Projects Intern Volunteer Roles in Edinburgh
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 Salusbury World advice team have been successfully helping clients to navigate welfare benefits, immigration problems, housing support and to find work for 20 years. 70% of our clients require an interpreter.
We particularly need interpreters to support our Arabic-speaking clients.
Some appointments take place virtually and some are face-to-face appointments, usually in the London borough of Brent.
Your main tasks will be to:
*offer clear independent interpreting of the client’s issue and responses from the advice worker to the client.
*support clients from a variety of Arabic-speaking countries, many with almost no English.
Experience of interpreting is desirable but not essential. You need a warm personality and an ability to build a rapport with people quickly, a high standard of English, and a non-judgemental and supportive approach.
Commitment: this is an irregular commitment, as and when needed. It is likely to be 2 or 3 hours per month but may be less.
We offer induction training, support and reimburse travel costs.
Registered Charity 
11 - 20
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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!
Help Shape the Future of Wellbeing Through Acts of Kindness: Research Volunteer Opportunity
Do Me A Favour Buddy is seeking volunteers for an exciting research study exploring how personalised acts of kindness impact wellbeing, happiness, and sense of purpose.
About the Study
We're conducting an 8-week research project to understand how targeted acts of kindness affect both givers and receivers. Our research aims to gather evidence on how personalised kindness activities might improve mental wellbeing, reduce feelings of loneliness, and enhance life satisfaction.
What's Involved
- Complete an initial onboarding survey about your personality traits, preferences, and wellbeing
- Participate in our 8-week programme
- Receive personalised suggestions for simple acts of kindness
- Track your experiences and feelings
- Complete brief weekly check-ins
- Share your feedback through a final survey
- Participate in follow-up assessments at 3, 6, and 12 months to help us understand long-term effects
Time Commitment
- 8 weeks for the main study period
- Approximately 10-15 minutes per day during active participation
- Weekly check-ins (about 5-10 minutes each)
- Brief follow-up surveys at 3, 6, and 12 months post-study (about 15 minutes each)
Who Can Apply
We're looking for participants who are:
- Age 18 or older
- Willing to commit to the full 8-week programme
- Able to participate in follow-up assessments over the course of a year
- Interested in exploring how kindness might impact wellbeing
- Comfortable using a mobile app for daily interactions
- Open to providing honest feedback about their experiences
Benefits of Participating
- Be part of groundbreaking research on wellbeing
- Gain personal insights about your happiness and mental wellbeing patterns
- Potentially experience positive changes in your own life satisfaction
- Help develop an evidence-based approach that could benefit thousands
- Receive a comprehensive report of the study findings
About Do Me A Favour Buddy
Founded after a transformative experience with the power of targeted kindness, we're developing data-driven approaches to improve wellbeing through simple, personalised acts. Our work has already engaged 15,000 followers and validation from King's College London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
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!
What’s involved?
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Write & design a branch/group newsletter
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Compile the newsletter with contributions and support from volunteers, members and local partners
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Organise the distribution of the newsletter to all local members
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Contribute to the national volunteering newsletter
This role will suit me if I:
- Have good writing skills
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Am creative and have good attention to detail
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Have good organisation and communications skills
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Have good computer skills
What’s in it for me?
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Enhance your writing, communication and editing skills
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Become part of a friendly and dedicated team
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Make a positive impact to the lives of people affected by MND
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Get access to a range of learning opportunities
How flexible is the role?
The Newsletter editor will work for approximately 2 hours a week and attend on average 12 committee/planning meetings a year, plus adhoc meeting with MND Staff and volunteer group Leaders.
What sort of training/induction will I receive before starting?
You’ll be inducted into the role and informed about the Association. As part of this, you will receive e-learning, face-to-face training and mentoring. The training programme will also include experiential and reflective learning.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
InterVol is a student volunteering charity in the United Kingdom that connects students with volunteering opportunities locally and overseas. InterVol supports students to develop their skills with community projects in the UK and then use those skills to support the work of charitable partners overseas on health, education, refugee support, and conservation placements. Our project placements and volunteering opportunities are designed by our local partners and with the long-term needs of beneficiaries and communities in mind. InterVol supports a network of five student societies at English universities with around one hundred volunteers annually.
InterVol is looking for new trustees to join our board. Trustees are responsible for ensuring that InterVol follows our guiding principles and acts within the law. This includes the timely submissions to the Charity Commission, ensuring that volunteering is safe and appropriate, and developing and maintaining a long-term strategy for InterVol. InterVol is a small charity with no staff, so trustees also play an important role in maintaining institutional memory for student committees which change annually.
We are recruiting for general trustee roles and for a treasurer. For the treasurer role, we are looking for applicants with a specialism in financial management to oversee our bank account, monitor our online donation platform, make grants, donations and payments, and report on our finances annually to the Charity Commission. Trustees in non-finance roles will be allocated roles most relevant to their own experience e.g. specific university group support, specific placements, or thematic areas such as training or research.
As a trustee you are expected to take on roles including:
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Attend termly meetings (three annually, online) and annual meetings, where possible.
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Provide advice to the trustee board and our committees. This is either by email, or through the Trustees WhatsApp group.
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Work on specific projects with other trustees and advisors, e.g. managing interns, setting up new placement partnerships, and conducting/reviewing risk assessments.
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Identify potential partnerships in both the United Kingdom and overseas to forward the goals of the charity and strengthen our existing university projects.
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Attend training and network events to represent InterVol, make new connections and bring new ideas into the charity.
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Commit to 2-3 years of supporting the charity before handing over or renewing your term.
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Be based in the United Kingdom to allow travel to meetings.
Person Specification:
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Significant experience of volunteering in either the UK or overseas
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Passionate about ethical volunteering practises
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Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
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Flexible and able to provide support on an ad hoc basis
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Understanding of international development issues (desirable)
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Accounting and finance experience (treasurer role)
