Volunteer Opportunity Details:

International Project Coordinator
IMMEDIATE OPENING. FULL-TIME PREFERRED, PART-TIME MAY BE CONSIDERED
As featured on CNN, United Planet (UP) is a leading international, educational, humanitarian, and peace-building, non-profit organization based in Boston, USA. United Planet is a highly innovative and entrepreneurial non-profit organization devoted to fostering cross-cultural understanding and friendship and supporting communities in need worldwide.

Benefits:

• Gain experience working on an international team.
• Work in a friendly and dedicated environment with regular and fun team-building activities.
• Learn what it is like to work for a fast-growing organization with contagious energy!
• Gain valuable and transferable skills.
• Office located in a beautiful part of Boston, across from the renowned Public Garden in a historic building.
• Work closely and be mentored by experienced Managers.
• Help build a global non-governmental organization, which will make an increasingly more positive impact in the world for many years to come.
United Planet is looking for a Project Coordinator Intern to join our international team. This person will administrate and develop our current long-term international volunteer projects worldwide. This highly competitive position requires a compassionate, globally minded, hard-working individual with strong communication and leadership skills.
Job Responsibilities:
• Communicate daily with Country Coordinators around the world
• Prepare training materials for volunteers
• Coordinate and prepare outgoing and incoming volunteers
• Assist in improving volunteer management systems
• Promote United Planet programs both in the United States and abroad
• Assist as needed in other operations and programs
Qualifications:
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Superb leadership and communication skills
• Experience in cross-cultural communication
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, confidence, and attention to detail in past experiences
• Previous volunteering or community service experience preferred
• Fluent English language skills
This is not your ordinary internship! You will play an integral role in the running of the organization while gaining experience and skills that you would not otherwise find in another internship!

“My United Planet internship offered me career-building
opportunities that I would not have had anywhere else.”

• Sander van Linden, Accounting & Finance Intern 2007,

See above

This opportunity is sponsored by: United Planet

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Adults (55+)

Contact Person: Jonathan Hass, (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

11 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116 (See a map)

Directions:

Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Arlington Station,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5 For maps or information, please see http://www.mbta.com

Miscellaneous Information

Does this opportunity serve youth in After-School programs?
	No
Is this opportunity available to family volunteers? (adults and children ages 12-17)?
	No
Is this opportunity a highly skilled volunteer opportunity?
	No
Is this opportunity available to youth ages 12-17, unaccompanied by an adult?
	No
Would this opportunity be appropriate for corporate groups?
	No