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What are some tips to getting started as an Internship / volunteer?
If you are interested in volunteering,
but aren't sure where to begin, try asking yourself the following
questions to determine what kind of volunteer opportunities will be best
suited to you:
- If you had all the human and financial
resources in the world, what problem would you solve, what would you
change or what would you create? Your answer will tell you what
matters the most to you.
- What kind of time commitment are you
willing to make? Are you looking for a regular / weekly volunteer
commitment or a short-term / one-time opportunity?
- Would you like to volunteer with other
people or by yourself?
- Would you like to volunteer from your
own home or would you prefer to volunteer at an organization?
- If you would like to volunteer away
from home, where is the best location for you? Near your home, your
work, or your child's day care?
- Do you have specific skills or talents
you would like to share with an organization?
- Would you like to develop a specific
skill?
- What are your personal goals? Would you like to re-enter the
workforce? Meet new people?
The answers to these questions will
provide you with an outline of your volunteer expectations. Join with
OIDA and support our programs.
Volunteer / Internship Opportunities :
At OIDA, interns
have an opportunity to be involved in many aspects of business
development, implementation and program activities and provide support
to the OIDA headquarters staff and overseas program offices. As such,
all OIDA interns share responsibilities for administrative tasks which
keep the office running smoothly and ensure top quality program support.
In a busy professional setting, candidates must be good team players,
know how to prioritize tasks and manage their time well.
Below are the descriptions of the three internships and a description of
shared responsibilities:
Global Programs
Support (GPS) Internship
New Business Development (NBD) Internship
Communications and Recruitment (COM) Internship
Global Programs
Support (GPS) Internship
Under the supervision of the Program Director and several Program
Officers, the GPS Intern assists in OIDA's economic and enterprise
development projects.
Specific responsibilities include:
(a) Facilitate communications between Regional field offices and the
OIDA headquarters through conference-calls, correspondence, and contact
lists·
(b)
Review, edit and translate (given the necessary skill set) program
documents, including all types of reports submitted to the home office from
the field.
(c) Research various features of existing programs and new business;
participate in discussions of program strategy and the field of
international development.
(d) Assist in the implementation of internal and donor Monitoring &
Evaluation to track key program indicators
Additional qualifications for this position:
·(a)
Strong organizational skills, ability to multitask.
(b)
Admintration background and interest in program management.
(c) Strong research skills, experience with both qualitative and
quantitative analysis.
(d)
Advanced languages skills may also be beneficial
New Business
Development (NBD) Internship
Under the supervision of the Program Director and the Recruiting
Specialist, the NBD Intern provides assistance in country and sector
research, proposal development and consultant recruiting.
Specific responsibilities include:·
(a)
Work with senior management in creation of development proposals
including country and sector research, technical writing and editing,
and administrative, graphics and production support.
(b) Work with the Recruitment Specialist on the recruitment of
agribusiness experts and local staff for proposals as well as ongoing
program needs.
Additional qualifications for this position:
(a) Strong
research and writing skills.
(b)
Excellent computer skills, especially in formatting, graphs, diagrams
and tables.
(c)
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Communications
and Recruitment (COM) Internship
Under the supervision of the Director of Communications and Marketing
and Recruitment Specialist, the Communications and Recruitment Intern
provides assistance in writing, editing, and general communications
tasks as well as in international recruitment efforts for the Program
Development Team.
Specific responsibilities include:
(a)
Collecting and editing news and success stories from the field for use
in a variety of purposes and for a variety of audiences.
(b)
Interviewing returned volunteers from the field and writing press
releases for distribution and follow up with relevant local media.
(c) Providing administrative, graphics, and production support for
marketing materials.
(d)
Assist in the recruitment of agribusiness experts and local staff for
proposals as well as ongoing program needs.
(e) Formatting of personnel documents to comply with proposal
guidelines.
(f) Other tasks as needed.
Additional qualifications for this position:
(a) Strong
writing skills, newsroom experience a plus.
(b) Excellent computer skills
Ontario Village Programs Fundraiser
OIDA required 500 volunteers across the province to run a fundraising
campaign. Following Fundraising projects scheduled, please apply with
your contact details. Training, transport, and refreshments and food will
be arranged.
Major fund raising events in
Canada:
(a) Ontario Dance Festival
(b) Canada Day Celebrations and Parade
(c) Dragon Boat Festival
(d) Sudbury Dance Festival
For volunteer and internship opportunities in overseas and in Canada please
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