Are you passionate about sports, outdoor adventures, and making a positive impact? At ACTIVE Austria, we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to support our mission of promoting a healthy lifestyle, outdoor activities, and non-formal education. Whether you enjoy organizing events, leading activities, or helping behind the scenes, your skills and energy can help us create inclusive and inspiring experiences for communities across Austria. Get involved, meet like-minded people, and make a difference—join our volunteer team today!
We’re looking for volunteers who want to spend some of their free time promoting our territory, history and helping everyone new in the city fit in. We organize a lot of activities: linguistic exchanges, trips, parties, sport events, environmental and cultural activities. We take our new members to the theatre or to the Alps. Whatever it takes to make it the best year of their life! Join ACTIVE.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
| Timeline | Task name | Category | Location | Description |
| Nov-Jan 26 | Update of dissemination logs | Project assistant | Online | Updating and maintenance of social media activities in Google Spreadsheets |
| Jan 26 | Organisation of event | Project Assistant | Vienna | Support organising an event for project “Recycling Made Simple for Expats” project (logistics, planning, in person attendance required) |
| Dec 25 | Social media campaign | Content creator | Online | Creating online campaign (1 post/week) for the “TEAMS” project |
| 18th Dec 25 | Organisation of event | Project Assistant | Vienna | Supporting preparation and organisation of a public event from 16.30-20.00h (logistics, decorations, crowd control etc.) |
| Dec 25-Jan 26 | Social media campaign | Content creator | Online | Creating online campaign for the “Recycling Made Simple for Expats” project |
| Dec-Jan 26 | Planning cycling excursion | Project assistant | Vienna | Plan a cycling tour for a project meeting 28-29 Jan |
| Ongoing | Organise hiking events for women | Sport4All | Vienna | Organising regular walking or hiking events for women |
| Dec-Jan 26 | Research & new stakeholder outreach | Project assistant | Online | Creating a list of stakeholders for specific projects and establishing initial communication |
| Ongoing | Website update | Project assistant | Online | Support updating the ACTIVE Austria website with new projects and opportunities |
Detailed description of volunteering categories:
- Sport 4 All volunteer (hiking, climbing, plogging, cycling.. )
- German language lecturer (online)
- Content creation (social media management, website and video editing, creative designs…)
- Project assistant
- Joining us during international projects
Why Volunteer with ACTIVE Austria?
As our volunteer, you will gain valuable experience, develop new skills, and become part of an inspiring international community. Here’s what you can look forward to:
- International learning opportunities – Participate in trainings and exchanges across Europe
- Seminars & workshops – Join skill-building events in Austria and abroad.
- Project management experience – Develop and lead your own European projects and initiatives.
- Professional networking – Connect with experts, organizations, and like-minded people internationally.
- EU policy engagement – Influence decision-makers in education and sports.
- Language practice – Improve your foreign language skills in a multicultural environment.
- Creative skills development – Learn graphic design with Canva and create your own website with WordPress.
- Career boost – Gain experience that enhances your job market opportunities.
- New friendships & fun – Meet people from around the world and enjoy unforgettable experiences!
If you would like to join us please fill out the following form below with a short motivation on why.