Recruitment Volunteer, Summer Project

About the Role

Flying Kites is a charitable trust helping people with disabilities and their whānau across Aotearoa New Zealand find and keep great support people. This is an unpaid volunteer project for the summer (December to February) with a 60+ hour commitment. It's a real project with a start, middle, and end.

What You’ll Do

• Look for creative solutions to recruitment challenges, including exploring new platforms and approaches.
• Document recruitment systems and processes for clarity and ease of use.
• Engage in hands-on recruitment activities, working with applicants and matching people with disabilities with support personnel.

What You’ll Get

• A project to confidently discuss on your CV and in interviews.
• Real responsibility within a small, friendly team.
• Regular check-ins and feedback from the founder.
• A reference and a written summary of achievements.
• Flexible work from home arrangement.

Who We’re Looking For

• Motivated, reliable, and curious individuals who care about people.
• Ideal for students in later years of study or recent graduates interested in a career in HR, recruitment, or a related field.
• Organised with good attention to detail.
• Warm communication style.
• Comfortable handling confidential information (a confidentiality agreement will be signed).
• Lived experience of disability or a strong interest in the disability sector is welcome but not essential.

Time Commitment

• 60+ hours across the summer.
• Flexible working hours, accommodating holidays and travel.

To Apply

• A short note explaining your interest.
• Your availability over summer, including any planned absences.
• An example of a project or commitment you have completed.

Applications close 25th November 2026.