ESC: Junior Volunteer Project Assistant with Médicos del Mundo in Senegal
Code: 47372 Copied
Senegal
European Voluntary Service
Social work
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Junior Volunteer Project Assistant with Médicos del Mundo in Senegal
📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Since 2003, MdM has focused on the accessibility and quality of the healthcare system, the fight against gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health, with an approach based on human rights, particularly with regard to women and vulnerable populations.
The volunteer will be based in Dakar and will be under the direct supervision of the country coordinator.
The volunteer will support the management of assigned projects/programmes throughout their cycles, providing support in the formulation of new projects, the implementation of ongoing projects, the preparation of narrative reports and project justifications, reporting to key stakeholders (country coordination, project/programme coordination and health coordination).
He/she will be responsible for supporting the identification and design of new projects.
He/she will review and submit the reports and supporting documents required for each report (interim, final, etc.) in collaboration with the local team.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The work will take place at the MdM Dakar office, with some travel to Kedougou. The volunteer will be accommodated in the organisation's guest house. A driver will be available at all times for emergencies and any necessary movements to ensure the volunteer's well-being. The volunteer will receive a monthly per diem of 568€ to cover their food and other expenses. MdM will pay for the return plane ticket from the country of origin to the place of work, vaccinations, visas, etc. required before departure, travel insurance and expenses during the training in Madrid before deployment in the field.
🎒 Leisure activities
- Acquire know-how and interpersonal skills in a different cultural context and with different communities.
- Improve volunteers' knowledge of health problems in vulnerable contexts and intervention strategies.
- Understand the importance of community intervention in public health projects.
- Enrich themselves both professionally and personally through exchanges with the local MDM team.
- Exercise responsibilities, evaluating and asserting your skills.
Volunteers will improve their knowledge through trainings in humanitarian action, and specific issues on security, gender, human rights.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: EDUCATION
- 5 years' higher education in social sciences, health and/or politics or a similar field.
- Knowledge of funding instruments and donor guidelines and project cycle management.
EXPERIENCE
- Experience or additional training in project strategy definition, formulation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and capitalisation.
- Training in public health or gender would be an asset.
- Experience in the field of international cooperation.
- Contextual knowledge (Senegal and Sahel) is an asset.
SKILLS
- Project management, monitoring and evaluation, planning.
- Teamwork and stress resistance.
- Office package (Word, Excel and Internet).
- Dynamism, perseverance, adaptability.
- Good command of IT tools and the Office pack.
- Working in a multicultural team.
- Good knowledge of and interest in project themes: sexual and reproductive health, gender, gender-based violence.
LANGUAGES
- Fluent French and Spanish essential.
- Good level of English preferred.
Eligibility : Candidates must be 18 to 35 years old, reside in one of the eligible countries (EU Member State, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Turkey), have completed the compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training and not have participated before in individual Humanitarian Aid Volunteering. When adding together this new volunteering opportunity and any previous participation in EU volunteering programmes, the total duration cannot exceed 12 months.
Deadline: 14/08/2025 23:59
Deadline: 14/08/2025 23:59
ℹ️ Additional information
The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
- Training before and after the project
- Health insurance during your project
- round-trip travel reimbursement
- accommodation and food
- pocket money
- language course
- Return Week-end
- Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport
Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.
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SN47372
05/09/2025 → 01/04/2026
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Deadline: 14/08/2025
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Liberte 6 Extension, Dakar, Senegal
Senegal
🌍 Location info
Local currency
West African CFA Franc (XOF / CFA)
Exchange rate
1 XOF = 0.001531 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Greenwich Mean Time
Local time: 21:59 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
French
Wolof