MOAS Humanitarian Volunteering Placements
Migrant Offshore Aid Station Foundation (MOAS)
santa venera, Malta
Description
MOAS is an international humanitarian organization, dedicated to rapid response programs serving crisis effected communities around the world. MOAS has a diverse portfolio of projects and is looking for volunteers to join our HQ team in Malta. The volunteers will be mentored within various teams at MOAS including communications, fundraising, PR and research. Volunteers’ interests and areas of expertise will be taken into consideration when allocating tasks. We are looking for motivated individuals with a strong interest or experience in the fields of humanitarian assistance, development and/or migration.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
MOAS will provide the volunteers with flights to and from Malta at the start and end of the placement. In addition the volunteers will be hosted in a shared home, with a total of three volunteers residing together, but having separate bedrooms. The volunteers will have access to free Malta public transportation as residents of the island and MOAS will support their application for residency. MOAS will also provide a stipend with which the volunteers can purchase food, and they will have access to a kitchen at the volunteers residence to facilitate their cooking and food prep.
Training during the activity
During the placement the volunteers will be trained on a multitude of both hard and soft skills. Training and mentoring will depend on the departments to which the volunteers are allocated but include social media management, research, content creation, graphics, media editing, grants research and writing, project management and so on.
Participant profile
Profile: English mother tongue or bilingual between the ages of 18 and 30 available to start as soon as possible, between August and September 2024. Interests: Potential candidates should also be interested in the following topics: law, development studies, humanitarian studies, social science, political science, journalism, fundraising etc. Skills: Motivation, self- discipline, sense of initiative, ability to work well in a team. These positions will offer volunteers: • Experience working/volunteering in I/NGOs or humanitarian organisations • Research experience (qualitative and quantitative) • An opportunity to grow existing video and photo editing skills • Experience in fundraising and campaigning, including learning how to craft language for advocacy campaigns • Skills development in media/communications/social media • Knowledge development in crises, emergency and human rights, with a global focus
Activity dates
A total of 44 week(s) during the period 01/08/2024 to 14/05/2025
Activity location
Level 1 380 cannon street, santa venera, Malta
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Disaster prevention and recovery
Disaster Preparedness
Post Disaster relief
Nutrition and subsistence agriculture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 15/08/2024 17:00