•           Organisational development role with a disability organisation

Applicants with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply for AVI assignments.

As an overriding focus of the AVI program is to encourage the participation of volunteers with a disability, AVI has a policy of providing additional support that recognises that additional costs may be required to ensure a successful field placement.

Te Toa Matoa (TTM) is an I-Kiribati organisation committed to advocacy for people with disabilities and enhancing their quality of life and those of their families.

From modest beginnings in 1999, this membership-based organisation has continued to grow and develop its people and resources. TTM’s work revolves around awareness raising in the community and includes public theatre, workshops and school presentations.  They advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and encourage participation in training courses and workplaces. They also work with government and other NGO’s to implement appropriate disability policies.

TTM require a suitably experienced person to work with the staff and Executive Committee on matters of organisational development and relationship building.

To be considered for this assignment you will require a relevant qualification and work history in community development. Experience in project planning, project design and project management, preferably in NGO/Health/Education or Community Service Management sectors will be required.

Kiribati is a wonderful country with a long history of hosting Australian volunteers. It is also a country with a different pace and approach to life, where resources are limited and the environment is challenging. Your ability to appreciate and accept these differences and to operate within such an environment is central to the volunteer experience.

Address 'bottlenecks' in the communication between the Ministry, schools and community as well as stakeholders and development partners. Develop curriculum including syllabuses, teacher guides and resources for students and teachers.

The volunteer will need technical skills including demonstrated experience with desktop hardware and software support including virus management, patch management and file and print services, as well as experience in server and storage infrastructure including data centres, monitoring, backups and disaster recovery.

In addition to technical support expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility. They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

REACH is a Vietnamese NGO specialising in vocational training and employment for Vietnam’s most disadvantaged youth. It helps people living in poor or broken families, families affected by HIV/AIDS, people with disabilities, street youth and migrant youth by using an innovative, highly pragmatic and effective training model which incorporates the needs of underprivileged youth with local industry and labour market requirements.

REACH works with businesses to identify areas of opportunities, develop specific curricula and conduct vocational training. Life skills, job-preparedness and on-the-job training are other critical components that make the model so successful. REACH students are so highly regarded that over 80% gain stable employment often prior to the completion of their course.

Due to exciting expansion planned for the next three years, REACH have requested a volunteer to:

• Coach and mentor the Marketing & Fundraising Officer and Executive Director in marketing and fundraising via the implementation of the REACH marketing and fundraising strategy
• Support the Marketing and Fundraising Officer with the implementation of the marketing and fundraising strategy
• Provide strategic marketing and fundraising advice to the Executive Team and the Marketing and Fundraising Officer
• Build the skills of the Executive Director and the Marketing and Fundraising Officer through on-the-job training in marketing and fundraising

The volunteer will need:

• Proven track record in marketing and fundraising in the non-government sector
• Applied knowledge of Internet marketing, social media marketing and brand development
• Demonstrated results in implementing fundraising strategies, particularly on-line fundraising, and corporate partnership development
• Highly developed IT skills, particularly in Excel, and use of Content Management Systems

In addition to professional expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility. They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

The Centre for Community Organisation and Development (CCODE) is an organisation that helps communities build their own skills. It is currently working with communities in six local authorities where poor communities have been given land for low-cost housing projects. A lot of the houses will be constructed by community women.

Because the projects are large and advice is needed on low-cost housing options, CCODE has requested a project manager/building site supervisor to assist in the project.

If you have knowledge of structural engineering, planning, designing, project management and site supervision in relation to low-cost housing, and are capable of working alongside communities, this could be the role for you.

In addition to housing expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility. They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

Concern Universal (CU) Malawi is based in Blantyre, one of Malawi’s three urban cities. It aims to provide emergency relief, food security, water and sanitation, microfinance, capacity building and HIV and AIDS services in rural Malawi.

While CU Malawi has made inroads into the development of a national M&E framework, this is still an area or weakness for the organisation, hence the need for a volunteer. The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Coordinator will provide strategic direction while aiming to strengthen all areas of M&E and to build capacity of CU staff.

The successful applicant will hold a Masters Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Organisational Learning, Rural Development or a similar field. An understanding of issues surrounding HIV and AIDS, gender, environmental management and climate change would be an advantage. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with a willingness to live in a developing country, are essential.

This could be a truly life-changing experience!

In addition to professional expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility. They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

Swaziland has very high rates of poverty and HIV/AIDS, and The SHAMBA Trust was established to help those most in need through grass-roots community development. SHAMBA is an acronym for Self Help Action to Mitigate the Burden of AIDS, and the organisation takes a hands-on approach to helping disadvantaged women, children and young people in poor communities to tackle HIV/AIDS and poverty.

They have identified a need for a volunteer to develop and implement a fundraising strategy for SHAMBA in order to secure a sustainable income, and to increase SHAMBA’s profile and ties with other organisations in Swaziland and internationally. This position is crucial for the development of the organisation, the continuation of current projects and the establishment of further projects. Specific professional skills are required for this position, which cannot be found locally.

These skills the volunteer would need are:

• Reputation for excellence in marketing, including the development of a marketing strategy, developing marketing literature and coordinating events including meetings and speaking engagements
• Extensive results in fundraising including the development of a fundraising strategy, successful grant locating and application experience, the planning and implementation of fundraising events and the use of social media as a fundraising tool
• Reputation for excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing and presentation skills
• A Bachelor’s degree is also essential, preferably in finance, marketing, public relations or business studies

In addition to professional expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility. They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

Natural Resources Development Foundation (NRDF) has supported sustainable natural resource management by local landowners, in turn protecting social, economic and environmental assets, since 2003.

NRDF helps empower landholders to say no to destructive land use and say yes to sustainable land use, supporting their legal rights and ensuring the longevity of their forests for future generations. It aims to build sustainable economic development in rural Solomon Islands through enterprise development.

NRDF have requested a volunteer to help the local communities increase sales of key items such as honey and coconut oil by developing systems for stock, sales and order management, and exploring international export opportunities, as well as help with fundraising and grant administration efforts.

The volunteer will need:

• Knowledge and understanding of the international agribusiness industry, agricultural markets, and the sectoral imperatives
• Experience and analytical skills in the formulation of business and marketing plans and strategies
• Demonstrated ability to establish, support, manage and motivate rural and/or community working groups and committees to achieve outcomes and improve management, planning and leadership skills

In addition to professional expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility. They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

FITRA (Sekretariat Nasional Forum Indonesia untuk Transparansi Anggaran) is a group of Jakarta-based NGO activists and intellectuals concerned about democratisation issues - especially regional autonomy and good governance - that have become significant since the beginning of Indonesia’s transition to democracy.

The organisation aims to build capacity within civil society via education, research and mentoring; and campaign for changes to budget policies and processes to orient them towards poor people, females and marginalised groups. They strive for social change in the budget transparency movement.

In order to improve their information and communication management as well as capacity training in creating and running media campaigns through the website, they have requested a volunteer.

The volunteer will need:

• Demonstrated advance skill on web and software programming
• Demonstrated advance skill on designing information management system

In addition to professional expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility. They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

In preparation for Bougainville’s independence, a progressive transfer of functions and powers from PNG National Government Departments to Divisions within the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is taking place, including to the Division of Human Resources. The ABG is undergoing a restructure and moving from Divisions to Departments. To undergo this transition there is a need for an experience HR practitioner to provide the HR Division with expertise specific to this task, in addition to providing advice on how to improve and strengthen existing Human Resource systems.

To be considered for this crucial assignmnet, you will require the following: 

• Previous experience in a HR related role; including a well developed knowledge of the development and application of HR procedures and policies
• Recent experience in organisational development & structures
• Demonstrated ability developing employee induction processes, employee training and development plans

This 18 month assignment will be located in Buka town, which is located on Buka Island, north of mainland Bougainville. Buka is a growing provincial centre with a number of small trade stores and local market. The expatriate community in Bougainville, and in particular Buka is growing, with a number of volunteers and consultants mainly from Australia and New Zealand. The Host organisation will be providing the volunteer with housing in Buka town.

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Cambodia's mission is to accompany, serve and advocate on behalf of refugees and works at national and regaional levels with the support of an international office in Rome.

JRS have requested a volunteer for their office in Phnom Penh to build the capacity of local staff in relation to legal issues around asylum seekers and stateless people in Cambodia. The volunteer will also support JRS staff to conduct research, advocacy and outreach on the issue of displaced persons and human rights issues.

The volunteer will need:

• Admission to practice as an Australian Lawyer
• Demonstrated experience in refugee and international law, including experience working with non-English speaking clients
• Strong legal research skills

For the duration of this 2 year assignment, you will work out of JRS' office in a Phnom Penh suburb, approximately half and hour tuk-tuk ride from the city centre. Khmer is predomiately spoken in the office, however English is also spoken; AVI will provide the volunteer with language training for four week upon arrival in Cambodia.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

Agriculture is the backbone of the country’s economy and provides employment to over 70% of the nation’s workforce. However, farming practised is mostly for subsistence; farmers employ rudimentary tools and are dependent on favourable climatic conditions. Tanzania utilises less than 25% of its agricultural potential and horticulture has potential to transform into agriculture.

HODECT is a public private partnership organisation who works to coordinate horticulture development efforts of public, private and civil societies. Consistent with this organisation’s work for improving and coordinating the horticulture industry in Tanzania, they have identified the need for a volunteer to assist with the collection and analysis of data.

This position is crucial for the development of the organisation, the continuation of current projects and the establishment of further projects. Specific professional skills are required for this position, which cannot be found locally.

The skills the volunteer would need are:

• Applied knowledge of data collection, analysis and generating reports
• Reputation for excellence in communication
• Demonstrated result in research and problem solving skills
• A tertiary degree or equivalent work experience is also essential

In addition to professional expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility.

They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources. If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interests, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.

• Live and work in sunny Gizo!

The Western Provincial Health Service is responsible for providing out-patient, emergency and general medical services to the western province. Gizo Hospital is a new two floor 60 bed facility and will be the country's second referral hospital. It is expected to provide health care services to people from Western, Choiseul and western parts of Isabel Province.

With only a handful of midwives are trained to a senior level, the Health Services requires the support of an international volunteer to continue developing the skills and knowledge of local staff to meet local demand.

Duties will include providing consultation and counselling sessions, caring for newborns, postnatal and preterm babies in nursery as well as assisting in staff training.

You will hold relevant qualifications and registration and be able to demonstrate clinical experience in a relevant context.

Demonstrated success in building the skills of others through formal and/or informal training and coaching will also be required. You will be working in a resource poor environment and your ability to manage such a challenge in a new environment will also be required.

•           Training & mentoring opportunity in a rural environment

Located within a small township at the southern tip of Buka Island, Buka General Hospital provides health care services to the 175,000 people of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.

Built in 1997 with support from AusAID, the hospital currently has 120 beds and provides medical, surgical, ob/gyn, paediatric, dental, mental health and emergency care to an estimated 3000 patients per month.

As part of an ongoing capacity development program, the hospital is looking to review and build on current operating theatre services. Due to a shortage of suitably experienced local personnel, the hospital has requested the skills of a Nurse Trainer.

You will be required to mentor and train local staff while over viewing the operational management and quality processes and standards of the theatre.

In order to be successful with your application, you will need to hold relevant qualifications and be able to demonstrate experience in an operating theatre environment. Demonstrated success in building the skills of others through formal and/or informal training and coaching will also be required.

Previous experience working in a cross-cultural environment will be well regarded.

St Joseph's Ludzi Community Hospital was opened in 1949 by the Sister of Charity of Ottawa. With the challenges of an increasing population and the reduction in the government's health provision, the hospital needs to develop the capacity of its staff.

In order to achieve this aim, the hospital requires a suitably qualified and experienced person to improve the standard and quality of the pharmacy at the hospital and to train pharmacy staff to manage the pharmacy efficiently and effectively.

The suitable applicant will be a Registered Pharmacist and preferably have experience working in a rural hospital. They will also need a background in training and mentoring colleagues with varying levels of experience and skills. Knowledge of fundraising and proposal writing will also be required.

A recognition of the need to adapt to a new cultural environment and to appreciate the rewards and challenges of such will be central to this assignment. An understanding and empathy for those working in a Christian environment is also required.

In addition to professional expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility.

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• Work with Ministry of Education and Allied Health

Led by Australian volunteer teacher Frank Hilton, the first Special School was established by the Fiji Crippled Children’s Society 1967 to provide education for children with physical and hearing impairment. There are now 15 Special Schools with two vocational training centres.

They have requested a volunteer to coordinate 2 teams of 5 volunteers who will work across all Special Schools in Fiji. This position will assist in coordinating this effort for the Western and Northern Division. The volunteer would need successful results in management and administration in a Special School Setting, as well as extensive results in developing monitoring and evaluation tools to measure effectiveness of programs.

In addition to special education expertise, volunteers need skills in training and developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility.

After the 10 year conflict in Bougainville, progress is being made in rebuilding the administrative functions and systems of the provincial government under a new agreement giving autonomy.

Most provincial government staff do not have project planning and management experience and the administration have requested an Australian volunteer as a trainer in this area – aiming towards enhancement of service delivery.

The objectives of the volunteer for this assignment will be:

• Provide expertise to the Office of the Deputy Administrator to establish an overall district planning strategy that would guide district project planning and management development.
• Improve capacity of district administration staff to design, implement and monitor projects and manage budgets.

To meet the needs of the host organisation, the volunteer would bring with them expertise in project management, preferably within government or social services environments. In addition to professional expertise, volunteers need skills in training & developing others, applied awareness and sensitivity to cross-cultural communication, patience, tolerance and flexibility. They manage with good humour the daily challenges of working with very limited resources.

If this request sounds like a good match for your skills and interest, please download the detailed Position Description from the link above. We welcome calls to the recruitment team at any time – 1800 331 292.