Projects Volunteer (Sri Lanka)

Street Child is calling for individuals hoping to gain valuable experience in the development sector by undertaking a voluntary Projects role in Sri Lanka. Street Child is currently seeking to expand and advance a series of projects in Sri Lanka which intend to provide marginalised children with the opportunity to access quality education. This placement is a unique opportunity to make a critical contribution to an organisation that is setting up and scaling its efforts to enable out of school children in Sri Lanka to access a meaningful education.

Street Child offers placements for eight to twelve weeks, supporting our work in Sri Lanka and the work of our partner organisations. Working alongside the Street Child of Sri Lanka team, key responsibilities will include:

– Overseeing the research, design and implementation of projects; including travel to field sites where necessary
– Coordinating primary and secondary research at field sites using bespoke methodologies and methods, including appropriate tools for research with children, their communities and other relevant stakeholders
– Monitoring and evaluating the progress of projects to ensure they are on target to reach the outlined timeframes and intended impact
– Liasing and working in collaboration with local partners and stakeholders
– Identifying potential local and international funders and writing in-depth funding proposals to these organisations
– Creating research papers based on data collected from the field which provide recommendations for Street Child and relevant stakeholders; these papers will form the basis for future research and initiatives
– Conducting literature reviews on assigned issues and proposing frameworks for how the issues can be addressed within the Street Child framework

This is a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about the development sector through an immersive experience, and to make a lasting contribution to Street Child and its aim to offer educational access to out of school children all over the world.