Do you want to spend one year living abroad, volunteering, learning, travelling and having fun while going through a life-changing experience? International Young Naturefriends (IYNF), one of the major European youth organizations is looking for one EVS volunteer to perform their voluntary service in organization’s office in Prague, Czech Republic. The service will last for one year, starting in February or March 2014 (according to volunteers’ preferences). This is a call for an already approved EVS project.

On the picture: current EVS volunteers, Vika and Henrique, looking pretty happy about their project

 

What is the EVS project in IYNF like?

  • You work 30-35 hours a week in an international office (currently 7 nationalities represented) with other passionate, young people in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic
  • Your learning experience is put on the first place: experienced supervisors make sure that you benefit from the project and that it is adapted best to your needs
  • You have a chance to assist with variety of tasks, according to your needs and interests: preparing informational campaigns, developing media channels, organizing educational activities, communicating with various organizational stakeholders
  • You have a hands-on experience of working in the headquarters of an international NGO
  • You have a chance to develop your own local or international project
  • You learn about variety of topics in environmental education, sustainability, youth work, campaigning, social issues
  • You have an opportunity to travel to international educational activities in Europe
  • You take part in a Czech language course
  • You are introduced to various opportunities of volunteering and youth work in Prague
  • You have your costs covered, including: accommodation, food, your travel to Czech Republic, insurance, language course and pocket money. There is no participation fee

Want to see how working with us looks like? Check out this video shot in IYNF office and during activities.

How to apply? Please, fill in this application form: https://docs.google.com/a/iynf.org/spreadsheet/viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dF91TkpwanNLZjdXRW1ZT2dvcDdTQUE6MQ#gid=0

before 1st of November, 23:00h (11PM). We ask you to prepare a short video explaining your motivation and include it in the application form. The applications without the video will not be considered. If your application is accepted, you may expect to be interviewed over Skype.

Requirements:

  • You need to be between 18 and 30 years old (or young) on February 2014
  • Communicative knowledge of English is required
  • You need to have motivation and commitment to live and volunteer in Prague for 12 months, starting February or March 2014
  • Members and volunteers of IYNF Member and Partner organizations are especially welcome to apply
  • You need to have a sending organization to apply for this vacancy. The applications without stated sending organization will not be considered. Learn more about EVS programme and sending organizations – contact your National Agency of Youth in Action programme if you have questions on EVS programme: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/faq-european-voluntary-service_en.htm
  • We accept applications from candidates from all countries of the world.

Please note that only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. We regret we cannot inform all unsuccessful applicants, but we will rather spend our time being busy campaigning for environmental and social justice. If you have not been contacted by us by 15th of November, it means that you have not been selected.