VOLUNTEER WITH AGE IN SPAIN

Your Skills, Our Community

Looking for a purposeful way to use your professional expertise or personal talents? At Age in Spain, our volunteers are the heart of everything we do. Whether you are providing a friendly voice on the phone or supporting our mission behind the scenes through finance, communications, or tech support, your contribution is vital. By helping with our essential admin, organisational support and frontline services, you ensure no English-speaker in Spain has to face the challenges of ageing alone.

Why Join the Age in Spain Team?

Impactful Connection: Whether you are providing a weekly check-in call through our Friendline, sharing expert information with enquirers or using events, communications or admin skills as part of our core team, you will see the direct result of your support in the lives of others.
Professionalism & Support: We provide comprehensive training, a formal induction, and ongoing professional support to ensure you feel confident and valued in your role.
Flexibility: Most of our roles are remote-friendly, allowing you to give back from anywhere in Spain (or the islands) in a way that fits your lifestyle.

Empowerment: Use your existing skills—from administrative and organisational support to community outreach and communication—to help us maintain our national services and ensure our daily operations run smoothly.

Who Are We Looking For?

We welcome volunteers of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you are a retired professional, a student seeking meaningful experience, or someone with a few hours to spare each week, there is a place for you here.

We value diverse skills including:

The Engine Room: Vital administrative and behind-the-scenes support to keep our national services organised and efficient.
Information & Research: Helping us keep our information resources up-to-date, accurate, and easy to understand.
Listening & Connection: Providing a friendly voice and a regular check-in for our national Friendline service.
Community Outreach: Helping us spread the word so that everyone who needs our support knows exactly where to find it.
Specialist Skills: From IT and marketing to joining our Executive Committee.

Current Opportunities

Communications Lead

Help us empower English-speakers to live their best later lives in Spain.

The Mission

At Age in Spain, we believe everyone deserves to feel supported and connected. We need a creative storyteller to lead our voice, raise our profile, and inspire action across the country. If you want to use your professional skills to make a real-world difference, we want to meet you.

The Role

As our voluntary Communications Lead, you will:

Lead the Strategy: Design creative plans to boost our visibility.
Tell our Story: Craft compelling content for social media, newsletters, and press.
Inspire a Team: Guide and mentor a small, enthusiastic team of volunteers.
Build Relationships: Connect with media outlets to amplify our message.

What You Bring

A background in Communications, PR, or Journalism.
The ability to lead and motivate others.
Fluency in English (Spanish is a huge plus!).
A passion for the non-profit sector.
Responsiveness to support requests.
Familiarity with social media and online tools(e.g. Canva, Hubspot, Metricool).
Data analysis and reporting skills to monitor growth.

The Perks

Flexibility: Work from anywhere in Spain for 8-10 hours a week on a schedule that suits you (must include some weekday availability for meetings).
Purpose: See the direct impact of your work on the community.
Community: Join a friendly, professional, purpose-driven team.

Ready to lead the conversation?

Click the apply button below …

Communications Assistant

Are you a storyteller at heart with a passion for making a real impact?

Every story shared and every message sent is an opportunity to strengthen our community. We are looking for a Communications Assistant—a creative, proactive individual who thrives on bringing our mission to life through engaging content and meaningful interaction.

In this role, you’ll work closely with the Communications Coordinator to shape our voice across a variety of channels. Whether you’re crafting a compelling newsletter, building our presence on social media, or finding new ways to engage our audience, your work will be vital in growing our online community and ensuring our message reaches those who need it most. If you love the challenge of a fast-paced environment and believe in the power of communication to inspire and connect, we’d love to hear from you.

Infoline Agent Role Description

Are you a natural problem-solver with a gift for putting people at ease?

Every call answered and every email replied to is a lifeline for someone navigating an unfamiliar system in a foreign language. We are looking for an Infoline Agent — a warm, resourceful individual who takes genuine satisfaction in turning confusion into clarity and anxiety into confidence.

In this role, you’ll be the first point of contact for English speakers across Spain facing some of life’s most daunting administrative challenges — from residency and healthcare to benefits and beyond. You don’t need to have all the answers; you need the curiosity to find them and the empathy to deliver them well. Whether you’re guiding someone through a complex process step by step or simply pointing them in the right direction, your contribution will be felt long after the call ends. If you believe that access to the right information can change someone’s life, we’d love to hear from you.

Join Our Executive Committee

Executive Committee

Shape the Future of Age in Spain

As a national charity, our impact is driven by the strategic vision and professional governance of our Executive Committee. We are looking for dedicated individuals to join our leadership team and help us navigate the challenges and opportunities of supporting the English-speaking community across Spain.

This is a high-level volunteering role for those who want to move beyond frontline or administrative tasks and contribute to the strategic growth, financial sustainability, and professional integrity of our organisation.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking professionals with established expertise in key areas to ensure our committee remains a trusted and transparent governing body. We are particularly interested in individuals with backgrounds in:

Legal & Compliance: Navigating Spanish legal and administrative systems
Finance & Accounting: Managing our diverse funding streams (Grants, Donations, Membership).
Strategic Fundraising: Developing sustainable income models for our national services.
Health & Social Care: Guiding our support policies for vulnerable residents.
Digital Transformation: Helping us scale our offering through technology.

Your Impact as a Committee Member

By joining the Executive Committee, you will:

Provide Governance: Ensure we meet the highest standards of transparency and accountability.
Set Strategy: Influence how we allocate resources to help thousands of people each year.
Act as an Ambassador: Represent Age in Spain to government bodies, partners, and major donors.
Empower the Team: Support our staff and volunteers in delivering life-changing services.

Commitment & Application

The Executive Committee meets every two months via online sessions. We value diverse perspectives and welcome applicants from across all regions of Spain and its islands.

Ready to lead with us? If you have the professional experience and the passion to ensure no one in our community is left behind, we would love to hear from you.

Contact our President for a confidential discussion at: marijke.cazemier@ageinspain.org

VOLUNTEER ROLE: Research & Information Analyst

Research & Information Analyst

About the Role

Age in Spain is looking for a volunteer researcher to help build the organisation’s knowledge base and support informed decision-making. This is a flexible, home-based role suited to someone with strong research skills and an interest in the voluntary sector, older people, or the English-speaking expat community in Spain.

The researcher will investigate agreed topics, present findings in a clear and usable format, and contribute to the organisation’s development by identifying opportunities and good practice.

Key Responsibilities

Working within agreed priorities, research areas may include:

Funding and grants — identifying funding opportunities relevant to Age in Spain, including Spanish, EU, and UK-linked sources; summarising eligibility criteria and deadlines
Board reporting — researching relevant sector data, benchmarks, or policy developments to support board-level reporting and strategy
Information guides — gathering and verifying information for member-facing guides on topics such as healthcare, legal rights, welfare benefits, and Spanish administrative processes
The voluntary sector in Spain (Spanish and English-speaking)— mapping organisations, networks, and bodies working in this space; identifying potential partners or peer organisations
Quality standards — investigating whether recognised quality standards or accreditation frameworks exist for volunteering in Spain (e.g. through the Plataforma del Voluntariado de España or regional equivalents), and what would be involved in meeting them
Ad hoc research — responding to specific questions or topics as they arise in the organisation’s work

Skills and Experience

Confident researcher — able to find, evaluate, and summarise information from reliable sources
Clear written communication in English
Able to work independently and manage own time within agreed priorities
Familiarity with the non-profit sector is an advantage, but not essential
Spanish language skills

What You Can Expect

A clear brief for each research task
Regular light-touch check-ins (e.g. a short monthly call)
The chance to contribute meaningfully to an organisation supporting vulnerable older adults in Spain
A named reference on request after a minimum period of volunteering

Time commitment: 6 hours per week

Reporting to: CEO or designated manager

Location: Remote

Don't see the perfect fit?

If you have a unique skill set that you believe could benefit the community, don’t let a list stop you. We are always looking for talented individuals to join our mission. Send us your application and introduce yourself—we would love to discuss how your expertise can make a difference.

Is there something else you would like to do to help ?

We positively welcome you to get in touch with your offer of help.

We look forward to exploring how your talents and time might support our work.

We create flexible and well supported volunteering roles that really make a difference.

Complete our short enquiry form with details of what you are looking for and we will contact you.