Zimbabwe.

If you are looking for a flexible, high impact volunteering role where your skills will be valued then please come and join us!

About The SEED Project
SEED is a grassroots charity working in partnership with communities in Zimbabwe (where unemployment is at 90%) to create lasting, sustainable change.

What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone skilled in writing for specific audiences to work with staff and trustees to present viable funding proposals. We need someone who can make an ongoing commitment to our work. An interest in international development would be an advantage.

Tasks
Researching grant funders to find potential matches with our projects
Presenting ideas to the board of trustees
Writing applications, initially under the guidance of our expert trustee
Reporting back to funders

Skills & qualities needed
Experience of grant writing and working with budgets
An interest in international development
Understanding of the ‘empowerment not aid’ ethos
Ability to match funding goals to SEED activities
Excellent written communication
Ability to use provided information to create a strong case to funders

Time commitment
Approximately 2-4 hours per week

Can you craft succinct, persuasive text ads, and choose keywords and phrases to attract donors, raise awareness, and recruit volunteers via The Google Ad Grants programme

About Us
The SEED Project is a very small grassroots charity that helps communities in Zimbabwe to become self-sufficient and resilient to life’s storms – whether they be literal and devastating like Cyclone Idai, or metaphorical and more subtle like the sudden loss of an essential supplier/market.  In practice, this can include training people to set up businesses or planting community woodlots for a sustainable source of food and fuel. 

We have 2 full-time community development workers in Zimbabwe, 1 part-time employee and a group of remote volunteers in the UK.

Essential
Proven Ad Grants experience that delivered returns.
Previous non-profit sector experience.

Tasks
Set up and manage our non-profit account.
Develop a strategic plan.
Build ad campaigns.
Campaign management and optimisation for best results.
Google Ad Grants policy compliance checks.
Set up conversion tracking.
Produce quarterly reports for the trustees.

Location
This is a home-based/remote, flexible opportunity.

About the opportunity
We are looking for someone to join our small, friendly team as a social media volunteer keeping the public informed of our fundraising efforts in the UK, and the real successes those funds are being turned into by our development workers Robert and Nyasha out in Zimbabwe.

If you are looking for a flexible, high impact volunteering role where your skills will be valued then please come and join us!

About The SEED Project
SEED is a grassroots charity working in partnership with communities in Zimbabwe (where unemployment is at 90%) to create lasting, sustainable change.

What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone regular and dependable with a flair for writing zesty copy and engaging an audience. They need to be able to develop communications through social media, presently Facebook and Twitter.
An interest in international development would be an advantage.

Reports to:
Volunteer Coordinator

Location:
Home based. You will require regular access to the internet.

Time commitment:
Approximately 2 hours per week across two or more days.

Purpose:
To assist The SEED Project in delivering high quality projects in Zimbabwe by promoting our projects, fundraising campaigns and aims via Twitter and Facebook.

Tasks:
Posting to Facebook and Twitter at least once a week
Developing 'likes', memberships and followers
Monitoring activity on accounts
Uploading photos and text
Responding to inquiries made on Facebook and Twitter, or referring them on where appropriate.

Skills & qualities needed:
Ability to use Facebook as a group and 'Like page' admin
Ability to follow the Social Media and other communications policy
An awareness and sensitivity to good public relations
Excellent and concise written English
Working knowledge of Twitter
Willingness to learn in depth about the project
An interest in international development
Understanding of the 'empowerment not aid' ethos

Support provided:
Reasonable expenses (such as travel by public transport, petrol, and reimbursement for phone calls and stationery)
Regular supervision with the Volunteer Coordinator
An induction in the work of The SEED Project
Any relevant on the job training

Benefit to volunteer:
An opportunity to gain experience in international development
A reference for future jobs
A flexible opportunity to fit around existing commitments
Work from home
Make a real impact in a small but effective charity
A chance to add to your copywriting portfolio

Our Volunteer Coordinator will source the right people to volunteer for our organisation, i.e. where/how can we advertise for volunteers as well as assist with onboarding new staff. 

You will: recruit new staff members and manage onboarding of new staff. Maintain organisational policies and procedures, and promote the organisation and its volunteer opportunities.

• work directly with the CEO and COO to generate appropriate volunteering opportunities and role descriptions based on the needs of the organisation
• promote new job opportunities through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns
• interview and recruit new staff and ensure they are appropriately matched and trained for a position

Our volunteer Coordinator will be a key asset to our organisation as your invaluable support is required to ensure we have the best staffto push our work forward.

You will provide support and engagement of our team of volunteers.

We'd love to have an individual who is self-motivated and passionate about community participation. You are proactive, organised and able to ensure databases/records are kept up to date.

You will provide support and engagement of our team of volunteers, thus you must have strong administration skills and communication skills as well as proven experience in engaging with volunteers in the charity sector.

Overview

Global Girl Project (GPP) is hiring! We are looking to expand our board of directors as we continue to grow year on year, working in new countries and expanding our programmes. We are offering an opportunity for an engaged, entrepreneurial and committed individual working to develop our organisation and help with strategic oversight.

Our board of trustees are highly-valued members of our team and are a huge part of the driving force behind GGP. Currently, our board of directors is an international, diverse group of four women including a treasurer, chair and secretary who all share a passion for mobilising young women for social change. Incorporated both in the US and UK but with a global focus, we value diversity and welcome applicants from different backgrounds and countries with different skill sets to contribute to our organisation.

GGP is looking to fulfil the role of general board member. We are seeking a committed individual to take an active role in strategic decision-making, governance and fundraising. As well as advising on positive transformative change you will play an active role in helping GGP to expand our connections and partnerships. The successful applicant with have previous board experience and be established in their community to assist with fundraising activities to contribute to GGP.

In return, you will have the opportunity to be a core part of a grassroots organisation that is changing the lives of many young women globally by providing new opportunities. As GGP is a growing organisation, you will be encouraged to provide insight and see your ideas have impactful change within the organisation by working closely with our founder who works directly with our beneficiaries. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop by working with long-standing board members providing connections to ongoing professional development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Commitment to a bi-monthly board meeting
• Actively participate in discussion and strategy decisions
• Responsible for efficient board correspondence
• Give or Get responsibility of USD 1450 per year
• Assist with all fundraising and promotional activities
• Assist with GGP marketing and communications including social media postings
• Commit a minimum of 8 hours a month to Global Girl Project initiatives
• Commitment to expanding GGP by identifying new partnership and fundraising opportunities
• Provide guidance and advice to the organisation using a specialised skillset
• Ensure GGP continues to meet its set targets and objectives and is operating at its maximum potential, helping as many girls globally as possible.
• Identify any issues within the organisation through continued monitoring and commitment to growth using knowledge of charity commission compliance

About the organisation

The Global Girl Project (GGP) mobilizes young women around the globe for change through social leadership and community development. Since 2013, the Global Girl Project has been working to empower, educate and motivate extremely disadvantaged girls from developing countries to realise their own agency in shaping the future of their community, while broadening the global perspectives of high school students. Our multiple programmes focus on empowering women by creating a network of a large group of girls around the world who want to and are creating societal change together. We provide opportunities for girls who would never otherwise be able to explore the world beyond their neighbourhoods because of poverty, English language requirements and family circumstances that are barriers to accessing some other international leadership programs.

GGP started with an exchange programme, that brings 15-18-year-old women together to live and immerse themselves in the language, the schools and the culture of the operating country, Nepal. To date, GGP has successfully delivered exchange programmes with scholars from Brazil, Haiti, India, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Rwanda, Cameroon and Nepal. After Global Girl scholars return home, GGP works on-site in home countries, through each girl’s local community organizations, to support girls in implementing and sustaining their initiatives. Global Girl Project also supports each of our scholars in continuing their schooling through the administering of educational grants for each of our graduates.

Our latest programme the Blended Learning Leadership Iniative is a three month facilitated programme which is delivered to cohorts of girls by a trained local facilitator. We have designed our new initiative as a direct response to our desire to be able to provde the unique and powerful experience we have seen with our exhchange programme to as many girls as possible. To date, this programme is currently running in Haiti, Nigeria, Jordan, South Africa and Afghanistan. 

GGP is different. Because GGP understands that true change grows from within communities themselves, we partner with respected local organizations in each partner country to select emerging leaders who have the promise and passion to transform their neighbourhoods. We work equally with our partners to strengthen globally communities and highly-value the strengths and opportunities they bring to our organisation. Global Girl’s partner organizations match GGP’s investment of time and responsibility to nurture and support scholars as they implement their projects.

Moving forward, our goals for the upcoming year is to expand our programs into new countries and contexts having a greater impact in supporting girls globally. We plan to introduce a mentorship programme to allow girls to have access to more support structures to continue to develop their leadership skills. As a growing organisation, we are looking to professionalise by securing government funding and partner with a corporate sponsor that can assist with the growth of our reach, with the ultimate goal of hiring permanent members to our core staff. A key focus of ours is also to create an alumni support system that would help establish GGP with a larger network of supporters. If you feel that you could assist in helping us to achieve our goals then we would love to hear from you.

Experience and Skills

• A passion to advocate for young women in developing communities around the world
• The viewpoint of the strengths and self-efficacy of the economically-developing world and an understanding that community change needs to come from within
• Previous board experience understanding the responsibilities and liabilities of a board member
• Demonstrated experience with successful fundraising
• Experience in the corporate world and working knowledge of corporate fundraising
• A confident communicator with experience working with international teams
• Ability to leverage strong connections within your local community using significant resources
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures or willingness to familiarise

• Financial/Accounting experience
• Grant writing experience
• Working knowledge of policies and procedures within an NGO including the charity commission compliance
• Experience of stakeholder engagement

For more information, please visit our website

or follow us on social media @globalgirlproject. If you would like an informal conversation about the commitments of a board member to GGP please contact Julia Lynch, founding director,

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If you have Design skills and want to use them to make change happen, apply now for the chance to join a project team!

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Global One is a UK-based Muslim women-led international development NGO created in 2013 under the leadership of Dr Husna Ahmad OBE. Our approach is unique – we use faith and culture as tools for increasing knowledge and promoting positive behavioural change in communities.

We work in Kenya, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Jordan and the UK to support sustainable development in global health, agriculture, WASH, education and gender equality. 

The Role

Successful applicants will join Global One's institutional fundraising team for a three to six month internship, researching and producing fundraising proposals to be delivered to grant-making organisations. Application organisations range from small UK trusts to significant statutory funds such as DFID or USAID. 

You will gain vital experience in the NGO/International Development sector. This is not a normal coffee-run internship, you will have real responsibility over your projects.

Work will be from home as our office remains closed due to COVID-19.

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree 
• Passionate about international development 
• Excellent written communication 
• Great research skills
• Willing to work three or more days a week

It would be beneficial, but not necessary, if you also had:

• Experience working in the NGO sector 
• Experience writing funding/project proposals 
• Knowledge/experience in the nations we work in 

Role Title: Campaign Volunteer 
 
Commitment: We will keep your details on file for 6 months after your last contact with us, and invite you to events throughout the year 
 
Location: Wednesbury
 
Expenses: This is an unpaid position but we do reimburse reasonable out-of-pocket expenses such as travel and lunch in line with Human Appeal’s expenses policy. 
 
 
 
Why does this role matter to Human Appeal? 
 
Volunteers are an integral part of Human Appeal’s success. They are the ones that create real change for those most in need. This is your chance to meet new people, gain new skills and experience, and have fun whilst being part of a great cause. 
 
 
 
Main tasks include: 
 
Supporting local fundraising through JustGiving pages 
Approaching individuals, groups, and organisations for sponsorship and donations 
Organising or participating in virtual events to raise the charity’s profile 
 
 
Skills required: 
 
Excellent communication skills 
Organised and reliable 
Ability to work well in a team 
Imaginative and motivated 
Build and maintain good relationships with the public and/or team members 
 
 
Benefits of volunteering with us: 
 
Experience of fundraising with an international charity 
Opportunity to develop new skills 
Excellent support as part of a friendly team 
Excellent training opportunities 
Offer to provide references after 3 months of volunteering 
Meet new people and make a difference 
Opportunities to take part in Human Appeal events 
 
 
Learning & Development: 
 
To enable you to take part in this opportunity Human Appeal will provide: 
 
A detailed induction to provide you with an overview of Human Appeal 
Training and shadowing providing all the information and skills needed to fulfill the role 
A dedicated member of staff to provide ongoing support and supervision 
Payment of “out of pocket” expenses in line with Human Appeal’s expenses policy 
A volunteer handbook that outlines all of the policies and procedures you will need to be aware of whilst volunteering 

What is the next step? 

Please complete the application form via our website. Once received we will confirm receipt and let you know whether you have been shortlisted.