Youth Engagement Assistant

Join Anthony Nolan’s University Team, to support our incredible student volunteers and increase our engagement to raise awareness of our vital work and recruit more potential donors.

We are Anthony Nolan. We unite people and science – matching stem cell donors to those in need of transplants and treatments and growing our world-leading stem cell register, so everyone can find the lifesaving match they need.

Thanks to Shirley and Anthony Nolan, our register of almost a million potential donors, our cell and gene therapy research and our expertise in stem cell transplants, we currently help four patients a day in need of a transplant, giving more people another chance to live.

Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, and powered by science, we won’t stop until we’ve unlocked the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for three Youth Engagement Assistants to join our Register Development team.

Title: Youth Engagement Assistants

Salary: £24,479 per annum

Contract: 8-month fixed term

Hours: 35 per week (standard Anthony Nolan working hours)

Location: Remote with regular travel. Ideal for candidates who are based near good transport links.

In the Youth Engagement Assistant role, you truly see the impact of your work, through working with our student volunteers and higher education stakeholders, to raise awareness of our vital work and recruit more potential donors. Key to this role is supporting and inspiring our incredible university student volunteers across the United Kingdom who are passionate about making a difference. You will fulfil the Youth Engagement Assistant role by recruiting potential donors, coordinating events, exploring new opportunities, creating resources, supporting with administration for the university team, and helping our volunteers to reach their goals.

Our expectations of you:

You will bring:

• Experience of working with young people aged 16-23 and holds an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of working with this age group.

• Can communicate effectively to different audiences to connect and motivate others, especially young people.

• Willingness and ability to regularly travel to events across the UK and work out of office hours when required.

• Ability to learn administrative processes and ensure they are upheld.

• Ability to prioritise and work effectively under pressure, remaining professional and polite under all circumstances.

• Excellent written communication skills.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

• Open, honest and positively accepts feedback.

• Respects the importance of good timekeeping, punctuality and reliability and puts it into practice.

• Willing and able to act as an ambassador for Anthony Nolan and to embrace and uphold Anthony Nolan’s values and apply them to everyday activity.

• Ability to work within all Anthony Nolan policies and procedures including Data Protection, Health & Safety, and Dignity at Work.

You will do the role by:

• Become trained and experienced in planning and overseeing donor recruitment events. Including, coordinating and delivering targeted donor Youth Engagement Assistant recruitment events and campaigns.

• Support the delivery of excellent stewardship to our volunteers.

• Help to develop engaging resources to train and develop our volunteer base.

• Support the organisation and delivery of training events and conferences.

• Proactively search for and develop leads for donor recruitment activity and convert them into donor recruitment events.

• Support to develop our social media and communication channels to engage our target audiences.

• Deliver presentations to raise awareness of Anthony Nolan’s work to inspire audiences to act.

• Provide administrative support to the University team, including data processing.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Anthony Nolan and the stem cell register.

• Previous experience working with volunteers.

• Experience of using Canva for content creation and social media channels for engagement.

• Previous experience of public speaking. This could include presenting to an audience or delivering a training session.

You will also be good at:

• Promoting and engaging with Anthony Nolan’s policies and procedures.

• Living the Anthony Nolan values.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary

• 27 days annual leave (pro rata), pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

• A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop

• Life Assurance of four times annual salary

• Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme

• And more! (further details on our

  Life at Anthony Nolanpage)

Please check out the full job description here, and you can read more about what to expect on the

Please note: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible – this advert may close early if we receive a high volume of strong applications.

Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone another chance to live.

Anthony Nolan is a Disability Confident Committed and Living Wage accredited employer.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

Department

Engagement

Role

Register Development

Locations

Home-based

Remote status

Hybrid

Yearly salary

£24,479

Contract hours

Full time

Employment type

Fixed term

Closing date

05 July, 2026

Hybrid working expectation

Fully remote

So how can you tell if you're Anthony Nolan too?

•  You’re passionateand dedicated to your work
• You’re innovativeand looking for a challenge
• You want to improveand learn every day
• You’re accountablefor your work and take pride in what you do
• You’re people and patient focused– you want to make a difference to people’s lives

These five values are what drive and motivate us across all of our divisions. From lab research and tissue typing, to finance, HR and legal, from patient support and logistics, to fundraising, marketing and communications… everyone has a critical role to play in our lifesaving work.

We’re incredibly proud of the people who work for us – and we’re always on the lookout for more passionate and talented individuals. If you like the idea of joining a team that gives four people the chance of life every day, check out our job listings below.

About Anthony Nolan

Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. Find out more about what we do here.