HR Volunteer: Community Recruitment Support; London

Why Volunteer

• It’s fun
• It’s flexible
• You’ll learn and share skills
• You’ll be making a difference
• You’ll work with a great team

We’re passionate about what we do, and love transforming communities so that all young people can belong, contribute and thrive. As a member of the wider YMCA Federation, our vision is of places where young people thrive and communities flourish.

YMCA St Paul’s Group (SPG) is a charity and registered housing provider whose mission is to be an inclusive Christian Association transforming communities so that all young people can belong, contribute and thrive. As a member of the wider YMCA Federation, our vision is of places where young people thrive and communities flourish. As one of the largest YMCAs in Europe and one of the largest providers of supported housing in London, we provide supported housing services, health and wellbeing services, education and training services through its health and wellbeing centres, children, youth and family programmes, including nurseries, after school clubs and soft play centres.

Being part of YMCA St Paul’s Group means not only working for a great London based charity that has supported young people and communities for over 150 years but also being part of a national association and global movement. We are one of the UK’s Top 100 Best Workplaces 2026 and have also been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Best Workplaces for Development 2026.

The YMCA SPG is at an exciting time of exploring opportunities to expand our brand and the market reach for our various vacancies in London. We need a volunteer who will support the YMCA SPG with exploring new opportunities for advertising or promoting the brand and our vacancies. This will involve advertising roles on recruitment advertising platforms, reviewing and improving managers’ adverts on the organisation website, improving recruitment advertising templates and advert copies, and tracking the response to adverts on new platforms.

We welcome applications from people with a wide range of skills and experiences.

• Is interested in working in HR or a related field.
• Has good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Has a good attention to detail and is able to spot errors in written materials.
• Can accurately document, record and maintain information.
• Is a team player and enjoys working in a team environment.
• Integrity – the role requires appropriate handling of confidential and sensitive information.
• Has some exposure to the use of social media platforms (desirable).

• Exposure to working in an office environment.
• Experience of working in HR and on recruitment specifically. Including training to undertake and deliver any key tasks.
• Insight into HR operations and other aspects of HR work.
• Reference for the future job opportunities.

• To be valued and respected as a volunteer, whoever you are and whatever your background.
• A clear understanding of your role.
• A volunteer induction and events to meet other volunteers and share experiences.
• An identified line manager responsible for providing guidance, supervision and support.
• To keep personal information given to us, private and confidential.
• The opportunity to develop new and existing skills and gain experience volunteering in a charity.
• Our support in developing the skills relevant to your role.
• Agreed out-of-pocket expenses paid in accordance with our policy.
• The opportunity to meet new people.
• The satisfaction of knowing you are making a vital difference to the work of YMCA SPG.

After you’ve filled in an application, we will invite you for an informal chat. We also ask for a couple of references (these don’t have to be formal workplace ones, just someone who has known you for over 6 months and isn’t related). You will also need to complete a DBS check as our work involves contact with children and vulnerable adults.

Express your interest via the apply button.

• Please confirm you understand this is a voluntary, unpaid role, based in London, UK. We are unfortunately not able to provide support with visa requests.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary, Volunteer

Work Location:

Wimbledon / In person