Volunteer
Join Us - Choose How!
At Oxfam Ireland , there are many ways you can give your time and energy!
Whether you choose to work in a shop, office or event, you can share your skills and learn new ones. Oxfam Ireland Volunteers are part of the growing global movement of people who want to overcome the injustice of poverty and suffering.
Our Volunteer Register
When you apply online to become an Oxfam Ireland volunteer, your name will be added to one of our three Volunteer Registers (Shops, Office or Events). If a suitable volunteer vacancy arises, we will contact you to see if you are interested. We pledge never to share your details with any third parties.
Specific volunteer vacancies are also posted on this site, which you can apply for directly.
Shop Volunteers
Shop Volunteers usually give a minimum of 4 hours per week to join one of our 46 shops throughout Ireland which include donated goods shops, Oxfambooks, Oxfamhome and Fair Trade shops.
Shop Volunteers can help in many different ways, e.g: selecting or pricing books, clothes or CDs, helping at the till, doing accounts, driving, transporting goods...and so much more!
- See Oxfam's list of Shops, drop by your local Shop and you could start volunteering very soon!
- See our list of specific Shop Volunteer Vacancies
- Or fill in the online form to be included in the Shop Volunteers Register.
Office Volunteers
Office Volunteers can join our Belfast or Dublin offices for a minimum of one morning or one afternoon per week.
Office Volunteers can help in office administration, filing, mailings, databases, research, accounts, IT, communications, internal audits, deliveries and the many other varied tasks of a busy office environment.
- Have a look at our Office Volunteer vacancies
- No suitable vacancies? You can still fill out the online application form and be included in the Office Volunteers Register.
Events Volunteers
Oxfam regularly campaigns and fundraises at public events, music festivals and gigs. You can be part of our movement for change and help Oxfam at these events which usually take place over weekends and evenings.
- Have a look at our Events Volunteer vacancies
- No suitable vacancies? You can still fill out the online application form to be included in the Events Volunteers Register.
Fundraise for Oxfam
Do you and your friends want to help raise vital funds for Oxfam's programme in Africa?
Why not organise an Oxjam gig, a Fairtrade coffee morning, a raffle, a pub quiz...or run a marathon for Oxfam? Whatever your ideas, we would love to hear from you!
- Contact friends [at] oxfamireland.org outlining your fundraising idea
- Read more about fundraising
Knit for Oxfam
Do you like knitting? We have six great patterns (for corsage, fingerless mittens, handwarmers and hat, hat with ear flaps, hat with peak and stringbag!) ready for you.
We can sell your knitted goods in our shops or at special events like gigs and festivals where they sell really well.
Grow plants and flowers for Oxfam
Do you have a garden and would you like to put it to good use? Oxfamgarden is looking for you! Oxfamgarden involves growing plants and raising funds to help our programme in Africa .
Special Skills
If you are time-poor but talent-rich, you can help us by donating your expertise. For example, Instinct helped set up our ecard site, while some generous and creative film students in Tralee created our Christmas video.
If you have a special project or talent you would like to share with us:
Contact info [at] oxfamireland.org attaching a CV and a detailed project proposal.
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