Vacancies for staff and volunteers

Website and Promotion Internship

We are seeking an intern to volunteer in the BHA offices in central London, reporting to the Head of Membership and Promotion for a minimum of 3 months and for 3 days per week (to be negotiated).

As part of a small expert team, you will provide assistance in the delivery of timely communications via the web and in other media, assist in the maintenance and creation of online platforms connected to the BHA, and take part in the daily management of information in our busy officers in central London. We are looking for a committed person with good creative as well as good analytical skills.

Work will be wide-ranging and include:

• Preparing and editing material for our websites
• Providing administrative support for membership and fundraising
• Providing creative input and assistance in the delivery of web marketing and promotion

A high degree of confidence in computer and internet use are essential. Experience using membership or CRM databases and/or an online content management systems (CMS) is desirable.

(There is scope for a more project-specific role for an applicant with training or experience building database-driven websites, for example using .NET or Php/MySQL.)

You will need to be committed to the aims of the BHA and have excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Closing date: Tuesday 30th March 2010. Short interviews to be held early April.

To apply: Applicants should send a CV and covering letter to Bob Churchill, Head of Membership and Promotion at bob@humanism.org.uk with "Internship" appearing in the subject title.

If you have any questions please contact Bob on 020 7079 3586 during office hours.

Unfortunately we do not have the capacity to respond to every one - if you have not heard from us by 1st April, your application has been unsuccessful.

Volunteer Legacy Campaign Fundraiser

The British Humanist Association (BHA) is refreshing and reissuing its legacy leaflet and linking the production of the new leaflet to a new push for legacies from our members and supporters. Legacy income is a major source of revenue for the BHA and vital in allowing us to continue our work. We are looking for a volunteer with experience of legacy fundraising to assist in:

• the drafting and production of the new leaflet
• the design of new web pages for our legacy fundraising
• develop ideas to integrate legacy fundraising into our online and paper communications with members and supporters

Please email andrew@humanism.org.uk if you are have the skills and time to assist the BHA in this work.