Life at VSO
Here at VSO, we have a team that operates across the world. As part of our Life at VSO blog series, we aim to give you an insight into what life is like working at the world’s leading international development through volunteering organisation.

Life at VSO: Praveen Kumar, Global Lead Advisor for Social Inclusion
Praveen Kumar Gurunath has been working with VSO for the past 18 years in various roles, and for the past five years as the Global Lead Advisor for Social Inclusion. Find out more about his experience at VSO.

Life at VSO: Christina Kwangwari, Lead Advisor for Gender Inclusion
Christina Kwangwari is the Lead Adviser on Gender Inclusion at VSO. Her main role is to support gender-related work, including capacity building, policy, and advocacy, and work to meet VSO's objectives.

Life at VSO: Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE, Chair of VSO Board of Trustees
In February 2023 Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE was appointed Chair of the VSO International Board of Trustees. She had previously been a VSO Board Trustee and a VSO volunteer in Cambodia and Ethiopia. Read about Julia’s philosophy here.

Life at VSO: Rahim Hassanali - Volunteering Leadership Project Manager
Meet Rahim Hassanali, VSO's Volunteering Leadership Project Manager who's current role is to lead the development and global rollout of the world’s first Global Volunteering Standard on behalf of the International Forum for Volunteering for Development.

Life at VSO: Grace Taylor - Learning and Development Specialist
Meet Grace, VSO's Learning and Development Specialist who has worked at VSO for five years.

Life at VSO: Gillian Claugher - Head of Public Fundraising
Gillian Claugher, Head of Public Fundraising in the UK, who has just celebrated her three year anniversary with VSO, gives you an insight into what life is like working in fundraising.

Life at VSO: Papa Diouf - Global Practice Area Lead for Health
Papa Diouf, based in Cambodia, gives you an insight into what life is like as our Global Practice Area Lead for Health, providing leadership to VSO’s global health portfolio.

Life at VSO: Ruchi Tripathi - Global Practice Lead for Resilient Livelihoods
In this edition of Life at VSO, we're speaking to Ruchi Tripathi. Ruchi is a Global Practice Lead for Resilient Livelihoods located in the UK, after joining us in September 2020 during the pandemic.

Life At VSO: Purna - Lead Advisor for Education
In this edition of Life at VSO we speak to Purna Shrestha. Purna is a Lead Advisor for Education located in the UK with a journey that first started with us in 2004.
Careers at VSO
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