Find out about the range of opportunities available
- British Overseas NGOs for Development - network of more than 280 UK based voluntary organisations working in international development and development education. Search for NGOs by activity and location
- CDEC's 'Working in International Development' - Online version of our Working in International Development booklet. Find out about career paths, postgraduate training and graduate schemes, as well as a range of useful advice and information
- Comhlamh Volunteering Options - Excellent site, giving lots of background information about volunteering and development. Find out about bigger picture issues, deciding on placement organisations, what to do when you are there and coming home
- Development Studies Association Course Directory - covers undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses in nearly 50 centres in the UK & Ireland, from the Development Studies Association
- Directory of Development Organizations - directory of 29,500 development organisations. Pretty exhaustive, and you can download by region and country
- Do-it.org.uk - UK's first online database of volunteering opportunities. Search by postcode to find vacancies in your area. Includes sections on volunteering overseas, and finding your nearest volunteer bureau
- Eldis - includes subject guides, country guides and job postings. It also has links to loads of job and volunteering websites, along with direct links to the vacancy sections of all the big development organisations
- Ethical Jobs - ethical jobs and internships in charities, CSR, development, regeneration and the environment. Username and password is Sussex
- Ethicalcareers.org - loads of useful information about charities, volunteering, ethical business, international development, the environment and community work. Includes articles and profiles of people doing the jobs. Plus news and jobs
- Euforic - Europe's Forum on International Co-Operation. Click on 'actors' for a database of international development organisations searchable by country, region and area of expertise
- Experiencedevelopment.org - The UK's most comprehensive development sector guide, providing information on the latest in development projects, research, news, events and jobs
- Getting into International Development - Companion site to book of the same name, from SOAS, University of London. Includes sectors, roles, employers, routes in and jobs. Lots of downloadable material not in the book. Recommended.
- Human Rights Databank - comprehensive database of information on funding, publications, jobs, events and organisations in the field of Human Rights
- Human Rights Jobs - the latest human rights jobs and internships worldwide. Username and password is Sussex
- Human Rights Links - excellent set of Human Rights links. Includes NGOs, directories, international organisations and volunteering opportunities. Look in 'Resources & Tools' for internship and jobs sites. From Derechos Human Rights
- Idealist.org - excellent US site which you can search for organisations, volunteer opportunities, jobs and internships, as well as getting careers advice
- InterVol - online database of overseas volunteering opportunities. Free registration
- International Aid/Development Worker Job Profile - quality information about getting into international aid/development work, from Prospects
- JPO Service Centre - UN's Junior Professional Officer Programme
- Job Vacancies at International Organisations - Search by organisation, job type or country. Includes the UN. Look for grades P1 (Masters + 1 year's experience) or P2 (Masters + 2 years' experience). Does not have internships listed
- OneWorld.net's NGO database - search over 1,500 global organisations by area of work and country/region. Excellent resource
- Study Development - free downloadable guide to studying international development in the UK, from the Ethical Careers Guide
- VSO Youth Volunteering - information on Global Xchange, a 6 month exchange programme, and Youth for Development, a one year overseas programme, from the VSO
- Vacancies in International Organizations - Useful set of vacancies links, from the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
- Volunteer Work Directory - lots of useful links to organisations offering volunteering opportunities in the UK and abroad. From payaway.co.uk
- World Service Enquiry - includes a downloadable PDF of its annual Guide to development work. Also offers one-to-one careers advice and an e-course in development
- WorldWide Volunteering On-line - Excellent resource with more than 1000 volunteer organisations and over 300,000 placements. Search by region, activity, date and price. Free registration required
- Worldwide NGO Directory - Search for NGOs by region, country and activity. From The World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO)