Volunteers are expected to have established expertise and experience in their particular fields, a willingness to share this knowledge and experience, and an ability to train others. Cultural sensitivity, patience, tolerance and open-mindedness are required. A sense of humour and a sense of adventure are both essential!

As a general rule, ABV Volunteers have a minimum of 5 years professional experience in their field. It is important to note that ABV also does not provide work experience for inexperienced Volunteers – our Volunteers are expected to be experts in their fields already. Recent graduates who do not yet have at least 5 years professional experience should consider applying to other agencies targeted towards younger Volunteers.

ABV assignments cover almost anything that develops local skills and expertise, so we recruit people with a wide range of skills, such as:

Finance
Accounting
Management & Strategic Planning
Education & Training
Marketing
Agriculture/Horticulture
Trades/Technical skills
Health – Planning & Finance
I.T.– Websites, Databases, Software Training, Systems
Disability/Advocacy
Youth Employment
Manufacturing
Export
Textile/Clothing
Forestry – Sustainability
Fisheries
HIV/AIDS
Shipping