What kind of volunteer placements does VSO offer?
Volunteer Placements are for skilled and experienced professionals. In Romania, VSO presently recruits communications, management, health, education, IT, social research and agriculture professionals, as well as various NGO workers. These placements are open to volunteers aged between 20 and 75 (currently the average age of VSO UK volunteers is 40). Standard placements last from 1 to 2 years, with the majority of placements lasting for 2 years. You’ll need a professional qualification in your field and generally a minimum of 2-5 years’ post-qualification experience. If you have over 5 years of very specific experience, including consultancy experience and international exposure, there might be some short-term specialist assignments available as well (1 to 6 months, depending on the task). Requirements for these placements are highly specific, to ensure that you you’ll be able to make an impact in a matter of months.
