Volunteer with VSA

Change your scene and become a VSA Volunteer and share your experience, knowledge, and skills to transform the lives of many. Work with our partner organization to create a fair future for all. 

VSA will organize and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment. 

Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident. 

Volunteering with VSA 
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific. If you’re an experienced Program Quality Advisor, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency Timor-Leste (ADRA),then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
 
Our Partner Organisation - Adventist Development and Relief Agency Timor-Leste (ADRA)
ADRA is the global humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church,
part of the 20 million strong Adventist community, with hundreds of thousands of churches globally and the world’s largest integrated healthcare and education network.
We deliver relief and development assistance to individuals in more than 118 countries, regardless of their ethnicity, political affiliation, gender, or religious association.
By partnering with local communities, organizations, and governments,
we are able to deliver culturally relevant programs and build local capability
for sustainable change.
ADRA Timor-Leste has been working in Viqueque Municipality since 2011 to implement WASH, agriculture, and livelihood programs.

The Assignment
This assignment is a partnership assignment between VSA and the Volunteer with VSA and support the Adventist Development and Relief Agency. 
In this assignment a VSA Volunteer will provide support to ADRA to review current systems and assist in making improvements or developing new processes.
This would enable ADRA to enhance impact reporting and meet deadlines
more effectively.

The volunteer will also assist with elements of financial documentation, organizing meetings and proposal development.

The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone?  VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.

We're looking for a volunteer with the following:

•  Strong Analytical thinking
•  Excellent written & spoken English
•  Excellent planning, coordination and communication skills, with the ability to organize diverse tasks and responsibilities
• Strong teamwork and able to lead and mentor, and build capacity of other team members
• Bachelor’s degree in development studies or other relevant fields

Desirable

• Experience with donor reporting including but not limited to MFAT, DFAT and EU
• 5-7 years of experience preferably in humanitarian and/or development non-profit organizations, at least 3 years of which in project management or grants administration and reporting
• Master's degree in development studies or other relevant fields

The Country
There are 1,225,000 people living in Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor). Timor-Leste is one of the world's newest nations and the newest in Southeast Asia with history of colonization and occupation. Timor-Leste
became independent in 2002.

Apply Now!

Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.

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We are looking for a volunteer with:

• Full time 12-month volunteer assignment in Timor-Leste
• Flights, accommodation and living expenses funded by VSA
• Make an impactful difference sharing your skills and knowledge