From your home
Young Lives vs Cancer teams are based across the UK and many work remotely. There are many ways to volunteer with us from your own home and join our virtual office to gain skills and help our teams achieve their goals.
Our teams have near perfected working together virtually, with a brilliant chat function, video calls and regular team meetings, you’ll always feel part of the team. Now more than ever we need passionate volunteers to join our team.
Why we need you
We’re here to make sure children and young people with cancer get the right support at the right time and we do this through tailored psychosocial support and by ensuring that their voices and their unique needs are heard and understood.
To deliver our mission we need a talented and engaged workforce and a workplace that fosters opportunities for skill enhancement and growth. Our goal is to transform our approach to talent management, understanding the pivotal role that strategic workforce planning will play in our journey to success.
If you have:
- previous experience in strategic workforce planning
- proficiency in using HR software and systems for data analysis
- a keen eye for detail
- great communication skills
- a passion for our cause and a desire to make a meaningful impact through volunteering
Then you could be the key to unlocking our organisation’s full potential, ensuring that every member of our workforce is in the right place, at the right time and maximising our effectiveness.
What you will be doing:
- Collaborating closely with our People and Culture Team to assess and refine our current workforce planning strategies
- Sharing your insights and best practices in strategic workforce planning to enhance our approach
- Upskilling us in the use of effective workforce planning techniques, including methods to effectively evaluate our workforce planning initiatives
- Supporting us to develop tailored workforce planning frameworks to meet our organisation’s unique needs and challenges and to use and analyse workforce data to inform decision-making and anticipate future talent requirements
- Assisting in the creation of scenario planning and developing forecasting models to anticipate future needs
- Offering recommendations on recruitment and talent development strategies.
You will receive:
- A solid introduction and first-hand experience of working in the charity sector with the opportunity to meet other Teams across the organisation and gain a clear insight into the day-to-day work of Young Lives vs Cancer
- The chance to broaden your skills and expertise in strategic workforce planning within a new environment
- Opportunities to develop your coaching and mentoring skills with an incredibly engaged People & Culture Team
- The satisfaction of using your skills and talents to make a tangible difference in the lives of young cancer patients
- And of course, we’ll cover any out-of-pocket expenses in line with our Volunteering Policy!
We are flexible and open to discussing how much time you can commit to the role (and, as the expert in this field, what you think will be needed and how you think you can help).
As the People & Culture Team is geographically scattered, this role can be carried out from any location in the UK. That said, we have offices in Bristol and London and love nothing more than coming together in person to work on projects and solve challenges.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their race, class, sex, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. At Young Lives vs Cancer, we don’t just accept difference — we value it, we celebrate it, we nurture it, and we thrive off it.
We positively welcome your application irrespective of your background. We’re on a journey, and if you join us, you’ll be part of a community that’s committed to making a difference to the lives of children and young people with cancer.
Still not sure or need support completing the application form?
If you’ve not fallen in love with one of these roles or need a little extra help completing the application form, chat to us. Get in touch with our team who are on hand to talk all things volunteering and help you get your application complete. Just email: iwanttovolunteer@younglivesvscancer.org.uk.