A group of people sit on the floor as Daw Hla Myint points out the map of village during a disaster risk management awareness session in Kyatkathone Village
VSO/Nyan Zay Htet

Volunteer with VSO

If you are an experienced professional of any age, you can find out more about volunteering with us on this page. 

If you are interested in volunteering locally, please contact the VSO office in your country of residence.

volunteer prepares to set up the disaster risk management committee (DRMC) signboard at Kyatkathone Village,Kyike Ma Yaw Township, Mon state, Myanmar
VSO/Nyan Zay Htet

Volunteer opportunities

Our current roles for expert volunteers in Africa and Asia.

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How volunteering works

Everything you need to know about volunteering with VSO.

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Volunteering FAQs

The answers to all your frequently asked questions about volunteering with VSO.

Use your skills to make a real contribution

VSO Volunteer in Pakistan
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Sharing your knowledge, skills and energy with others makes a huge difference. Our placements are carefully designed with everyone from governments to local community groups to make sure you pass on the right skills to the right people. 

This way, people can lift themselves out of poverty, and stop relying on others. And you'll change the lives of many, many people. Join us and see just how much of a difference you could make.

How we support you

It's often a big decision to volunteer. We'll support you every step of the way.

Volunteer health and safety is a priority. We ensure our volunteers are medically fit to travel and will be kept safe and healthy throughout the duration of their placement. Our country office staff will be there to help. 

Depending on your placement, you may also be entitled to financial support. 

Personal, financial and local support on placement

Live and current roles

We’re always recruiting skilled professionals from different backgrounds and sectors. Could it be you?

Opportunity Location Apply by
Resilience Advisor- ACTIVE Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya
Youth and Volunteer Engagement Advisor Nairobi, with frequent travel to the counties, Kenya
Sign Language Volunteer Western Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone
National volunteer: Livelihoods Support Specialist Assosa, Ethiopia

Talent pool roles

We are looking for candidates in a number of anticipated volunteer jobs. These jobs are not confirmed yet. If you are interested in any of these jobs, please complete the application form and we'll be in touch.
Opportunity Location Apply by
Education Management Advisor -STEM (Cambodia) Cambodia
Sales and Marketing Specialist Various Countries
Human Resource Advisor Various Countries
Curriculum Development Specialist (CFYE) Various Countries
Gender Economic Empowerment Adviser (International Volunteer) Various Countries
Early Years Education Specialist - Talent Pool Rwanda
Education Technology Specialist (Talent pool) Various Countries

Where we work

Bangladesh

Livelihoods

Education

  • Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Bangladesh

Health

Cambodia

Livelihoods

Education

eSwatini

Health

  • Interactive theatre for justice
  • Improving the health and wellbeing of prison populations in Southern Africa

Ethiopia

Education

  • Unlocking Talent Through Technology

Health

  • Equipment and skills to reduce newborn deaths

Kenya

Health

  • Delivering Equitable Sustainable Increases in Family Planning (DESIP)

Malawi

Education

  • Unlocking Talent Through Technology
  • Building Educational Foundations through Innovation and Technology (BEFIT)

Livelihoods

  • Improving Market Access for the Poor
  • Solar Mama Rural Electrification project

Health

  • Improving the health and wellbeing of prison populations in Southern Africa

Mozambique

Education

Myanmar

Education

  • Returning to education after COVID-19

Nepal

Education

Health

  • Interactive theatre for justice
  • Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response (GBVPR II)

Nigeria

Livelihoods

  • Improving Market Access for the Poor

Pakistan

Health

  • Pakistan Forum for Democratic Policing

Education

Rwanda

Health

Education

Sierra Leone

Health

Education

  • Building Foundational Learning Through Technology (BFLTT)

Tanzania

Livelihoods

  • Improving Market Access for the Poor
  • Lake Zone Youth Empowerment project
  • Tanzania Local Enterprise Development (T-LED)
  • Collective Action for Rights Realisation in Extractives Industry (CLARITY)
  • Futuremakers

Health

Uganda

Health

  • Equipment and skills to reduce newborn deaths

Livelihoods

  • SCOPE (Skills and Capacity for Organisational Productivity and Employment)
  • Futuremakers

Education

Zambia

Health

  • Training and Local knowledge (TALK!)
  • Improving the health and wellbeing of prison populations in Southern Africa

Livelihoods

Zimbabwe

Health

  • Improving the health and wellbeing of prison populations in Southern Africa
  • Speak it Loud

Not what you're looking for?

Volunteer stories

Nicoline at the market

“Bringing about change is always a two-way process" - Nicoline's journey in Cambodia

Nicoline volunteered on VSO's Rural Employment for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (RECOVER) project in Cambodia, helping rural communities to build sustainable livelihoods. Learn more about her volunteer journey.

Volunteer trained by Uzoamaka Onyinye Didigwu teaching in the classroom.
Uzoamaka Onyinye Didigwu

My volunteer journey: Uzoamaka Onyinye Didigwu

From the classroom to national television, Nigerian volunteer Uzoamaka is making sure people with disabilities are not forgotten.

Children using tablet computers in a Malawi classroom | VSO
©VSO/Amos Gumulira

“Be ready to meet new people and build communities, gain knowledge and a sense of purpose.”

Hear from Lameck Dition Sandram from Malawi, who volunteered in Sierra Leone where he worked on VSO’s Unlocking Talent (UT) project, applying his 25 years of experience in education to train staff and collect real-time project implementation data.