Volunteering

One of the best ways to find out more about volunteering at Amnesty International is to attend one of our ‘Get Active’ Evenings.

These are run every two months and are an ideal opportunity for new supporters and anyone interested in volunteering, Action Groups, getting involved or wanting to know more about human rights and Amnesty International. The evenings are informal with a mix of brief presentations, information stalls, and opportunities to socialise with established volunteers/activists. If you are attending the ‘Get Active’ Evening to follow-up opportunities to volunteer a copy of your CV is helpful but not essential. Snacks will be served

The next ‘Get Active’ Evening will be held on Monday 6th February 2012 6:00 - 7:30pm

Amnesty International NSW Action Centre,

Level 1 / 79 Myrtle St, Chippendale, Sydney RSVP if you can but not essential

Email nswaia@amnesty.org.au

Ph 8396 7670

Current Volunteer Opportunities

We regularly post volunteer positions online. Unfortunately there are none available at the moment but please keep your eye on this space!

Should you have any questions you can contact the NSW Office and Volunteer Coordinators

Internships:

Amnesty International has an exciting internship opportunity within the NSW Team based in our Sydney Action Centre.

We work with people in the NSW area to demand respect for human rights and protect people facing abuse. We are promoting a culture where human rights are embraced, valued and protected. Our interns play a critical role in promoting Amnesty International’s campaigns and supporting grass-roots activist structures throughout the NSW region. While gaining experience at one of Australia’s largest not for profit organisations, you will assist with regional campaigning initiatives, events and activities and provide administrative and communications support in the NSW Action Centre.

For more information please go to our Internships Page

NSW Internship

Reporting to the NSW Community Campaigner and NSW Office and Volunteer Coordinators, your responsibilities will include:

Event logistics and campaigning work

• Engaging people to defend human rights through a variety of mediums – face to face campaigning, communications support, social media management
• Liaisoning with a variety of activists, volunteers and supporters in order to provide support and build capacity
• Individual project work
• General administrative support: Maintenance of databases, spreadsheets, implementation/improvement of processes, coordination and distribution of resources

Please email aiansw@amnesty.org.au for a position description

Administration Internship

The NSW team is looking for an administration intern who is passionate about human rights and who wants to work as a part of a team.

The role of the AIANSW Administration intern is to provide administrative, communication and event resources coordination support to Amnesty International activists campaigning in the New South Wales region. This internship is for 2 days a week for 4 months.

We are looking for someone who is wanting to gain office administration experience and who wants to be a part of a team. This internship will provide the successful candidate with general administration skills as well as an understanding about the workings of Amnesty International and a variety of campaigns.

This is great opportunity to make a contribution to human rights activism while working with an experienced campaigning team and numerous inspiring, committed human rights activists.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in supporting a team through the provision of a range of administrative support services
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Familiarity with office technology, internet research skills and proficiency in using MS Office suite, internet and email (preferably Gmail and Google apps)
• Understanding of, and commitment to, human rights.

Please send your application and resume to aiansw@amnesty.org.au by Friday 27 January.

Join an Action Group

Another great way to volunteer in your community is to join one of our Action Groups. The groups all operate on a monthly meeting basis with most of their campaigning activities and events happening out-of-hours and on weekends. We suggest that you try a couple of groups to see which one suits you as they all have different ways of operating and are working at different levels of activism. The contact details for the convenors of the Action Groups are on the webpage when you click on each group. The convenors are use to being emailed by random people who want to join their groups so they will be happy to hear from you. For more information see: Action Groups Page

Should you require more information or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the Office and Volunteer Coordinator

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