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STEM Learning is looking for Climate Ambassadors from a broad range of backgrounds to help deliver meaningful change on sustainability and climate change within the education system.

Climate Ambassadors work with nurseries, schools and colleges to develop climate action plans. Climate action plans will be designed to bring together all the work that education settings are doing on sustainability and climate change. They will cover decarbonisation, adaptation and resilience, biodiversity and climate education and green careers.

You don’t need to be an expert in all these topics- you can focus your time working on things that align with your experience. You'll be provided with training and development to help you make the most of your skills, and there will be opportunities for you to work with the leaders, staff, young people and governors within your paired educational setting.

As a STEM Ambassador, you'll offer your time, passion, and energy to visit schools, colleges, and youth group organisations to deliver a range of requests from teachers and youth group leaders who want to link STEM subjects to the real world of work.

Volunteers do not need to have a background in education. STEM Learning offer training and support to enable Ambassadors to confidently deliver a range of activities to young people, including career talks.

If you have a passion to inspire the next generation in STEM, whether you are self-employed or work for a small, medium, or large STEM organisation, you can join the STEM Ambassador community!

Are you passionate about urban trees and the environment? Do you enjoy taking photos, drawing illustrations or creating content for social media?

Trees for Cities is looking for creative volunteers to support their small social media team. Have your work featured and credited on our social media pages and help get more trees in the ground! Send over your interest and examples of your work to info@treesforcities.org

Horizon Community Care (HCC) is a non-profit community interest organisation who assist vulnerable people along their pathway to independence via a programme of support tailored to meet their individual needs.

They provide quality housing, employment and skills training, mentoring & coaching, and aim to empower vulnerable people, unleashing their confidence, self-esteem and life skills, enabling them to live independently, whether for the first time or following a significant change in circumstances.

As a Funding Manager you'll report to the Head of Service supporting the organisation to achieve its income objectives. You'll work as part of the HCC Senior management team, and be responsible for the accurate and timely submission of documents.

You can expect to work on things like:

• Grants/contracts

• Tendering portals

•  General Fundraising

• Mange HCC’s funding matrix

• Work alongside Head of Service

• Priorities and plan for key funding opportunities

• Conduct research and analysis for key funding opportunities

The role is remote-based and a minimum of 3 days a week at 15 hours.

The Ideal Candidate will:                              

• Have excellent communication skills and a solution focused approach

• Be resilient and able to work confidently under pressure

• Have experience funding experience

• Bright and friendly disposition

• Available part-time minimum 15 hrs per week

Benefits include:

• Career development and progression opportunities

• Flexible working hours, including working from home, laptop and mobile phone provided

• Be a apart of fresh, vibrant and dynamic team

Trees for Cities is the only UK charity working at a national scale to improve lives by planting trees in cities.

They get stuck in with local communities to cultivate lasting change in their neighbourhoods – whether it’s revitalising forgotten spaces, creating healthier environments or getting people excited about growing, foraging and eating healthy food.

Tree planting season runs from October to March because the cooler, wetter months help young trees establish strong roots before summer. This early growth is crucial for their survival and future development.

Trees for Cities also run tree maintenance events throughout the summer, which are a great opportunity to learn how to care for new trees and woodlands.