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Volunteering opportunities

Make a difference in your spare time

Volunteering is a fantastic way to make a difference, meet new people and get involved in your local community. Below are the most recently added volunteering opportunities from LSE Volunteer Centre. 

Not sure how to start volunteering? Speak to the LSE Volunteer Centre who are there to find you an opportunity for whatever cause you're passionate about. They offer 1-1 appointments, run volunteering fairs and organise one-off events if you don’t have much time to spare. 

Get started and help make a difference.

  • Volunteer Befriender
    Employer: Blackfriars Settlement - Positive Aging
    Application closing date: 17 Apr 2025
    Location: london Southwark London Boro, England United Kingdom
    With an ageing population, more and more older people are at risk of isolation and loneliness as partners and friends pass away, children and grandchildren move away and the community around them changes at a fast pace. Become a Befriender to help tackle these issues.
  • Water and Sanitation Volunteer
    Employer: EcoSwell
    Application closing date: 17 Apr 2025
    Location: Lobitos District Piura Peru
    Water and sanitation volunteer position
  • Young Leaders for the SDGs
    Employer: United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme
    Application closing date: 18 Apr 2025
    Location: United Kingdom
    The Young Leaders for the SDGs initiative recognizes exceptional young people who are leading efforts to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Every two years, 17 young leaders are selected to work with the United Nations and its partners to accelerate SDG implementation and engage other young people in this crucial work.
  • Litigation Analyst
    Employer: Solomonic
    Application closing date: 18 Apr 2025
    Location: United Kingdom
    Review complex documents such as High Court judgments, Claim Forms and other court filings to extract key pieces of information. This supports building the UK’s largest structured database on high value litigation.
  • Volunteer Coach
    Employer: KEEN London
    Application closing date: 19 Apr 2025
    Location: London Greater London United Kingdom
    During the Saturday sessions, you’ll provide one-to-one support to an athlete, helping them to access all the activities on offer, achieve their personal development goals, and have tons of fun! You'll get involved with a wide range of playground and games, nature walks, and creative activities.
  • Home Reading Volunteer
    Employer: The Doorstep Library Network
    Application closing date: 20 Apr 2025
    Location: Westminster, Lambeth, Camden, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea Greater London United Kingdom
    Here at Doorstep Library, we believe in the power of words to take you places. We are a community-focused charity dedicated to bringing the gift of books and the joy of reading into the homes of children and families who need our support.
  • Online Reading Volunteer
    Employer: The Doorstep Library Network
    Application closing date: 20 Apr 2025
    Location: London Greater London United Kingdom
    Here at Doorstep Library, we believe in the power of words to take you places. We are a community-focused charity dedicated to bringing the gift of books and the joy of reading into the homes of children and families who need our support.
  • Drinks Trolley Host
    Employer: St Joseph’s Hospice
    Application closing date: 20 Apr 2025
    Location: Hackney Greater London, England United Kingdom
    The Drinks Trolley at St Joseph’s Hospices visits our wards twice a day to offer our patients free alcoholic & soft refreshments.
  • Compassionate Neighbours Volunteer
    Employer: St Joseph’s Hospice
    Application closing date: 20 Apr 2025
    Location: East London Greater London United Kingdom
    Could you be a Compassionate Neighbour?
    Compassionate Neighbours is free community-led support for anyone living with or caring for a person with a serious, long-term or terminal illness.
  • Dementia Wellbeing East London Volunteer
    Employer: St Joseph’s Hospice
    Application closing date: 20 Apr 2025
    Location: London England United Kingdom
    Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of people living within your community? The Namaste Care Service needs volunteers to offer practical, social and emotional support to people living in their homes in Newham, City & Hackney and Tower Hamlets affected by advanced dementia.

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