Learning & Development Volunteer

SkilledUp Life Ltd; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A global volunteer organization is seeking someone passionate about Learning & Development to help create and organize documentation and training materials for various teams. This part-time, fully remote role involves simplifying complex processes and building onboarding journeys for new volunteers. Ideal for early-career professionals or those exploring an L&D path. Enthusiasm and clarity matter more than experience, making it a suitable role for anyone looking to make a real impact.

Benefits

Gain testimonials for LinkedIn

Real impact in community

Qualifications

• Ability to create documentation and training materials.
• Experience explaining complex ideas simply.
• Passion for learning and enabling others.

Responsibilities

• Create clear training materials for the team.
• Organize documentation from messy information.
• Build onboarding journeys for new volunteers.
• Map out processes for team leaders.

Skills

Simplifying complex concepts

Clarity in communication

Self-directed learning

Proactivity

Job description

At SkilledUp Life, we empower individuals to gain valuable real-world experience that accelerates their careers, while enabling tech startups to grow with the support of skilled Volunteers. Our global community has grown to over 57,500 Volunteers across 146 countries, helping hundreds of startups—primarily in the UK and USA—scale sustainably.

About the Opportunity

This is not a traditional corporate L&D role.

We don’t need decades of experience.
We don’t need someone who has worked in a formal training department.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will help shape the foundations of our new L&D function. Tasks may include:

• Creating simple, clear training materials for various teams
• Turning “messy” information into organised documentation
• Mapping out processes and building easy-to-follow guides
• Collaborating with team leaders to understand their workflows
• Structuring onboarding journeys for new volunteers
• Helping us understand which training areas matter most
• Building processes that can scale across a global volunteer organisation

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

You may be a strong fit if you:

• Love simplifying things and bringing order to confusion
• Communicate with warmth, clarity, and enthusiasm
• Can explain complex ideas in simple ways
• Are curious, self-directed, and proactive
• Feel excited about building something that doesn’t exist yet
• Have created any kind of documentation, SOP, onboarding guide, or training materials before (professionally or personally)

You don’t need to be an expert. You do need a genuine passion for learning and enabling others.

This role is ideal for:

• People exploring an L&D or documentation career
• HR or training students
• Early-career professionals wanting hands‑on experience
• Anyone who enjoys turning complexity into clarity
• Volunteers who want ownership, creativity, and real impact

We are especially interested in volunteers who can give us examples of:

• Creating structure where none existed
• Explaining something complex in a simple, engaging way
• Writing or improving documentation
• Taking initiative and ownership without waiting for instructions
• Learning new domains quickly and turning them into clear guides

Enthusiasm, clarity, and curiosity matter more than your résumé.

Duration

• 3 hrs. per day Monday to Friday
• Part‑time
• Fully remote

Acquired Skills

• Building an L&D function from the ground up
• Documentation, instructional design, and process creation
• Working cross‑functionally with distributed teams
• Understanding how learning supports productivity and operations
• Creating real, tangible learning tools that help hundreds of volunteers

Once a satisfactory outcome is delivered, we will:

• Provide a testimonial against your profile on SkilledUp Life.
• Provide a testimonial for LinkedIn that can also be added to your CV/Resume.
• Allow you to add SkilledUp Life Company Name to your LinkedIn Profile.

Disclaimer

This is a voluntary position, i.e. there is no direct financial compensation, a promise of future paid work or any taxable benefit in kind.

It is illegal to copy, scrape or download data and information from SkilledUp Life including Volunteer Profiles, Opportunities and Company Profiles without explicit written permission.

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