Contribute Your Expertise
CROWN’s mission — building the research infrastructure that makes identity-based discrimination measurable — requires skills that extend well beyond our founding team. Volunteers contribute expertise that strengthens CROWN’s capacity across languages, disciplines, and geographies.
Volunteering with CROWN is not casual. It is structured, purposeful, and produces tangible outputs. Volunteers receive clear briefs, defined timelines, and feedback on the impact of their contributions. In return, CROWN asks for reliability, attention to quality, and commitment to our institutional voice: authoritative, evidence-driven, and warm.
Current Volunteer Roles
Translators
CROWN operates across multiple languages. Our website, research instruments, policy briefs, and publications require accurate, contextually sensitive translation.
Languages needed: French (priority), German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and Arabic.
What translators do:
- Translate web content from English to target languages, maintaining CROWN’s institutional tone
- Localise CDI survey instruments for deployment in different European linguistic contexts — a task requiring both linguistic precision and cultural sensitivity
- Translate policy briefs and research summaries for national policymakers
- Review and proofread translated materials for accuracy and consistency
Ideal profile: Native or near-native proficiency in the target language. Strong English comprehension. Familiarity with academic or institutional writing. Experience in translation is valued but not required if language skills are strong.
Research Assistants
CROWN’s research programme involves literature reviews, data collection, statistical analysis, and publication preparation. Research assistants support these activities under the supervision of CROWN’s research team and academic partners.
What research assistants do:
- Conduct structured literature reviews on hair discrimination, appearance-based bias, and related topics
- Assist with CDI survey data collection, cleaning, and preliminary analysis
- Compile and verify statistics for the Key Statistics and Source Library pages
- Prepare citation databases and reference lists for publications
- Support research ethics documentation and institutional review board submissions
Ideal profile: Graduate student or recent graduate in psychology, sociology, public health, data science, or a related field. Familiarity with quantitative research methods. Attention to detail. Interest in discrimination research.
Legal Researchers
CROWN’s legislative hub tracks hair discrimination legislation across multiple jurisdictions. Legal researchers contribute the jurisdiction-specific expertise that keeps this resource accurate and current.
What legal researchers do:
- Monitor legislative developments in assigned jurisdictions (France, Switzerland, UK, EU, individual US states)
- Draft and update legislative tracker entries with current status, provisions, and analysis
- Research case law relevant to hair and appearance discrimination
- Contribute to compliance analysis for corporate partners
- Review legal sections of CROWN’s content for accuracy
Ideal profile: Law student or qualified lawyer with interest in anti-discrimination law. Familiarity with at least one European legal system. Ability to write clearly for non-legal audiences. Multiple jurisdictions are a strong advantage.
Event Volunteers
CROWN participates in conferences, research symposia, and public events. Event volunteers support logistics, communications, and participant engagement.
What event volunteers do:
- Assist with event planning and logistics for CROWN research presentations and public events
- Support registration, participant communication, and on-site coordination
- Document events through note-taking, photography, or social media
- Assist with follow-up communications and impact reporting
Ideal profile: Organised, reliable, and comfortable working with diverse audiences. Based in or able to travel to Geneva, Paris, or London. Event management experience is a plus.
What Volunteers Receive
CROWN values volunteer contributions and provides:
- A clear brief and defined scope for every assignment
- Regular communication with CROWN’s team, including feedback on completed work
- A written reference letter upon completion of a sustained volunteer engagement (three months or more)
- Acknowledgement on CROWN’s website (unless anonymity is preferred)
- The knowledge that their skills directly contribute to evidence that changes policy
How to Apply
To express interest in volunteering, please contact contact@crown.ngo with:
- Your name and location
- The role(s) you are interested in
- A brief description of your relevant skills and experience
- Your availability (approximate hours per week or month)
- Your language skills
CROWN reviews volunteer applications on a rolling basis and responds within ten business days.