General Volunteer

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Welcome2Africa International Full time

**About the role**:
Looking for a rewarding way to give back to your community and make a positive impact? Join us as a General Volunteer and become an integral part of our dedicated team. As a volunteer, you'll have the opportunity to contribute your time, skills, and passion to a variety of projects and initiatives that support Welcome2Africa’s mission. Whether you're interested in event assistance, administrative tasks, community outreach, or lending a helping hand wherever needed, your dedication will play a crucial role in advancing our goals and making a difference in the lives of those we serve. Join us in unlocking Africa’s Investment Potential through your commitment and enthusiasm as a valued General Volunteer.

In close collaboration with Welcome2Africa’s in-country team members, your mandate will be to:

- Support team members in the functioning and day-to-day tasks of the various departments including Investment & Trade, Research, Programs, Growth, Finance and Human Resources
- Build and maintain sold, trusting relationships cross-functionally within the organization, volunteer organizations and communities
- Engaging prospective donors in conversations about the importance of their transformational investment and gradually moving them towards committed financial support
- Support in coordination and delivery of programs including program promotion and post-event engagement
- Design & implement scalable solutions (systems, processes, and people) needed to support current operations, and expected growth and to minimize growing pains

**Requirements**:

- Be a Canadian/UK/USA citizen or have permanent residence status in the mentioned places.
- Have a university degree in Social Sciences or other relevant field.
- Outstanding coalition building skills with an ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Outstanding presentation and communication skills.
- High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of people.
- Be fluent in English Language, both spoken and written

**What We Offer**

We are conscious of how our work and decisions impact other humans and the environment. Welcome2Africa has consideration for the wellbeing and happiness of team. We believe in working in enabling environments that allows employees to live a meaningful, fulfilled life.

Therefore, we offer our volunteers.
- Access to trainings and personal development program
- Medical Insurance
- Opportunity to work with a talented and dynamic team
- Company retreats
- Certificate for Volunteering
- Career opportunities to grow

**ABOUT US**

Welcome2Africa International is a trade and investment facilitation company with a special focus on Nigeria’s Agricultural and Maritime Sector. We support investors, multinationals, and key

stakeholders within and outside Africa to advance their trade and investment goals, by providing an array of services and programs.

Our mission is to become a center of excellence for the facilitation and deployment of investments and trade on the African continent.

Through our knowledge dissemination and convening activities along with bespoke client services, we look to catalyze and facilitate finance, investments and trade into and across Africa.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Volunteer

Application question(s):

- Do you have prior Volunteering experience?

Willingness to travel:

- 50% (preferred)


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