Internships and Volunteering
At present BOND does not have the capacity to offer internships or volunteer placements. Please do not send us your CVs. Some of our members do have such opportunities however, so we would suggest searching for organisations working in your area of interest.
You can also search for volunteer roles, internships and trustee or management committee positions through our jobs pages.
World Service Enquiry maintains a list of organisations offering placements for volunteers and paid employment. WSE's Guide to working for development at home and overseas is available online.
The volunteer recruitment website Do-It has launched a one-stop guide to help people who are interested in volunteering overseas. The site lists organisations offering volunteering opportunities throughout the world for new and experienced volunteers, in addition to case studies and online diaries.
Christians Abroad have a careers advice webpage and sell a very reasonably priced booklet on Working In Development. Their website also covers volunteerings opportunities and practice advice on working abroad.
See the Career Development & Employment Centre at the University of Sussex for a good introduction to the variety of entry points into development work. Ethical Careers specialises in guiding young people into ethical careers, including those in development.
Another useful source of information is the experience development website. The site is designed for UK students interested in, and/or studying some aspect of international development.
The Aid Workers webiste has several pages of career advice for aspiring aid workers:
ICA:UK organises training & orientation for people from all backgrounds considering volunteering overseas, and have a wide range of contacts with NGOs overseas for placements.