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Maryland Resources Alternative Breaks Program http://www.csl.umd.edu/asb/ While only one or two opportunities exist overseas each term, you could find one just right. Education Abroad http://www.international.umd.edu/studyabroad/ International Programs at the University of Maryland http://international.umd.edu/directory Directory of offices on the College Park campus having an international focus. Going Global Access to this service has been purchased by the University Career Center. To get access, go to our home page, http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/home.cfm. Click Going Global and you will get to the page with the instructions for access using your University ID and password. Top Internships/Jobs/Volunteering Information Sites provide information, but may also list specific opportunities. Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs http://www.apsia.org/apsia/index.php DevelopmentEx.com http://www.developmentex.com Go Overseas http://www.gooverseas.com Descriptions and evaluations by participants in study abroad, teaching abroad, volunteering abroad and internships abroad. Includes general articles on these topics. Interaction http://www.interaction.org The American Council for Voluntary International Action is an alliance of U. S.-based international development and humanitarian non-governmental organizations working for sustainable development, refugee and disaster assistance. International Volunteer Programs Association http://volunteerinternational.org The International Volunteer Programs Association has a site with international volunteer and internship opportunities. Also, excellent information on how to make it happen. International Career Employment Center http://www.internationaljobs.org A few jobs, business and social service, are available on the website for free. If you want to see all jobs you will need to subscribe to one of their publications. NGOAbroad http://www.ngoabroad.com Provides frugal, customized international volunteer options and helps people enter international humanitarian work. Charges $50 for a consultation. Service possibly more useful for alumni who have developed more skills. Society for International Development--Washington DC Chapter http://www.sidw.org No career information or job postings, but they sponsor a career fair every year. Membership for full-time students is $35.00 in 2012. Transitions Abroad http://www.transitionsabroad.com IInformation about working, studying, and traveling abroad including volunteering, teaching, and internships. . Volunteer Abroad http://www.volunteerabroad.org Work Abroad http://internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/ The University of Michigan Directory of Work Abroad Websites. Work Permits in the United Kingdom http://www.workpermit.com Working Abroad: Finding International Internships and Entry-Level Jobs http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/art01.pdf Top Specific Volunteering, Job, and Internship Organizations Bunac: http://www.bunac.org/usa Work and travel programs to Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Cross-Cultural Solutions: http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org Provides humanitarian assistance in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, India, Peru, Russia, Tanzania and Thailand. Volunteer and fee-based. Includes a sample fund-raising proposal. Development Alternatives, Inc.: http://www.dai.com An employee-owned international consulting firm solving economic development problems. Global Volunteer Network: http://www.volunteer.org.nz Global Health Corpshttp://ghcorps.org Opportunities: http://ghcorps.org/apply/placements Possibility of living allowance, stipend, and monetary completion award. Hunger Center http://www.hungercenter.org A two-year commitment with the first year a field placement and the second year in the headquarters of the organization served under during the field placement. Must have a graduate degree and language skills of the country. International Student Volunteers: http://www.istravelonline.com LanguageCorps: http://www.languagecorps.com/index.php Short-term volunteer teaching programs in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and South Korea. View the website for long term programs to teach English in foreign countries. One World: http://us.oneworld.net Partners of the Americas: http://www.partners.net A network of citizens from Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States volunteering to improve the lives of people across the region, through nonpolitical, community-based activities: . Peace Corps: http://www.peacecorps.org/index.cfm Peace Brigades: http://www.peacebrigades.org Projects-Abroad: http://www.projects-abroad.org Unite for Sight http://uniteforsight.org/intl_volunteer Visions in Action: http://www.visionsinaction.org Top Major International Organizations United Nations: http://www.un.org/english United Nations Organizations: http://www.unsystem.org/jobs/job_opportunities.htm Employment Opportunities in UN and Other International Organizations for U.S. Citizens: http://intlorganizationjobs.state.gov/iva/default.aspx United Nations Association of the National Capital Area http://www.unanca.org World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org International Monetary Fund: http://www.imf.org/external Inter-American Development Bank: http://www.iadb.org Top International Development Organizations - Young Professional Programs: Asian Development Bank Young Professionals Program http://www.adb.org/employment/young-professionals.asp Food and Agricultural Organization Associate Professional Officers Program http://www.fao.org/tc/apo/en International Fund for Agricultural Development Associate Professional Officer Program http://www.ifad.org/job/apo/index.htm Inter-American Development Bank Young Professionals Program http://www.iadb.org/en/careers/young-professionals-program,1358.html International Monetary Fund Economist Program http://www.imf.org/external/np/adm/rec/job/econpro.htm Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Young Professionals Program http://www.oecd.org/document/43/ 0,3746,en_21571361_45609340_46260651_1_1_1_1,00.html U.S. Agency for International Development New Entry Professional Program http://www.usaid.gov/careers/nepanno2.html United Nations Junior Professional Officer Program http://www.jposc.org United Nations Conference on Trade and Develpment Young Professional http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=2104&lang=1 United Nations Development Programme Leadership Development Programme http://www.undp.org/lead United Nations Development Programme Junior Professional Officer http://www.jposc.org/content/programme/presentation-en.html United Nations Population Fund (NFPA) Junior Professionals http://www.unfpa.org/employment/jpo.html UNICEF Young Professional Program http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_ypp.html UNICEF Junior Professional Program http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_jpp.html United Nations Industrial Development Organization Junior Professional Officers Program http://www.unido.org/doc/21108 World Bank Young Professionals Program http://tinyurl.com/98asa World Bank Junior Professional Associates http://www.worldbank.org/ On the World Bank's home page search for Junior Professional Associates. Major International Relief and Development Organizations: Care: http://www.care.org/index.asp Church World Service: http://www.churchworldservice.org International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: http://www.ifrc.org Oxfam: http://www.oxfam.org/en U. S. Agency for International Development: http://www.usaid.gov Top |
