Website manager volunteer roles in droylsden, greater manchester
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About Trans Celebration
Trans Celebration is a trans-led, grassroots human rights and community organisation that celebrates, uplifts, and advocates for trans and gender-diverse people across the UK. We use creative campaigns through arts, fashion, and beauty to highlight gender diversity and drive inclusive change.
We are seeking a proactive and skilled WordPress Website Developer Volunteer to support the ongoing development and maintenance of our website, helping us improve access to information, campaign visibility, and community resources.
Job Summary
The WordPress Website Developer Volunteer will be responsible for managing and enhancing our website’s functionality, performance, and user experience. This role includes tasks such as page creation, plugin and theme management, updates, bug fixes, and content integration, ensuring the website is accessible, secure, and reflective of Trans Celebration’s values and campaigns.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and update the WordPress website, including themes, plugins, and content.
- Ensure website security, performance, and accessibility compliance.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and apply necessary fixes or improvements.
- Collaborate with the content and design teams to implement new features or page layouts.
- Optimise site structure, responsiveness, and mobile compatibility.
- Assist with SEO enhancements and website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics).
- Ensure consistent branding and user-friendly navigation throughout the site.
- Provide basic technical support or documentation for internal users or editors.
What We’re Looking For
Skills & Competencies:
- Proficiency in WordPress (customisation, page builders, plugins, and themes).
- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and basic PHP.
- Experience with website troubleshooting, security, and performance optimisation.
- Understanding of responsive and accessible web design principles.
- Ability to integrate third-party tools (e.g., MailChimp, forms, social media feeds).
- Experience working with page builders like Elementor, WPBakery, or Gutenberg is a plus.
Bonus Experience (Not Required):
- Knowledge of SEO best practices and Google Analytics.
- Experience in nonprofit or grassroots digital communication strategies.
- Familiarity with web accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design.
Personal Attributes:
- Passionate about digital inclusion and supporting trans-led initiatives.
- Detail-oriented, reliable, and solution-focused.
- Able to work independently while collaborating effectively with a wider team.
- Open to feedback, growth, and learning in a volunteer-driven environment.
Work Environment
- Primarily on site and flexible.
- Occasional team calls or digital meetings for collaboration.
- Supportive, values-driven, and community-centred environment.
Language Requirements
- Fluency in English (spoken and written) is essential.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit:
- A cover letter outlining your experience and why you’re interested in this role.
- A current CV or resume.
(Optional) Links to websites or projects you’ve worked on
Trans Celebration is a trans-led,human rights and community organisation dedicated to highlighting issues affecting trans and gender-diversity.
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Location:Remote
Time commitment:Flexible
Duration:Approx. 2 months (flexible)
Start date:As soon as possible
Application deadline:01 July 2025
Our vision
At the International Companion Animal Management Coalition (ICAM), we're driving a global transformation in dog and cat welfare. Our focus is on free-roaming animals - those often labelled as strays or street dogs and cats.
With our global reach, credibility, and expertise, we're not just envisioning change - we're making it happen. Our approach is rooted in science, collaborating with leading academics to ensure our work is always evidence-led.
Through policy work, advocacy, and knowledge exchange, we're transforming lives, one paw at a time. Our coalition unites some of the world's most respected animal welfare organisations, including:
- Humane World for Animals
- RSPCA
- World Small Animal Veterinary Association
- World Animal Protection
- Four Paws
- Dogs Trust
- International Cat Care
- Global Alliance for Rabies Control
- Battersea
Together, we're creating a world where every companion animal lives a life worth living.
About the Positive Cities campaign
Positive Cities is a new global initiative from ICAM, launched at UN-Habitat’s World Urban Forum in November 2024, to support cities in taking practical action for vulnerable street dogs and cats. By signing the Positive Cities pledge, city leaders commit to a series of steps that improve animal welfare, make communities safer, and support the wellbeing of both animals and people.
The campaign is still in its early stages – and its website is our gateway to the world.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Website Developer – Digital Volunteer with experience designing WordPress websites that work well on both mobile and desktop. An interest in international animal welfare is a bonus. You’ll help us redesign and improve the PositiveCities webiste, shaping how the campaign is presented to governments, NGOs, and the public around the world.
Whether you’re a student, early-career professional, amateur developer, or someone more experienced, this is a chance to use your skills to make a real impact – and to take creative ownership of a live, mobile- and web-friendly site with global reach.
Why ICAM
ICAM is a small but influential international coalition working to improve the lives of companion animals through collaboration, evidence-based policy, and practical support. This voluntary opportunity offers:
- A supportive and friendly environment with space to be creative.
- The chance to shape the look and feel of a campaign launched on the world stage.
- Flexibility – no fixed hours or expectations; you decide what time you can offer.
- Full reimbursement of any agreed expenses.
- Optional opportunities to explore other areas of ICAM’s work and access learning or training resources in areas such as advocacy, policy, communications, or animal welfare.
How to Apply
Please send the following through the Charity Job recruitment portal:
- A CV (maximum 2 pages) highlighting your experience with WordPress and any previous digital/web projects.
- A short cover letter (maximum 1 page) telling us why this role interests you and what you could bring to it.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds – including students, early-career professionals, amateur developers, and experienced developers looking to build project experience.
If you’d like to ask a question before applying, feel free to get in touch with to Patrick Gerard at Patrick [at] icam-coalition [dot] org:
Our Commitment to Equality and Diversity
ICAM recognises that companion animal welfare is a global concern that affects people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage, or civil partnership. Our strength lies in the diversity of our coalition and the varied perspectives they bring to our mission.
Location
This is a remote voluntary role, so you can be based anywhere in the world. All you need is an internet connection.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In the 10 years since we first opened our doors, Smart Works Greater Manchester has become the leading women's employment charity across the northwest. We've helped over 5,500 unemployed on their employment journey, and proudly over 1,000 women, in the past year alone!
As we evolve, so does our Trustee board – continuing to drive our mission forward:
- Supporting women who face increasing challenges in securing employment in the current economic climate.
- Strengthening collaboration with referral partners to embed our services into their employment and skills programmes.
- Building meaningful relationships with corporate partners, aligning with their social mobility initiatives, Social Value Framework, meeting ESG obligations, and creating purposeful volunteering opportunities.
- Upholding excellent charity governance coupled with a strong commercial mindset.
We’re looking for a Fundraising (Corporate Partners) Trustee to join our board with immediate effect, and we’re keen to meet anyone with additional skills who might be interested in joining our wonderful organisation later on this year.
Learn More and Application Process
If you are interested in learning more about the role before applying, please head to our website to be connected with a member of the Smart Works Greater Manchester Board of Trustees.
To apply for this position, please send a CV and covering note through our recruitment system by Friday 20th June.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview from w/c 30th June. From this, Smart Works Greater Manchester will select the preferred candidate who will be invited to meet with the Smart Works Charity CEO prior to formal appointment.
We exist to give unemployed women the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at interview and get the job.




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Fundraising and Communications Internship
Concordis International seeks internship candidates to become actively involved in fundraising and communications for their programmes, providing meaningful assistance to the organisation’s operations. The internships are designed to give you concrete experience in communications and fundraising within the international development sector. The role is varied and will require you to work with our small UK team and with other interns who are based around the world.
Concordis International works impartially alongside those involved in or affected by armed conflict, so that through dialogue they may build relationships of mutual trust and together develop and implement policies that improve security and social cohesion, laying firm foundations for lasting peace.
Location: Home-based. You must have good internet connection and a computer.
Duration: 6 months; minimum 3 days (22 hours) per week, some flexible working is available.
Closing date: 16th June at 23:59 BST.
Start date: 30th June.
Reporting to: Fundraising & Communications Manager.
Role Description
You will work closely with the Fundraising and Communications Manager as an integral part of the F&C Team, and be involved in all the projects we cover. Your internship with Concordis will give you experience in both fundraising and communications and you won't just watch it happen; you'll be doing the work as part of the team, with opportunities to make a valuable contribution. You’ll have exposure to planning, designing, writing and working to tight deadlines. And the more you put in, the more you will get out.
We are particularly seeking interns with great creative energy and graphic design skills. If that's you, please get in touch. You’ll need really fluent English too; it’s an advantage if it is your mother tongue.
Communications role
You will become one of our storytellers. You will learn about our programmes, their activities, history and conflict analysis, so you can produce communications materials for social media, our website, newsletters, events and other outlets. This will mean you:
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Liaise with our programme teams to gather information, stories and materials
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Brief, resource and support the F&C Manager
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Edit and design publications such as reports, news articles and other awareness-raising materials
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Respond to requests for communications support from the wider team
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Update and design new pages for our website
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Create posts and monitor social media platforms
Fundraising role
You will work closely with the F&C Manager to support activities as required.
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Help maintain and develop our Customer Relationships Management system
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Help with fundraising events (including organisational aspects)
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Be closely involved in the process of producing our Annual Review, from planning, through design, to print
Other tasks
Interns monitor international and regional institutions and grant-making organisations for funding opportunities. They are also expected to take their turn in tasks such as taking notes during meetings and monitoring the security of teams on the road.
Interns serve on a voluntary basis; there is no salary or stipend, but Concordis will reimburse reasonable expenses including a small daily lunch allowance.
Interns do not follow a formal training programme, but Concordis will seek to provide experience tailored to the skills, needs and aspirations of individual interns within the range of activities outlined above.
Concordis works alongside those involved in or affected by armed conflict, helping them find workable solutions.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The country’s only dedicated ancient tree charity, the Ancient Tree Forum (ATF), is looking for a new Trustee with Fundraising Experience.
About us – The ATF seeks to secure the long-term future of ancient trees through advocacy of no further avoidable loss, good management, and the development of a succession of future ancient trees. The ATF is needed now more than ever – this is a critical time for ancient trees, the habitats they support and the landscapes in which they can survive and flourish. Their protection is crucial, not least because these living monuments represent a globally important resource, for biodiversity, cultural connection, mental & physical health, carbon capture, and soil conservation.
The profile of the ATF continues to grow, and its expertise is sought at the highest level. We raise awareness and understanding of the value and importance of ancient and veteran trees to biodiversity, soils, landscape, heritage, and climate. We work with a mix of national charities, landowners, land managers, local authorities, and policy makers in national government and offer specialist training, advice, guidance, and outreach projects.
What we’re looking for – Do you have the ability, empathy and commitment to make a major contribution to the protection of the oldest trees in the country, and all their associated wildlife, history and carbon impact?
Are you an experienced fundraiser from the environmental or wider charitable sector?
If so, we encourage you to consider applying.
If you also understand current ancient and veteran tree-related challenges and issues this would be an advantage, although a background in the wider environment sector and in charities at a relevant level is more important.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At CPRE, we’re passionate about making the countryside a better place for everyone to enjoy. This flexible, micro-volunteering role is a great way to stand up for the countryside if you don’t have much time to spare! You’ll take quick and easy online actions to support our campaigns from home (or wherever you have internet access!) at a time that suits you.
We're particularly keen to recruit people aged 18 - 30 (although this role is open to everyone!) as we want to being younger voices into our campaigning work.
This is an excellent opportunity for those looking explore a career in environmental campaigning and advocacy. By taking easy online actions, you’ll help us to champion environmental issues such as the climate emergency, renewable energy, biodiversity and sustainable transport.
We’ll ask you to take and feedback on England based campaigning actions, to inform what we do in the future. Your ideas will shape the way we do our campaigns in the future.
We’re looking to build our team of activists for a series of actions over the next few months. You’ll actively shape the future of this work, and you’ll be testing an exciting new way to volunteer with CPRE! Interested in taking part? Find out more below.
Why we want you
We want to gain the support of people with many different experiences of the countryside to inform what we do so we can work towards a thriving countryside for everyone.
You'll join a group of enthusiastic volunteers taking actions and giving feedback that directly supports our campaigning work. Some actions will take as little as 5 minutes!
Sign up is easy - we just need a few details and then you'll join our activist pool. Please note you must be 18 or over to sign up for this role.
What you will be doing
The types of actions we’ll ask you to take part may include:
- Build our understanding of what motivates you to support our campaigns, what you’d like to see us do in the future and how best you’d like to take part through surveys and feedback
- Sign a petition, send a letter to your MP using a template or take a survey
- Read / share articles & like / share posts / blogs
- Attend an online session / webinar / training eg on lobbying
- Feedback on campaigns content (reports, website, podcasts)
The skills you need
- An interest in the countryside and environmental issues
- Willing to give feedback as part of the role
- Access to a computer, tablet or smartphone with internet
- No experience necessary!
What's in it for you
- Use your enthusiasm, skills and experience to make a positive difference to the countryside
- Opportunity to influence future campaigning asks, and feedback on what works
- Access to online campaigning training and webinars
- Learn new advocacy and campaigning skills
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) was set up in June 2005 in memory of legendary campaigner, Sheila McKechnie.
In a free and hopeful society, people need to know they have the power to make a difference: that they are able to envisage change and can push for that change to happen. For nearly two decades, we have helped all sorts of individuals, causes and charities to find their power as changemakers – as campaigners. We support, connect and champion these campaigners, equipping them to go after the social change they seek.
As well as the responsibilities of being a trustee, which the Treasurer shares with all the Board members, the Treasurer is expected to be the financial expert on the Board, and to provide advice on all financial matters. Their role is to ensure the Board fulfils its duties to ensure the sound financial health of SMK, with systems in place to ensure financial accountability and sustainability.
For more information see our website, and the recruitment pack.
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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!
About Trans Celebration
Trans Celebration is a trans-led grassroots organisation based in the UK, dedicated to uplifting trans and gender-diverse communities through celebration, advocacy, and education. Our monthly campaigns use creative media like fashion, beauty, and the arts to highlight gender diversity and improve visibility, inclusion, and access to resources.
We’re looking for a detail-oriented and strategic SEO Specialist Volunteer to help optimise our online presence and ensure our campaigns and content reach the communities that need them most.
Job Summary
The SEO Specialist Volunteer will play a key role in enhancing the visibility and searchability of Trans Celebration’s website and digital content. This volunteer will work alongside the marketing team to implement SEO best practices, conduct keyword research, improve site structure, and analyse web performance—all to ensure our content reaches a broader audience and amplifies trans voices online.
Key Responsibilities
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Conduct keyword research to inform website content and campaign strategies.
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Optimise existing content for improved search engine ranking (meta tags, headers, alt text, etc.).
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Monitor and analyse SEO performance using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and SEMrush.
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Identify technical SEO issues and collaborate with web/content teams to resolve them.
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Assist in developing backlink strategies and improving domain authority.
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Support the content team in creating SEO-optimised blogs and pages.
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Provide monthly reports on SEO performance and suggest improvements.
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Stay up to date with SEO trends, Google algorithm updates, and emerging best practices.
What We’re Looking For
Skills & Competencies:
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Understanding of SEO principles and search engine algorithms.
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Experience using SEO tools such as Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Moz, Ahrefs, or SEMrush.
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Ability to perform keyword research and competitor analysis.
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Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and content management systems (especially WordPress).
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Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
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Solid written communication and reporting skills.
Bonus Experience (Not Required):
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Previous experience in digital marketing, content strategy, or technical SEO.
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Familiarity with accessibility best practices and inclusive web design.
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Experience working with or volunteering for LGBTQIA+ organisations.
Personal Attributes:
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Passion for creating inclusive and accessible digital spaces.
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Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently.
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Enthusiastic about supporting trans rights and visibility.
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Willing to learn, adapt, and collaborate with a supportive team.
Work Environment
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On-site with flexable hours .
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Occasional virtual team check-ins and collaborative sessions.
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Supportive, creative, and inclusive team environment.
Language Requirements
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Fluency in English (spoken and written) is essential.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit:
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A cover letter explaining your interest in the role and your experience with SEO.
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A current CV or resume.
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(Optional) Links to websites or content you’ve helped optimise.
Trans Celebration is a trans-led,human rights and community organisation dedicated to highlighting issues affecting trans and gender-diversity.
In the 10 years since we first opened our doors, Smart Works Greater Manchester has become the leading women's employment charity across the northwest. We've helped over 5,500 unemployed on their employment journey, and proudly over 1,000 women, in the past year alone!
As we evolve, so does our Trustee board – continuing to drive our mission forward:
- Supporting women who face increasing challenges in securing employment in the current economic climate.
- Strengthening collaboration with referral partners to embed our services into their employment and skills programmes.
- Building meaningful relationships with corporate partners, aligning with their social mobility initiatives, Social Value Framework, meeting ESG obligations, and creating purposeful volunteering opportunities.
- Upholding excellent charity governance coupled with a strong commercial mindset.
We’re looking for a Treasurer to join our board with immediate effect, and we’re keen to meet anyone with additional skills who might be interested in joining our wonderful organisation later on this year
Learn More and Application Process
If you are interested in learning more about the role before applying, please head to our website to review the full role profile.
To apply for this position, please send a CV and covering note through our recruitment system by Friday 20th June.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview from w/c 30th June. From this, Smart Works Greater Manchester will select the preferred candidate who will be invited to meet with the Smart Works Charity CEO prior to formal appointment.
We exist to give unemployed women the clothing, coaching and confidence they need to succeed at interview and get the job.




The Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK) was set up in June 2005 in memory of legendary campaigner, Sheila McKechnie.Campaigning is vital to a healthy society. We help campaigners to thrive. In a free and hopeful society, people need to know they have the power to make a difference: that they are able to envisage change and can push for that change to happen. For nearly two decades, we have helped all sorts of individuals, causes and charities to find their power as changemakers – as campaigners. We support, connect and champion these campaigners, equipping them to go after the social change they seek.
The Chair will hold the Board and staff team to account for SMK’s mission and vision, provide inclusive leadership to the Board and ensure that Board members fulfil their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance of SMK. The Chair will line manage and support the Chief Executive and ensure that the Board functions as a unit and works closely with the Chief Executive and staff team to achieve agreed objectives. They may also be asked to act as an ambassador and a public face of SMK in partnership with the Chief Executive and the Board.
For further information, see our website and the recruitment pack.
Do you have fundraising, communications, HR, IT or other skills and wish to become a trustee of a pioneering and ambitious charity which funds and develops girls’ education in South Sudan? Friends of Ibba Girls School (FIGS) works to support a girls’ boarding school which provides free high-quality education for over 300 primary and secondary school girls, providing both education and a source of inspiration for the country. Boarding provides safety and security for girls in a country emerging from war. FIGS works closely with Windle Trust International, a highly experienced UK charity which provides the practical support on the ground in South Sudan. FIGS must raise £400-500k each year to keep the school thriving, while longer-term plans are put in place for greater self-sufficiency within the country. The trustees are both strategic and operational, as the charity only has 2 employees (1.5 FTE). Fundraising skills and experience are particularly sought and the trustee will need to be prepared to give about eight hours a week to the work. Communications is also important and needs about four hours a week. HR and IT are both valuable skills but do not have particular time requirements. Applicants with other skills and experience relevant to FIGS are welcome to apply.
Please download the recruitment pack below and visit out website for further information.
Friends of Ibba Girls School, South Sudan aims to improve the opportunity and quality of primary and secondary schooling for marginalised girls.
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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!
About Access Academia
Access Academia is the charitable umbrella which was created out of the creation of the student-led publication, the Journal of Intersectional Social Justice. When Journal of Intersectional Social Justice (JISJ) was created, there were not any expectations for the project to be any more than that: a student-led academic publication. However, as it rolled on, attention for the project widened and it began to cover other topics and get involved in other realms of knowledge sharing, activism, and content creation. The creation of the seminal Access Series on the Intersections blog springboarded the idea for the JISJ to turn into something much more than a simple academic publication. Now as we have restructured the JISJ into Access Academia, we are finalising our official registration as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) in the UK.
Our core purpose is to Make Academia More Accessible. We plan to accomplish this by many different avenues, as obviously it is a very wide-ranging goal! The main ways we plan to do this are through encouraging Open Access academia and knowledge sharing through the Access Series, expanding the themes covered on Intersections with additions such as Mental Health Mondays and Colonialism in Subject, creating accessible content across our social media platforms which encourages truthful and accurate knowledge sharing and activism, running research events to encourage students to publish and interact with academia, covering inside stories of academia, running student engagement programmes to try and make academia less of an Ivory Tower, and much more!
What is a Volunteership?
A volunteership is a unique hybrid opportunity that combines elements of volunteering and interning. Participants commit to working with a charity or nonprofit organization for a specified period of time, fulfilling a set of responsibilities and expectations. In return, they gain valuable experience, receive a letter of recommendation, and are offered LinkedIn endorsements. Additionally, they may have the chance to continue working with the charity through future hiring cycles as long as they remain a student. This experience provides both personal fulfillment through giving back to the community and professional development for future career opportunities.
Volunteership: Content Designer
Duration: May to August 2025
Eligibility: Must be currently enrolled as a student
Requirements:
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Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program.
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Strong interest in content creation, design, and digital communication.
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Proficiency in design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, etc.).
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Excellent written and visual communication skills.
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Strong attention to detail and creative problem-solving abilities.
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Ability to produce high-quality content under deadlines.
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A portfolio or examples of previous work (e.g., social media graphics, posters, digital campaigns) is a plus.
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Familiarity with social media platforms and trends (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.).
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Passion for contributing to social impact and supporting charitable causes.
Duties & Responsibilities:
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Content Creation & Design:
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Design and produce a minimum of 2 social media posts per month, ensuring they are aligned with the charity's voice and branding.
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Create engaging visual content for various platforms, including social media, newsletters, and website updates.
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Work with the marketing team to develop creative concepts for campaigns and initiatives.
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Content Strategy & Planning:
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Assist in developing content strategies that resonate with the charity’s target audience.
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Ensure content is on-brand, consistent in style, and optimized for different digital platforms.
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Help create and maintain a content calendar, ensuring timely delivery of posts and materials.
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Brand Consistency:
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Maintain a consistent visual and written tone across all digital platforms.
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Stay updated on design trends and digital marketing strategies to ensure content is fresh and engaging.
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Collaboration & Teamwork:
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Collaborate with internal teams and volunteers to ensure a consistent post schedule.
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Contribute and attend all meetings for the Content Creation Team and directions from the Director of Content Creation.
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Meet all given deadlines on time and consistently.
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What You’ll Gain:
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Hands-on experience in content design and digital marketing.
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Opportunities to build and expand your design portfolio with real-world projects.
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A letter of recommendation upon successful completion of the volunteership.
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Certification of participation at the end of the volunteership.
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LinkedIn endorsements and the chance to be considered for future hiring cycles with the charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
About Access Academia
Access Academia is the charitable umbrella which was created out of the creation of the student-led publication, the Journal of Intersectional Social Justice. When Journal of Intersectional Social Justice (JISJ) was created, there were not any expectations for the project to be any more than that: a student-led academic publication. However, as it rolled on, attention for the project widened and it began to cover other topics and get involved in other realms of knowledge sharing, activism, and content creation. The creation of the seminal Access Series on the Intersections blog springboarded the idea for the JISJ to turn into something much more than a simple academic publication. Now as we have restructured the JISJ into Access Academia, we are finalising our official registration as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) in the UK.
Our core purpose is to Make Academia More Accessible. We plan to accomplish this by many different avenues, as obviously it is a very wide-ranging goal! The main ways we plan to do this are through encouraging Open Access academia and knowledge sharing through the Access Series, expanding the themes covered on Intersections with additions such as Mental Health Mondays and Colonialism in Subject, creating accessible content across our social media platforms which encourages truthful and accurate knowledge sharing and activism, running research events to encourage students to publish and interact with academia, covering inside stories of academia, running student engagement programmes to try and make academia less of an Ivory Tower, and much more!
What is a Volunteership?
A volunteership is a unique hybrid opportunity that combines elements of volunteering and interning. Participants commit to working with a charity or nonprofit organization for a specified period of time, fulfilling a set of responsibilities and expectations. In return, they gain valuable experience, receive a letter of recommendation, and are offered LinkedIn endorsements. Additionally, they may have the chance to continue working with the charity through future hiring cycles as long as they remain a student. This experience provides both personal fulfillment through giving back to the community and professional development for future career opportunities.
Volunteership: Events & Programmes Coordinator
Duration: May to August 2025
Eligibility: Must be currently enrolled as a student
Requirements:
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Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program.
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Strong interest in event planning, programme coordination, and nonprofit work.
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Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to work independently as well as in a team setting.
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Prior experience in event planning or project coordination is a plus, but not required.
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Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace.
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A passion for contributing to social impact and supporting charitable initiatives.
Duties & Responsibilities:
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Event Planning & Execution:
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Assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of monthly charity events. This is a minimum of 1 online event per month.
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Work closely with team members to ensure events are organized efficiently, within budget, and aligned with the charity’s mission.
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Help with logistics, setup, and support during events.
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Manage guest lists, invitations, and event communications.
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Annual Research Programme Coordination:
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Support the coordination of the charity’s annual research programme. This is currently an annual programme, the Social Justice Research Fellowship, running in 2025 from June 2nd - August 8th.
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Assist in organizing logistics, outreach, and scheduling for research participants.
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Ensure that resources and materials are available for programme participants.
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Track the progress of the programme and report on key milestones.
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Contribute to planing and logistical initiatives surrounding expanding the provisions of research programmes, including brainstorming and coordination for potential new programmes.
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Collaboration & Teamwork:
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Collaborate with internal teams and volunteers to ensure smooth event and programme execution.
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Participate in regular team meetings, contributing ideas and insights.
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Provide feedback and suggestions for improving the efficiency of events and programmes.
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Participate in Outreach & Marketing meetings and follow direction provided from Senior Staff.
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Post-Event & Programme Reporting:
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Help in post-event evaluations, collecting feedback from participants, and reporting on outcomes.
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Assist in maintaining and updating event and programme documentation for future reference.
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What You’ll Gain:
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Hands-on experience in event management and programme coordination.
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Networking opportunities with peers, university departments and professors, and other charitiable groups.
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Opportunities to develop key skills in project management, communication, and teamwork.
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A letter of recommendation upon successful completion of the volunteership.
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Certificate of participation of the volunteership.
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LinkedIn endorsements and the chance to be considered for future hiring cycles with the charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
About Pain Concern
Pain Concern is a charity providing information and support to people with pain and those who care for them, whether family, friends or healthcare professionals. Visit our website to find out more about what we do, including our Airing Pain radio programme, Pain Matters magazine, information helpline, community pain education sessions and our research and campaigning work.
All pain is unpleasant, but for the 7.8 million people in the UK living with long-term pain it is a part of everyday life. It diminishes quality of life more than any other condition, leading often to loss of work, depression and disability. Anyone at any age can develop persistent pain and you will very probably know somebody affected. Although there is usually no cure, people who receive the appropriate treatment, information and support can manage their condition effectively with life changing results
Role purpose
We are seeking highly motivated individuals to join our social media team to help raise awareness of chronic pain and the work of Pain Concern to reach more people in need of the support we offer.
What you would be doing
• Help develop social media campaigns and day-to-day activities;
• Manage presence in social networking across all platforms;
• Prepare graphics for sharing across channels
• Monitor the impact of social media campaigns; Analyse, review and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize the charity’s reach.
• Scheduling and posting social media content
• Capture and report on monthly data from across all social media platforms
Is this role right for me?
We are looking for an individual who possesses some or all of the below experiences, skills and qualities.
• Excellent communication skills
• Good knowledge and understanding of social media platforms
• Knowledge of marketing
• Strong IT skills and knowledge of MS Office
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of / interest in pain and long-term conditions
Availability and location
• Minimum 2-4 hours per week
• Volunteer from our office at Newcraighall Road, Edinburgh EH15 3HS or from your own location
Benefits to you
• Experience volunteering as part of a friendly team
• Meet new people
• Build on your employability skills
• Training and a dedicated volunteer line manager looking after you
• A job reference after 3 months of volunteering.
• Satisfaction of giving a valuable service to the community
• On-site car parking
• Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with our Volunteer Policy
How do I apply?
For more information, please visit our website
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Web developers and designers wanted to support East London Waterworks Park in continuing to improve its website and digital infrastructure.
East London Waterworks Park is a volunteer-led charity that has won a 2024 New London Architecture award and raised £2m towards buying land from the Department for Education to transform the 14-acre Thames Water Depot on Lea Bridge Road on the border of Waltham Forest and Hackney, into a new biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds, forest schools and community spaces.
We are looking for web developers and designers to contribute to our community-led working group who are working on coordinating content and infrastructure for the East London Waterworks Park website.
There is opportunity to lead on projects across web development and UX and web design, and facilitate the direction of the working group.
The Comms Circle currently meets fortnightly on a Tuesday evening on Google Meet and spends voluntary time outside of the meeting completing agreed tasks remotely.
You should be experienced in HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript and SQL, and or UX and web design. You should be comfortable with community-led processes. Our roles are quite flexible. We hope that people bring radical imagination, peace with nature, and courageous inclusiveness to the role.
Contribute to the creation of a new biodiverse community-owned park with free access natural swimming ponds. Your skills in web design and development will be crucial in creating a visually engaging and user-friendly online presence that effectively communicates the park's biodiversity and mission. By designing engaging websites and interactive platforms, you'll help us connect with our community, inspire action, and secure the necessary support for the park's future.
East London Waterworks Park is a charity campaigning to create a new biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds, forest schools and community spaces



