Work with us
International Service Ireland works hand-in-hand with International Service in the UK. We advertise up to 40 Development Worker vacancies each year.
These are opportunities for qualified, experienced, and motivated professionals from around the world to work with local organisations in
Bolivia,
Brazil,
Burkina Faso,
Mali and
Palestine.
Placements usually focus on:
- Disability
- Human rights
- Reproductive & sexual health
- Sustainable livelihoods
- Children and young people
- Gender
Roles are based in a wide range of sectors, from grassroots NGOs to international networks, in both urban and rural locations. The majority of our placements are long-term (two to three years), but short-term consultancies, internships and other placements are available from time to time.
Being a Development Worker
Unless we specify otherwise, Development Worker posts are offered under the following conditions of service:
- minimum two-year contract
- living allowance in relation to local costs (full details in job description)
- pre-departure grant
- resettlement grant
- provision of accommodation
- medical & personal insurance
- return travel at the end of the contract
- language training (if required)
- 20 days annual leave
What's involved?
Working
at a local level and immersing yourself in a local community - whether
it’s a small town in the valleys of Bolivia, a hectic West African
city, or Palestine and its daily complexities - is inspiring,
enriching, and seriously challenging.
Our partner
organisations need Development Workers who can combine professional
expertise (graduate or post-graduate qualifications and at least two
years’ experience) with essential skills and personal qualities:
communication and team-working, cultural sensitivity, maturity,
flexibility, and resilience.
They need individuals who are
strongly committed to improving the situation of the marginalised
groups that they work with; people who understand that helping a local
organisation become more effective isn’t just about a transfer of
skills, but rather a process of mutual sharing and learning.
Selection and preparation
We
interview candidates throughout the year at residential selection
meetings at our offices in York (UK), and also at our field offices.
Candidates are generally invited to attend in small groups. Activities
include a combination of interviews and exercises focusing on different
aspects of working in development.
If selected, you will
attend pre-departure preparation in York and/or in-country. This
incorporates: essential briefings on the country in which you will be
placed; briefings on International Service’s approach to development
and partnership (as well as our policies and procedures); related
training; and, if applicable, language training.
If you are
invited to attend our selection and preparation sessions, travel,
accommodation and any visa costs will be provided by International
Service.
How to apply
International Service advertises 40 to 50 Development Worker vacancies
each year. These are opportunities for qualified, experienced, and
motivated professionals from around the world to work with local
organisations in Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Mali and Palestine,
focusing on:
- disability
- human rights
- reproductive & sexual health
- sustainable livelihoods
- children and young people
- gender
Development
Worker roles are based in a wide range of sectors, working with local
partner organisations including everything from grassroots NGOs to
international networks, in both urban and rural locations. The majority
of placements are long-term (two to three years), but short-term
consultancies, internships and other placements are available from time
to time.
Unless otherwise specified, development worker posts are offered under the following conditions of service:
- minimum two-year contract
- living allowance in relation to local costs (full details in job description)
- pre-departure grant
- resettlement grant
- provision of accommodation
- medical & personal insurance
- return travel at the end of the contract
- language training (if required)
- 20 days annual leave
Being a development worker
Working
at a local level and immersing yourself in a local community - whether
it’s a small town in the valleys of Bolivia, a hectic West African
city, or Palestine and its daily complexities - is inspiring,
enriching, and seriously challenging.
Our partner
organisations need development workers who can combine professional
expertise (graduate or post-graduate qualifications and at least two
years’ experience) with essential skills and personal qualities:
communication and team-working, cultural sensitivity, maturity,
flexibility, and resilience.
They need individuals who are
strongly committed to improving the situation of the marginalised
groups that they work with; people who understand that helping a local
organisation become more effective isn’t just about a transfer of
skills, but rather a process of mutual sharing and learning.
Selection and preparation
We
interview candidates throughout the year at residential selection
meetings at our offices in York (UK), and also at our field offices.
Candidates are generally invited to attend in small groups. Activities
include a combination of interviews and exercises focusing on different
aspects of working in development.
If selected, you will
attend pre-departure preparation in York and/or in-country. This
incorporates: essential briefings on the country in which you will be
placed; briefings on International Service’s approach to development
and partnership (as well as our policies and procedures); related
training; and, if applicable, language training.
If you are
invited to attend our selection and preparation sessions, travel,
accommodation and any visa costs will be provided by International
Service.