Placement Volunteer - Admin Support (International Directorate - London)

Placement Volunteers at the British Red Cross are highly valued for the skills and energy they bring. We aim to provide our placement volunteers with an insight into the daily workings of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. The successful candidate will have access to relevant in-house training and development opportunities during their placement. There may be some ad hoc opportunities to get involved in other areas of activity.

Your role as a placement volunteer will help make a great contribution to the work of the British Red Cross. You will take responsibility for achieving specific objectives that are agreed with you within one of the various departments across the UK. You will have a real responsibility and place in the department, bringing some of your skills and experience to the role; you will also have the chance to develop workplace skills.

Hours: This placement will last a maximum of 12 weeks volunteering up to 3 days each week. The volunteering hours are negotiable to balance your needs and what can be achieved in the role.

The International Directorate week is is a 3-day event that will largely be dedicated to discussing and developing our new international strategy, and hearing from speakers and panellists discussing topics related to it. Staff from the international Directorate and a few other stakeholders will attend the event.

We are looking for someone who will be:

• Supporting with coordination logistics, including liaising with the venue for any issues that may arise.
• Assisting with transportation and accommodation bookings upon request, and addressing event participant requests.
• Communications Support: Assisting with drafting and disseminating of announcements, and updates to participants.
• Assisting with material preparation: Compiling, formatting, and printing materials such as agendas, presentations, handouts etc.
• Assisting with the setting up audio-visual equipment, troubleshooting technical issues during the workshop, and ensuring smooth running of presentations.
• Participant Coordination: Managing registrations, handling inquiries from participants, and providing support before and during the workshop.
• Assisting with room setup, distribution of material, and coordinating of group activities or breakout sessions.
• Documentation: Taking notes, recording minutes, and summarizing key discussions or outcomes during the IDW for post-event documentation.
• Evaluation Support: Assisting with collecting feedback from participants, compiling evaluation data, and preparing reports on the workshop's effectiveness.
• Assisting with post-event tasks such as sharing resources and following up on action items or next steps identified during IDW. PLEASE STATE YOUR EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE IN YOUR APPLICATION.

While we don’t offer voluntary internships, we are happy for you to describe yourself as an intern on your CV, if you feel that would be helpful.

Bursary Scheme The British Red Cross offers a bursary scheme to those placement volunteers from low-income households. Eligibility will be determined through a separate application process open to all short-listed candidates. All British Red Cross volunteers are entitled to out-of-pocket reasonable expenses.

For this scheme we are defining low-income households as:

• Inside London: Living with family or partner £25,000 or under. Living independently £22.500 or under
• Outside London: Living with family or partner £18,500 or under. Living independently £16,500 or under

Young People and this role Our placement volunteer opportunities are open to people at different stages of their career, aged 15 or above. Whether you’re student, a recent graduate or someone with more experience looking for a career change, we would be happy to hear from you.

Anyone can volunteer with the Red Cross from the age of 15. An individual risk assessment, parental consent and safeguarding considerations will be required for those aged 15 – 17. The nature of the activities specific to your intern opportunity may mean that you need to be 18 years or older.

Diversity We welcome applications from people of different backgrounds, experience and circumstances. We seek to ensure that our organisation and our services are relevant and accessible to all, with equality, diversity and fairness at the core of what we do. We invite applications from individuals regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or political belief and are committed to promoting fair participation and equality of opportunity for all of our applicants.

The British Red Cross is committed to being inclusive, with a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences – including disabled and ethnic minority candidates. We value fresh perspectives and insights gained by involving and welcoming people from the widest possible diversity of background, culture and experience. This is to contribute to the breadth of experience we need to respond to people in crisis.