Volunteer Opportunities
Has experience of kidney disease (either personally or a friend or family member has been affected) or has a keen interest in our work.
The role is flexible and is carried out in your community looking for opportunities to raise awareness of kidney disease and kidney health.
Using your story to raise awareness and inspire others.
Attend events or meetings to talk about your experience of kidney disease and/or kidney health/the work of the charity.
Attending cheque presentations on behalf of Kidney Research UK.
Connecting with your local renal unit.
Be the connection between Kidney Research UK and your local renal unit, helping to ensure that renal unit staff and patients are up to date with news and research opportunities. This might include delivering their quota of our newsletter magazine, updating noticeboards, or chatting with the renal team.
Sharing your story in local media.
We will provide press templates and key information to help you find local press opportunities in your area to share your story around key events such as World Kidney Day. This may include local radio interview, local news channels, local magazines, and newspapers, whatever you are comfortable with.
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Your skills and experiences
We are looking for an individual who:
Good communication skills
Has good self-motivation and confidence
Has commitment to our charity values
Is reliable to accept opportunities when they arise
How will you benefit from the role?
Develop your communication and leadership skills
Develop team building and time management skills
Gain insight in to how a charity runs
Satisfaction in making a difference and raising awareness of kidney disease.
Volunteer experience to put on your CV
Learn about current research
Receive a Kidney Research UK t-shirt and pin badge
We will support you by:
Providing an induction to the charity, its aims, and the role of ambassadors
Ongoing support from your key contact at the charity
Adhoc training to support you in your role
Agreed out of pocket expenses such as travel will be reimbursed but we ask you to let us know before you attend an event if you think there will be expenses, to see if we can suggest an alternative