📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Nuoret Kotkat (NKK) is a non-governmental children’s organization operating in 13 districts around Finland. Nuoret Kotkat organizes various safe and affordable activities for children and youth, including camps, clubs and afternoon care, non-formal education and international activities. Nuoret Kotkat also acts as a children’s interest group on regional and national level. Activities and work are based on following values: equality, internationalism, justice, democracy, communality, solidarity and sustainability. Additionally we base our work on children’s rights and child and youth participation. Nuoret Kotkat is member of international and Nordic organisations of the “Falcon movement” and co-operates with them on international projects, trainings and camps. Work of Nuoret Kotkat is carried out mainly on volunteer basis.
💼 What the programme involves
Nuoret Kotkat (NKK) is looking for two European Solidarity Corps -volunteers for 4-6 months of volunteering in Helsinki, Finland. Finnish Falcon Movement (Nuoret Kotkat) will turn 80 years in 2023. We are looking for two volunteers to work on communications and camp preparations. The theme of the camp is Together.
The volunteering period will begin in May and end between late August and November. You will mostly work at the central office in Helsinki but also attend the camp in Nurmes 21.7.–2.8.2023 and other events.
The positions consist of versatile communications tasks and can be tailored to meet your special skills and interests. You will work on social media and other communications of the anniversary camp and the organization. You can also help us support the international groups joining the camp and help with the camp program. If you stay for more than 4 months, you will also work on youth democracy, anniversary seminar and other events after the camp. We work in english
🏠 Accommodation on site
We will provide you accommodation in Helsinki area with your own room in a shared apartment. You will get food allowance that you can use to buy food, money for public transportation and the pocket money monthly. You will have the freedom to allocate that money as you like.
🎒 Leisure activities
We will train you for your job and support you and your learning throughout the exchange period. You will participate in arrival training 22.-27.5.2023. We will help you to find language training for finnish language in Helsinki or online.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: You are 18-30 -years old. We will work in English, so you should have good written and oral English skills. You like to write and are interested in communications, especially social media. Maybe you enjoy taking photos and videos too. You like to work with and for children and youth. You are willing to work mostly in an office. No specific educational background is required. The most important merit is your motivation! You support children’s rights and our values, which are equality, democracy, internationalism, justice, solidarity and community. Our movement has roots in labour movement.
Deadline: Application deadline: 19/03/2023
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.