Wednesday News Issue 23
Check out the latest edition of Dóchas' Wednesday News, a weekly newsletter sharing information, updates, and opportunities relating to the Irish international development and humanitarian sector! Each week we share details of upcoming events and workshops, employment and internship opportunities, trainings on offer, and much more.
11 Jun 2025
Upcoming events and conferences
(1) ActionAid: Voices of impact: celebrating global women’s rights through connection and action - 19 June
Join us for a powerful and inspiring evening as we celebrate the impact of the Women’s Rights Programme, supported by Irish Aid, Ireland’s official programme for overseas development. Find out more here.
(2) Social Change Initiative: Briefing on the situation in Syria - 18 June
You are invited to a briefing on the situation in Syria. The event will take place in the SCI offices, 3rd Floor, Wellington House, 2-4 Wellington Street, Belfast. Hanny Megally is a member of the Social Change Initiative Board but is also a member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Hanny has more than 45 years of experience in the field of human rights, transitional justice, philanthropy and conflict resolution. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation, focusing on improving justice outcomes for victims/survivors in Syria and other conflict-related countries in the MENA region. To confirm your place at the briefing, please email s.mcwilliams(a)socialchangeinitiative.com.
Upcoming Meetings, Seminars & Workshops
(1) Meath Partnership: Empowering Youth and Community workshop - 2 July
Meath Partnership invite you to join us for our ‘Empowering Youth and Community’ workshop on the 2nd of July in the Deerpark Community Hub, Carnalstown, Co Meath. This highly interactive workshop will provide a unique set of Global Citizenship Education resources that will encourage open dialogue between youth workers and migrant youth. Places are limited, so please register here.
Vacancies
(1) Trócaire: Vacancies in Ireland and Internationally
Trócaire is currently advertising vacancies for various roles in a number of countries. Various closing dates apply. Find out more and apply here.
(2) Oxfam Ireland: Vacancies in Ireland and Internationally
Oxfam is currently advertising vacancies for various roles in a number of countries. Various closing dates apply. Find out more and apply here.
(3) Concern Worldwide: Vacancies in Ireland and Internationally
Concern Worldwide is currently advertising vacancies for various roles in Ireland and internationally. Various closing dates apply. Find out more and apply here.
(4) GOAL: Vacancies in Ireland and internationally
GOAL is currently advertising vacancies for various roles in a number of countries. Various closing dates apply. Find out more and apply here.
(5) Irish Red Cross: Vacancies in Ireland and Internationally
The Irish Red Cross is currently advertising vacancies for various roles in a number of countries. Various closing dates apply. Find out more and apply here.
(6) MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES Ireland: Vacancies in Ireland and Internationally
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provides life-saving emergency relief and longer-term medical care to some of the most vulnerable and excluded communities around the world. As an independent medical humanitarian organisation, we deliver care based only on need, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, religion, or political affiliation. Find out more and apply here.
(7) Irish Global Health Network: Events Manager (Consultancy) - 16 June
The Irish Global Health Network is seeking an experienced Event Manager to manage (alongside our Events Officer) our upcoming Tedx styled, two-day conference - IGHNxEU 2025: Empowering Women for a Healthier Europe. The consultant will oversee planning, programme design, partnerships, and post-event impact. Find out more here.
(8) International Development Foundation, ILCU: Senior Desk Officer - 14 June
The Senior Desk Officer will be responsible for providing programme coordination and support for the Foundation’s major programme in Sierra Leone, the Credit Union Growth & Sustainability programme. This role serves as the primary link between international country partners and Dublin Head Office and our donors. Find out more here.
(9) Viatores Christi CLG: Part-time Accountant - 27 June
We’re looking for a qualified and experienced Part-Time Accountant to support the financial management of Viatores Christi, an international development and volunteering organisation. This permanent role is for 1 day per week (7.5 hours) and can be carried out remotely or on a hybrid basis from our office in Phibsborough, Dublin. The role offers a pro rata salary of €10,000 (based on a full-time equivalent of €50,000), along with pension contributions, flexible working hours, and pro rata annual leave (starting at 22 days, increasing with service). This is an ideal opportunity for someone who brings strong financial skills and values to work in a mission-driven, not-for-profit environment. Find out more here.
(10) World Vision Ireland: Peacebuilding Consultancy - 20 June
World Vision Ireland is seeking a suitably qualified consultant to review and document the learning from the application of our ECaP (Empowering Children as Peacebuilders) approach in the PEACE Mindanao project in Mindanao Region, the Philippines. Find out more and apply here.
Volunteering Opportunities
(1) Vita: Board member with qualifications and expertise in Audit, Risk, and/or Finance - 16 June
Vita is a smart, dynamic, and award-winning Irish International Development Agency. For over 30 years, it has partnered with farmers and communities in East Africa to deliver food, water, and household energy. Vita is looking for a new Board member with qualifications and expertise in Audit, Risk, and/or Finance. If you feel you have the passion, skills and time to support Vita’s mission, please visit our website here.
(2) GAP Ireland: Join the Board of Global Action Plan Ireland - 12 June
GAP Ireland is looking for passionate and committed individuals to join its Board of Directors and help shape a sustainable future. Discover more about this opportunity here.
Courses and Training
(1) Saolta: Training of Trainers Summer Edition: Peacebuilding in Outdoor Education - 19 June
This hybrid training is free and open to all adult and community educators across the island of Ireland to build their knowledge of, and capacity in, Global Citizenship Education. This Outdoor Summer Edition includes: 3 online sessions, 2 full Experiential Peacebuilding days (in the Wicklow and Mourne Mountains) and individualised coaching and mentoring sessions. This training is delivered by Saolta and is fully funded by Irish Aid. For more information and to register, please see here.
(2) Maynooth University: Dr Sinead McGrath Memorial Scholarship Scheme, 2025/26 - 1 September
The Department of International Development, Maynooth University, welcomes applications for a Master's bursary, which is worth €2500 for the winning student. Interested applicants are invited to submit a CV, a personal statement ( 500 words) and a short outline (400 words) on their proposed research topic and its place within the theory and practice of international development, or international peacebuilding, to internationaldevelopment(a)mu.ie. The deadline for applications is 1st September 2025. For full details of eligibility criteria and T&Cs please contact Dr Tom Campbell, tom.campbell(a)mu.ie.
(3) Maynooth University: Post-graduate programmes at MU Department of International Development - 30 June
Join us at the Department of International Development, Maynooth University, on our PG and MA programmes, which start in September 2025 (full- or part-time). These include our PG Cert. in Global Citizenship Education, MA in International Development, and our MA in International Peacebuilding, Security and Development Practice. Through them, participants will critically engage with important contemporary issues and enhance their understanding, knowledge and skills to make a positive difference in the lives of others at personal, local and global levels. Find out more here.
(4) Irish Global Health Network: Summer Programme 2025: Essentials of Global Health Practice - 14-18 July
This immersive, week-long course is designed for individuals passionate about global health, sustainable development, and health equity – particularly in resource-limited settings. Find out more here.
(5) United Edge: 100 fully funded spaces on JBA Foundation Course - 30 June
In response to aid cuts, we've decided to offer 100 fully funded spaces on our flagship Justice Based Approach Foundation Course in September, a global interactive course already taken by 2,500 humanitarians and development workers. JBA offers a practical, radical, and hopeful framework to help teams adapt to today's realities while staying rooted in justice, dignity, and system change. We cover systems thinking, localisation, reimagining aid, and participatory decision-making, as well as ethical leadership, innovation-based programme design, and justice-centred M&E. The course weaves together power and oppression, gender and climate justice, and practical tools for strategic, accountable, and transformative action with plenty of lessons to apply to funding, financing, philanthropy, and sustainable NGO models, too. Find out more here.
Watch and Listen
(1) IRLI: IRLI’s Horsehair Wigs podcast with Aonghus Kelly (EUAM Ukraine)
In the latest Horsehair Wigs episode, Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) speak with international human rights lawyer Aonghus Kelly, former head of the International Crimes Legal Unit for EUAM Ukraine. He shares insights on the complex process of international trials and the challenges of holding high-profile figures accountable. Aonghus also explores compensation mechanisms for victims of the Russian invasion, including the Register of Damage and a potential Claims Commission using frozen Russian assets. He raises questions about fairness in international justice and whether geopolitical interests influence outcomes. Listen in full here.
Other News
(1) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shared Island Civic Society Fund Applications Now Open - 27 June
The Shared Island Civic Society Fund is now open for applications from Monday, 26 May 2025 at 9.30am until the final closing date of Friday 27 June 2025 at 11:59pm Dublin Time. Please be aware that this will be the only application round in 2025. If you are planning to apply to the Shared Island Civic Society Fund in 2025, please ensure that you are prepared to submit an application in this upcoming round. Find out more and apply here.
(2) Carmichael : Carmichael opens applications for the Good Governance Awards 2025 - 11 September
Any nonprofit organisation in Ireland, whether a charity, company, sports club or community association, can enter its annual report and financial statements into the Awards for free, and it will receive individual feedback to help improve future annual reports. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in November. Nonprofits with an annual income of less than €100,000 win 1 free place on a training course of their choice for entering the awards and win 2 additional training places if they are shortlisted to win. Find out more here.
(3) Irish Global Health Network: IGHN's Restore Humanity Campaign
The Restore Humanity Campaign calls on Irish NGOs, Civil Society Organisations, and the Global Health Community to come together to engage, advocate, campaign, and mitigate this global health and humanitarian crisis. Find out more here.