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STEP ONE: Search for opportunities > Manager (All Sectors)

We urgently need experienced managers to work with organisations in developing communities. As a management volunteer with VSO you could be working alongside colleagues in human rights NGOs, HIV and AIDS charities or farmers associations to name a few. You'll share your management skills and build their capacity to help them improve the vital services they provide to their communities.

Right now VSO has more than a hundred urgent requests from organisations in 26 countries across Africa and Asia for volunteers with business and general management skills. If you are looking for a new challenge and want to make a real difference in some of the world's most disadvantaged communities, apply now. Most placements start in autumn this year, or early 2009, so there's not time to waste.

We're looking for people with 3 years' + experience in a mid to senior management role. Your management experience can be in any sector, as long as it includes the following transferable skills:

staff training, leadership and motivation
team or company strategy/planning
budget control
monitoring and evaluation systems
management and administrative systems
managing change
communications.

Now is the best time to volunteer

The Government has announced a fund to cover the pensions of public servants who volunteer overseas with VSO between April 2008 and March 2011. Find out more about getting your public sector pension paid.

VSO is looking for Focus Group participants - can you help?

Are you a senior manager, director or HR professional within a local authority and would like to participate in a VSO Focus Group on Tuesday 9th December in central London? VSO is looking for people to share their experience and knowledge of the sector as part of our research into management volunteering. Drinks, nibbles and stimulating discussion await you! Please note this session is for people who have not previously volunteered with VSO. For further information contact Vicky Starnes or call 020 8780 7414

Right now, we need to fill jobs like these:

High demand (?)

Organisational Development Adviser - Kenya
Working with the Teenage Mother & Girls' Association of Kenya (TEMAK), you'll identify the current strengths and weaknesses of the organisation. Working together with TEMAK staff you'll develop a strategic direction and help to formulate policies on staff development, financial management and communications to allow them to carry out their vital work more effectively. Read the full volunteer job description:

Organisational Development Adviser - Kenya(pdf, 34.9kb)

High demand (?)

	Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser - Zambia Harvest Help is a non-governmental organisation working to improve the livelihoods of people in rural communities in Zambia. They are looking for a volunteer with strong monitoring and evaluation experience to put an M&E plan and systems in place that will allow them to move forward sustainably. Read the full volunteer job description:
	Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser - Zambia(pdf, 33.8kb)

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	Institutional Development Adviser - Cameroon The District Council of Bogo in Maroua is looking for an experienced manager to help develop and implement a long-term Institutional Development Plan, integrating participatory and rights-based approaches. Read the full volunteer job description:
	Institutional Development Adviser - Cameroon(pdf, 40.2kb)

High demand (?)

	Management Adviser - Nepal The Divya Yuva Club promotes social unity and ensure that disadvantaged parts of society, including women and people affected by HIV and AIDS, can exercise their rights freely. The organisation is looking for an experienced manager to help them develop a long-term strategy to ensure the sustainability of their vital work. Read the full volunteer job description:
	Management Adviser - Nepal(pdf, 58.3kb)

High demand (?)

	Volunteer Development Coordinator - Sierra Leone Working with the National Commission for Social Action in Freetown you'll develop a youth volunteering programme, help to secure funding and promote volunteering as a tool for social development across Sierra Leone. Read the full volunteer job description:
	Volunteer Manager - Sierra Leone(pdf, 44.3kb)

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	Organisational Development Adviser - Namibia The Ministry of Education in Oshakati are looking for an experienced manager, ideally from a public sector background. You'll work with the ministry's management team to develop more effective administrative systems and build the ministry's management capacity. Read the full volunteer job description:
	Organisational Development Adviser - Namibia(pdf, 45.2kb)

Needed now (?)

	Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Support Officer - Nigeria You will use your excellent knowledge of Management Information and Evaluation Systems (MIES) to review and develop the MIES of EVA, a youth-led organisation that works through schools to combat AIDS in Nigeria. You will train your colleagues in the use of MIES.
	Monitoring & Evaluation Technical Support Officer - Nigeria(pdf, 23.1kb)

High demand (?)

	Organisational Development Adviser - India Manthan is a non-governmental organisation working to improve inclusion and human rights at a community level. It requires an organisational development adviser to strengthen its strategic planning and organisational systems and ensure a sustainable future. Read the full volunteer job description:
	Organisational Development Adviser - India(pdf, 66.3kb)

What Next?

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Whether you are ready to apply now, would like an information pack or would like to be kept informed about our work, please register your interest now.

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If you have any outstanding questions about voluntary work abroad with VSO, take a look at The VSO Experience.

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The volunteer jobs displayed on this page are examples of our current opportunities for voluntary work abroad and all last for 24 months. For information on volunteer jobs lasting one to six months please visit our Specialist Assignments pages.

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