VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that uses volunteers to fight poverty and reduce inequality.
Our vision is simple: a world without poverty. Our approach is unique: sending skilled volunteers from sectors such as health, education and business to work with p... read moreartners who have requested our help. VSO enables a two-way exchange that benefits the volunteer and the community they serve far beyond the life of the placement.
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) began in 1958 when Alec and Mora Dickson recruited and sent 16 British volunteers overseas in response to a letter from the Bishop of Portsmouth asking for people to teach English in Borneo.
Much has changed since then. VSO has engaged over 43,000 volunteers to work on international development programmes in more than 120 countries. We’ve gone from being a UK charity to an international one, with recruitment bases in seven countries.
In 2013/2014 alone, our volunteers trained over 174,000 people, and delivered services that had an impact on the lives of 2 million.
Today, VSO is a truly global organisation. We recruit skilled volunteers from all over the world, and from all sectors of society, including business leaders, parliamentarians and young people. Currently, over 30% of our people come from within the country of their placement. We also send increasing numbers of people from one developing country to another.
We're always looking for new ways to turn human energy and ingenuity into lasting change. We still send professionals to share their skills with their local counterparts, but we’ve embraced a range of methods that allow us to provide whatever kind of help is needed most, including promoting international understanding and action, knowledge sharing and youth exchanges.
Watch the video above to learn more about our journey to the forefront of international development.
Reference Number: JOB0111640 Location: Abuja, Capital Territory Job type: Contract Job Description
The job holder is expected to lead in the strategic design, development, and implementation of VS
Responsible to: Country Director Responsible for: Youth Program Manager, Sr Programme Officers Job Type: Full Time, 36 hours per week Level: Member of senior management team Job Purpose/Role Overvie
Duration: Fixed Term, 3 years Full Time, 36 hours per week Responsible to: Head of Programs Job Purpose
To be responsible for the development and implementation of Country office’s Liveliho
Duration: Fixed Term, 3 yrs Full Time, 36 hours per week Responsible to: Head of Programs Job Purpose
The job holder is expected to lead in the strategic design, development and implementation o
VSO Nigeria is currently looking for motivated and passionate individuals to be a part of the next cycle of the ICS programme, which will run from October to December 2017.
Reference number: JOB0109854 Location: Minna, Niger Job type: Voluntary Job Description
To play a key role in the implementation of the Increasing Market Access for the Poor (IMA4P) Project by ena
Location: Minna, Niger Employer: VSO Nigeria Duration: 12 Months Job Purpose
To play a key role in the implementation of the Increasing Market Access for the Poor (IMA4P) Project , enabling par
Location: Niger State, Nigeria Duration: 12 Months Job Purpose
The Gender Advisor will serve as the lead advisor in identifying gender-based constraints facing women in the targeted communities an
Reference Number: JOB0106354 Location: Abuja Job type: Contract Job Description
The job holder is expected to lead in the strategic design, development, and implementation of VSON Education Progr
Reference Number: JOB0106355 Location: Abuja Job type: Contract Job Description
To be responsible for the development and implementation of Country office’s Livelihood Programs in line with
Livelihoods Application Link
Education Application Link
Duration: 3 years (Renewable) Job Purpose
To be responsible for the development and implementation of Country office’s Livelihood P
Responsibilities The volunteer will have a range of tasks and activities:
Develop strategy, participate in team discussions for group strengthening of farmer collectives.
Take a lead in implement
Responsibilities The volunteer will have a range of tasks and activities:
Train and build the capacity of the partners, the community agriculture extension volunteers (CAEVs) and other project part
Job Description The volunteer will be based either in VSO’s Country Office in Abuja or in its office in Northern Nigeria, and will work with the Colleges of Education in 5-6 Northern States, oth
Reference Number: JOB0099138 Job Type: Voluntary Job Description
This is a speculative role contingent upon the approval of Funding.
The Agribusiness Advisor will develop sustainable and market o
Duration: 18 Months Job Purpose
The Agribusiness Advisor will develop sustainable and market oriented programmes for farmer collectives.
He will design, facilitate, coach and mentor farmer collec
Purpose of Role
To provide business development leadership and coordination for identified VSO Country Offices (Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone); responsible for optimizing income generation and bu
