What's going on in East Cambridgeshire?

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Volunteer Coordinator

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

Volunteer Coordinator

Coordinators work for about 5-10 hours, 1 week in 5, taking requests from passengers and allocating volunteer drivers to lifts. Note one year min. commitment.

Posted by TAG Lifts (community car scheme for Trumpington and Grantchester)
Fundraising Trustee

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Fundraising Trustee

Help Liberation Cycle grow! We need a Fundraising Trustee to build sustainable income, shape strategy, and help our Cambridgeshire charity hire its first staff.

Posted by THE LIBERATION CYCLE
Community Fundraising Group Volunteer

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Community Fundraising Group Volunteer

Join our fabulous fundraising team and become the friendly face of Deafblind UK in your local community!

Posted by Deafblind UK
Independent Monitoring Boards

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Independent Monitoring Boards

Independent Monitoring Boards are made up of over a thousand unpaid volunteers operating in every prison in England and Wales, and every immigration detention

Posted by Independent Monitoring Boards
Bid Writer needed

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Bid Writer needed

We are looking for a bid writer to help us secure funds to grow and develop our youth clubs in Whittlesey and the surrounding areas.

Posted by Phoenix Youth Provision (PYP) CIC
Carer Friendly Tick Award Assessor

Organisation role · 2—4 hrs/month

From home

Carer Friendly Tick Award Assessor

Are you, or have you been, an unpaid carer? We’re looking for carers with lived experience to join our Carer Friendly Tick Award Assessor Panel.

Posted by Caring Together Charity
Fundraising Supporter

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Fundraising Supporter

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated volunteers to support our small but ambitious fundraising team.

Posted by Caring Together Charity
Parent Carer Volunteer

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Parent Carer Volunteer

As a Parent Carer Volunteer, you will work alongside our carer advisors to support parent carers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Posted by Caring Together Charity
Young Carer Supporter

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Young Carer Supporter

As a Young Carer Volunteer, you will help support our young carers at groups, workshops and trips.

Posted by Caring Together Charity
Event Support Volunteer

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Event Support Volunteer

Attend local events that are in aid of East Anglian Air Ambulance and be our representative on the day.

Posted by East Anglian Air Ambulance
Volunteer Befrienders Needed Across Cambridgeshire

Organisation role · 2—4 hrs/month

Flexible location

Volunteer Befrienders Needed Across Cambridgeshire

Could you offer a friendly chat, a little company and a listening ear to someone who may be feeling lonely or isolated due to age related hearing loss?

Posted by Cambridgeshire Deaf Association
Community Engagement Volunteer

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Community Engagement Volunteer

Represent PYP at local events, fairs, and networking sessions. Build relationships with our communities, stakeholders, schools, charities, and local businesses

Posted by Phoenix Youth Provision (PYP) CIC
Chat & Connect Telephone Caller

Organisation role · 3—4 hrs/Week · Starting from 11 Nov 2025

From home

Chat & Connect Telephone Caller

You will join a well-established, friendly team that make outbound calls to RNIB beneficiaries and supporters.

Posted by Royal National Institute of Blind People - RNIB
Treasurer

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

Treasurer

The Splash Pad for Ely group are now a registered charity and now require a treasurer.

Posted by Ely Splash Pad
IT Support Volunteer

Organisation role · 2—4 hrs/Week

From home

IT Support Volunteer

Volunteer IT Support role helping manage SharePoint, monitor IT systems, and provide technical support and advice to staff and volunteers.

Posted by Curiously Divergent CIC
Digital Skills Volunteer – Make a Difference Across Cambridgeshire!

Organisation role · Flexible hours · Starting from 3 Nov 2025

Flexible location

Digital Skills Volunteer – Make a Difference Across Cambridgeshire!

Join Cambridge Online as a Digital Skills Volunteer and help people gain confidence with everyday digital tasks - from sending emails to staying safe online.

Posted by Cambridge Online
Volunteer Team – Keeping Strawberry Fair Powered by People

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Volunteer Team – Keeping Strawberry Fair Powered by People

Help make the magic happen! Join the Strawberry Fair Volunteer Team and support one of Cambridge’s biggest free festivals celebrating music, art, and community

Posted by Strawberry Fair
Donation Sales Champion

One-off · 0—2 hrs

From home

Donation Sales Champion

Help sell donated items on Facebook Marketplace & eBay to raise funds for our charity. Flexible, fun, and no experience needed!

Posted by The Red Hen Project
Awesome Wizard IT Support Team Member

Project role (Temporary) · Flexible hours

From home

Awesome Wizard IT Support Team Member

We are looking for friendly IT people to support our other team members and help us share healthy smiles :-)

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Finance Officer

Organisation role · 6—10 hrs/month

Flexible location

Finance Officer

We are looking for someone who loves finance and figures, balancing books and can support our CIC.

Posted by Curiously Divergent CIC
Listening Volunteer

Project role (Temporary) · Flexible hours · For around 12 months

From home

Listening Volunteer

Volunteers provide 1-1, ongoing, empathetic and non-judgmental listening support to people living with autoimmune diseases.

Posted by The Wren Project
Cambridgeshire Helper

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

Cambridgeshire Helper

The Helper lends out tandems to people from the Helper's home. The Borrowers take the tandems typically for two months then bring them back.

Posted by Charlotte's Tandems
Volunteer tutor

Project role (Temporary) · 1—3 hrs/Week · For around 6 months

Flexible location

Volunteer tutor

Volunteer as a tutor with Action Tutoring for one hour a week over 10 to 20 weeks and make a difference to the lives of young people facing disadvantage.

Posted by Action Tutoring
Trustees wanted!

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

Trustees wanted!

This is an excellent opportunity to play a senior role in a respected environmental charity.

Posted by CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Chair, CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Organisation role · 6—12 hrs/Week

From home

Chair, CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

This an excellent opportunity to use your management and leadership skills to help develop and support our small, local environment charity and join our team!

Posted by CPRE Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
RSPCA Wildlife Friends

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

RSPCA Wildlife Friends

Become a Wildlife friend! Help make a difference by taking part in wildlife friendly activities, creating wildlife friendly habitats & taking action at home...

Posted by RSPCA
RSPCA Microvolunteer (England)

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

RSPCA Microvolunteer (England)

Microvolunteering is perfect for busy people who’d like to get involved and help the RSPCA, but don’t have much time to give.

Posted by RSPCA
Awesome Game Developer

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

Awesome Game Developer

Got creativity, imagination, and passion for gaming? Proficient in coding and building games? We want kids to have fun learning to care for healthy smiles

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Business Administrator/Systems developer

Organisation role · 2—8 hrs/Week

From home

Awesome Business Administrator/Systems developer

Do you know what it takes to run efficient business and team management systems? Can you help us work smarter as we grow? Have time to input and see results?

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Video Editor

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

Awesome Video Editor

Do you enjoy Video Editing? Want to work in a team to make our videos really engaging? We need fun shorts to share the benefits of a healthy smile :-)

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Videographer to help us create Fun Educational shorts to share smiles

Organisation role · Flexible hours

Flexible location

Awesome Videographer to help us create Fun Educational shorts to share smiles

Are you an experienced videographer with some time to spare? We need videos to share the benefits of a healthy smile online. Editing skills a bonus but not esse

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Artist (actual and/or digital)

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

Awesome Artist (actual and/or digital)

Do you have a talent for producing original artwork or designs? We need brightly coloured and fun creations for our educational and promotional resources.

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Social Media Manager in Sales and Marketing Team

Organisation role · 3—6 hrs/Week

From home

Social Media Manager in Sales and Marketing Team

A team player with a keen eye for fun content and a desire to get our audience smiling are what we need in our Awesome Social Media Manager.

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Creative Team Designer for educational and promotional resources

Organisation role · Flexible hours

From home

Awesome Creative Team Designer for educational and promotional resources

Whether you want to share your expertise in digital design or develop your creative and technical skills, our growing team are waiting to welcome you.

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Awesome Wizard Web Developer

Project role (Temporary) · Flexible hours

From home

Awesome Wizard Web Developer

We are looking for a Web Developer to work with our creative team turning ideas into our website to convey our Awesome message and share more healthy smiles :-)

Posted by Awesome Oral Health CIC
Call Companion Volunteer - Do you have 30 mins a week to call an older person

One-off · 0—2 hrs

From home

Call Companion Volunteer - Do you have 30 mins a week to call an older person

Have you got 30 mins a week that you could spare? We are seeking volunteers to spend 30 minutes a week chatting with older people aged 75+ who are lonely

Posted by Re-engage
Volunteer Gardener - East Cambs only

One-off · 2—4 hrs

From home

Volunteer Gardener - East Cambs only

Your role is helping those unable to tend to their gardens. The gardening ranges from cutting grass to chopping your way through brambles. East Cambs only.

Posted by VCAEC
Volunteer Driver - East Cambs only

One-off · 2—4 hrs

From home

Volunteer Driver - East Cambs only

As a volunteer driver your role is to take people to various appointments (such as shopping or hospital trips), for residents in East Cambs only.

Posted by VCAEC
Helpline, Email and Live Chat Support Volunteers

Organisation role · Flexible hours · Starting from 16 Jan 2026

Flexible location

Helpline, Email and Live Chat Support Volunteers

Our volunteers offer vital emotional support to women, girls and AFAB non-binary survivors of sexual violence and abuse by listening and believing.

Posted by Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre
Image of VCAEC volunteer gardeners helping their community, with the VCAEC logo in the top right hand corner

Need additional support?

Contact Voluntary Community Action East Cambs (VCAEC)

VCAEC are an independent, registered charity based in Ely, Cambridgeshire.


They offer a social car and gardening scheme, both of which are run with the goodwill of volunteers. They also have an active role as a Volunteer Centre, supporting people into volunteering, and promoting volunteering to all sectors of the community.


Visit the VCAEC website to find out more about the support VCAEC can provide to volunteers and volunteer involving organisations in East Cambridgeshire.

Come and speak to us!

If you want to talk with us about volunteering, visit one of our stalls.

The team aims to attend as many community events as possible across Cambridgeshire, so look our for the logo.


If you want to know where we will be, check out our Events page on our Facebook profile.


Here, you can see where the team will pop-up across the county. If you would like us to attend an event, send us an invite to [email protected].


Check out our Facebook page