Call for 2 EVS volunteers in International Young Naturefriends 2011

Are you one of the two new EVS volunteers IYNF is looking for? What is EVS? And why is it such a great opportunity?EVS stands for European Voluntary Service and it is funded by the EU Youth in Action Programme. It gives young people the opportunity to live abroad from 2 weeks (group EVS) to 12 months (individually) in a foreign non-profit organisation and do a project there. Young people do EVS before or after their study. Its a possibility to do something that makes sense, to see more of Europe, to meet other interesting people, to improve English, learn Czech and to have a great experience!

IYNF is currently looking for two EVS volunteers for a 1 year project (shorter unfortunately not possible) in the office in Prague from 1/9/2011 till 31/8/2012.

Are you interested to live in Prague for a year? Would you like to meet new people and travel all over Europe during our activities? Improve your working skills? Do a project in an international youth NGO with members in 19 different countries and 130.000 in total? Learn more about communication, promotion, organizing, writing and editing?

Then find out more here!

Project description:
The project is in the field of Networking and communication
The volunteers will be dealing with the following fields of Networking in IYNF:
·Coordinating of Ambassadors - volunteers connecting IYNF and its member organisations and their local groups
·Preparation and administration of communication channels - website, database, forum, magazine Tube, minutes of the office meetings and our regular newsletters Courier and calendar
·Updating IYNF Social Media such as IYNF facebook fanpage, Twitter and the IYNF channel on YouTube.
·Organisation of partnership building activities
·Support of the e-commerce (webshop)
·Admission and communication with the participants of IYNF activities
·Project hours a week are between 30-35, besides that you will of course have enough time to travel, to learn more about Czech people and culture, sports, hobbies etc.

We offer:
·Possibility to travel around Europe
·Being part of an international and young team (at the moment Slovak-Dutch-Latvian-Portuguese-Polish)
·Czech lessons and easy access to large EVS network in Prague
·Gaining experience in editing media and project management. Being part of a big international network and the Naturefriends community.
·Taking part in IYNF activities and projects abroad either as participant and/or as a team member
·A mentor who will help you with practical issues
·As an EVS volunteer you will get: a room, public transport card, complete insurance, monthly pocket money (about Euro100,- euro) and daily money for food and drinks (about Euro6,- euro)

We are looking for:
·Self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals with the ability to communicate in English and a great willingness to learn
·Experience with youth working field and good knowledge of information technologies and German is desirable but not essential
·Young people between 18 and 27 years
·Readiness to commit yourself for a year to live abroad

Naturefriends (members of our members) will have priority.

Interested candidates are requested to apply through the online application form: www.iynf.org/obsah/take_part/activities.php
Please fill also contact details to the Sending organization field. Without a registered sending organization it’s not possible to apply. Replies to the motivation questions are an important condition for the selection process. As the project is supported by the Youth in Action programme, we can only accept EU residents.

Deadline for application is Monday 28th of February 2011.

IYNF will apply for funding of the project on 1st of April at the national Czech level. The two new EVS volunteers will be chosen at the beginning of March and all candidates will be contacted by us by eMail.

We are looking forward to your application!

If you have any questions (no applications!) feel free to contact one of our two current EVS volunteers: Zane, zane [@] iynf.org or Tiago, tiago[@]iynf.org