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Date: Saturday 18th September 2010
Time:  11am-4pm
Venue:  Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, O’Connell Street

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is pleased to announce the publication of “Changing the World Online”. The booklet demonstrates the added value online volunteers bring to organizations working for peace and development, and highlights how online voluntary action achieves tangible results.

Click here to view the booklet

Our database of opportunities has been updated to make it easier for people searching for volunteer opportunities to see which organisations are signatories to the Comhlámh Code of Good Practice. When you click 'find' on the database, any organisation that is signed up to the Code (only Irish organisations are eligible) will have a small Code of Practice logo by them.

If an organisation is signed up to the Code they are voluntarily working towards principles of good practice in overseas volunteering. More information can be found here. As an individual researching opportunities, if an or Read More »

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is urgently looking for skilled French speakers, experienced Midwives and Orthopaedic Surgeons to work in our projects overseas.  For further information please visit www.msf.ie or contact the MSF Dublin office, E: recruitment.dublin@dublin.msf.org, T: 01 6603337.

When: 19th August, 12 noon to 7.30 pm,

Where: Cultivate, St Andrew’s Street, Dublin 2.

Hosted by Concern Worldwide, this open day will focus on the UN’s theme for World Humanitarian Day ‘I am an aid worker’.  Come along and meet some of Concern’s local Haitian aid workers who were there when the massive earthquake struck.  Meet members of Concern’s Emergency Response Team who dealt with the aftermath of the quake. Hear about the effectiveness of Concern’s humanitarian work in the country since 1994 and since the January 2010 catastrophe itself, and see insightful audio visual and photographic evidence. Get advice first-hand from aid workers about their experiences across a range of countries.

More at: http://www.concern.net/get-involved/event/world-humanitarian-day-2010.

 GOAL seeks

• Financial Controller – Haiti
• Assistant Financial Controller - Haiti
• Finance Controller - Niger
• Finance Controller – North Sudan
• Assistant Finance Controller Operations – South Sudan

Job descriptions can be viewed by clicking on the above links or by visiting www.goal.ie (vacancies).   Applications can be made by sending a cover note and CV to applications@goal.ie.

SpunOut.ie is launching a new Academy of Activism aimed at young people with a passion for social justice between the ages of 18-25 who are interested in learning how they can set about making a difference in the world. This is a practical, free of charge training opportunity that will be offered to twelve lucky young people who want to learn how to make a difference in today’s changing world. The Academy kicks off with a Galway intensive Summer School between August 6th and 8th.

Come along and learn about VSO’s work, the application process, and the professionals they are looking to recruit. A returned volunteer will give a brief presentation about their experience overseas. To register or for further information, please email info@vso.ie

When: 31 July, 2 pm, Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 2. .

A-Z Children’s Charity seeks:

1. Volunteer Accountant/Accounting Student/Accounting Assistant:  2-month fixed term contract (with possibility of extension).  Based in Dublin for 2-3 weeks and in Uganda for 2-3 weeks.  A-Z is embarking on its first infrastructure project and along with growth in operations, wants to install QuickBooks accounting system in its operation in Uganda.  We are seeking applications from those interested in volunteering their time to assist the CEO in establishing a robust accounting operation.  Travel expenses and subsistence allowance provided. Minimum Requirements: Experience/knowledge in account principles, Quickbooks.
2. Volunteer IT Coordinator to synchronise its computer system, to install a server and to ensure that an IT policy is in place and functional.  Based in Dublin City Centre – flexible hours.  Travel expenses and subsistence allowance provi ... Read More »