Applications for the current internship are now closed. However, we will soon be looking to recruit two new interns to head out to Uganda in February 2011. Please keep checking our website for information about the next round of interviews which we will advertise for in the autumn. In the meantime, if you would like any further information please email info@salveinternational.org.

Fundraising Assistant: London

We are looking to recruit local (London-based) volunteers to work with our Fundraising Director in London. This is an exciting post for someone hoping to get experience in the charity sector, as it will provide excellent hands-on experience for someone looking to take up a role within fundraising. However, it would also suit someone wishing to help out in their spare time; enthusiasm, initiative and a passion for the charity's cause are the only pre-requisites.

The successful candidates will help to deliver a varied fundraising programme which will make an enormous difference to a small charity. Volunteers will work closely with the charity's Fundraising Director in her work across a range of activities. As a relatively new charity, S.A.L.V.E. International offers the chance for very real experience, a chance to really make a difference to a growing charity, and the opportunity for volunteers to bring their own ideas to the table. Currently, S.A.L.V.E. International is aiming to raise money to build a new house for the children that it supports in Uganda, giving successful candidates the chance to truly see the results of their fundraising work. You can expect 6-monthly catch-ups, a schedule of support that suits the individual, as well as a reference for any future role. We are looking for enthusiastic, dedicated applicants with a can-do attitude who are not afraid to get stuck in with any sort of work. There will be many duties within the local community, and we expect the successful volunteers to act as ambassadors for the charity. This position is unpaid and the volunteers will be expected to finance any expenses they may have.

Possible activities for volunteers will depend on their skills and interests, but may include the following:

• Street fundraising - shaking a bucket.
• Sponsored activities.
• Media/Press activity.
• Putting on events/volunteering at events.
• Contacting trusts and/or local businesses.
• Any other ideas for fundraising volunteers may have.

Essential attributes

• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Enthusiastic
• Dedicated
• Can-do attitude and able to use their own initiative
• Innovative and full of ideas
• Interested in learning new skills
• Excellent people skills
• Able to act as an ambassador for the charity and believes strongly in the work that we are doing

All volunteers will receive a manual and a training day before fundraising commences and ongoing support from the UK whilst undertaking the volunteering. We also ask that volunteers help us to evaluate their placement so that we can build on their work and experience for the future.

Please apply in writing, by emailing your C.V. and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable for this role to caitlin@salveinternational.org. When writing your C.V. and covering letter please focus on the attributes listed above and demonstrate how they apply to you.

If you have the spare time and would like to use it to help us in the work we are doing then please get in touch at info@salveinternational.org as we have many one off projects that you might be able to assist us with as well.