Placements

With 10 years' experience of selecting, supporting, providing international volunteering, we provide a wide range of opportunities for those interested in being part of long-term, sustainable development initiatives.

Whether you are looking for a meaningful way to engage with young people in solidarity, a graduate looking for a stepping stone into the development sector, seeking to engage and embrace our Indigenous Australian Community in active reconciliation, or a professional looking to transfer your skills to an international context, Restless Development Australia offers structured and meaningful opportunities on our country programs or here in Australia.

Long-term Community Development Placements Overseas

• Are you a young person aged 18-28 looking to live and work in a rural community alongside national volunteers for 5 to 9 months, rolling out sustainable and effective grassroots development programs? You could be one of our International Volunteer Peer Educators.

Applications for our long-term placements in Uganda are now closed.

Long-term Community Development Placements in Central Australia

• If you are an Australian who is committed to ending the disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians and willing to help reshape the engagement and conversation surrounding Aboriginal affairs, then you could be a volunteer on our 6 month placement in partnership with the Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS) in the Northern Territory.  Volunteers will be connecting with local Aboriginal young people and their communities, working under the direction of a Youth Worker in the provision of positive empowering activities which form the Youth Program.

 Applications for our long-term placements in Central Australia are now closed. 

International Internships

• Are you a recent graduate or PhD student looking for a stepping stone into the International Development sector? We have a range of structured internships and research schemes suited for all levels of experience that will help you put your academic theory into practice.

Email thulsi@restlessdevelopment.org to find out more.

Technical Assistant

• Are you a professional looking for an opportunity to use your skills and experience in a new, challenging environment and to share them with our youthful and dynamic staff in one of our Country Program offices? You could be one of our Technical Assistants.

We advertise and recruit for positions across our Country Programs Quarterly.

Download an information pack and find out how to apply.

Employers

• If you would like to partner with us, providing your employees with an opportunity to develop their skills on an overseas placement with Restless Development, contact danielle@restlessdevelopment.org.