Communicating Wilderness and nature conservation


Communicating Wilderness and nature conservation

European Wilderness Society

Tamsweg, Austria

The application deadline has passed.

Activity description

APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED VIA ESC PORTAL AND OUR WEBSITE´S FORM, NO WA or other We are looking for two dedicated persons between the age of 18-30 from an eligible ESC country to join the European Wilderness Society in our main office in Tamsweg in the Austrian Alps. Your volunteering could start on 1.10.2023 and would last up to 12 months. We are looking for volunteers with good language skills of English and preferably German in order to integrate smoothly into living and volunteering environment, since we are an international team of Austrians, Italians, Ukrainians, Canadians, Germans, Czechs, Slovakians. Our former volunteers came from more than 8 European countries and showed that English language knowledge supported their well-being. Our experienced team consists of passionate people: Wilderness specialists, nature conservationists, researchers and scientists, legal advisors and Wilderness advocates. Therefore, prior experience is definitely not a must, but welcome!

Konaklama, yemek ve yol ayarlamaları

During your volunteering you will receive a monthly allowance to cover your food and pocket money, some mobility support and language learning. You will have free accommodation as well as holidays and health insurance. Your travel will be covered according your volunteering agreement. You will share a fully equipped apartment with 4 single rooms (one for you), a big living room area, kitchen, TV, free WIFI within walking distance of the office. Tamsweg is the beautiful town, that offers supermarkets, sport facilities and even a small cinema! It can be reached by train/bus from Salzburg/Vienna.

Training during the activity

During your volunteering of max. 38 hours/week, you will have the opportunity to: √ develop professionally and personally √ be involved with many cultures and languages of the team members √ assist in project developments and event management √ support the experts implementing online and offline communication strategies √ get training in content creation for online and offline communication √ join the European Wilderness Society team on field trips, and much more.

Participant profile

It is likely your time to apply now, if YOU: √ have a good knowledge of English and preferably German √ would like to contribute to the goals of a Wilderness and environmental advocacy organization √ are interested in promoting nature with podcasts, video clips, postings and photos, drawings, stories, since in winter time, nature conservation consists a lot of indoor tasks. >> Please check and think about your language skills and your willingness to volunteer for 12 months! Looking forward to your INDIVIDUAL application with EU CV and a PERSONAL letter of motivation before 03.09.2023

Activity dates

01/10/2023 ila 30/11/2024 arasını kapsayan sürede toplam 39 hafta


Activity location

Dechant Franz Fuchs Str 5, 5580 Tamsweg Austria


 Individual volunteering


Looking for participants from

Cezayir, Ermenistan, Avusturya, Azerbeycan, Bosna Hersek, Belçika, Bulgaristan, Belarus, Kıbrıs, Çek Cumhuriyeti, Almanya, Danimarka, Estonya, Mısır, Yunanistan, İspanya, Finlandiya, Fransa, Gürcistan, Hırvatistan, Macaristan, İrlanda, İsrail, İzlanda, İtalya, Ürdün, Lübnan, Liechtenstein, Litvanya, Lüksemburg, Letonya, Libya, Moldova (Republic of), Karadağ, North Macedonia, Malta, Hollanda, Norveç, Polonya, Filistin, Portekiz, Romanya, Sırbistan, İsveç, Slovenya, Slovakya, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunus, Türkiye, Ukrayna, Kosovo * UN resolution, British Antarctic Territory, Anguilla, Aruba, Saint Barthelemy, Bermuda, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canary Islands, Kurusao, Falkland Adaları, Fransız Guyana, Grönland, Guadalup, ingiliz hint okyanusu bölgesi, Kayman Adaları, Saint Martin (french part), Martinik, Monserat, Yeni kaledonya, Fransız Polinezyası, St Pierre and Miquelon, Pitcairn, Yeniden Birleşme, Saint Helena, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Türk ve Kaikos Adaları, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Virgin Islands (British), Wallis ve Futuna


Activity topics

Çevre ve doğal koruma


Deadline for applications

Son başvuru tarihi: 05/09/2023