Volunteer

Volunteering is a great way to learn new skills, build new friendships and contribute to your local community.

We have volunteering roles to suit everyone, no matter how much time you have to give and whatever your experience – your support will help transform the lives of those in need.

Current Vacancies

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic volunteer to join our Fundraising and Events team. This role is ideal for someone with experience in fundraising, event planning, or research who wants to make a difference. As a volunteer, you will play a key role in supporting our fundraising initiatives, helping us deliver impactful events, and conducting research to identify potential fundraising opportunities.

Availability: Flexible

 

We are a vibrant local watersports charity in Greenwich/Deptford seeking a reliable and detail-oriented individual to support our accounting and record-keeping activities.

Key Responsibilities:

– Review organisational accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness

– Monitor invoices, ensuring they are processed and paid on time

– Maintain clear, organised financial records

– Convert paper-based records into digital formats

– Help streamline and automate administrative and accounting processes

Collaboration:

Work closely with the CEO and Ahoy’s accounting team to ensure robust financial practices and accurate record management

This role is ideal for someone looking to contribute their organisational and financial skills to a meaningful community organisation.

 

We’re seeking a friendly personable person to man our reception and provide support and general assistance to the operations and Fundraising Team.

Availability: Flexible

Core tasks: Meet greet visitors and beneficiaries, manage inbound calls, administration support.

Want to join us on the water? Coxswains are a key role in our rowing programmes, helping our rowing teams to navigate their way through central London.

Availability: Weekdays afternoons/ evenings and weekends. 

Core tasks: To help deliver on water rowing activites. Being the key person in our Thames waterman cutters to help control teams and navigate them through central London during our Oarsome rowing challenges.

Marketing, Communications and PR

The main purpose of the role: To support and help develop AHOY’s existing marketing activity to help promote the impact the charity makes on their beneficiaries to engage wider audiences with their work to both participate in activities and support through fundraising initiatives.

Hours of need: For discussion – Ideally 1-2 hours a week with ad-hoc support if necessary.

Person specification: 

This role would suit someone who:

  • Has some experience in marketing and social media, either through education, work or volunteering.
  • Is familiar with using social media and other online tools to generate interest in a business or project.
  • Is an excellent communicator
  • Having a passion for supporting young people and disabled adults is desirable but not compulsory.

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Receptionist/Administrator

Main purpose of the role: General assistance to the Operation and Fundraising Team and project a positive and friendly image to visitors and beneficiaries, either in person or via the telephone.Hours of need: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 to 15:00 and Saturday 09:30 to 16:30

Person Specification

  • Punctual
  • Positive attitude to work and colleagues
  • Ability and awareness of working safely
  • Self-motivation
  • Desire to learn
  • Has strong self-awareness
  • Is both resilient and committed
  • Is always looking to improve
  • Enjoys being a team player

JobTasks/areas of expertise required

  • Telephone answering and message taking
  • Meeting and greeting visitors
  • Assisting with visitors’ tours of the Centre
  • Assisting with post and parcel receipt
  • Using office equipment such as printers, photocopiers
  • Data input
  • Setting up meetings and taking minutes
  • Filing

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Coxswain

Main purpose of the role: on-water volunteer opportunity to guide and steer our Thames Waterman Cutter Rowing boats and Coastal boat.. The AHOY Centre provides in-house training.

Hours of need: weekdays afternoons/ evenings and weekends

Person specification:

  • No experience is required, in house training provided
  • Good sense of judgment
  • Confidence, patience
  • Work well under pressure

JobTasks/areas of expertise required 

  • Steering the boat and coordinating the power and rhythm of the rowers
  • Encourage and motivate the crew
  • Keep the crew and the equipment safe
  • Provide valuable feedback to the crew

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