Vacancies

Location: Remote | Time Commitment: ~10 hours/month | Duration: Ideally a year, minimum 6 months - unpaid volunteership/internship

✨ About Intercultural Connections

About Intercultural Connections Intercultural Connections is a not-for-profit organisation with the goal of connecting young changemakers with other young changemakers and with international opportunities. We create spaces for accessible, online intercultural peer learning – especially for youth who lack opportunities for in-person exchange programmes. Intercultural Connections offers education for sustainable development and global citizenship, social and emotional learning and creates spaces for intercultural dialogue for peacebuilding. Our flagship project is a yearly virtual exchange called Connections. We also organise regular meet-ups and educational workshops for our community of intercultural peacebuilders. We aim to make peace education accessible and provide spaces for new partnerships. 

🌍 Volunteer Position: Webinar Coordinator

As a Webinar Coordinator, you'll bring the community to life by organising and facilitating impactful online events. You’ll have the chance to connect with inspiring speakers, work with international partners, and empower young people through engaging, accessible learning spaces.

Your tasks will include:

• Designing and coordinating webinars, community meet-ups, and workshops

• Selecting and inviting diverse speakers and facilitators

• Liaising with partner organisations and networks

• Promoting events and managing participant registrations (via automated tools like Zapier)

• Updating the event calendar on our website

• Hosting and facilitating online events

🧠 You’re a great fit if you:

• Enjoy planning and bringing people together in online settings

• Are proactive, organised, and curious about cultures and peacebuilding

• Have a good sense of timing and communication

• Like learning and doing things collaboratively

📩 How to Apply

Send your personal presentation and respond to these two questions via email to a.maurer@intercultural-connections.de with the subject line: Webinar Coordinator Volunteer Application:

1. What is a skill you want to learn or improve, and what do you hope to get out of volunteering?

2. What is your professional project and how does volunteering with Intercultural Connections will match your aspirations? 

📱 Volunteer Position: Social Media Content Creator

Are you creative, strategic, and passionate about storytelling? We’re looking for a volunteer who can help us grow our online presence and inspire more young people around the world.

Your tasks will include:

• Creating engaging content (posts, stories, reels) on peacebuilding, sustainability, and culture

• Promoting our events, workshops, and the Connections programme

• Designing graphics and posts (we love Canva – or any tool you prefer)

• Writing and sending our monthly newsletter via Mailchimp

• Contributing to our communications strategy

• Occasionally updating our Google Sites website
  
  

🧠 You’re a great fit if you:

• Have a passion for storytelling and digital creativity

• Understand what works on Instagram and LinkedIn

• Want to learn about intercultural education and community-building

• Are independent, reliable, and ready to try new things

📩 How to Apply

Send your personal presentation and respond to these two questions via email to a.maurer@intercultural-connections.de with the subject line: Social Media Content Creator Volunteer Application:

1. What is a skill you want to learn or improve, and what do you hope to get out of volunteering?

2. What is your professional project and how does volunteering with Intercultural Connections will match your aspirations? 

🌐 Volunteer Position: Admin Assistant – Connections 

You’ll support the smooth running of our next Connections cohort – helping youth connect, learn, and grow through meaningful international exchange online.

Your tasks will include:

• Managing and updating the Connections project website

• Coordinating participant outreach and selection

• Supporting the promotion and marketing of the programme

• Handling registrations and organising participant onboarding

• Sending reminders and follow-ups to participants

• Answering queries and troubleshooting as needed

🧠 You’re a great fit if you:

• Are detail-oriented and like structure

• Enjoy working behind the scenes to help people connect

• Are clear in your written communication and good at following up

• Are proactive and curious about intercultural education

📩 How to Apply

Send your personal presentation and respond to these two questions via email to a.maurer@intercultural-connections.de with the subject line: Admin Assistant Volunteer Application:

1. What is a skill you want to learn or improve, and what do you hope to get out of volunteering?

2. What is your professional project and how does volunteering with Intercultural Connections will match your aspirations?  

🤝 Volunteer Position: Community Manager

Help our vibrant community stay connected, inspired, and engaged! You’ll keep the energy flowing, collect feedback, and ensure our members feel seen and supported.

Your tasks will include:

• Engaging our WhatsApp community and sharing relevant content

• Managing a Letterloop newsletter and alumni updates

• Organising online networking meet-ups

• Checking in regularly with alumni and participants

• Collecting feedback and helping evaluate programmes

• Supporting new partnerships and community growth

🧠 You’re a great fit if you:

• Love bringing people together and building relationships

• Are a great communicator and listener

• Care about making spaces inclusive and participatory

• Like evaluating impact and making improvements

📩 How to Apply

Send your personal presentation and respond to these two questions via email to a.maurer@intercultural-connections.de with the subject line: Admin Assistant Volunteer Application:

1. What is a skill you want to learn or improve, and what do you hope to get out of volunteering?

2. What is your professional project and how does volunteering with Intercultural Connections will match your aspirations?

Application Tipps:

What we want to hear in your application:

• Your motivation

• Your commitment to the cause

• You know what you're talking about, you know your strengths and your weaknesses

• You demonstrate interest to learn about different cultures

• You are proactive and work autonomously

✅ Selection Criteria

• What skills can you bring to the team, and how can we help you develop further?
  How can the program support and empower you? Who will benefit most from this opportunity?

• What is your motivation? Will you be an ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue? Are you passionate about a particular cause?

• Are you able to commit to 10 hours of volunteering per month and stay with us for a year?

🌱 Benefits of Volunteering:

• Experience working in a purpose-driven, international youth team

• Portfolio pieces and mentorship opportunities

• Space to bring in your own ideas and shape our online presence

• A reference letter and LinkedIn recommendation upon successful engagement

• The chance to connect with inspiring change makers from around the world

The volunteership can be done as a part-time internship.

📩 How to Apply

1. Have a look at www.intercultural-connections.de and see our existing programmes. I hope it makes you curious to be part of it! 

2. Write us your presentation and two paragraphs answering the screening questions. 

   1. What is a skill you want to learn or improve, and what do you hope to get out of volunteering?

   2. What is your professional project and how does volunteering with Intercultural Connections will match your aspirations? 

We already know what ChatGPT thinks of these opportunities. Applications showing no personality and are using a lot of void words will not convince us.

If none of these positions match your professional aspirations or skill set but you have an idea for a cool new programme on Education for Sustainable Development or Intercultural Dialogue, we’re happy to open a new role for you!
Tell us: What is a project you’d love to work on and bring to our community?

We look forward to hearing your ideas and welcoming a new creative mind to the team! 🎨✨