Applications - Current Volunteer Opportunities

Job title: ELRC Information & Support Volunteers

Employing Group: the nia project

Closing Date: 20^th July 2026

• Volunteer Expenses: Yes
• Volunteer
• Hours: 4 hours per week on Thursday (09:30am – 13:30 / 13:30 – 16:30pm)
• Location: Dagenham Heathway
• Contract: Volunteer
• Women Only (*): Yes
• Other eg DBS: Enhanced DBS

About the Group:

For nearly 50 years, nia has provided high quality, women-led services across North and East London. nia has three main aims: to provide services for women, children and young people who have experienced male violence, working to end men’s violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.

nia’s values, and our commitment to upholding them, set us apart. We put women first – always and without hesitation: we believe women, we are run by women, for women. We leave no woman behind: we challenge inequality and discrimination and believe that uniting women of all backgrounds is essential to ending the sex-based oppression of women.

East London Rape Crisis provides a range of support services to women and girls affected by sexual violence; including an Information & Support service, counselling, advocacy and group workshops

Job purpose:

Our volunteers support women through our Information & Support Services, providing emotional and practical support to survivors of sexual violence, their friends, family and other professionals via telephone and email support. There are also opportunities to support the team with administrative tasks that do not involve direct contact with survivors.

You will get:

• The opportunity to provide invaluable support to survivors of sexual violence from within a feminist framework
• The opportunity to volunteer within a leading, London-based violence against women organisation
• Full supervision & support
• Internal training on violence against women, safeguarding, helpline skills, organisational systems & policies
• A professional reference against the advertised Volunteer Profile that can be used for future employment.

Volunteers must:

• Be available for one of the below interview dates and all of the below training dates
• Be able to commit to in person volunteering for 4 hours per week for a minimum of 12 months
• Be able to commit to attending monthly team supervision. This currently takes place on line on the first Monday of each month from 18:00- 19:30pm (includes training and development opportunities).

TRAINING DATES

• Closing date: 20^th July 2026 at 10:00
• Interview date: 27^th and 28^th July 2026

For full job description and application process:

If you are interested in applying to volunteer with us, please download a volunteer application form from our website: www.niaendingviolence.org.uk

If you would like to speak to someone about volunteering, please contact Juliana Delmonte (ELRC Co-ordinator) at jdelmonte@niaendingviolence.org.uk or alternatively, email recruitment@niaendingviolence.org.uk

(*) Exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

This activity is organised externally and is not a Council role.