Charterpath Micro-Internship Volunteer Programme

Could your charity use an extra pair of skilled hands to support finance-related projects?  Don’t miss the opportunity to get expert help from postgraduate students - at no cost to your organisation (June - August 2025) .

About the programme

Charterpath has partnered with the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) to offer a unique pilot programme matching charities with talented students undertaking a Masters course in International Accounting. These students bring prior work experience and are eager to apply their financial skills in a UK charity setting.

From management reporting to finance processes, this is a great chance to tackle those important but under-resourced projects - with motivated, skilled volunteer support.

Overview

Format: Students work in pairs

1 day (6 hours) per week for 4-6 weeks across June - August 2025

Availability: Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays

Projects:

The students can provide support with tasks such as: 

🟢 Preparing reports or dashboards to track financial performance

🟢 Reviewing income and spending trends to identify risks or opportunities

🟢 Supporting with budget preparation and financial forecasting

🟢 Helping to organise and improve finance processes

🟢 Creating templates or tools to make regular finance tasks more efficient

🟢 Supporting preparation for annual reports or financial reviews

🟢 Reviewing the financial viability of a new project or service

Support:

The charity must provide a clear brief and supervise with regular check-ins.

Students will focus exclusively on the tasks agreed at the outset to ensure expectations are clear and the project remains well-defined. Students will also be supported by AMBS and Charterpath teams.

Eligibility:

To participate, your organisation must:  

✅ Be a registered charity or CIC

✅ Have an office in the Greater Manchester area  

✅ Provide appropriate supervision (weekly, ideally in person)

✅ Have appropriate insurance and health & safety policies in place

What you’ll gain

✔️ Support with finance-related tasks you've lacked the time or resource to tackle

✔️ Insight into how skilled volunteers can contribute to your mission

✔️ A chance to mentor emerging professionals and shape the future of socially minded talent

Benefits for the interns

☑️ Practical UK-based work experience for their CV

☑️ A meaningful opportunity to use their skills for good

☑️ Confidence and insight into volunteering in the non-profit sector

Register your interest here to host a volunteer and have some helping hands for your organisation this summer.

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Disclaimer

Please note that student volunteers participate in a personal capacity and do not offer professional advice. While they are supported by Charterpath and AMBS, all input should be independently reviewed. Charterpath and AMBS are not responsible for the accuracy or outcome of any work or advice provided through this programme.

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About Charterpath

Charterpath CIO is a UK registered charity (1207509) charting a path between non-profits and volunteers with financial skills. Charterpath was co-founded by Alice Clementi and Alex Marsh, both chartered accountants with extensive volunteering and fundraising experience alongside their professional careers. They were inspired to start Charterpath in 2020, after seeing first-hand the unprecedented financial challenges facing the non-profit sector from the pandemic.

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