Our role as the LSE Volunteer Centre is to connect students to causes they are passionate about and to make a difference in our communities. With a new academic year underway in a few weeks time we’re really looking forward to working with our charity partners to help them recruit. We want to make it as easy as possible for our partners to recruit from LSE and here is how charities can work with us.

1. Upload your opportunities to our vacancy board

The easiest and quickest way to start recruiting is by uploading your volunteering roles on LSE CareerHub, our free online vacancy board. Once you’ve created an organisation account you can post your opportunities so our students and alumni (up to five years) can find them. We’re looking for anything from one-offs to long-term volunteering opportunities and any roles from event stewards to trustees, but we’re especially looking for skilled roles because LSE students have lots to offer.

2. Come along to our Charity Briefing 

Are you looking to recruit volunteers over the coming year? Join the LSE Volunteer Centre team from 1-2pm on 6 September to learn how you can engage with our 10,000 students and 50,000 alumni.

We’ll be sharing tips on how to create engaging opportunities, explain the motivations of our students and alumni and give you insights in to our specialist programmes, such as our consultancy project. Sign up on our Zoom link.

3. Apply for the 2022 LSE Volunteer Fair

We are delighted to announce that we will be having in-person fairs on campus again this year! This is the perfect chance for charities to talk about their roles and how our students can apply to them. The date is Monday 3 October from 5-7:30pm. Interested? Fill out our application form, it closes on 11 September 2022.

4. Join us on campus for Charity Tuesdays

Every Tuesday we host a charity on campus, to meet our fantastic students who want to know more about your volunteering opportunities. Fill out our short form to apply for a space, before the deadline on 11 September.

5. Use us as a sounding board

Looking to find new volunteers but unsure on the best way forward? Get in touch with us (volunteer@lse.ac.uk), or book an online meeting with the LSE Volunteer Centre Manager, to go over any aspect of the recruitment process. We’ve worked with thousands of charities over the years helping them put in place the best recruitment and management strategies to ensure both they and the volunteer have an excellent experience.

6. Community Engagement Programme

Each year we run a consultancy style challenge for our students and set them to work on a real-life issue that one of our charity partners are facing. If you would like to see if this could work for you then get in touch (volunteer@lse.ac.uk) to discuss the programme further. Charity applications will open in early October.

7. One-off volunteering opportunities

Does your organisation run one-off volunteering opportunities? We would love to recruit a team of students to get stuck in to whatever task that needs completing. This can be on your site or we can host the event on campus. Get in touch (volunteer@lse.ac.uk) if you have any idea.

Want to know more?

We would love to hear from you if you’d like to get involved with the LSE Volunteer Centre. Please see our website and blog for more information and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates. Please feel free to contact us be sending an email to volunteer@lse.ac.uk.