From your home
Our teams are currently all working remotely but that doesn’t mean we aren’t looking for people like you to join our virtual office to gain skills and to help our teams achieve their goals.
Our teams have near perfected working together virtually, with a brilliant chat function, video calls and regular ‘stand up’ meetings you will always feel part of the team. Now more than ever we need passionate volunteers to join our team. Check out the roles we have available below.
This is the ideal role for you if you enjoy communicating with a wide range of people and being part of a busy and friendly team.
You will have the opportunity to grow in confidence and develop skills in administration and fundraising as you deal with enquiries and collaborate with the team in providing the best possible support to our amazing fundraisers.
This is a great opportunity to acquire transferable skills in administration and is a perfect role if you want to find out more about charities and fundraising.
You will initially be working remotely but will be joining the team in our Bristol office as restrictions are eased.
What will you be doing?
- Our email inboxes are full of fundraisers with burning questions and amazing ideas, and you’ll be helping us stay up-to-date and making sure they find what they’re looking for
- Facebook Fundraising is where it’s at right now! It’s one of the fastest growing fundraising platforms, and we’re very lucky to have loads of amazing supporters who are utilising social media to fundraise for us. You’ll get to find out what they’re up to, and give them a warm welcome to CLIC Sargent.
- Prepping and posting fundraising packs. Think Santa and his elves: we need you to make sure every fundraiser has all they need to be the BEST they possibly can be.
- Who doesn’t love a special bit of post? Our fundraisers certainly do, and you’ll be helping to write good luck and thank you cards to a range of supporters and event participants to make sure they know just how awesome they are
- Feel like picking up the phone and getting to chat to our fundraisers? Great! We’ll start you off wishing our fundraisers the best of luck for their events and making sure they have all they need for their big day. You’ll also have the opportunity to grow in this area and be trained up on our scripts and speak to a wide variety of our supporters – every call is different, so you’ll never have to worry about being bored!
You will be organised and methodical and be keen to learn new processes and have good written and verbal communication skills. If you have some basic IT skills that would be great although we’ll provide training so you are fully equipped for your role.
We are looking for volunteers who can commit 1-2 days per week during office hours of 9am-5pm and can be flexible to fit in with your other commitments. This is currently a remote based role but as restrictions are lifted you will need to be able to travel to our Bristol (BS1 2NT) office.
We will provide full training for the role and the support of a dedicated Volunteer Manager. Please apply for this role using the form below.
For this role we’re looking for volunteers to join the Operations Team and support with processing Gift Aid for Young Lives vs Cancer.
As well as assisting with the processing and evaluation of Gift Aid, the volunteers will also provide valuable administrative support and assist a small friendly team. There’s lots to get involved with and you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in other areas that interest you later down the line.
What will you be doing?
- Processing Gift Aid declarations including those from Young Lives vs Cancer shops.
- Sorting through Gift Aid paperwork, envelopes and sponsorship forms.
- Actioning supporter requests made through our Gift Aid inbox.
- Ensuring Gift Aid declarations are valid and up to date through various maintenance processes.
- Other Admin processes if/when required.
In this role you’ll learn what it takes to be a high functioning Operations Team in a very ambitious charity.
It’s a great role for someone looking to develop and learn new skills, or for someone who wants to use their existing skills to contribute to something important.
You will be organised and methodical and be keen to learn new processes and have good written and verbal communication skills.
If you have some basic IT skills, or prior knowledge of Gift Aid processing, that would be great, although we will provide training so you are fully equipped for your role.
We are looking for volunteers who can commit 6-10 hours per week during office hours of 9am-5pm and can be flexible to fit in with your other commitments.
This is currently a remote based role but as restrictions are lifted you will need to be able to travel to our Bristol (BS1 2NT) office.
We will provide full training for the role and the support of a dedicated Volunteer Manager.
Please apply for this role using the form below.
For this role we’re looking for volunteers to join the Operations Team and support with processing data and income for Young Lives vs Cancer.
As well as making sure our amazing supporters are thanked for their fundraising efforts and donations, the volunteers will also provide valuable administrative support and assist a small friendly team.
There’s lots to get involved with and you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in an area that interests you most.
What will you be doing?
- Assisting the team with a range of administrative tasks such as filing, data entry and cleaning.
- Processing income from supporters and our charity shops.
- Using our database to record income.
- Logging mail and processing.
- Sending thank you letters/e-mails to supporters.
- Helping with archiving and other ongoing projects as required.
In this role you’ll learn the nuts and bolts of what it takes to be a high functioning Operations Team in a very ambitious charity.
It’s a great foundation for someone looking to develop their skills, or for someone who wants to use their existing skills to contribute to something important.
You will be organised and methodical and be keen to learn new processes and have good written and verbal communication skills. If you have some basic IT skills that would be great, although we will provide training so you are fully equipped for your role.
We are looking for volunteers who can commit 6-10 hours per week during office hours of 9am-5pm and can be flexible to fit in with your other commitments. This is currently a remote based role but as restrictions are lifted you will need to be able to travel to our Bristol (BS1 2NT) office.
We will provide full training for the role and the support of a dedicated Volunteer Manager.
Please apply for this role using the form below.
Making meaningful connections and partnerships with businesses and organisation, big and small, is one of our key fundraising priorities but we can’t do it alone. We’re looking for volunteers who can put their research skills to use and help us to identify and connect with potential partners in their area.
This role can be done from your home at a pace that suits your other commitments. In many cases you’ll get to work alongside our Fundraising Engagement Managers to collate information and make approaches to organisations using the latest information from our service delivery teams.
What you will be doing:
- Use your local knowledge and research skills to build a list of potential supporting groups, organisations and businesses, as well as larger companies based in in your area
- Researching current Charity of the Year partnerships and finding out when they renew
- Seeking out Community or Charity Champions for businesses
- Possibility to prepare approaches to businesses to help kick start a future relationship
We will ensure that you receive the right training and support for you to feel confident in your role.