What is Volunteer Zambia?
Each year Northumbria University, as part of the Wallace Group, recruits and develops 4 students and a staff member as part of the international opportunity Volunteer Zambia. The group’s journey starts with both team and personal fundraising for the project and culminates with an 8-week volunteer placement in Lusaka, Zambia based at one of the hub sites. Whilst in Zambia, the students use sport as a tool to educate and positively impact people’s lives and work closely with hub site coaches and the Zambian NGO, Sport in Action, to help develop sporting opportunities for local children and young people in some of the most challenged communities.
The opportunity offers successful students the chance to work on an International Sport for Development project and will be an incredible experience to enhance your global awareness and to further expand your leadership and sports development experience, which you can continue to use and evolve in your future career.
What roles are there?
Student Sport Development Officers
Students are recruited each year to perform the role of Student Sport Development Officers. There are a total of 4 roles available:
- Netball Development Officer
- Basketball Development Officer
- Women’s Football Development Officer
- Media, Marketing & Communications Development Officer
These roles will require you to work collaboratively with Zambian partners ‘Sport in Action’ (SIA) & Zambian Sport Federations by conducting a variety of practices to enhance the facilitation of sport in select hub-site communities. These practices can include:
- Outreach (Increasing Participation & Leadership Capacity)
- Improving Structures & Scheduling
- Facilitating In-Community Competition
- Supporting Zambian Colleagues in Their Development
- Workshop Planning
- Sport-Specific Coach Education
- Media, Marketing & Communications
The focus of each role will differ depending on the needs of each community hub-site and the individuals working within them. Students will work collaboratively with SIA staff and volunteers to support the implementation of pre-agreed plans after in-country needs assessments are conducted by Sport in Action staff.
*Please note that successful students for all roles will have to fundraise both individually and as a group*
How do I apply?
Applications have closed for Zambia 2024.
Applications will reopen for students wishing to apply for Zambia 2025 in Spring 2024, please keep an eye on this page for updates. For an informal discussion about the available roles, please contact Andy Barton.
If you are interested in applying for Zambia 2025, you can find out more about the role available by downloading a copy of the role description and application form for Zambia 2024 below:
Click here to download the role description
Click here to download a copy of the application form
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