Volunteer project intern volunteer roles in manchester
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Intern Position Description
We're seeking twenty-five driven and resourceful Fundraising & Grant Writer Interns (Unpaid) to join and support our mission through strategic fundraising, grant applications, and investment. This role is ideal for a self-starter who excels in a dynamic sales and marketing environment, striking a balance between independent work and collaboration. You will play a key role in securing funding opportunities by supporting grant applications, refining pitch materials, and identifying potential funders and investors.
Our internships
Our internships are primarily designed for students and recent graduates seeking practical work experience to enhance their skills and career prospects. If you are a foreign student, please check with your institution and seek legal advice to ensure compliance with the conditions of your student visa, as we don't give legal advice on student visas.
Duration:
Our internships can vary in length, ranging from six months to a year, with many lasting two years or more. Time commitment is 10-20 hours per week (flexible based on project needs).
Paid vs. Unpaid:
We only offer Unpaid internships due to financial constraints. If you come from a low-income background or are a care leaver, please get in touch with us to discuss whether we can cover your expenses.
Intern Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Interns work under supervision and don't have full responsibilities. You will combine studies and work to gain practical experience.
- Grant & Funding Applications – Assist in searching, writing, editing, and submitting funding and grant proposals to secure funding.
- Investment Opportunities – Identify and support AHO for investment programmes and funding opportunities.
- Pitch Deck & Business Plan Enhancement – Edit and refine pitch decks, business plans, and executive summaries to make them funder and investor-ready.
- Developing and executing marketing strategies involves researching target funders, donors, and investors; analysing market trends; and creating plans to reach potential customers.
- Managing marketing campaigns involves overseeing the creation of marketing materials, coordinating promotional activities, and managing budgets.
- Creating content involves writing website copy, blog posts, social media updates, and other marketing materials.
- Managing social media involves creating and scheduling posts, engaging with followers, and monitoring social media performance.
- Investment & Funding Sourcing – Research and identify potential investment funds and donor opportunities for AHO projects and programmes.
- Content & Proposal Development – Tailor responses for funding applications and update existing materials to align with specific opportunities.
- Analysing results: This involves tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting on the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
Training and Personal Development
We will enrol you on the following courses during your time with us:
- Level 1: Award in Volunteering (Ofqual, Gateway Qualifications accredited)
- Certificate in Grant Writing for Non-Profits (Training Express, CPD)
- Graduate Certificate in Grant Writing (London School of International Business)
- Professional Certificate in Healthcare Grant Writing, London School of Business and Administration
- Workshops, webinars, and boot camps in fundraising and grant writing as part of your continuous professional development.
Qualifications and Experience
No prior experience in fundraising and grant writing is required, but you must possess the following to be accepted:
- Qualification: Studying or a recent graduate in any subject at an accredited UK university or college
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for interacting with funders, potential donors, and investors, as well as for creating marketing materials and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
- Persuasion and Negotiation: The ability to influence funders, potential donors, and investors and secure deals is crucial.
- Creativity: Developing innovative marketing campaigns and content requires a creative approach.
- Interpersonal Skills: Building rapport and establishing strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders is vital.
- Sales and Marketing Techniques: Understanding and applying various sales and marketing techniques to achieve targets.
- Product Knowledge: Having a thorough understanding of the products or services being sold.
- Analytical skills: The ability to analyse data and track campaign performance is crucial.
- Adaptability: Being able to adjust to changing market conditions and customer needs
- Organisational skills: Managing multiple tasks and campaigns requires strong organisational skills.
- Pitch deck: Crafting compelling business plans and pitch decks
- Accelerator and Investment: Completing startups for accelerators or investments
- Copywriting: Strong copywriting and business writing skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Time Management: Effectively managing their time and workload to meet deadlines.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about fundraising, social impact, and business development. If you're eager to apply your skills to drive meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you!
Only applications made using CharityJob will be accepted. CVs without a cover letter will not be considered.
Non Charity Employer
21 - 50
To promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen, the lives of the people in Africa and the Diaspora.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Here at Youth4Youth, we have grown a strong, tight-knit community of individuals who are passionate about making a difference and improving the lives of young people across the UK. Our growing team of volunteers all contribute, significantly, to the impact that we have as a charity on our direct beneficiaries, regardless of the department that they work in of the level of time that they are able to commit. Our services primarily offer a peer-support network to young people right across the UK, allowing them to access a peer mentor who is of a similar age to them and somebody that they feel more comfortable speaking with.
If successful, you will be joining a growing team of diverse, but likeminded individuals, collaborating to increase the reach of the Charity and improve support provisions available to young people. All of our volunteers and employees are remote workers, but that doesn't stop us keeping in touch and maintaining a strong positive culture amongst our whole team.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Executive Leadership Team here at Youth4Youth to drive positive change in all things volunteer engagement. As an entirely volunteer run organisation, positive engagement with volunteers is absolutely fundamental in allowing Youth4Youth to achieve its mission. It is so fundamental that one of our overarching strategic goals is to ensure that all volunteers have a positive and meaningful volunteering experience when working with us. The Volunteer Experience Director will play a critical role in setting strategy and executing solutions to improve the overall volunteer experience.
Responsibilities
Short term objectives:
- Define the volunteering proposition for the Charity, helping new and existing volunteers to understand the impact of working with Youth4Youth
- Manage a project to understand gaps in volunteer engagement and experience, generating recommendations back to the ELT
- Develop a volunteer experience strategy that improves engagement and the overall volunteering experience of all involved with Youth4Youth
Overall objectives and responsibilities:
- Lead a team of volunteers who are involved in supporting a positive volunteering experience with the charity
- Develop and execute a volunteer experience strategy that seeks to attract, engage and retain high-quality volunteers into all teams across the charity
- Partner effectively with the broader charity leadership team to understand engagement challenges and implement solutions to close engagement gaps
- Report to the CEO and the Board of Trustees on any strategic progress made around improving volunteer engagement
Skills
- Ability to manage complex projects, including the direct and indirect management and coordination of people resources
- Ability to understand complex problems and articulate solutions in a clear, concise and understandable manner
- Demonstrable blue-sky thinking that encourages the implementation of new solutions that may not have been considered before
- Ability to influence both with and without authority to drive positive and meaningful change at all levels and across all departments
Our mission is to continue to grow towards becoming one of the best charities in the UK. Our aim is to do this by building a diverse team, rich with different backgrounds and perspectives. Therefore, even if you feel you only are a 75% match, we would still love to hear from you. Skills can be learned, but diversity cannot.
Benefits of volunteering with Youth4Youth
We recognise that you will be joining us and giving your time as an 'in-kind' donation, but there must be benefits for you too. When joining our team, you will be open to the following benefits:
- Professional and personal development opportunities in a variety of skill areas through volunteering in real roles. This may be general development or tailored to your specific needs or ambitions
- Becoming a member of a strong network of likeminded individuals, spread across the UK, who you can connect with and collaborate with both within and outside of the Charity
- Access to bespoke discounts, specifically designed for non-profit workers and Youth4Youth volunteers
- Opportunities to truly shape the future of the Charity, having a direct influence over the impact that Youth4Youth has on its direct beneficiaries
The hiring process
Our hiring process typically has two stages
- Video or Written Application (when applicable)
- Interview with the Volunteering Coordinator for that role
Some roles will have extra stages but we’ll let you know as early as possible if so.
Please let us know if you require any accommodations for the interview process, and we’ll do our best to assist.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
To ensure that all young people have a safe space to reach out for support, enabling them to realise their full potential, thrive in everyday life
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking for lived experienced volunteers who use screen readers and would be happy to share their experiences of accessing Welsh digital information and services in Wales.
You will share your personal experiences of using a screen reader to access Welsh digital information and services, show how accessibility features work in real life and what changes make a real difference.
You will share your experiences and talk openly in group discussions and have the confidence to raise issues and a willingness to speak up about concerns or gaps in services. You will also contribute and collaborate with project staff and external stakeholders (researchers and decision makers) to shape future Welsh language technology developments helping to create more accessible Welsh language digital services.
How often will I be needed?
- 2 Hours per Event
Key requirements
- Aged over 18
Location
Region
- Wales
Home based
- This role is home based
Additional location information
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Meetings will take place virtually, but there may be an opportunity to join a face to face session depending on needs of the project.
Who this opportunity will suit
- This role is reserved for blind and partially sighted applicants
Minimum age
- You must be at least 18 years old to apply
What skills and experience are needed?
- • Screen reader user
- • Welsh Speaker (first language or learner)
- • Will have good active listening skills to engage respectfully and sensitively with others’ experiences and perspectives
- • Will be able to work collaboratively and constructively with other group members, stakeholders and staff
- • Ability to reflect on personal experiences.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The treasurer is a vital role to the ongoing success of IBP as a not-for-profit community interest company as we push forward to fulfil our goals.
We need someone with the following qualities and skills to join our voluntary management board:
- Financial Literacy: Ability to understand and manage accounts, budgets, and basic financial reporting relevant to IBP’s main operations.
- Attention to Detail: Careful and accurate handling of records, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements for community interest companies.
- Organisational Skills: Efficient time management and record-keeping abilities, especially important when working voluntarily alongside other commitments.
- Communication: Clear, concise communication to report financial information to the management board, stakeholders, supporters, funders or regulatory bodies.
- Integrity and Trustworthiness: Strong ethical standards, as the role involves handling funds and maintaining the confidence of IBP’s stakeholders and the wider community.
Does this sound like you, or someone you know? Please apply today.
Time commitment: 1-2 days per month
Remuneration: Expenses only
Deadline for applications: 31 October 2025
