We’re very glad to share with you our call to host ESC volunteers at Lunaria office for 9.5 months ( 15.01.2025 – 31.10.2025)
We are looking for 2 ESC volunteers who will become part of our office team in Rome to support the organization and running of the next workcamp season ( for both incoming and outgoing part)
If you are interested, please send us a CV and ML to volo@lunaria.org by the 8th of November 2024, please specify in the subject: ESC Lunaria office 2025.
About a project “Count Me In!”
PROJECT OBJECTIVE: This project aims to actively involve volunteers in managing intercultural activities on both national and international levels. Through this experience, volunteers will gain a deeper understanding of voluntary service and intercultural learning within an international context. They will also be exposed to the behind-the-scenes work of preparing, organizing, and evaluating related actions. Volunteers will contribute to the international volunteering and youth mobility sector by supporting workcamp activities and managing non-formal education projects.
More specifically, the project seeks to:
- Promote intercultural learning and mutual understanding
- Promote peace and related values
- Combat all forms of discrimination, including those based on culture, language, religion, country of origin, gender, economic status, or physical characteristics
- Encourage interaction and exchange among young people from different countries and backgrounds
TYPE OF WORK: The two ESC volunteers will assist the association’s staff in promoting and organizing the workcamp season. Each year, Lunaria engages around 500 Italian volunteers in international workcamps abroad, while also hosting approximately 250 international volunteers across 25 workcamps organized in Italy. These projects, which last 2-3 weeks, bring together dozens of volunteers from around the world to work on projects of general interest, such as restoring local heritage or historical monuments, cleaning and developing natural areas, and providing socio-cultural activities in urban areas.
For more information, visit: https://www.lunaria.org/workcamps/
About the volunteer
The volunteers’ tasks are expected to include:
- Supporting the international program (placement of Italian and international volunteers in workcamps)
- Preparing the international program – uploading projects to the online database
- Handling telephone enquiries
- Handling general enquiries (letters and emails)
- Managing outgoing placements – contacting partner organizations and volunteers
- Managing incoming placements – contacting local organizations and volunteers
- Supporting project promotion (website, social media, and graphic presentations)
- Participating in one international voluntary workcamp as camp leaders
- Attending the camp leader seminar
- Preparing pre-departure training for volunteers/leaders
- Assisting with other tasks related to Lunaria’s volunteer programs as needed
- Helping to plan and implement study parts/awareness-raising activities in workcamps linked to international campaigns
- Managing the placement system
- Preparing and supporting the post-season evaluation event
- Managing the season evaluation
VOLUNTEER PROFILE:
- Aged between 18 and 30 years old
- Strong motivation for youth voluntary projects
- Good knowledge of English (written and spoken)
- Basic knowledge of Italian
- Preferably some knowledge of international voluntary service projects (workcamps, mid- and long-term volunteering)
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (POSITIVELY VALUED):
- Participation in a workcamp or other international youth projects (youth exchanges, training)
- Knowledge of Italian
- Experience in back-office work
- Interest in communication and social media
Practical Information
Pocket Money: Volunteers will receive a daily pocket allowance of €6.00 for each day of the project, amounting to €180.00 per month.
Food and Accommodation: The project will cover food and accommodation costs with a monthly allowance of €700.00. Participants will receive this amount directly each month and will be responsible for finding their own suitable accommodation in Rome. The association will be available to assist volunteers if needed.
Working Hours: 35 hours per week.
Insurance: Volunteers are covered by the HENNER insurance system for the European Solidarity Corps (ESC).
Holidays: Volunteers will have 2 days off per month.
Linguistic Support: Volunteers can benefit from the Online Linguistic Support (OLS) if needed. OLS is designed to help Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps participants improve their language skills in the language they will use for work, study, or volunteering, both before and during their stay abroad, ensuring a higher quality of learning mobility.
Travel Costs: Travel to and from the project is fully covered by the ESC program, with costs varying according to the distance band. There is
also the option of “green travel.”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
From January 20th to 24th, the volunteers will participate in the Alliance volunteer training in Magliano Sabina, near Rome, together with the Lunaria staff.
Refund of the trip:
For travel distances between:
- 100-499 KM: €211 per participant & €285 for the green travel
- 500-1 999 KM: €309 per participant & €417 for the green travel
- 2 000-2 999 KM: €395 per participant & €535 for the green trave
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