Placement Team Support (Youth Engagement - Remote)

Job Description

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. They will have access to relevant in-house training and development opportunities during their placement with possible ad hoc opportunities to get involved in other areas of activity. Our placement volunteers will help make a great contribution to the work of the British Red Cross and will be responsible for achieving specific agreed objectives within one of our various departments. The expected start date for the placement is 5 October 2026 and the placement will run for 3 months, weekdays, between 4 and 8 hours each week.

Ready To Help is a new British Red Cross programme that provides funding and support for young people aged 15-25 to design and deliver projects that help communities become stronger, more connected and more resilient. We're looking for a creative and enthusiastic volunteer to help launch and promote the programme over a three-month placement. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting a national charity whilst helping young people turn their ideas into action. Working alongside the Ready To Help Manager, you'll help create engaging resources, promote funding opportunities and connect with organisations that can help us reach young people across the UK.

Role Suitability

This role would suit someone interested in marketing, communications, graphic design, stakeholder engagement, digital media, campaigns or community outreach. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to real projects, develop practical skills and help shape how the programme is experienced by young people and partner organisations. Most volunteering can be completed remotely and the role is flexible around work, study and other commitments.

Your Responsibilities

• Designing visually engaging versions of project resources such as the Ready To Help Applicant Information Pack, Frequently Asked Questions Sheet and Learning Journey.
• Creating promotional materials for schools, colleges, universities, youth groups and community organisations.
• Developing posters and digital resources.
• Helping identify organisations, networks and contacts that may be interested in promoting the programme.
• Building and maintaining a stakeholder contact database.
• Developing creative ideas to measure engagement and understand which promotional approaches are most effective.

We're looking for a volunteer who can help us raise awareness of the Ready To Help programme and ensure that as many young people as possible have the opportunity to access funding and support. You'll help us communicate with a wide range of audiences, present information in engaging ways and develop creative approaches to promoting the programme.

Why We Want You

We need volunteers to help us ‘behind the scenes’. It’s up to you how you choose to help. You could be undertaking some admin tasks, offering your specialist knowledge or supporting in another way. Whatever you do, you will be getting involved in a great cause.

Tasks

• General admin tasks
• Other tasks as required by the team
• See advert for further tasks

Skills Required

• Good communication
• Flexible and willing to help the team with a range of tasks
• Reliable, organised, and able to work independently
• Good IT skills

Benefits

• Meet new people and be part of a dynamic and inclusive team
• A great opportunity to use your skills or gain new ones
• All training and induction for the role (there is no charge for training)
• Reasonable pre-agreed travel expenses for the role including for attending training
• An opportunity to be part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation and the knowledge that you are making a difference to people’s lives

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity is something we celebrate. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross and feel that you belong. We want to create an inclusive environment, and promote and spread the power of kindness. As part of creating an inclusive space we have an expenses policy that prioritises volunteers not being out of pocket for expenses linked to your role. If upfront costs are difficult, you can speak to your volunteering manager about this to find alternatives. We welcome refugees, asylum seekers and others currently in the UK to volunteer with us. We want volunteering to be accessible to everyone.

Health and Safety Statement

We take an individual approach to ensuring your safety. We may ask you to complete a simple risk assessment and will also have a conversation with you to discuss and identify any adjustments you may need.