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Jobs Volunteering
We're currently looking to fill some volunteer positions as detailed below. You can read about our current volunteers and what it's like to volunteer with us by clicking here.
Volunteer Remotely
You don’t have to be based in London to volunteer with 38 Degrees. Using the wonders of the internet, we’ve made it possible for supporters based all over the UK to volunteer. We think remote volunteers are great as they help to extend our focus across the country and give us a greater insight into regional issues.
If you’d like to know more about how remote volunteering works in practice please do get in contact. Or simply check the ‘Volunteer remotely’ option in the online application form and we’ll fill you in on the details.
Web Activism Volunteer
We are looking for a web activism volunteer. You will have expertise in analyzing and understanding website visitor patterns. You will work as part of a small team of campaigners and volunteers to improve the 38 Degrees member experience on all our websites.
The position is based in 38 Degrees' office in Farringdon. Working hours are flexible but you would ideally volunteer for three days a week for three months. 38 Degrees will pay expenses for travel and lunch up to £15 a day. Some home working may also be possible.
Tasks will include:
- Member engagement, through the management of the 38 Degrees email contact box, the blog, and engaging via social networking such as Facebook and Twitter.
- Assisting the 38 Degrees team in analysing analytics data to improve our website and member experience.
- Assisting the 38 Degrees team in developing and improving the website, blog and social network experience.
- Creating measurement tools to monitor the effectiveness of our campaigns through software packages such as Open Office.
- Helping with the construction of campaign plans.
The Web Activism Volunteer position offers the chance to help develop 38 Degrees by enhancing our members' online experience. It offers great opportunities for learning about online campaigning techniques, the toolset used by 38 Degrees, and to pitch any ideas you may have for future 38 Degrees campaigns. Experience in using tools such as Google Analytics, Google Webmaster tools, Google Optimizer, Wikis, Gimp, iMovie, Open Office and video editing software is an advantage.
Apply to be a Web Activism Volunteer
Campaigns Volunteer
Based in 38 Degrees office in Farringdon, you will work as part of a small team of campaigners and volunteers. Working hours are flexible but you would ideally volunteer for three days a week for three months. 38 Degrees will pay expenses for travel and lunch up to £15 a day. Some home working may also be possible.
Tasks will include:
- Ensuring the whole 38 Degrees team know what our members think through managing the 38 Degrees email contact box, blog and engaging via social networking such as Facebook and Twitter.
- Researching policy issues as required.
- Horizon scanning for possible future campaigns that can be pitched at the weekly Thursday team meeting.
- Analysing campaign data to look at ways to improve and develop.
- Helping with the construction of campaign plans.
- Writing blog posts.
- Writing emails to be blasted to the membership list on ongoing and new campaigns.
- Meeting with external stakeholders to represent 38 Degrees.
The Campaigns Volunteer position offers the chance to get involved in all areas of 38 Degrees, and develop your areas of interest. It offers great opportunities for learning about online campaigning techniques, the toolset used by 38 Degrees, and to pitch any ideas you may have for future 38 Degrees campaigns.
We're looking for clever, motivated people who want to develop their campaigning skills through delivering real pieces of work to a high standard. Inevitably, some tasks are more exciting than others, but 38 Degrees' work doesn't generate a great deal of admin: there's very little filing to be done and we all make our own tea and do our own photocopying. We'll give you interesting tasks and teach you new skills, if you bring energy and enthusiasm and deliver good work for us .
