Dinamarca
11928
Data de início: 01-08-2023
Data de fim: 01-08-2024
Vagas: 1
Duração: 12 mes(es)
Data limite de candidatura: 19-01-2023
Financiamento: Aprovado
Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 140 €
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Resumo: The organization is a partner in the worldwide youth exchange organisation, American Field Service, represented in over 55 countries all over the world. AFS is a voluntary based, non-profit NGO, independent of political and religious interests. In Denmark, the organization started in 1957 and is today the oldest and largest non-profit exchange organisation in Denmark with 20 staff members, more than 30 local chapters (including Greenland and the Faroe Island) and more than 2.000 members, many of whom work as volunteers for the organisation.
In the organization, we believe that through intercultural understanding and by creating meetings across differences we create solidarity among us. We believe that by getting to know each other’s differences and by becoming aware of our own culture we can create more understanding, more sympathy and less prejudges. All of our activities take their beginning in those thoughts.
For more than 50 years, the organization has organised exchanges between almost 50 countries of the world. We have extensive experience in intercultural learning and a network throughout the country to ensure proper support to all participants hosted in Denmark. The organization has been involved with the European Solidarity Corps (previous EVS) programme since 1997 both as a sending, hosting and coordinating organisation.
The organization’s programmes include:
- High school stay abroad for young people between 15-18 years (hosting and sending)
- Programmes for people above the age of 18 spending their gap year taking one or two semesters at a college or university abroad
- Programmes for people above the age of 18 doing voluntary work in Europe, Africa, Asia, Central America, South America and Australia (hosting and sending)
Perfil: Age: 18-30
The ideal volunteer should have experience with, and/or interest within:
- Intercultural learning and communication.
- Working with volunteers in a volunteer-driven organization.
- Travelling and cultural experiences.
- Being fluent in English is mandatory.
- PC literacy (Word, Excel) is mandatory. Other digital skills are an asset.
- We prefer a creative person who enjoys speaking in front of a crowd and who is motivated to work in a dynamic intercultural atmosphere.
- He/she should be prepared to work also in the evenings and weekends.
- The volunteer should also be diligent and reliable and willing to work overtime in peak seasons.
Tarefas: The volunteer will be part of the 18+ team in the office which consists of four staff members.
He/she will also be a member of the volunteer 18+ committee which is in charge of planning and implementing 3-day orientations for 18+ participants, conducting information meetings for potential applicants, organising presentations at educational institutions, etc.
He/she will be part of both the key staff members and volunteers to get an in-depth understanding of the way AFS Interkultur is organising its activities in Denmark and how we work with our volunteers.
The main tasks include:
- Being the liaison between the office and the volunteers in charge of the 18+ programme work, helping them recruit new volunteers and motivate the existing, preparing orientations for Danish and foreign participants in our 18+ programmes, etc. This will give him/her a thorough knowledge and experience in how to work with volunteers in a volunteer-driven organization.
- Taking part in the weekly evening meetings of the volunteer committee.
- The volunteer will also be responsible for and participate in our Global Competence Certificate, where we train and certify youth in intercultural learning.
- Being directly involved in the implementation of meetings and orientations as co-facilitator, including the 4 x 3-day weekend orientations offered to our 18+ participants. This will enable him/her to get a hands-on experience in the running of volunteer youth activities and doing workshops/presentations. Among other topics, the orientations will be about team building, solidarity cultural encounters and conflict resolution.
- Being trained as a facilitator of the intercultural learning course offered to 18+ participants giving him/her an in-depth understanding of intercultural learning.
- Being trained and work on programmatic and administrative issues linked to AFS youth exchange and voluntary service programmes such as public relations, quality assurance, project management, networking and partnership building, etc.
- The volunteer’s learning process in the above fields will be supported by on-the-job training whenever needed, structured and informal discussions as well as regular planning and sum-up meetings.
- The volunteer will have access to and will work with publications and online information about different types of youth and voluntary service programmes and implementation guidelines, which will enable him/her to gain knowledge about such programmes and the issues at stake when implementing international youth exchange and voluntary service programmes.
- Furthermore, we are very open to the volunteer’s interests and learning goals. If the volunteer has specific skills or skills he/she wants to develop it will be possible to tailor the tasks in the scope of what we do.
Condições: The volunteer will be working at our office. We are located approximately 3.5 km from the city centre. You should expect to work approximately 37 hours a week. At this time the volunteer can do his/her Danish lessons as well. There will occasionally be evening/weekend work as well. The hours done outside office hours can be taken off at other times. The volunteer will receive two days off per month.
The working language is Danish and the EVS volunteer will be expected to learn Danish to a certain degree. Until the volunteer feels more comfortable with Danish, we will use English.
The organization will be responsible for finding accommodation for the volunteer. This is most often a room in a shared apartment with others. You can expect approximately one hour of commuting time to work. The volunteer will be informed about this leading up to his/her arrival.
As a part of the European Solidarity Corps program, the following is covered by us:
- International transport is covered to a certain amount. The EU sets a budget depending on the distance to our office. If you travel in a green way your budget will be higher!
- Health insurance
- Food and accommodation
- Allowance/pocket money: 220 euro in total: 180 euro (decided by the department of the EU) + 40 euro from the local department.
- Transportation covered: from home to project and from home to language school (if chosen).
Documentação: Application Form (ask to proAtlântico)