Behind the scenes of an international organization in Berlin: Help Manage Volunteer Programs at ICJA!
ICJA - FREIWILLIGENAUSTAUSCH WELTWEIT EV
ICJA Freiwilligenaustausch weltweit e.V.
Berlin, Germany
Description
Activity: ICJA office (Incoming Department/Administration). ICJA is a non-profit organization that sends German volunteers, 18+ years old, abroad for one year. There are over 40 countries in ICJA's network, enabling a wide variety of opportunities for German volunteers; In turn, ICJA organizes volunteer placements for international volunteers and refugees stays in Germany. ICJA’s aim is to facilitate respectful and open interactions between people from different cultures and religious backgrounds. ICJA understands its exchange program as an educational opportunity. Central to ICJA’s concept are contact, cooperation and a fruitful exchange between volunteers coming from all over the world. ICJA e.V. is an active member of the ICYE Federation (International Cultural Youth Exchange). There are around 35 people working in the office in Berlin.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer will receive food fee (345 Euro/month), pocket money (7€ per day), travel money (Deutschland Ticket, 63€ per month). The volunteer will receive a financial support to the travel costs from their place of origin to Germany and back, the amount depends on the distance travelled. They will also receive health insurance. Accomodation: Because of the housing shortage in Berlin, it is very difficult for us to find a room for the volunteer. For this reason, it is very important that you are flexible about the accommodation: The volunteer is going to live in a shared flat.
Training during the activity
The volunteer will take part in the regular capacity training for staff members as well as the mandatory ESC trainings (On Arrival and Mid Term Training).
Participant profile
Required skills and interests: very good knowledge of German (B2-C1) and English (B2) is mandatory; Interest and fun in administrative tasks as well as in transcultural topics and global learning; be open-minded and motivated; ability to work in a team; knowledge of Office Programs (especially Outlook, Word and Excel). The tasks are rather administrative (90%) and less pedagogical (10%): Answering of initial questions about application modalities, Reading and archiving reports, Communication with projects, Documentation,Opportunity to implement own project ideas.
Activity dates
From 01/08/2026 to 31/07/2027
Activity location
Am Sudhaus 2, Berlin, Germany
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 19/12/2025 23:59
Project code
2025-1-DE04-ESC51-VTJ-000346057