Seeking new volunteers! 

March 2025: We have a new strategic plan for 2025-2027 and we are recruiting more board members and volunteers to work towards more equitable care for all HG patients in Ireland. 

All volunteers need:

• The ability to work remotely and independently, particularly by email. 
• To be a proactive, clear, and responsive communicator
• A working fluency in English; other languages spoken in Ireland would be a plus. 
• Experience with HG as a patient, carer, or healthcare provider would be helpful. 

Role 1: Trustees +/ Subcommittee members

We are particularly looking for those with experience in the following areas: 

• Experience relevant to Board Secretary/Treasurer/leadership, particularly in the non-profit/charity/voluntary sector
• Bookkeeping/financial tracking
• Management & governance: familiarity with the Charities Governance Code would be a plus
• Obstetrics, midwifery, or other healthcare professionals or researchers involved in perinatal care, postnatal care, or mental health.
• Communications, particularly PR or healthcare 

Please go to boardmatch.ie to read the full description and details 

Role 2: Social media & Email volunteers

What you’d do:-

• Develop content for our social media, in partnership with other volunteers
• Respond to any messages, shares, etc and pass on any queries to the appropriate board member/volunteer (e.g.: press queries). This would be on public social media, on our private support group, and on our support@ email address. 
• Support any planned campaigns, Lives, and Q&As 

Skills & experience 

• Commitment to confidentiality essential
• Experience with social media as a user, particularly Instagram (we are also on Facebook, Threads and Bluesky currently - you do not necessarily need experience with all of them). Experience with social media in a professional capacity would be great but not essential.
• Familiarity with Canva or similar content creation services would be great, but not essential as long as you are willing to learn!

Time commitment  

• Flexible: approx 2h/week, working with 1-3 other volunteers and planned around your time available.

How to apply 

Please email news@hyperemesis.ie with “Trustee/Volunteer application” as the subject line; within the email include short answers to the following questions:

• What is your experience of HG?
• What impact do you want to have for HG patients in Ireland?
• Why do you want to be on the board/a volunteer?

You may also attach a CV in PDF or .doc format. 

Deadline for applications is 30th April 2025. Interviews will be held online, with the aim to have new volunteers in place from June 2025.