🇦🇲 ESC Volunteering in Armenia 📊 Project Management and Fundraising Assistant at a Youth Center 💻

Description

Youth Initiative Centre (YIC) is an Armenian NGO with extensive experience in international volunteering, youth empowerment and community development. Through its projects and youth centres across Armenia, YIC supports young people in becoming active, responsible citizens while strengthening local organisations and promoting civic engagement.

The volunteer will join YIC's team and contribute to:

⚒️Developing project management guidelines, procedures and practical tools.

📊Supporting the design of a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework to assess project results and impact.

💹Researching funding opportunities and identifying potential donors.

💻Creating and updating a database of funding sources and partnerships.

🌱Supporting project planning, proposal writing and reporting.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fcailitating workshops and trainings for youth wellbeing and employment

The volunteer will work alongside YIC staff, combining office-based tasks with occasional field visits.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer will be based in Gyumri, Armenia's second-largest city. YIC will provide accommodation in a fully equipped apartment with a private bedroom and access to essential facilities. Preparation, travel and accomodation costs are covered by the project, and the volunteer will receive financial support for daily living expenses.

At YIC's office, the volunteer will have a dedicated workspace equipped with a desk, computer, storage space and internet access. YIC will also support the volunteer's integration into the local community.

This volunteering position is supported by ADICE.

Training during the activity

The volunteer will have opportunities to strengthen professional and personal skills through practical experience and learning activities, including:

- Armenian language courses to facilitate communication and cultural integration.

- Participation in professional development events, workshops and online training.

- Learning sessions focusing on cultural awareness, personal development and professional skills.

- Practical experience in project management, monitoring and evaluation, fundraising and organisational development.

➡️Discover Ingrid's experience as a former volunteer in Armenia HERE ! 🖼️🎦

Participant profile

⚠️ Candidates must be aged 18–35, reside in an eligible country (EU Member States, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Türkiye), have completed the compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training and have no previous individual Humanitarian Aid Volunteering experience. Their total participation in EU volunteering programmes, including this mission, must not exceed 12 months.

We are looking for a motivated volunteer with:

- Good written and spoken English.

- An interest in project management, fundraising and monitoring and evaluation.

- Organisational, analytical and communication skills.

- Adaptability, flexibility and willingness to learn.

- Ability to work collaboratively in an intercultural environment.

- Interest in youth work, volunteering and community development.

- Confidence in facilitating workshops or sharing knowledge.

🤳🏼Before applying take a look at ADICE's and YIC's website and socials!

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

A total of 40 week(s) during the period 05/01/2027 to 30/11/2027

Location

HOUSE 5/1, HOVSEPYAN STR , GYUMRI, Armenia

Deadline

No application deadline

Project code

2024-1-EACEA-VOLUN-101191889

Topics

Looking for participants from

37 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇦🇲 Armenia.