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.

    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…
    Event Assistant / Admin Assistant
    The New Black Film Collective
    The New Black Film Collective is looking for a number of volunteers to assist with various events in London. Events will…
    Magic Maker Volunteer
    Make a Smile UCL
    At Make a Smile, our goal is to ensure that no child misses out on the magic of childhood. We visit children in hospices,…
    Character Volunteer
    Make a Smile UCL
    At Make a Smile, our goal is to ensure that no child misses out on the magic of childhood. We visit children in hospices,…
    Yucan Thrive/Yucan Shine
    Yucan
    Yucan Thrive: Yucan Thrive is an 8-week program to support the well-being of young carers from schools across East…
    Youth Activity Volunteer
    Roma Support Group
    The Aspiration Project supports Roma children and young people through a combination of one-to-one education advocacy, in-…
    Maternity Mate
    Sister Circle
    Maternity Mates service recognises and supports the rights of all women to have a positive experience throughout pregnancy…
    Research Volunteer (Campaigns and Policy)
    Roma Support Group
    The Roma Policy & Campaigning project aims to promote social justice and address disadvantage experienced by Roma…
    Urban Ecology
    Cody Dock
    Volunteer with us to help observe, monitor and record the biodiversity of Cody Dock and the surrounding area, while learning…
    Policy and Campaigns Volunteer
    Roma Support Group
    The Roma Policy & Campaigning project aims to promote social justice and address disadvantage experienced by Roma…
    Youth Club Volunteer
    Dost Centre for Young Refugees and Migrants
    To provide support / assistance in the day to day operation of Dost Youth Programme.   To undertake face to face…
    Park Champion
    Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
    Just as the Games Makers became a defining feature of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, our growing family of…
    Digital Champion for Newham Libraries
    Newham Council Volunteering
    The Digital Champion Volunteer will work closely with the library team to support digital skills development for individuals…
    IntoUniversity Student Mentor
    IntoUniversity
    Become a mentor with IntoUniveristy and change a young person's life! 
    Lego Club Volunteer
    Newham Council Volunteering
    Plan and deliver fun and informative Lego Club sessions for children ages 4 - 11 in Beckton Library in east London. Build…
    Cooking mentor (for people in poverty)
    Bags of Taste
    Bags of Taste supports vulnerable people in food poverty to improve their diets.  We do this by running mentor-…
    Saturday School Volunteer
    African Community School
    We're looking for UCL students to apply to support and mentor children with their English and Maths homework, to develop…
    Sports Podcast Editor
    Not Just Football
    The aim is to be a part of the filming and editing team for the sports health and fitness podcast.The podcast aims to film…
    Archives Volunteer
    Roma Support Group
    The Roma Support Group (RSG) was the first Roma-led charity to be established in the UK.
    'Cook and Chill' Wellbeing Session Assistant
    The Sapphire Employability and Wellbeing Academy
    We are looking for friendly, reliable volunteers who are comfortable working with children for our latest programme "…