Welcome to our East London Opportunity Finder. All the roles here are based in east London – use the filters to refine your search. If you'd like to see all opportunities, visit our main Opportunities Finder.

You can also find out more about UCL’s engagement work in East London by visiting the UCL East home page.

If you’re interested in a role, login using your UCL credentials, press ‘register interest’. You’ll then be able to see information about how to apply, and have details emailed to you.  It's then completely up to you whether to take things forward to apply or not.

If you'd like to chat about your volunteering interests or would like some more support in finding the right role for you, please get in touch.

Research Analysis Volunteering Opportunity
Newham Council Volunteering
People Powered Places is London Borough of Newham's flagship programme of participatory budgeting and is a beacon of best…
Frederick Kitchen Restoration- Boat Restoration
Cody Dock
We're looking for a group of dedicated volunteers to help us with various restoration projects, which will contribute to the…
From Boat to Shelter- Boat Restoration
Cody Dock
We're looking for a group of dedicated volunteers to help us with various restoration projects, which will contribute to the…
Volunteer tutor (maths or English)
Action Tutoring
Children from lower-income families are less likely to achieve academically than their better-off peers. Action Tutoring is…
Feedback Microvolunteer
St Mungo's
As a feedback micro-volunteer, you will spend 3-4 hours visiting one of our residential services and capturing service user…
LGBT+ Group Facilitators Volunteers
East London Out Project (elop)
We’re currently recruiting LGBT+ Group Facilitators to join our amazing and dynamic volunteer team at elop!elop is an award…
Kitchen Volunteer
Providence Row
We work with rough sleepers & those vulnerably housed in Tower hamlets. The kitchen provide breakfast & lunch…
Empowered Living Team (ELT) Volunteer
St Joseph's Hospice
If you are looking for a 1:1 patient contact volunteering experience or want to engage in a meaningful project, this could…
Dementia Wellbeing East London (Patient Facing)
St Joseph's Hospice
Dementia Wellbeing East London is a person centred approach supporting people with dementia to engage in meaningful activity…
Compassionate Neighbours
St Joseph's Hospice
Compassionate Neighbours is a social movement, founded by St Joseph’s Hospice in 2014, to help reduce loneliness and social…
Drinks Trolley Host
St Joseph's Hospice
The Drinks’ Trolley visits our wards twice a day to offer our patients free alcoholic & soft refreshments. It is a much…
Cafe Volunteer
St Joseph's Hospice
We are looking for volunteers to help run our Five Sisters Café which is located in our Community Hub, on the ground floor…
Fundraising-Office Support
St Joseph's Hospice
St Joseph’s Hospice relies on the generosity and support of our local community to permit us to continue providing for our…
Fundraising-Event Stewards
St Joseph's Hospice
St Joseph’s Hospice relies on the generosity and support of our local community to permit us to continue providing for our…
Retail Volunteer
St Joseph's Hospice
If you are interested in fashion or charity retail, or simply want to get more involved in your local community, then we…
Literacy Support Volunteer (Hackney)
The Literacy Pirates
We take children on voyages as readers and writers, and we’re on the lookout for volunteers to join our Hackney Crew.…
Literacy Support Volunteer (Virtual)
The Literacy Pirates
We take children on voyages as readers and writers, and we’re on the lookout for volunteers to join our virtual Crew.…
English Creative Writing Tutor
Team Up
Are you passionate about English Creative Writing and keen to gain some invaluable work experience and improve your…
Suuporting children's learning in maths
School 360
If you are able to spare one hour a week between 9.30 and 11 or 1.30 and 3 on a regular basis, we'd love to have your…
Gardening with children
School 360
As a school we think it's really important for children to connect with nature and know where their food comes from. …
Support struggling readers
School 360
If you are able to spare one hour a week between 9.30 and 11 or 1.30 and 3 on a regular basis, we'd love to have your…
Listening Volunteer
The Wren Project
The Wren Project offers free, one-to-one listening support for people in distress as a result of their autoimmune…
Harvest Hero
City Harvest
Volunteer at City Harvest London, a fast-moving food redistribution charity rescuing food from going to waste and delivering…
Make A Smile Volunteers
Make a Smile UCL
Characters: Dress up as whatever character you wish/are comfortable with from our costume inventory and attend events to…