The International Secretariat of SCI is looking for two project volunteers from France and Switzerland!

Service Civique and EVS

Where: SCI International Secretariat, Antwerp, Belgium

Period: asap – 26 August 2026

Title: Projects for Peace

🇫🇷 🇨🇭 For residents of France and Switzerland

Service Civil International (SCI) has been organising international volunteering projects for 100 years internationally, organising short-term voluntary projects (workcamps) as well as mid-term and long-term volunteering exchanges. SCI’s vision is a world of peace, social justice and sustainable development, where all people live together with mutual respect and without recourse to any form of violence to solve conflicts. SCI’s mission is to promote a culture of peace by organising international volunteering projects with local and global impact. The volunteer’s contribution will support this mission.

The project volunteers will contribute to various ongoing and future international projects, supporting logistics, communication, reporting and, if interested, project applications. The focus will be on the themes of inclusion, nonviolence, climate justice and/or antimilitarism.

Future projects will include tasks related to international activities, storytelling, and developing educational resources. They will also support the office with other projects and tasks that will arise during the placement, for example our impact assessment process and statistics.

The placement requires creativity, a keen interest in the topics of the projects, organisation, flexibility and the ability (or interest in developing as a skill) to multitask.

Placement tasks

The volunteers will work with the Project Officer and Communication Coordinator, and many of the projects will be done in collaboration, with strong support for self-initiative and innovative ideas.

Project communication and management (70%) 

• Taking an active part in project meetings and thematic groups;
• Collecting and producing content (articles, updates, other relevant material & resources) for the project website and SCI’s social media platforms;
• Support organising physical training course(s) and webinars;
• Support the creation of learning material and/or the integration of new online modules into SCI’s online learning platform;
• Support to manage microgrants;
• Support with project reporting.

Support events, groups and meetings (15%)

• Support webinars and other online learning events;
• Support the organisation of information for event participants;
• Support internal communication for the collection of statistics and impact data;
• Support the impact assessment team.

Other (15%)

• A personal project agreed upon with the supervisor;
• Share the general work of the office, such as answering info emails, phone calls, filing, joining office meetings, and any other general office tasks;
• Other tasks as they may arise.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone:

• Resident of France and aged 18–25, or resident of Switzerland and aged 18-30.
• Passionate about peace, climate justice, antimilitarism, storytelling, solidarity, volunteering, and intercultural dialogue.
• Eager to support SCI’s mission and learn NGO project management, reporting, communication, and administration.
• Interested in non-formal education.
• Skilled in social media and basic Excel; willing to learn WordPress.
• Fluent in English (spoken & written).
• Creative, proactive, organised, and detail-oriented.
• Team player, adaptable, and able to multitask in a busy international office.
• Prior SCI experience is a plus.

What do we offer you?

• A furnished room in an apartment with shared facilities (livingroom, kitchen, bathroom). All utilities included; personal stuff such as food, hygienic materials not included;
• A bike sharing card to explore the beautiful city of Antwerp;
• A personal mentor who will support you during your time in Belgium;
• Participation in international meetings and/or training courses, a camp coordinator training with SCI France or SCI Belgium and a workcamp.

Starting date is as soon as possible, and ending date in late August 2026.

🇫🇷 If you are a resident in France

Conditions

• The volunteer will carry out their activities for a total of 33 hours a week and will receive 2 free days per month during the voluntary service.
• Applicants must not have already participated in the Service Civique programme.
• In return for the subsistence allowance of €113 per month to be paid in kind or cash to the volunteer, the rent paid by the future volunteer is reduced to €80 per month from a normal rent price of €400.
• Volunteers receive from the French State a monthly pocket money of 549€.
• Insurance is paid by Service Civil International and is complementary to your national insurance.
• From 16 to 19 September the volunteer will participate in the on-arrival training in Lille. Travel costs will be covered.

Travel to and from Antwerp: si le ou la futur.e volontaire en service civique est suivi.e par une Mission Locale ou Pole Emploi et est en Contrat d’Engagement Jeunesse (CEJ) , il est possible de dégager une bourse pour soutenir le transport vers le lieu de la mission. Nous vous invitions vivement à vous renseigner quant à votre éligibilité en CEJ et nous répondrons ensuite à toutes vos questions. En dehors de ce cas de figure l’agence du service civique ne prévoit malheureusement pas de fond dédié à la prise en charge du transport de la France vers le pays de la mission.

How to apply

Send your CV and the complete application form at communication@sci.ngo as soon as possible. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis until we find the right candidate.

While the CV will help us know your formal training, we are eager to get to know you by other means as well, so feel free to elaborate on your motivation, your previous travels, your volunteering experiences, your hobbies and peculiarities.

🇨🇭 If you are a resident in Switzerland

Conditions

• The volunteer will carry out their activities for a total of 30 hours a week and will receive 1.5 free days per month during the voluntary service.
• Volunteers receive a pocket money of 8€ per day (around 240€ per month) from Movetia. Some additional pocket money will be provided by the host organisation.
• The travel to and from the project is covered with a maximum amount of 400CHF.
• Insurance is paid by Service Civil International and is complementary to your national insurance.
• The volunteer will participate in a pre-departure and on-arrival trainings.

How to apply

Check our call on the Match&Move platform and apply from there as soon as possible.