Human resources 👥📋
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Explore human resources volunteering and skilled support opportunities where recruitment, candidate selection, onboarding, training, people support or other HR processes are genuinely part of the role.
Human resources roles can appear in NGOs, community organisations, international programmes, social enterprises and other projects that need experienced support with the people who work or volunteer with them.
What counts as human resources? 👥📋
On this page, human resources means work directly connected with recruiting, selecting, onboarding, training or supporting staff, volunteers or other participants. It may also include maintaining recruitment procedures or helping an organisation improve how it manages and develops its people. General office work or simply coordinating a schedule is not enough on its own.
Human resources, administration and coordination
These activities can overlap, but they describe different responsibilities. Administration covers broader organisational and office support such as documents, databases, email and project records. Coordination focuses on organising people, schedules, activities or programmes. Human resources is more specifically concerned with recruitment, selection, onboarding, training and other processes connected with the people working or volunteering within an organisation.
How to use this page
Read the individual listing carefully to understand whether the role involves recruitment, interviews, onboarding, training, staff or volunteer support, documentation or other HR responsibilities. Check what experience is required, how independently you will work and who provides supervision.
HR roles can involve applications, CVs, references, background checks and other personal information. Before accepting a role, ask what data you will be allowed to access, how it should be stored and what confidentiality or data-protection procedures the organisation uses.
A volunteer should not be expected to independently replace essential professional HR staff or take responsibility for employment decisions, sensitive records or processes beyond their experience. For additional guidance, see Voluntouring’s safety and legality information.
Related opportunities: Administration · Coordinator · Management · Internships
Last reviewed: October 2026.
Browse human resources opportunities 👥📋
Browse the opportunities below and check how human resources is actually connected with each role. Older vacancies may no longer be active, so confirm the current responsibilities, required experience and conditions before applying.
Does your organisation need genuine support with recruitment, onboarding, volunteer management or other human resources activities? You can submit your opportunity to Voluntouring.org for editorial review.
