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Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering is a fantastic way to make a difference, meet new people and get involved in your local community. 

Not sure how to start volunteering? The LSE Volunteer Centre is here to inspire and empower you to volunteer for causes that you are passionate about!

To get started:  

The Volunteer Centre holds an annual Volunteering Fair in October, and also has a variety of events going on throughout the year that you can get involved in, designed to fit your schedule.  

Email them at volunteer@lse.ac.uk if you have any questions about getting involved in volunteering. 

The feed below is the most recently added volunteering opportunities from LSE Volunteer Centre. You can check out the whole range of volunteering opportunities by logging onto CareerHub and search “volunteering opportunities".  

  • Crisis at Christmas
    Employer: Crisis UK
    Application closing date: 27 Dec 2025
    Location: London London, England United Kingdom
    Crisis at Christmas is a charity appeal that helps us provide warm meals, shelter, support and companionship at Christmas to those experiencing homelessness. More than that, the impact of Crisis at Christmas lasts long after Christmas as guests are introduced to Crisis’ year-round services.
  • Volunteer tutor
    Employer: Action Tutoring
    Application closing date: 28 Dec 2025
    Location: United Kingdom
    Children from lower-income families are less likely to achieve academically than their better-off peers. Action Tutoring is a charity that works to level the playing field. We are looking for volunteers to support pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in maths or English.
  • Volunteer Massage Therapists and Reflexologists
    Application closing date: 29 Dec 2025
    Location: Hackney Greater London United Kingdom
    St Joseph’s Hospice Hackney are recruiting skilled, dedicated enthusiastic complementary therapy practitioners to join the hospice team. We currently require massage therapists and reflexologists.
  • Christmas Holiday Project Volunteer
    Application closing date: 29 Dec 2025
    Location: United Kingdom
    We are a charity that harnesses the transformative power of play and exercise to help vulnerable children recover from complex trauma. Our goal is to nurture the confidence of every child we work with and develop valuable life skills.
  • Consulting Project Analyst
    Application closing date: 30 Dec 2025
    Location: London London, England United Kingdom
    Sector & Segment is a boutique research and strategy consulting firm focused on the healthcare and life sciences industries. We are looking to recruit an analyst to work with us on a healthcare-industry project, conducting primary and secondary research, and assisting a manager on the analysis.
  • Volunteer Social Research Assistant
    Application closing date: 31 Dec 2025, 11:59 pm
    Location: Moss Side, Manchester Salford, England United Kingdom
    We are seeking a motivated Social Research Assistant to support our research and evaluation efforts. The successful candidate will work closely with our program teams to collect, analyse, and interpret data that informs our strategies and demonstrates our outcomes and impact.
  • Volunteer Social Research Assistant
    Application closing date: 31 Dec 2025, 11:59 pm
    Location: Manchester Salford, England United Kingdom
    We are seeking a motivated Social Research Assistant to support our research and evaluation efforts. The successful candidate will work closely with our programme teams to collect, analyse, and interpret data that informs our strategies and demonstrates our outcomes and impact.
  • Student Board Member
    Application closing date: 31 Dec 2025, 11:59 pm
    Location: United Kingdom
    Grandma’s Soup is a social enterprise on a mission to reduce loneliness among older adults through cooking and connection. We’re launching in London and seeking passionate student entrepreneurs to help build something exciting and meaningful from the ground up!
  • Love and Loss Support
    Application closing date: 31 Dec 2025, 11:59 pm
    Location: United Kingdom
    Love & Loss are dedicated to supporting families and young people impacted by violent crime, helping them rebuild their lives with compassion and dignity. This team is at the heart of this mission, and they are always looking for passionate individuals to join us. Whether you’re interested in direct support roles, administrative positions, or leadership opportunities, a career with Love & Loss offers the chance to make a meaningful difference!
  • Greek Teacher and Local Integration Officer - Volunteer
    Employer: Second Tree
    Application closing date: 1 Jan 2026
    Location: Ioannina Epirus Greece
    We are looking for volunteers who can commit for a minimum of 10 weeks and deliver Greek classes to refugees and asylum seekers in the Epirus region of Northern Greece, as well as assist in the implementation of integration activities

 

We are committed to providing transformational opportunities beyond the classroom in line with LSE's Student Futures programme. This activity contributes to 'Engaging with Civic Issues'.