London Healthy Streets Scorecard Campaigns Support Volunteer

If you have an enthusiasm and commitment to the environment and 'healthy streets' agenda or an understanding of the issues, we’re looking for a volunteer to support the London Healthy Streets Scorecard project. This highly influential project, now in its fifth year, is led by a coalition of major London and national environment and transport charities. It promotes six key actions we want London boroughs to take – and we publish data each year to show how they’re doing.

Your role will be to help make this project even more influential by supporting our Project Manager with tasks ranging from research and PR to communications, policy, and campaigning work. Ultimately what we need is someone who can help us ensure local borough councillors and officers feel public pressure.

About CPRE London

At CPRE London we campaign to save and promote green spaces in Greater London and make London a better, greener, and healthier place for everyone to live in, work in and enjoy.

We are part of the national network of CPRE, the countryside charity.

About the project

We’re looking for a volunteer to support the London Healthy Streets Scorecard project. This highly influential project, now in its fifth year, is led by a coalition of major London and national environment and transport charities. It promotes six key actions we want London boroughs to take – and we publish data each year to show how they’re doing.

Tasks associated with the project:

• Research
• Public relations (PR)
• Communications
• Policy work
• Campaigning
• Support for local campaigners

Benefits of the role

• You will work with some amazing campaigners across several high-profile and well-respected organisations and have the opportunity to network and gain contacts and skills in this increasingly important sector.
• You will be working on a project having a huge impact across London, on the lives of Londoners and our environment. 
• Enhance your CV by developing new skills and gaining valuable experience
• We can give you a reference for your future work or volunteering
• Get involved with social events and workshops on a local and national level, including the annual CPRE conference
• The opportunity to attend a volunteer induction run by CPRE’s national office
• We provide out-of-pocket travel expense

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone who can help make this project even more influential by supporting our Project Manager with tasks ranging from research and PR to communications, policy, and campaigning work, and supporting our 350-strong network of local campaigners. We can be flexible and are open to creating a volunteer role reflecting a person’s skills and interests. Ultimately what we need is someone who can help us ensure local borough councillors and officers feel public pressure. 

What skills are we looking for? 

• Enthusiasm and commitment to the 'healthy streets' agenda
• Ability to perform a range of tasks
• Good written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Understanding of environmental issues

We are open to fitting around the skills that you have and supporting you to develop skills if you wish. Most of our volunteers and interns have gone on to find paid work in skilled jobs in related fields. We can fit around what you would like to do.  

What commitment are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who can commit at least one day per week, some hours office based, but offer flexibility on any additonal hours.