Volunteer & Careers
Get Involved → Volunteer & Careers
EWB Australia was founded in 2003 on the idea that engineering, along with complementary skill sets and aligned organisations, can lift people out of poverty. One of the best ways to contribute to making this vision a reality is to work with us, volunteer or participate with EWB in one of our programs.
Join our innovative team and use your skills to strengthen the humanitarian engineering movement. We are keen to work with seeking talented, enthusiastic people who are passionate about engineering a better world!
CURRENT VACANCIES
Get Involved!
You can participate in many of our programs both locally in Australia through you Region or University Chapter and National Office or Overseas through our International Development Partnerships Program. See below for more detail. Touch base with the relevant program co-ordinator if you would like to talk about new ideas and ways to get involved!
- Be engaged in your local region - EWB chapters
- Volunteer overseas - International field professional program
- STEM in schools - School Outreach
- Real world challenges - EWB Challenge
- Study Tours - Humanitarian Design Summits
- Empowering research - research program
- Probono Engineering - EWB Connect
- Support a program or organisation - Volunteer at national office
BE ENGAGED IN YOUR LOCAL REGION
- EWB Australia Chapters
Student / Professional
- Join your university or region chapter to participate in delivering school outreach workshops, fundraise for EWB, host knowledge sharing events and activities, use your technical knowledge to support our programs, promote EWB, network with like-minded people, mentor emerging engineers and humanitarian professionals, build leadership skills and knowledge in humanitarian engineering and support local community organisations in non-technical and upskilling initiatives through our local partnership program!
- Take up a specific role or opportunity in a local chapter
- Become an EWB Australia ambassador and agent of change in your workplace! Get your workplace involved - contact our corporate partnerships co-ordinator for more details.
Don't have a chapter at your university? Speak to your region chapter about support in establishing one!
If you are not located in a major city centre, reach out to your region chapter and they can put you in touch with others in your region and discuss ways to be involved from your location.
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VOLUNTEER OVERSEAS
International Field Professional Program
Student
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Participate in one of our Education programs through your university
Professional
- Become a Field Professional on a 9-18 month field placement
- Support a Field Professional overseas - Join your local chapter and the Buddy Program
- Use your technical knowledge and skills and support research, thematic strategy development and knowledge sharing by joining a Knowledge Hub through your region chapter
STEM IN SCHOOLS - School Outreach & Regioneering
Student
- Learn and facilitate STEM workshops with primary and secondary schools in Australia - Join your Local Chapter to find out more
- Develop learning modules with School Outreach Program co-ordinator and Knowledge Hub teams.
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Inspire students by sharing your journey into EWB, STEM and humanitarian engineering - sign-up as an EWB Australia speaker (coming soon)
Professional
- Learn and facilitate STEM workshops with primary and secondary schools in Australia - Join your Local Chapter or talk to our corporate partnerships manager for corporate training & delivery packages
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Develop learning modules with School Outreach Program co-ordinator and Knowledge Hub teams.
REAL WORLD CHALLENGES - EWB Challenge
Student
- Participate in the program through your university course
- If you have participated previously, support teams as a mentor/tutor! Speak to your university course advisor.
Professional
- Use your technical knowledge and skills to review challenge projects - become a reviewer!
- Develop challenge ideas into reality - speak to a Knowledge Hub or contact our corporate partnerships manager for corporate hack team opportunities
STUDY TOURS - Humanitarian Design Summits
Student
- Participate in a trip through your university
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Share your story and become a Humanitarian Design Summit Ambassador - contact program co-ordinator for more information
Professional
- Join as a participant - sometimes places become available on trips that are open to non-university students. Sign up to be a member to look out for these opportunities
- Become a trip mentor or facilitator - advertised regularly throughout the year - become a member to receive updates
- Join a trip as a corporate fellow - contact our corporate partnerships manager
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EMPOWERING RESEARCH - Research Program
Student
- Apply to do a final year research project with EWB and our community partners in Australia and Overseas or that supports EWB Australia initiatives, thought leadership and advocacy
Professional
- Carry out some research and write a paper for a thought-piece or for the journal of humanitarian engineering
- Mentor or provide support to a project - contact the program co-ordinator
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PRO BONO ENGINEERING - EWB Connect
Student
- Learn about creating Social Change in the engineering and construction sector - sign up to become a member and watch out for EWB Connect events and newsletters
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Participate in a Knowledge Hub who may be supporting an EWB Connect initiative at times
Professional
- Learn about creating Social Change in the engineering and construction sector - sign up to become a member and watch out for EWB Connect events and newsletters
- Express interest in your business joining EWB Connect as a Business member and provide pro bono professional support services to communities around Australia
- Participate in a Knowledge Hub through your chapter - occasionally they will be involved in supporting EWB Connect initiatives where additional technical experience and resources can be utilised
- Be a social impact champion in your workplace - learn about how you can create social outcomes and opportunities in everyday engineering practice (coming soon)
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SUPPORT A PROGRAM OR ORGANISATION
Volunteer at National Office
Student / Professional
- Gain work experience, learn new skills and support our programs- apply to be a Summer / Winter Volunteer
- Support comms, graphic design and production of digital content - contact our Communications Manager today
- Write a thought piece with a program manager on best practice or thematic area - contact memberengagement@ewb.org.au about volunteering at National Office
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Celebrating EWB's Volunteers
Volunteers in EWB's Australian chapters, overseas field placements and at national office, make an incredible contribution to our work in creating positive social change and meaningful impact through humanitarian engineering and community development. Some of the ways we recognise and celebrate our volunteers include:
See how we celebrate volunteers
National Volunteer Week 2018
Nominate Amazing EWB Volunteers for a "Shout Out"!
The "Shout Out" is a call for EWB'ers to nominate and thank our volunteers for the positive impact they're creating. Nominees will be showcased on our "Shout Out" Honour Roll on our website and an individual acknowledgement recognising and thanking them for their incredible contribution to EWB's work. Help us to acknowledge and celebrate our volunteers this May!
"My journey as a volunteer has encouraged me to believe that everything is possible."
- Karina Ojeda
