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Niche roles

The roles listed below are highly specialised placements that require specific skills, and fall outside the roles we usually recruit for. These are only a small number of the placements we have available, and you can find out more about the full range of roles that we typically recruit for on our opportunities page.

Animals and natural resources

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Sierra Leone - 24 months

The Agriculture Irrigation Adviser’s role aims to increase smallholder farmer’s access to land and to increase the productive area for crops such as rice, cocoa, coffee and palm oil. 

Community and social development

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Rwanda - 24 months

Work with the Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) to support Deaf women in Rwanda to accurately identify their needs to develop and implement solutions.

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Rwanda - 24 months

This is an exciting opportunity to work with RNUD to enable the organisation to deliver and expand access to sign language in Rwanda.

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Rwanda - 24 months

Support Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) to continue to grow as a strong and influential organisation for deaf people in Rwanda.

Engineering and Technical

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Nigeria - 24 months

You'll be instrumental in propelling the Vocational Training Centre into the future by supporting and training staff and students in researching, developing, teaching and fabricating innovative and practical products for people and organisations in the local community and nearby town of Calabar.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

You'll work at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology in Ethiopia as a chemical engineering guest professor.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be teaching at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 24 months

You’ll play a vital role in developing young people’s plumbing skills to enable them to become self-employed and earn an income.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll work at the Jimma Institute of Technology as a biomedical engineer lecturer.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 6 months

As biomedical engineer you will work with Mekelle University (MU) and with your professional skills, provide improved use of medical equipment to increase the service to the community.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as a chemical engineering thesis adviser and lecturer.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 2 months for 2-3 years

Based in St. Francis Referral Hospital as Infrastructure Maintenance Specialist you will work in a consultancy capacity closely with the hospital administrator and technical advisory management team to improve the quality of services.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology as a civil engineer guest professor

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - a year

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as an electrical engineering thesis adviser and lecturer for 12 months. You will work with the institute to develop the programme and build the capacity of staff. This is just one of many engineering higher education roles we currently have, which can all be found in our niche roles section.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You will be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

You will work at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology as an electrical and computer engineering guest professor

Flag of Malawi
Malawi - 24 months

Use your production skills to support a textiles/garment manufacturing unit that provides training and employment for people with disabilities.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as an electrical engineering thesis adviser and lecturer.

Flag of Ghana
Ghana - 6 months

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture to promote sustainable food and income development for poor people and communities in Ghana.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as an industrial engineering MSc thesis adviser and lecturer

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as a mechanical engineering MSc thesis adviser and lecturer.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in building the capacity of the Ethiopian government to provide inclusive education across the country.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

You'll be teaching at the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

You'll be teaching at the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You will work in the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development

Health

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 3 months for 2-3 years

Based in the hospital as the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, you will work closely with the staff to improve quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 3 months for 2-3 years

Based in the hospital as a Research Scientist, you will support hospital management to identify priority areas for research to improve the quality of care.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 6 months

As biomedical engineer you will work with Mekelle University (MU) and with your professional skills, provide improved use of medical equipment to increase the service to the community.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 2-3 months for 2-3 years

Based in St. Francis Referral Hospital as Internal Medicine Specialist you will work closely with the medical director, technical adviser of quality of care and head of internal medicine department supporting the department in improving quality of services, delivering training and improving systems and procedures.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 2 months for 2-3 years

Based in St. Francis Referral Hospital as Infrastructure Maintenance Specialist you will work in a consultancy capacity closely with the hospital administrator and technical advisory management team to improve the quality of services.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 3 months for 2-3 years

Based in the hospital as the Technical Advisor for Quality of Care and Services you will work closely with the Medical Director, Head of Nursing and heads of all other departments in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 2 months for 2-3 years

Based in the St. Francis Referral Hospital as the Emergency Medicine Specialist you will work closely with the staff in the Emergency Medicine Department in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services.

South Sudan - 24 months

Strengthen and empower South Sudan's budding health system, by supporting a nursing college to develop it's teaching programme.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 2 months, for 3 years

Supporting senior theatre nurses to develop and strengthen a strong theatre management nursing team.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 2 months, for 3 years

Supporting St Francis Referral Hospital to establish a pathology unit within the labratory department of the hospital.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

Support the implementation of a health service reform programme through your experience working in hospital management.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 3 months, for 3 years

Support the pharmacy department of St Francis Referral Hospital as they seek to develop the quality of services in pharmacy across the hospital.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2.5 weeks every 2 months, for 3 years

Working with senior nursing staff at St Francis Referral Hospital to strengthen and support leadership, delivery and patient care by nursing staff.

Flag of Malawi
Malawi - 24 months

You'll work with Population Services International (PSI), a global NGO on promoting a successful voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programme.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 12-36 months

Working with senior hospital management you will support the development of procedures in general, financial and human resource management.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 2 months for 2-3 years

Based in the St. Francis Referral Hospital as the Emergency Medicine Specialist you will work closely with the staff in the Emergency Medicine Department in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 2 months for 2-3 years

Based in the hospital as the Diagnostic Imaging Advisor you will work closely with the staff in the radiology department in the hospital to improve quality of services.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 12-36 months

Based in the hospital as the Medical adviser for care and services you will work closely with the Medical Director, Head of Nursing and heads of all other departments in the hospital to improve quality of medical care and services.

Flag of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea - 24 months

Two volunteer placements available to assist local Family Support Centres as they provide care and treatment for those affected by domestic violence.

Flag of Cameroon
Cameroon - 12 months

Volunteer and support Banso Baptist Hospital to provide improved clinical care services to people living with HIV and AIDS, in particular children born to HIV positive mothers.

HIV and AIDS

Flag of Malawi
Malawi - 24 months

You'll work with Population Services International (PSI), a global NGO on promoting a successful voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programme.

Flag of Cameroon
Cameroon - 12 months

Volunteer and support Banso Baptist Hospital to provide improved clinical care services to people living with HIV and AIDS, in particular children born to HIV positive mothers.

Management, business and IT

Flag of Tajikistan
Tajikistan - 12 months

Use your skills and experience in investment attraction to improve cross-border market trade and investment in the Tajik Afghan border zone.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

Support the implementation of a health service reform programme through your experience working in hospital management.

Flag of Malawi
Malawi - 24 months

Use your production skills to support a textiles/garment manufacturing unit that provides training and employment for people with disabilities.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 12-36 months

Working with senior hospital management you will support the development of procedures in general, financial and human resource management.

Flag of Tanzania
Tanzania - 2 weeks every 3 months for 2-3 years

Based in the hospital as the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, you will work closely with the staff to improve quality of healthcare services in a sustainable way.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

This opportunity supports the development of primary education in Rwanda through the implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems.

Flag of Uganda
Uganda - 10 weeks

Working as an Enterprise Specialist you will undertake a market assessment of light engineering products and agri-services in northern Uganda.

This is an urgent short term (10 week) placement to start as soon as possible.

Teaching and education

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be teaching at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

Contribute to the development of Deaf Education in Rwanda through improving teaching and learning in schools and centres attended by Deaf children, and through engaging parents and the wider community in promoting access to education for Deaf children.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working in the Ethiopian Institute of Technology of Mekelle University.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

Working as a teaching methodology adviser you will work with trainee teachers in Rwanda to develop their approach in teaching methodology and resource management.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

Working as an education management adviser, you will help progress the stakeholder engagement, relationship management, resourcing and evaluation skills of school leaders in Rwanda.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll work at the Jimma Institute of Technology as a biomedical engineer lecturer.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

Working as an Education Management Advisor, you will help progress the stakeholder engagement, relationship management, resourcing and evaluation skills of school leaders in Rwanda.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

Working as a primary teachers with experience in numeracy and literacy curriculum management, you will support and develop the skills of trainee teachers in Rwanda.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

You'll be working at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology as a chemical engineering guest professor.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as a chemical engineering thesis adviser and lecturer.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology as a civil engineer guest professor

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

As a Guest Professor in Hydraulics/Water Resource Engineering, you’ll help poor communities to reach their potential. By providing young people with the right type of vocational, technical and entrepreneurial skills, they can find a way out of poverty by becoming more employable as well as contributing to a better quality of life in the communities.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 6 months

In this exciting and challenging role as an Expansion of Writer’s Workshop volunteer, you’ll be supporting VSO’s aim (working in collaboration with USAID) to improve overall educational quality, and specifically improve the quality of teacher education in Rwanda. 

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You will be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

You will work at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology as an electrical and computer engineering guest professor

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as an electrical engineering thesis adviser and lecturer.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

This is an exciting opportunity to work with RNUD to enable the organisation to deliver and expand access to sign language in Rwanda.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You will work in the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

You will support project partners by providing training, monitoring and evaluation to help ensure emergent literature and maths tools and modules are effective and context specific.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as an industrial engineering MSc thesis adviser and lecturer

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 12 months

You'll be working at the Ethiopian Institute of Technology, Mekelle University as a mechanical engineering MSc thesis adviser and lecturer.

Flag of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe - 12 months

This important role supports the development of Harare City Library as it seeks to develop its services for the people of Zimbabwe.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

You'll be teaching at the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

Support Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) to continue to grow as a strong and influential organisation for deaf people in Rwanda.

Flag of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - 24 months

You'll be teaching at the Bahir Dar Institute of Technology and the Institute of Textile, Garment and Fashion Design

Flag of Uganda
Uganda - 24 months

Working as a vocational training specialist, you will work with vocational trainers to improve the quality of training to the youth in the Northern Ugandan Youth Development Centre.

Flag of Rwanda
Rwanda - 24 months

Work with the Rwanda National Union of the Deaf (RNUD) to support Deaf women in Rwanda to accurately identify their needs to develop and implement solutions.