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21 Mar 2020

Global Volunteering for Development Officer at Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)

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Job Description


Type of role
Location Various Countries
Salary Competitive
Contract type Permanent
Full Time 35 hours per week
Application Closing Date 05 Apr 2020
Interview date First-round 14 and 15 April 2020 and second round 21 and 22 April 2020
Start date As soon as possible

VSO is the world’s leading international development organization that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organizations where their skills can have the greatest impact. Our extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead, we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.

Role overview

You will support VSO’s strategic ambition to influence the volunteering for development agenda across the development sector. Specifically, to support country offices to implement the global volunteering for development standard, to support country teams to position VSO as a leader on volunteering for development at a national level, and to capture VSO’s organizational knowledge about volunteering for development.

Skills, qualifications, and experience

Competencies and Behaviour

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

• Ability to be open-minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge

Equal Opportunities

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in one of VSO’s locations.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.

To submit your application, click on ‘Make an application’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

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VSO has zero tolerance for abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We expect all our employees/volunteers to ensure we protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy (PDF).





Method of Application

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Closing Date : 21st May, 2020.





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