*Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, all face-to-face volunteering is temporarily suspended until further notice. You are still able to join a local group and register your interest for volunteering - all activities will now be remote/virtual and outdoor activities will be granted permission to occur on a case-by-case basis. Get in touch with our team for more info*
Volunteering with the OneKind team is a great way of contributing to animal protection in Scotland whilst gaining experience working with Scotland’s leading animal campaigns charity. Volunteer positions are flexible and are agreed on a case-by-case basis. This commitment means that both the volunteer and OneKind get good value out of the arrangement. Volunteers with specific skills, such as lawyers, film-makers, and designers, usually help out on specific projects and much of this can be done from home.
Vacancies are listed below, but if you have a specific skill you would like to offer or a specific request, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us by registering as a volunteer.
Animal Welfare Ambassador
Potential Role Responsibilities
- To manage the Cruelty Free Facebook Group, accepting requests to join, removing abusive/irrelevant users and content, scheduling posts, and researching post content.
- To check emails weekly for OneKind updates and share on personal social media
- Writing blogs about animal welfare issues related to OneKind campaigns
- To help organise and front 2-3 fundraising/promotional events per year for OneKind
- To collaborate with other Ambassadors and work together on projects and planning
- To represent OneKind as a charity ambassador at events (online or in person), on social media, and in day-to-day life
- To speak at events on behalf of OneKind
Criteria
- Must agree with OneKind values
- Must have access to email communications
- Must have experience of working together as a team (remote teamwork included)
- Must have good knowledge of OneKind’s work
- Must be a confident and professional written and verbal communicator
Work expectation: 2-8 hours per month
Fundraising Volunteer
Potential Role Responsibilities
- Researching local areas to place donation cans/boxes
- Contacting local businesses to organise placement of donation cans/boxes
- Asking public for donations at events/demonstrations
- Researching products to include in our shop
- Counting/recording donations
- Setting up events stalls
- To manage the Cruelty Free Facebook Group, accepting requests to join, removing abusive/irrelevant users and content, scheduling posts, and researching post content.
Criteria
- Must be confident using Microsoft Office
- Must have experience of working with the public (sales/retail role preferable)
- Must be confident in handling money
Work expectation: 2-8 hours per month
Social Media/Content Volunteer
Potential Role Responsibilities
- To research popular hashtags relating to our work and using them in on our Instagram posts
- To engage with similar content on our Instagram profile by liking/following like-minded organisations and their content
- To engage with comments and messages on Instagram
- To create informative, well-researched blog posts relating to our work
- To create monthly schedules for social media content relating to our work and increasing website traffic
Criteria
- Must have good understanding of Instagram
- Must be a competent writer
- Must have good research and organisational skills
Work expectation: 2-6 hours per month