Location: Helsinki, Finland
Project name: Volunteer at Maailmanvaihto -ICYE Finland office
Hosting organisation: Maailmanvaihto – ICYE
Sending organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organisation
Maailmanvaihto – ICYE Finland is a non-profit organisation (NGO) working in the field of international volunteering. We organize long-term volunteer work programs for young adults and aim at advancing intercultural understanding, equality and peace.
Maailmanvaihto is a member of the International Cultural Youth Exchange (ICYE) Federation, which consists of 41 organizations worldwide. Maailmanvaihto coordinates ICYE and European Solidarity Corps volunteering activities. On a yearly basis, we send about 15-25 volunteers abroad from Finland and receive about 30–35 volunteers to Finland.
There are three full-time staff members working at the office: Secretary General, Program Coordinator and Communications Officer. Every year we also have international volunteers supporting our activities at the office and now we are looking for the next one! Besides this, several voluntary coworkers join you for office activities.
We want to offer our volunteer opportunities to learn about activities of a youth exchange organisation as well as to get involved in intercultural learning. An international volunteer will enrich our organisational culture by bringing in their ideas and views of a young person.
The volunteer will support the office staff by informing young people about the volunteering possibilities and by supporting the staff in organising international volunteer programs.
Office work related to coordinating European Solidarity Corps and ICYE volunteer programs may be:
-e-mail communication with volunteers and partners
-practical arrangements related to documents and travels
-promoting available placements and assisting in the selection process
Supporting organising trainings for volunteers and other events, for example:
-facilitation of workshops
-presentations
-kitchen work, practical arrangements
The volunteer may also implement a small project of their own based on their own skills and ideas.
For more information you may also view this website.
Project period – 15/02/2025 to 16/08/2025
Deadline: 11/11/2024
How to apply? – Please get registration number, and only apply through This Link.
How to get a registration number? – If you don’t have an account on European Youth
Portal, please watch our instruction videos from this Link.
All costs are covered by European Solidarity Corps
No participation fee!
Language: English
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements:
The volunteer will stay in a host family in the Helsinki area. Lunch will be provided in the form of a lunch allowance and other meals will be provided by the host family. The monthly travel card for the Helsinki area will be covered for the volunteer.
Volunteer’s working time is 32,5 hours a week. The volunteer will have 2 days off per week (mostly Saturday & Sunday) and will gain 2 extra holiday days each month.
Application conditions and requirements for volunteering:
✔ good level of English knowledge
✔ Between 18 and 26 years old
✔ Wants to learn more about working in an international NGO
✔ Likes to work in a team
✔ open minded
Sending organisation information
Name of the sending organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organisation
OID number : E10200624
City and country of your sending organisation: Sumgait, Azerbaijan
Person in charge (name and surname): Ramiz Aliyev
E-mail of the person in charge: evs@csyo-az.org