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.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we are just starting out on an exciting journey to become a more sustainable organisation – we want to do this properly so we are in need of an amazing volunteer to help us understand where we are and where we want to be.
This is a wonderful opportunity to be involved in an innovative and ground-breaking project whilst developing your skills in research and data analysis.
You will be able to volunteer at your convenience whilst still being part of a friendly and supportive team and making a tremendous difference to our work both now and in the future.
What you’ll be doing
Carrying out research to:
- understand how our supporters, service users, volunteers and staff see our future as a more sustainable organisation
- find out how other charities and organisations our size are approaching this challenge
- help us answer the question ‘who is Young Lives vs Cancer in relation to the Environment?’
You will do this through a mix of:
- Web based research
- Analysis of existing data and audit reports
- Analysis of outputs from staff and volunteer engagement activities
We are looking for someone with a keen interest in environmental issues who is able to perform basic data analysis and has some experience in developing and delivering small research projects.
You will be confident in approaching others and able to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals. The output from your research will be key to this project and help to change the way we work for the better.
This is a remote based role and is ideal for someone who wants to be involved with a strategic project for a UK charity but needs total flexibility in the times they volunteer. Whatever hours suit you are fine for us!
We will provide full training and the support of a dedicated volunteer manager. Please fill in the form below to apply for this role!
At Young Lives vs Cancer we are just starting out on an exciting journey to become a more sustainable organisation – we want to do this properly so we are in need of an amazing volunteer to help us keep our staff and our other volunteers updated and involved in the work.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys communicating with others at all levels and who wishes to develop skills in creating and presenting imaginative and innovative content across a range of channels.
You will be able to volunteer at your convenience whilst still being part of a friendly and supportive team and making a tremendous difference to our work both now and in the future.
What you’ll be doing
- Developing an exciting and engaging communication plan to update staff and volunteers of the progress of our journey and prompt them to get involved.
- Creating ideas for staff and volunteer involvement to initiate and sustain conversations about environmental concerns.
- Making posts for our internal communication channels; they might be pictures, infographics, videos, links or just text, you can be as creative as you like.
We are looking for someone with a keen interest in environmental issues who understands what it takes to create a buzz around a project, to inspire people to get involved and who has a sharp eye for detail.
You will be creative and good at communicating and able to work independently with the support of a friendly team.
This is a remote based role and is ideal for someone who wants to be involved with a strategic project for a UK charity but needs total flexibility in the times they volunteer. Whatever hours suit you are fine for us!
We will provide full training and the support of a dedicated volunteer manager. Please fill in the form below to apply!
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to be a part of a fast-paced, collaborative team who are dedicated in our mission to ensure everyone under 25 with cancer, and their families, get the support they need to thrive, not just survive.
We need someone who is passionate about brand collaborations, fundraising and throwing themselves into helping Young Lives vs Cancer secure exciting new national partnerships.
Someone who is brave, confident and bursting with ideas to become part of our friendly and inclusive team.
You will be part of a small, yet extremely ambitious team achieving big things for children and young people with cancer. You’ll gain skills and experience in corporate partnership development at a leading national charity.
Developing your communication skills and building relationships with key stakeholders, you will also have the opportunity to expand your volunteer role into particular areas of interest.
What you’ll be doing
Supporting the National Corporate New Business team in all aspects of administration, research and internal and external collaboration.
- Support and coordinate New Business bids and pitch preparation
- Attend and contribute to creative brainstorm sessions
- Assist the Partnerships Development Team in preparing proposals and presentations
- Research a list of prospective corporate supporters
- Carry out research into prospective companies
- Assist the team in securing gift in kind
- Accurately gather and document information
- Set up new corporate partnership records on the database when required
We are looking for a volunteer who can commit to one or two days a week and can be flexible to fit in with you other commitments.
We will provide full training and the support of a dedicated volunteer manager. This is a remote based role. Please use the form below to apply.
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 two volunteers to join the Operations Team and support with processing Gift Aid and other 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?
- Processing Gift Aid Declarations and sponsorship forms
- Processing income from supporters and our charity shops
- Using the database to record income
- Logging mail
- Assisting the team with a range of administrative tasks such as filing, data entry and cleaning
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.