Employment
To work at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Sida you generally need to have completed academic studies and have several years’ work experience. Sida and the Swedish Foreign Ministry also recruit staff through multilateral organisations such as the UN, the World Bank and the EU.
Many Swedish non-governmental organisations recruit and employ staff from different professions such as teachers and healthcare staff to work as volunteers in developing countries. Swedish companies also participate in different ways in international development work.
Education
There are many courses that are focused on development work and international development issues. The Swedish Folk High School Information Service can provide information about institutions with a focus on international issues.
Sida cooperates with universities and other higher education institutes via the Minor Field Studies scholarship programme. This programme provides students with the opportunity to conduct field studies in a developing country as the basis for exam work or a dissertation at advanced or research level.
Youth volunteers
Both Swedish and foreign organisations offer volunteer work for young people. These include organisations like Internationella Arbetslag (the Swedish branch of Service Civil International), Individuell Människohjälp (or IM, a Swedish aid organisation) and AFS Intercultural Programmes. The Swedish Centre for International Youth Exchange administrates exchange programs for young people. These programmes are open to everyone.
Note!
Advertisments for reqruitment to positions as Project Officer at Swedish International Development Agency (Sub Regional Office) in Ghana, have been published in local newspapers in Ghana. Sida has NOT published these advertisments. There are currently no posts avaliable for Sida in Ghana. For information on vacancies, please click the link in the left column.
