[center]VACANCY FOR ICS VOLUNTEERS AT VSO NIGERIA[/center]

The International Citizen Service (ICS) is a UK-DFID funded global volunteering program led by VSO that brings together young people from the UK and other parts of the world to make remarkable impact in the poorest communities. ICS provides an opportunity for a cross-cultural work setting where national and international volunteers get to live and work together in the assigned communities on impactful community development projects. Overall ICS aims at bringing about three things: Project impact in local communities, volunteer personal development and the creation of active citizens.
Application
• Are you a Nigerian youth between the ages of 18 – 25 years?
• Are you able to read and write Basic English?
• Are willing to live, work, and learn outside your community for 12 weeks on development projects in rural communities within Nigeria?
• Are you willing to join International Volunteers from the UK on same mission?
If your answer to these questions is YES, kindly send the information requested in the criteria for selection as a word document to info.nigeria@vsoint.org with “ICV” as the subject line of your email.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
A. Contact Information and Availability
1. Name
2. Address (Indicate your current location in the address)
3. State of Origin
4. Email address
5. Mobile number
6. What dates are you available to start?
a. February-May, 2017
b. June-September, 2017
c. October-December, 2017
d. All of the above dates
B. Motivation
6. Why do you want to volunteer with VSO?
7. Have you volunteered before and where?
8. What work/job are you doing currently?
C. Equal Opportunities Monitoring
9. Date of birth
10. Gender
11. Special needs (disability, allergies, and health conditions) - mention and describe
Females are especially encouraged to apply
• All expenses (food, accommodation and transport) are borne by VSO
• Volunteers also receive weekly sustenance allowances.
Deadline for submission of applications is Monday 5th December, 2016. For further enquiries, please call 09053498073 or 08149626385.