OTHER ORGANISATIONS Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) is the umbrella organisation for international aid agencies with offices in Australia. The organisation occasionally circulates details of job seekers to their members and advertises vacant positions with international agencies. For further information please contact main@acfid.asn.au.
Australian Volunteers International (AVI) AVI is recruits skilled professionals from the following sectors: health, education, IT, finance, agriculture, environment and community development. To view new assignments click here or for more information contact recruit@australianvolunteers.com or visit the AVI website.
AWID The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an international membership organisation connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. AWID's goal is to cause policy, institutional and individual change that will improve the lives of women and girls everywhere. AWID provides a weekly list of jobs available around the world in the field of international women's human rights and sustainable development to its members. For more information click on the AWID jobs website. AWID also has volunteering positions which are outlined on their volunteer website.
Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program
The Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD) program places young Australians between 18 and 30 on short-term assignments (3-12 months) in developing countries throughout the Asia Pacific region. AYADs exchange skills and knowledge with local counterparts to strengthen the capacity of overseas host organisations. AYADs also develop linkages and networks between partner organisations in Australia and those in developing countries, and gain overseas professional experience. A distinctive feature of the AYAD Program is its relationship with Australian Partner Organisations (APOs). An APO is any organisation that develops an assignment in partnership with an organisation in the Asia Pacific region. The Program is funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and provides in-country support and living and assignment support allowances to successful applicants during their period overseas. With the Program expansion, 400 AYADs will be mobilised each year. The next Intake will focus primarily on trades based and Vocational Education and Training (VET) assignments. Some of the exciting assignments available in past Intakes have been: Vocational Teacher Trainer, Indonesia; Information Technology Assistant, Tonga; Community Ecotourism Officer, Cambodia; Construction Assistant, Vietnam; Chef / Hospitality Trainer, Samoa; Sailing Instructor, Vanuatu; Offset Printing Trainer, Philippines; Small Business Skills Technical Advisor, East Timor; Human Resources and Administration Advisor, Solomon Islands; Technical Advisor (Construction Trades), Laos.
For further information about the AYAD Program, to interview a returned Australian youth ambassador and for more information on opportunities available to APOs. please contact:
Ruth Daugalis- Project Coordinator Alumni & Marketing
AYAD Program Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program
Level 2, 81 Flinders Street, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
Telephone: 08 8232 3050 Freecall (Australia): 1800 225 592 Email: rdaugalis@austraining.com.au
IDEALIST Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders. In the site you will find: over 59,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 165 countries, which you can search or browse by name, location, or mission. If your organization is not yet listed here, you can add it now; thousands of volunteer opportunities in your community and around the world, and a list of organizations that can help you volunteer abroad; and a Nonprofit Career Center on the web, with hundreds of job and internship listings. For further information please visit the IDEALIST website. Volunteering for International Development from Australia (VIDA) Volunteering for International Development from Australia (VIDA) is Australia's newest international volunteer program. VIDA places skilled Australian volunteers in developing countries in the Asia Pacific region. VIDA volunteers work with local counterparts to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development in the communities in which they work through skills exchange, institutional strengthening and capacity building. VIDA is funded by the Australian government’s International Aid Agency, AusAID, as part of the Australian Volunteer Program. A range of assignments are available across sectors that include Education, Environment, Governance, Health, Infrastructure, Rural Development and Trades. VIDA is currently sending volunteers to PNG, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Soon, it will also be sending volunteers to Burma, China, Mongolia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Assignments can be 1 month to 3 years in length.
Who can become a VIDA Volunteer?
Australian citizens and permanent residents aged 18+ are eligible to apply. Financial assistance including airfares, living and accommodation allowances, comprehensive insurance, in-country support and pre-departure training are provided to successful applicants. To register your interest online and apply for a specific volunteer assignment  Click here. For further information, freecall 1800 995 536 |
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