Allianssi Youth Exchanges office

Description of host organization

Allianssi Youth Exchanges works for intercultural learning and global understanding via international learning mobility programs and projects. We coordinate volunteer and training programs both in Finland and abroad (ESC, Erasmus+, international volunteering). We are involved in community projects engaging youth and actions increasing awareness on climate justice and diversity.

Volunteer's tasks

We are looking for a long term volunteer from the beginning of September 2025 for 10-12 months. 

Our long term volunteer is placed in Allianssi Youth Exchanges office in Helsinki. The volunteer works with local and international partners, co-organises events and activities and acts as a group leader in summer. The volunteer communicates with young people related to different programs and exchanges through social media, school visits and fairs.

The volunteer works with a variety of tasks depending on  the skills and interests of the volunteers as well as the current activities of the organization. Most of the tasks are related to our international and intercultural activities, trainings and exchanges. The volunteer will co-operate with our international partners and young people related to volunteer or work experience programs, international trainings and exchanges, community activity projects and other current initiatives.

The volunteer will be an example of European Solidarity Corps program and is expected to actively share her/his experience in Finland through social media channels in order to encourage other young people to volunteer and become active citizens . 

Promotion of  volunteering locally and internationally in order to enhance  the importance of voluntary work in intercultural and non-formal learning and active community are essential in this project. 

The volunteer will cooperate with local partners and visit schools, attend fairs, co-organise trainings and other activities. Sometimes the volunteer can have  a role of a group leader /team leader and/or intercultural messenger in a short term volunteer project like a work camp. 

Addition to our regular activities we are involved in a new project aiming at empowering European youth to make their voices heard  on climate justice issues. The project will engage young people in expressing their vision on the Europe they want and on climate justice as well as  increasing of knowledge and awareness among EU youth on climate justice issues  such as energy transition, greenwashing and  biodiversity. The project activities include workshops, surveys,work camps and campaigns in several countries Finland being one of them.  In case you have interest, knowledge  skills or former experience related to these topics or fields please feel free to tell us more.

Accommodation and meals

You will be accommodated in shared apartment in Helsinki and you will have your own room. The location has good public transportation connection to the office and city center.  You will receive food money to buy groceries and cook food for yourself. 

Volunteer profile

We look for a volunteer with interest in working with and for young people related to intercultural learning, sustainability and diversity. The volunteer will co-organise events and act as a group leader, so interest towards these is seen as an asset.

Allianssi Youth Exchanges is involved in several projects where the volunteer could assist, for example in a project aiming at empowering European youth to make their voices heard on climate justice issues. The project engages young people in expressing their vision as well as increasing awareness among EU youth on climate justice issues such as energy transition, greenwashing and biodiversity. The project activities include workshops,  work camps and campaigns in several countries Finland being one of them. In addition, the volunteer can organise events related to active citizenship and inclusion. In case you have interest, knowledge, skills or former experience related to these topics or fields please feel free to tell us more.

Previous experience in communication and trainings will be useful. We value sufficient level of English, self-initiative and positive attitude towards life.

The volunteer  will be a member of a small but active  team of Allianssi Youth Exchanges consisting of about six persons.