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Development worker vacancies

We recruit skilled professionals to support our partner organisations in Africa and Asia. Placements cover a range of sectors and professions, but commonly demand skills in fundraising and resource mobilisation, marketing, project management, and supporting good governance - often in health programmes. Sometimes we look for people with very specialist skills. For example, a civil engineer for Swaziland, and a football coach for South Africa.
Working on gender equality in Nepal

If you can't see the right placement for you, please come back again soon because we regularly advertise new vacancies here.


Vacancies - October 2010

Are you over 18 years old, and looking to go overseas for between 3 and 12 months? We are currently looking to develop a new programme of volunteer placements for British citizens.

You can register your provisional interest by sending an email to recruitment@skillshare.org with your:

  • name
  • email address
  • phone number
  • postal address
  • age
  • nationality

Please write EXPRESSION OF INTEREST on the subject line. Unfortunately we do not have any further information on the individual placements yet, but subject to fund availability we will contact you with a full application form and programme details at a later date.

You can also find development worker vacancies with Skillshare International Ireland at www.skillshare.ie

All information will be removed after the closing date.

Opportunities with other organisations

Various internship opportunities between 3 and 6 months at UNV Headquarters in Bonn:
https://www.unv.org/en/about-us/employment/internship/vacancies.html

Recently filled placements

We have recently recruited development workers for the following placements:

  • Urban Environmental Management Advisor for a government training centre, Nepal (August 2010)
  • Gender Advisor for a government training centre, Nepal (August 2010)
  • South Asia Programme Co-ordinator for an anti-trafficking network in Nepal (July 2010)
  • Communication and Publications Officer for a gender-based violence organisation in Nepal (July 2010)
  • Advocacy Advisor for a child protection organisation in Mozambique (June 2010)
  • Music Coach for a youth performing arts project in Tanzania (March 2010)
  • Advocacy & Research Officer for a peace building organisation in Kenya (March 2010)
  • Occupational Therapist for a Ministry of Health in Lesotho (March 2010)
  • Medical Doctor for an International Health NGO (March 2010)
  • Clinical Psychologist for a mental Hospital in Tanzania (February 2010)
  • Resource Mobilisation Advisor for a women's and children's charity in Uganda (January 2010)
  • Programme Management Advisor for an environmental charity, Tanzania (January 2010)
  • Technical & Marketing Advisor, Non-Timber Forest Produce programme, India (January 2010)

Useful information

We provide flights, a living allowance and accommodation during your placement. There is no cost for the opportunity to become a Development Worker with Skillshare International. However, we do ask that you raise a minimum of £500.00 or the equivalent towards our work.

Where the job description does not specify, the job requires someone with a degree or professional qualification plus a minimum of two years' work experience.

Please do not send us your CV. We only accept fully completed Skillshare International application forms.

Skillshare International is an equal opportunities employer. The aim of our equal opportunities policy is to ensure that no applicant, employee or client group is discriminated against, either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origins, religion or by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be relevant.

Working with vulnerable people in the majority world, Skillshare International is particularly committed to the protection of children. We use strict screening procedures for development workers, and we have a Child Protection Policy and a guiding Code of Conduct which applies to all development workers.

General Recruitment

If there are no specific placements that are suitable for you at this stage but you want to apply to be a development worker, you can apply under our general recruitment programme.

We will register your general application for six months. If a suitable role becomes available during that time, we will email you.

If you are unable to download or complete the form online, please contact us at recruitment@skillshare.org, on + 44 (0) 116 257 6616 (automated enquiry service line) or at Skillshare International, 126 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7JA, UK.