Careers in the Humanitarian Sector

10 June 2008
 

 

The BuildAction initiative seeks volunteers, both individuals and with backing from firms, to support disaster-related projects in the developing world. If you are keen to volunteer but do not have knowledge of the humanitarian sector or of working in developing countries, you may wish to look into some of the options below for volunteering, working and training.
Please also see the PDF download at the top of this page.

 Volunteering

Architecture for Humanity

Article 25

Eco Shelter

Engineers without Borders

Great Generation

Habitat for Humanity

i-to-i

Practical Action

Raleigh International

Shelter Centre

United Nations Volunteers

Voluntary Design and Build

VSO

Organisations with a built environment focus

Architects for Peace

Architects without Frontiers

Architecture & Development

Architecture sans frontières UK

Architecture for Humanity UK

Article 25

Builders without Borders

Care International

Development from Disasters Network

Emergency Architects

Engineers Against Poverty

Engineers without Borders

Habitat International Coalition

Habitat for Humanity

HOMELESS International

International Rescue Committee

Max Lock Centre

Muslim Aid

Practical Action

RESET

RICS – BuildAction

Shelter Centre

Shelter Associates

Voluntary Design and Build

 

Organisations running humanitarian/development/built environment courses

Article 25

BOND

Cranfield University

Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales

IRC-NY

RedR

Shelter Centre

Sphere – Geneva

UCL – The Development Planning Unit

 

Foundation Level

Blackburn College 

University of Bradford

 

Bachelors

University of Coventry

Manchester Metropolitan University

University of Plymouth

University of Wales

 

Masters

London Metropolitan University 

Imperial College

London South Bank

Stirling

UCL

University of Wolverhampton

University of Coventry

University of Glamorgan

University of Northumbria

Oxford Brookes

 

Finding a Paid Job

Action without Borders

AlertNet

BOND

Charity Job

Development Executive Group

DevNet Jobs

Ethical Careers

Foreign Policy Association

Forum 3

OneWorld Jobs

Oxford HR Consultants

RedR

ReliefWeb

Skill Share

Third Sector

Yellow Monday

Information Sources

AidWorkers

AlertNet

British Library for Development Studies

ELDIS

Experience Development

Humanitarian Practice Network

IRIN

Oneworld

ReliefWeb

Shelter Centre Library

UN News Centre

Source: Much of the information on these pages was compiled by Article 25.

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