Leadership and Volunteer Opportunities

We have some specific roles available in our communities. Get in touch if you’d like to know more.

All Bellyful volunteers must be Police vetted. Find out more on our Become A Volunteer page.

Volunteer Coordinator – Bellyful Hamilton

Are you passionate about community, connection, and helping whānau in need? Bellyful Hamilton is on the lookout for a dedicated Volunteer Coordinator to join our amazing team!

In this rewarding volunteer role, you’ll be the friendly face supporting our volunteers, welcoming new volunteers and making sure everyone feels valued and connected.

What we’re looking for:

Great people skills and a warm, positive attitude
Organised and reliable
Passionate about helping families and building community

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Social Media Coordinator – Bellyful Hibiscus Coast

We need a social media volunteer to help keep our branch Facebook page fun, engaging and informative. This role only takes an hour or so a week, maybe more if there is an event or special fundraiser happening. You get as much support as you need, you just require a bit of social media nous and the ability to write punchy words / an eye for good visuals.

Interested? Email our Branch Coordinator Janet Hope on [email protected]

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Various Roles – Bellyful Hawke’s Bay

Our Bellyful Hawke’s Bay branch is busy and growing and we need to expand our volunteer team. We have some roles we would love to fill:

Fundraising Coordinator
Co-Cookathon Coordinator

If you are interested email Aliesha Gordon. Find out more about some of our volunteer roles here.

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Recipient Coordinator/s – Bellyful Porirua

We are looking for a Recipient Coordinator, or two, for our Bellyful Porirua branch.

Recipient Coordinators are often the first contact a whānau will have with Bellyful. They work with Delivery Volunteers to ensure our meals arrive where they are needed and in a timely manner. You need to be well-organised and have a big heart.

Cookathon Coordinator – Bellyful Porirua

Bellyful Porirua would love someone to help plan and run our Cookathons. You do not need to be a Masterchef, just well-organised with a bit of time to spare each month.

Delivery Volunteers – Bellyful Porirua

Delivery volunteers are the face of Bellyful. You get to collect and deliver our frozen meals to the whānau who need them. All you need is a vehicle (or even a bike would work), a driver’s licence, the ability to find your way around your community – and of course a friendly face!

The time commitment for a delivery volunteer is entirely up to you and what you can give.

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Cookathon Volunteers – Bellyful Wellington North

Love to cook? We’d love a few more volunteers to join our Cookathons. We’re fun, friendly and welcoming.

If you are interested get in touch with our Branch Coordinator Mel Bradley.

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Branch Leaders – Bellyful Wellington South

We have a brilliant team of volunteers who help us cook and deliver meals. We’d love some help to bolster our leadership team. If you would like to help run our branch, please get in touch.

Interested? Email our Branch Coordinator Wendy Lindsay

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Co-Branch Coordinator – Bellyful Nelson

We are looking for the next co-leader of our branch. We need someone keen to connect with the community, who has a big heart for whānau with babies and young children who need support.

We are looking for someone who:

Loves supporting and encouraging awesome volunteers
Enjoys making a real difference in the community
Has some time to give others

Bellyful is a vibrant charity and this is a fantastic volunteer role supporting an incredible team. Many of our Branch Coordinators work full or part-time, some are retired or semi-retired, and others are parents at home looking for a way to utilise their skills or develop new skills.

Email Jacqui Stanford for more information

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Social Media Coordinator and Delivery Volunteers – Bellyful Waimakariri

We need a social media volunteer to help keep our branch Facebook page fun, engaging and informative. This role only takes an hour or so a week, maybe more if there is an event or special fundraiser happening. You get as much support as you need, you just require a bit of social media nous and the ability to write punchy words / an eye for good visuals.

We also need some more Delivery Volunteers to help get meals to locals who need them. Working with your Recipient Coordinator, you get to collect and deliver our frozen meals to the whānau who need them. All you need is a vehicle, a driver’s licence, the ability to find your way around your community – and of course a friendly face! The time commitment for a delivery volunteer is entirely up to you and what you can give.

Interested? Email our Branch Coordinator Carol Burdon on [email protected]

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Fundraising Coordinator – Bellyful Christchurch

Exciting Fundraising Opportunity: Are you ready to take the lead on something fun and impactful this year? Bellyful Christchurch is looking for someone enthusiastic to help us plan and run fundraising events for our branch. It’s a chance to get more involved, work alongside our fantastic team, and help us raise essential funds—all while having a great time!

This isn’t a solo mission; you’ll have plenty of support and collaboration. Think events like movie nights, boutique fashion evenings, quiz nights, and more. It’s all about combining fun and fundraising to make a real difference.

If this sounds like your kind of challenge, please get in touch. We’d love to have you on board!

Please contact Rachael Sweetman [email protected] or Suzanne McCloy [email protected]

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Cookathon Coordinator and general volunteers – Bellyful Geraldine

Bellyful Geraldine has a vacancy for a Cookathon Coordinator and some general volunteers to cook and deliver meals.

The Cookathon Coordinator is responsible for scheduling, coordinating and overseeing the cooking events, following clear, concise recipes. All the meals are standard family staples and easy to cook.

Interested? Email our Co-Branch Coordinator Lynley Macleod on [email protected]

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Delivery Volunteers – Bellyful Dunedin

We’d love some more delivery volunteers to help our branch.

Working with our Recipient Coordinator, you get to collect and deliver our frozen meals to the whānau who need them. All you need is a vehicle (or even a bike would work), a driver’s licence, the ability to find your way around your community – and of course a friendly face!

The time commitment for a delivery volunteer is entirely up to you and what you can give.

Interested? Email our Branch Coordinator.

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How do I know if being a Branch Coordinator is for me?

Do you like organising, making things hum, or are you a whiz at managing projects and people stuff?

Our Branch Coordinators are people who:

Love supporting and encouraging awesome volunteers
Enjoy making a real difference in your local community
Prefer to be part of an established charity that is well organised, known and trusted
Have some time to give others

Many of our Branch Coordinators work full or part time, some are retired or semi-retired, others are parents at home looking for a way to utilise their skills or develop new skills. The role involves recruiting, training and managing volunteers within your branch and ensuring all aspects of the branch are running smoothly. Each Bellyful branch has a core team of awesome volunteers, including people in key roles such as Cookathon and Delivery Coordinators.

Our Branch Coordinators work from home at times that suit their work and whānau commitments.

You don’t need to have been involved with Bellyful before – we give you great support. You’ll also get plenty of back-up from the fabulous branch volunteers, Bellyful NZ management and other Bellyful branches.