Join Us
Help make real-world, lasting change to better uphold the rights of people forced to flee their homes.
We are currently inviting volunteers to be part of our the SolidariTee movement for the 2025/26 academic year!
All of the roles below are designed particularly with university students and self-identifying young people in mind, including recent graduates and people who didn't go to uni.
Being part of a movement led by students and young people is a unique opportunity to sit in the driving seat of real-world impact, and to contribute to positive change in attitudes and understanding about refugees that will last years or even decades.
We know that everyone's experience of uni and life as a young person is different, so we've designed the team with this in mind, including roles of different levels of time commitment as well as in-person vs remote options.
Take a look at the role descriptions, and once you've found one or more that interests you, register your interest via the short form below! We'll aim to get back to everyone within a week, and may invite you to attend an online interview.
Applications for central team roles are now closed, but we continue to welcome regional team applications, which will be considered on a rolling basis. Please note that all of our roles are voluntary.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss any accessibility requirements please email us at teamsolidaritee@solidaritee.org.uk - we look forward to connecting with you soon!
What is being part of the team like?
Are you ready to volunteer your time and make a difference? Look no further! Join our international community of young activists and contribute to making real change for refugees, asylum seekers, and all those forced to migrate in vulnerable situations.
Activities
A typical SolidariTee regional team will get involved in all of the below activities:
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Awareness-raising events: like panel discussions, conferences, and film screenings
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Fundraising events: like quizzes, music nights, sponsored challenges and more!
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SolidariTee t-shirts: photoshoots, campaigns and sales throughout the year
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Social media: creating infographics, mythbusters and other educational campaigns
Learning & Development
Lots of us on the team didn’t really know anything about refugees before we joined. That's a big part of why SolidariTee exists.
In addition to learning about refugee issues and forced displacement, you'll also have the chance to gain knowledge and skills relating to:
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human rights
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event management
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communications
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fundraising
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finance
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humanitarian response
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leadership
Each role on our team will leave you with lasting skills that apply to the charity, corporate, and academic sectors; leadership, target setting, financial planning, and advocacy are just a few of the skills that team members say they have gained.
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Other ways to get involved
In addition to the core team roles described above, we also welcome applications for specific roles which often require more specialist expertise and/or physical space. These include:
- stock manager & postal assistant
- podcast editor
- photographer and/or video editor
- web designer and/or SEO advisor
- media and press advisor
- grantwriting or corporate partnerships advisor
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We also regularly publish calls for legal research volunteers as part of our collaboration with AsyLex, and occasionally publish calls for volunteers on behalf of our partner organisations in Greece.
To express interest in any of the above roles, or to enquire about sharing any other specialist skill you might have, please email alexa@solidaritee.org.uk to discuss.
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These roles are open to all, including and in particular those who are not current students or self-identifying young people and who could share their professional expertise with us!
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Why get involved? The cause behind the team
In 2024, more than one person every ten minutes arrived in Greece following deadly journeys in search of safety. Almost everyone will need the support of legal aid and mental health professionals to access their fundamental rights and rebuild their lives, and yet there is no state-provided support whatsoever.
At the same time, in the UK, and across Europe and beyond, anti-refugee and migrant rhetoric is on the rise. Harmful misinformation about refugees damages social cohesion, as the racist riots of August 2024 in the UK have shown, with knock-on effects for hostile policies that seek to exclude, criminalise, and marginalise people seeking safety.
Students and young people have long been at the forefront of movements that stand up to injustice and call for fundamental rights and safety for all. Universities often provide a unique space for people to come together, share learning, and speak out - from civil rights to the Vietnam war, and more recently for refugee rights, in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and in calling for a ceasefire and end to the bombardment of Gaza, we as young people cannot underestimate the privilege, and opportunities for positive change, that come with the opportunity to be part of student communities.
At SolidariTee, we combine education and awareness-raising with direct support to refugees. We don't just talk about the issues - we're united in our goal to directly fund grassroots organisations providing vital legal aid and mental health support to refugees in Greece. Since being founded, we have been able to provide more than half a million pounds in direct support to grassroots NGOs (non-governmental organisations) supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Greece, in addition to providing expert training to more than 40 legal aid professionals.
Our events, infographics and advocacy go hand in hand with the work done by expert humanitarian professionals. In this way, we're making sure that we help those fleeing violence and persecution today, whilst also creating a culture change in support of refugees in the longer-term.
SolidariTee is entirely volunteer-run, and our student team is at the heart of everything we do. We are deeply grateful that more than 1500 students have volunteered with us since 2018, and can't wait to welcome more people each year to come.
Our student team is made up of regional teams based at individual universities and colleges. Each team works to unite their local community in support of rights and freedoms for people forced to flee their homes, in any way they choose. The regional teams are supported by our student central team, which coordinates some core functions and builds links across the whole team.​
Accessing volunteering
At SolidariTee, we have no paid staff whatsoever. Volunteering can be an amazing way of building skills whilst supporting a cause you care about, but we know that different forms of privilege can make volunteering more accessible to some than others. We're committed to doing our part to ensure that anyone who wants to join the SolidariTee movement is able to do so, and seek to actively tackle barriers to inclusion.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and nationalities. We are an actively anti-racist organisation, and we recognise that racism, islamophobia, anti-semitism, homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny play a big role in the oppression that refugees and other forcibly displaced people face. We are committed to tackling these injustices both within the student body and within the affected population that our partner NGOs support.
We would like to acknowledge a few specific considerations around inclusivity, specifically relating to financial privilege, disability, lived experience of forced displacement, and access to higher education, but if you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.