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VSS Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator (Part-Time)

Job Title: Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator (Part-Time)
Organization: VSS (Virtual Soccer Schools)
Location: United Kingdom (Remote working options available)

VSS Mission:

VSS (Virtual Soccer Schools) promotes positive societal change amongst the disadvantaged youth, communities and organisations globally by connecting elite professional football players, managers, coaches to focus on mental health and well-being themes to empower, inspire and educate the next generation using virtual communication platforms. 

­­­VSS Summary:

VSS (Virtual Soccer Schools) is a UK based charity that has revolutionized the way professional athletes impact lives by connecting football stars with children, communities, and organizations worldwide through cutting-edge virtual communication platforms. Founded in January 2021 by Tom Lamb and driven by Tim Ream (Charlotte FC / USMNT) as our Global Athlete Liaison and Mental Health & Well-Being Advocate, VSS has already made an extraordinary impact. 

In the past few years, we have reached over 70,000 attendees (aged 11 – 18) delivering 180+ events spanning 70+ countries across 6 continents, involving over 50+ elite footballers. Our initiatives focus on mental health and well-being, empowering, inspiring, and educating the next generation. 

We invite you to join us in this unparalleled journey, leveraging the global passion for football to create lasting positive change. Together, we can build a brighter, healthier future for youth around the world.

Position Overview: 

VSS (Virtual Soccer Schools) is looking for a passionate and proactive Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator to identify funding opportunities and craft compelling proposals. This critical role supports our mission to empower the next generation through innovative programs that connect football and mental health.

This part-time volunteer position requires approximately half a day per week, with flexibility to accommodate your schedule.

 Key Responsibilities:

1.Research and identify grants, sponsorships, and donor opportunities.

2. Create, edit, and submit compelling funding proposals and applications.

3. Collaborate with the VSS team to align fundraising initiatives with organizational goals.

4. Build and maintain relationships with donors, sponsors, and funding organizations.

Why Join VSS?

• Be part of a trailblazing charity working with Premier League stars to transform the next generations mental health.
• Gain invaluable experience in fundraising, grant writing, and non-profit operations.
• Flexible working arrangements tailored to your schedule.
• Make a meaningful impact on children’s lives worldwide through football and mental health.

Application Process: 

Ready to join the movement? Interested candidates should submit a CV/resume and a cover letter outlining their relevant experience, qualifications, and motivation. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

VSS (Virtual Soccer Schools) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those with disabilities, to apply.

Working hands-on to deliver inpatient surgical care to our patients, the Ward Nurses work around the clock to see that each and every patient receives the care and attention they deserve.

• Administer holistic patient care to assigned patients and expect to care for both adults and children on a 20 bed open ward

• Employ recent surgical experience in providing pre- and post-operative care to patients receiving maxillofacial, reconstructive plastic, general, obstetric fistula repair, gynecological or orthopedic surgery. Experience in one of these surgical specialties preferred

• Partner with local Day Crew translators to provide culturally sensitive and compassionate care to patients

• Coordinate patient care with the specialty Team Leaders, Charge Nurses, Hospitalist Physicians and Surgeons

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 a rapidly scaling Charity, supporting the delivery of all critical leadership activities. Working directly with the CEO, the EA to the CEO will provide crucial support to enable the CEO to deliver their core activities in driving the Charity forward. This role will involve core, regular tasks, as well as opportunities to get involved in a variety of projects and initiatives where possible. 

Responsibilities 

• Provide regular administrative support to the CEO of the Charity, including calendar management, filing, scheduling, internal engagement and other activities as required.
• Provide support to the broader network of Administrative staff and the Executive Leadership Team as required.
• Maintain financial records of the Charity by ensuring all transactions are correctly recorded into financial systems with the appropriate approvals and evidence in place.
• Distribute monthly financial reports to the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Trustees that are produced from financial systems.
• Collect and collate key data across all areas of the Charity to populate leadership KPI scorecards and distribute monthly KPI reports to the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Trustees.

Skills 

• Technically capable, with experience in using Microsoft Platforms and Xero (specific system experience desired but not required as training can be provided)
• Ability to be self-motivated and organised, as well as an ability to organise and support others
• Positive, can-do attitude to get involved with any activities required to support the CEO and the broader Charity
• Ability to learn quickly, and be adaptable to change as the Charity scales
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor others, especially other administrative staff within the Charity.

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 Teenage Helpline has on its direct beneficiaries

The hiring process

Our hiring process typically has two stages 

1. Video or Written Application (when applicable) 
2. 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.

The Crew Nurse coordinates healthcare for our volunteer Crew and our local Day Crew. You will support the Crew Physician and oversee the work of the Crew Clinic Administrative Assistant in establishing and maintaining a well-functioning Crew Clinic, supporting our volunteers with the best possible care when needed.

What You Will Contribute

• Arrange appointments for Crew who are ill or need exams or check-ups

• Maintain accurate Crew health records and adequate stock levels of supplies

• Maintain universal precautions at all times

• Record, track and administer immunisations of incoming and current longer term Crew

• Facilitate tuberculosis screenings for Crew and Day Crew

• Give regular health talks to inform Crew about Crew Clinic services and common illnesses and risks

• Assist with the Duty Nurse roster to provide after-hour coverage for Crew when the Crew Clinic and Hospital are closed

• Identify and facilitate maintenance of all non-marine first-aid kits on the ship and at the Education, Training, and Advocacy program support facilities

This is your chance to take your practice onboard one of our Ships. As our Crew Physician, you can provide routine, general medical care for our Crew, surgical inpatient consults, referrals and more.  You’ll also hold the important distinction of leading our emergency medical response team onboard.

What You Will Contribute

• Provide medical consultations and treatment for our Crew, including regular check-ups, routine health screenings, and emergency care when needed

• Support the health education to our Crew and host country partners by presenting on applicable health related topics

• Ensure the health and safety of the Crew on an ongoing basis, in collaboration with the Captain

• Work with and supervise the Hospital Physician(s) to oversee the general health of Ward patients and pre-operative patients

• Review patients in Screening, Outpatients, and Rehabilitation as the opportunity arises

• Actively maintain and improve the standards of care for our patients

• Provide medical direction and advice for the Palliative Care Team

The Housekeeping Staff work as a team to ensure excellence in cleanliness and hygiene of the Hospital and public ship areas, led by the Housekeeping Team Leader.

What You Will Contribute

•Responsible for the cleanliness, disinfectant, and general tidiness of the ship’s hospital, public areas, offices, and laundry facilities.

•Empty waste baskets and dispose of trash.

•Inform the team lead of any supplies or equipment that need to be replaced or restocked.

•Keep housekeeping closets organized and stocked.

•Report routine maintenance requests as well as any breaks, damages, or safety issues to the team lead. 

•Responsible for laundry services; collection, separation, washing, drying, ironing, folding, and delivery.  (Note: hospital laundry is subject to regulated handling.)

•Clean, organize, and sanitize public areas of the vessel.

•Attend and participate in departmental devotions and all meetings called for by the community.

•Regular working hours are 8 am to 5 pm (day shift) or 7 pm to 7 am (night shift), Monday – Friday.

•All staff are subject to rotating on-call, evening, overnight, and weekend hours as needed.

•Due to ever-changing staffing levels and field service demands, all staff may be reassigned to temporarily fill other roles within the Stewards department as needed.

Our Galley Team daily supplies the Crew, Day Crew, patients and caregivers with the food they need to keep on going. The Galley team will prepare up to 1,700 meals a day in a role that is mostly performed standing up and moving around, while keeping the best possible standards in hygiene.

What You Will Contribute

• Prepare and cook menu items in compliance with established recipes and standards. 

• Assist in the setup and stocking of cooking stations with necessary supplies. 

• Ensure cleanliness and organization of the galley area, adhering to sanitation standards. 

• Adapt to any changes in the menu or galley procedures as directed by the Galley Team Leader, Senior Chef, or Food Services Manager. 

• Assist with meal preparation and clean-up.

• Attend departmental meetings on all workdays.

Provide holistic end-of-life care to people who are suffering of a terminal illness, under the direction of the Palliative Care Nurse Team Leader. By caring for those often isolated, hopeless, and fearful, this position is a living example of God’s love and compassion for the weak, lonely, and marginalised members of society. This position works primarily off-ship; hot and dusty or wet (depending on season) conditions can be expected. Visiting people in their house requires cultural sensitivity.

What You Will Contribute

• Support terminally ill patients and their family members through the grieving process, preparing them for death

• Train and assist family members with wound care for the afflicted person

• Share basic health principles with terminally ill patients and family members in order to improve their health

• Encourage the use of local, affordable materials for wound care and locally available analgesia

• Encourage the family to find ways to be self-supporting and teach them about planning for the future

• Assist in reaching out to local healthcare professionals who care for palliative patients, build meaningful relationships, assess their practical and intellectual needs and assist them in sustainable and culturally appropriate ways, through mentoring and teaching

The Helena Kennedy Foundation exists to overcome social injustice by providing financial bursaries, mentoring and support to disadvantaged students from the further and adult education sectors, enabling them to complete their studies in higher education and move on successfully into employment.

Founded in 1998 the organisation relies completely on donations and receives funding from a variety of funding sources, including Universities, Trusts, Foundations, colleges and many more.

The President, Patrons, Trustees and Chair of the Foundation are all volunteers. They are actively involved in promoting the work of the Foundation, in business planning, fundraising, and performance management. The Foundation's work and reputation continue to grow with strong support from the further education sector as well as in higher education.

We are now looking for an experienced and committed Treasurer to join the dedicated board the Helena Kennedy Foundation. Could this be you? 

This is more than a role—it’s a chance to make a lasting impact, grow alongside inspiring people, and be part of something truly life-changing! Read on to find out more…

The Role

As a Treasurer you will be responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of the organisation and ensuring they are legal, constitutional and within accepted accounting practice. Duties will include:

• Ensuring funds are invested and used sensibly, in a strategic way to support and develop the organisation
• Agreeing and presenting finances at Trustees’ meetings, with support of the office
• Acting as a point of contact for the office for day to day and on-going financial queries
• Agreeing financial decisions as part of staffing reviews, with the Chair
• Deputising for the Chair / Vice-Chair as need arises

The Person  

To be considered for this unique and exciting opportunity you should have a natural leadership ability, integrity and a have meticulous eye for detail. You must demonstrate good and independent judgement with an ability to make decisions for the good of the organisation. You should come from a financial or accounts background, and ideally have an understanding of the financial landscape in the charity sector.

From a practical perspective, you must have a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort to fulfil required duties and an ability to work effectively as a member of a geographically dispersed team. The board hold remote meetings four times per year which you would be expected to attend.

Why The Helena Kennedy Foundation?

Becoming a Trustee for The Helena Kennedy Foundation has many benefits including the opportunity to influence the policy and strategic direction of the charity and the knowledge that you are helping to support the lives of students who have faced considerable challenges.

By taking on this hugely rewarding role you will have an enormous impact on the work of a valued and specialist charity, as well as grow your own skills and experience in an incredibly meaningful field.

To register your interest, apply here, or get in contact with Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information about this exciting role.

Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this. Also, please let us know if you require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us.

Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition, and pregnancy.

Are you passionate about disability inclusion and playing your part in improving the nation’s health and wellbeing? If so, we’re looking for a new trustee to join the Board at The Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), as we continue to develop for the future.

At a time when more and more people are recognising the physical and emotional benefits of interacting with animals, our mission to ensure that everyone with a disability can benefit from the unique bond between humans and horses has never been more relevant.

You will join a forward-looking Board, who are seeking a candidate with significant skills and experience in Human Resources.  Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding and engaging with volunteers, whilst not essential, would also be helpful.

Applicants are welcomed from individuals with experience across the charity, non-profit, private and government sectors.  Applications close on 20 February 2025.

Term of Office: 3 year term renewable for up to 3 terms.

Candidates Should

• Demonstrate a strong and visible passion and commitment to RDA, its strategic objectives and cause.
• Exhibit strong relationship building abilities and enjoy an ambassadorial role.
• Demonstrate tact and diplomacy, with the ability to listen and engage effectively.
• Demonstrate an ability to foster and promote a collaborative team environment.
• Have a good understanding of charity governance matters.

Skills

Candidates will have significant skills and experience in Human Resources. Knowledge and awareness of safeguarding and engaging with volunteers, whilst not essential, would also be helpful.

Time Commitment

• 4 Board meetings per year. In addition, Trustees will be asked to join one of RDA’s sub-committees.
• All trustees are expected to attend key RDA events and visit RDA groups from time to time.
• It is expected that the trustee role will require working on average 2 days per month.

We believe that diversity of views and experience are paramount to how we develop and grow our charity. As such we actively encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of disability, ethnically diverse and LGBTQUIA+ communities, and from less advantaged backgrounds.

We are recruiting for RNLI Trustees 

People will always need our help. You could play an important part in making sure we can always be there to answer that call. 

As we launch into our third century of lifesaving, we are seeking people to join our trustee board who have experience as a Non-Executive Director or Trustee and experience within large, complex organisations, in any of the following areas:

• Providing commercial and financial leadership
• People management at a senior level
• Audit, risk management and/or assurance 

For further details about the role and what skills you will need please see the attached recruitment pack. 

The impact you will make

This is an important role for the RNLI, our trustees are a body of volunteers who carry the full financial and legal responsibility for everything the RNLI does. You will be contributing advice, expertise and effective leadership as a Trustee. You will be helping us to adapt for the future, enabling us to continue achieving our purpose of saving lives at sea.

This is an unpaid voluntary opportunity within the RNLI. Travel and subsistence costs will be reimbursed in line with RNLI policy. 

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for over 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone.

In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable). 

In person interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled to take place in London in the week commencing 17th March 2025. 

To apply, complete an application form and attach a copy of your CV. The closing date for this role is Sunday 23rd February 2025.

***Please note that this is an opportunity based in Nottingham (shire) in the United Kingdom and we don’t offer sponsorship or accept overseas applicants***

Age UK Notts are seeking individuals who would like to be considered as a volunteer for our Companion Service.

Volunteers will be supporting people remotely, in their own homes and in the community within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and ideally, we ask all applicants to provide a minimum of 1 hour volunteering a week.

The companion service volunteer can choose to be:

• A companion telephone/video caller                                                               

• A companion within the person’s home

• A companion outside the person’s home

• Or a combination of all three.

Examples of the type of support the service offers include:

• Telephone / video calls for an older person/s on a regular basis at a mutually agreed time for a friendly chat. 

• Supporting an older person/s hobbies and interests or simply chatting with them in their own home on a regular basis.

• Supporting with digital access & building confidence skills & motivation to access the opportunities of the internet.

• Supporting the person outside of their home e.g., by accompanying them on a walk, to the shops, to a café, garden centre, theatre or cinema or other social activities / community groups. 

• Where appropriate, supporting the older person to access other services through information and signposting or referring to the Companion Service Coordinator for support.

We are looking for the following skills/interests:

• Individuals with a genuine interest in the wellbeing of older people who are committed to volunteering on a regular basis.

• Commitment to complete our Volunteer Report Form accurately and regularly. 

• Ability to travel for visits in the local community either by car or public transport for those volunteers who choose to participate in this type of activity.

• Digital literacy for those volunteers who choose to participate in this type of activity.

Please do note, however, that at the moment we are not looking for Volunteer Telephone Companions.

We are looking for volunteers with good daytime availability in specific areas of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire which are currently NG4, NG5, NG6, NG9, NG17, NG18, NG19, NG20, NG25 

Please contact the volunteering team for further information

Do you want to create impactful change addressing critical global challenges? 

Do you have a collaborative approach to relationship building, a successful track record of leading through change, experience in convening and a commitment to our mission? 

About Forum for the Future 

Forum for the Future, one of the world’s leading international sustainability non-profits with an over 25-year track record, works to influence the arc of change towards a just and regenerative future. We inspire change-actors to step up their ambition, stretch their vision and find pathways that are systemic, strategic and tackle root causes of our current crises. 

Our current trustee board is a committed group who are passionate about helping Forum to deliver its mission.​​ 

We are looking for the following key attributes from candidates: 

• A deep understanding of how philanthropy operates at a global level, with a specific understanding of the philanthropy landscape in ideally two of our four geos (UK/Europe, US, SE Asia and India), ideally with either Board or Senior Management experience with a grant-giving foundation. 

• Experience in any of our Deep and Urgent Transition areas (Food, Energy, Purpose of Business) 

• A desire to deliver the mission of Forum for the Future, to deliver a shift towards a just and regenerative future. 

About the role 

We are recruiting for a trustee for our UK charity, but you do not need to be based in the UK to apply. Trustee meetings normally take place at 2.00pm-5.00pm UK/GMT time.  

The role description is here 

We do not have an ‘ideal’ candidate in mind as we recognise and value the range of diverse experiences that people can bring to a role. If you do not meet all the requirements outlined in the job description but still believe you have the right mix of skills and experience to thrive in this role and further Forum’s ambitious goals for change, we encourage you to apply.

If this piqued your interest, please read on, and apply to join our team. We look forward to receiving your application! 

Recruitment process 

To apply please send your CV and a brief note explaining why you are applying 

The application deadline is the end of the day 24 February 2025 and interviews will take place in March.

Equal Opportunities 

Forum for the Future wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment. We promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion both in our own workplace and through our work with our partners and the wider public.  We actively support and promote diversity as an essential component of sustainability, and as a key element of our organisational values. We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, religion or belief. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those who identify as disabled, LGBTQ, ethnic minorities, and come from diverse social and educational backgrounds. 

Shannon Trust Volunteer Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) Volunteer

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy and numeracy levels amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust’s vision is of a future where everyone can experience the positive impact of learning.  As our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) Volunteer your role will help us to make this a reality by providing support with a variety of EDIB administrative tasks. This will include supporting with organising EDIB meetings, training and events, taking minutes for EDIB meetings and focus groups, explore EDIB data and information, and other EDIB related admin tasks as needed. We are seeking a proactive, committed, and enthusiastic individual to join our team and help us continue our journey.

This is a home-based role and we are looking for a volunteer who can commit to 7 hours per week on a consistent and reliable basis - the role has been listed as permanent however this is a voluntary role only. The individual will ideally have previous experience of working with a Diversity and Inclusion role or is keen to gain experience.  The ideal candidate will have an awarenss of religous and cultural events, able to operate relevant IT applications including Microsoft Office, have experience of working under pressure and to deadlines and have access to a personal laptop and homeworking space. 

Volunteer benefits include; induction training and ongoing training, support and development in the role, flexible working, recognition for your contribution and reimbursement of expenses where applicable. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

We welcome volunteer applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions.

Closing date: Midnight Monday 3 March - Please note interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and we may close this vacancy early.