Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an international development organization with a vision to create a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfill their potential. VSO links national and international volunteers in development initiatives. VSO enables men and women to work alongside people in poorer countries in order to share skills, build capabilities and promote international understanding and action, in pursuit of a more equitable world.

VSO Bangladesh (VSOB) is implementing International Citizen Service (ICS) project from 2011. ICS project brings together young people as international and national volunteers to make a difference in some of the poorest communities of Bangladesh. The project aims to create positive changes in rural areas by building personal development of youth and promote them as promote them as active citizens. VSOB is recruiting numbers of National Volunteers for the Third Cycle of ICS Project.

Title:  National Volunteers

Duration: For the period 5th of May, 2015 to 15th August 2015.

Placement: Anywhere among Khagrachari, Bagerhat and Rangpur.

Facilities: VSOB will take responsibility for Volunteers accommodation, food, medical, transport and nominal allowance for that period of time.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Share cross cultural experiences with International Volunteer coming from the UK
  •  Work very closely with International Volunteers (coming from the UK) to plan, implement, and evaluate youth action projects in the community. 
  • Support  conducting  field research, needs assessment/social mapping, project design, project planning, organizing event and Community Action Day, monitoring, case study  collection, report writing, documentation and evaluation of project.

Requirements:

  • The candidate  be within the age limit of 21 to 28 years
  • Educational background from business management/financial management, marketing, fashion designing or similar subject will be preferred.  Students can also apply.
  • Must be willing to stay in selected region of Bangladesh for 12 weeks without any break/interruption.
  • A clear interest in community development and proactive towards development of marginalized people.
  • Committed and proactive to work well in a diverse, multi-cultural team.
  • Interested in sharing cross-cultural experience with UK volunteers and other counterparts
  • Habituated/interested to reside in remote villages with simple accommodation, food and with other facilities.
  • Be committed to share experiences with team members and be proactive for carrying out actions in respective local community after completion of the project.
  • Minimum experience on enterprise development is highly appreciable.
  • Average communication skill in English
  • Positive, realistic and committed.
  • Practical problem solving ability
  • Flexibility and adoptability
  • Strong leadership quality
  • Sensitive to other’s opinion

If you are excited, wants to be VSO Volunteer and matches our requirements please forward the completed Application Form to info.bangladesh@vsoint.org or send the same to People and Operations Department, VSO Bangladesh, House 382 (1st and 5th Floor), Road 28,  New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka-1206 by April 12, 2015 within 4:30 pm.   

VSO is committed to promoting equal opportunities for women and men from different caste, ethnic and religious backgrounds and encourages candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. Telephone enquiries or any form of persuasion will lead to disqualification.