Short-Term Jobs in Asia
The Key Employers

Jobs in Asia

Jobs in Asia
	Key Employers in Asia selected by Susan Griffith
	English Teaching Jobs in Asia
	Internships in Asia
	Volunteer Jobs in Asia

American International Education Foundation (AIEF), English Teacher Placement, 18605 E. Gale Ave., Ste. 230, City of Industry, CA 91748; 626-965-1995; teachers@aief-usa.org, www.aief-usa.org. Recruits mainly American graduates to spend 12 months (sometimes six) teaching English to junior high and high-school aged students in many cities in China and Taiwan.

Bangladesh Work Camps Association (BWCA), 289/2 Workcamp Rd., North Shajahanpur, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh; fax. 011-880-2-956- 5506; bwca@bangla.net; www.mybwca.org. Volunteers are placed in 2-week community development camps between October and March to promote environmental, health education, literacy, and sanitation. Registration fee $200. Longer placements available and cost $150 registration. Longer–term volunteers (3+ months) pay registration of $250 plus $2 a day to cover food.

Buckland International Education Group, Dacunmen Villa District 555, Yanshuo, Guilin, China 541900; 011-86-773-882-7255; buckland@china.com, www.bucklandgroup.org. Recruits 80+ native speakers of English to offer conversation teaching for 3-12 months in different areas of China. Net monthly wage of 4,000-6,000 renminbi ($510 to $765).

Burma Volunteer Program (Thailand), P.O. Box 114, Mae Sot, Tak 63110, Thailand; 011-66-55-533-357; maesotel@loxinfo.co.th; www.burmavolunteer.com. Volunteers aged 21+ teach English to groups of Burmese refugees for at least 14 weeks. Accommodation and food provided. Volunteers have been placed in Mae Sot (near the western Thai-Burma border), Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Mae Sariang, Sangkla Buri, and Um Pang and refugee camps in the north of Thailand.

Chatteris Educational Foundation, 18/F Honest Motors Bldg., 9-11 Leighton Rd., Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China; 011-852-2520-5736; info@chatteris.org.hk, www.chatteris.org.hk. Graduate English Language Tutors (GELTs) are placed in Hong Kong schools and given a monthly allowance of HK$13,000 ($1,660) and free housing for the first 2 weeks. Recent graduates preferred.

Colorado China Council, 4556 Apple Way, Boulder, CO 80301; 303-443-1108; alice@asiacouncil.org, www.asiacouncil.org. Graduates from the U.S. are placed as teachers at institutes throughout China, for 6 or 11 months. Administrative fee for recent graduates is $3,250-$4,550 including TEFL training, Chinese course, and travel within China.

Cultural Destination Nepal, P.O. Box 11535, Dhapasi, Kathmandu, Nepal; 011-977-1-437 7623; cdnnepal@wlink.com.np; www.volunteernepal.org.np. Two- to 4-month volunteer and cultural program in Nepal. fee €50 ($66) plus €650 ($860) fee includes 2-week pre-service orientation and homestay throughout.

Dakshinayan, c/o Siddharth Sanyal, F-1169 Ground Fl., Chittarangan Park, New Delhi 110019 (Tel./fax. 011-91-11-262-76645; info@dakshinayan.org; www.dakshinayan.org). Volunteers join grassroots development projects working with tribal peoples in the hills of Rajmahal and nearby plains. Start dates every month; monthly contribution to food $300.

Dragonfly, 2130 Mookamontri Soi, A. Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000 Thailand; tel./fax. 011-66-44281 589; martin@thai-dragonfly.com, www.thai-dragonfly.com. Volunteer English teaching program in Thailand for 150 fluent speakers. Four to 52 weeks following either 3-day intensive or a 120-hour TEFL training course. Short training course plus placement fee is £350 ($688) for up to 8 weeks plus £10 ($20) per week thereafter. Long training plus placement fee is £1,100 ($2,160). Other volunteer projects in conservation, building, etc.

ECC (Thailand), 430/17-24 Chula Soi 64, Siam Square, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; 011-66-2-253-3312; fax. 011-66-2-254-2243 or in the U.S.: 425-930-5421; jobs@ecc.ac.th, www.eccthai.com/jobs.asp. Chain of language schools with 50 branches employing 500 native speaker teachers, who must have a bachelor’s degree and at least six months teaching experience or a CELTA entry level qualification.

English for Asia Ltd, 7/F, Workington Tower, 78 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong; 011-852-2366-3792, fax. 011-852-2392-2424; info@englishforasia.com. Provides EFL-qualified teachers to primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong, as well as a number of teaching centers including in Macao and Shenzhen. Also runs Trinity CertTESOL courses four times a year.

GEOS Corporation, Simpson Tower 2424, 401 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario M5H 2Y4, Canada; 416-777-0109; fax. 416-777-0110; www.geoscareer.com. One of Japan’s largest English language institutions employing 2,000 teachers for 500+ schools, all of whom are hired outside Japan.

Global Action Nepal, P.O. Box 2717, Ganeshchowk, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal; 011-977-1-370977; info@gannepal.org, www.gannepal.org. GAN is a U.K.-linked charity that works in the field of education in Nepal, providing dynamic volunteers to support village teachers in their work and also to improve school environments by building toilets, wells, etc.

Greenway (Cultural Exchange & International Living), P.O. Box 21, Had Yai Airport, Had Yai, Songkhla, Thailand 90115; 011-66-7447-3506; mltv@greenwaythailand.org, pitayasuwan.greenstay.org. Mid- and long-term volunteering in fields of teaching, ecotourism, etc. The cost is 20,000 baht ($550) for first three months, plus 2,000 baht per month for food.

Hands for Help Nepal, Nawasangam Marga 10, Kathmandu, Nepal; 011-977-1-4362648; fax. 011-977-1-4701232; info@handsforhelp.org.np, www.handsforhelp.org.np. Up to 300 international volunteers teach in schools, assist in orphanages, on conservation projects and in various intern positions for up to 5 months.

Hess Educational Organization, No. 107, Sec. 2, Minquan East Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan 011-886-2-2592-6998; fax. 011-886-2-2586-5169; hesswork@hess.com.tw, www.hess.com.tw. Website gives e-mail addresses of overseas recruiters (hess.usa@hess.com.tw or hess.canada@hess.com.tw). Specializes in teaching children including kindergarten-age. 500 Native Speaking Teachers (NSTs) must be college graduates. Very structured teaching program and curriculum. Hourly gross wage of NT$560 ($17).

Insight Nepal, P.O. Box 489, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal; insight@fewanet.com.np, www.insightnepal.org.np. Volunteer placements for 6 weeks and 3 months in schools and community development projects in Nepal. Must be high school graduate. $480 (for 6 weeks) and $840 (for 3 months) program fee including registration.

International Avenue Consulting Company, 16F-1, No. 499, Chung Ming South Rd., Taichung City, Taiwan; 011-886-4-2375 9800; recruiting@iacc.com.tw, www.iacc.com.tw. Recruitment agency with partner offices in Canada able to place about 40 graduates in 1-year teaching positions throughout Taiwan.

IWO Korea (International Workcamp Organization). Applications for medium-term volunteer placements as teachers and animators working with children should be sent via partner agency in home country (e.g. Volunteers for Peace).

JAFFE International Education Service, Kunnuparambil Buildings, Kurichy, Kottayam 686549, India; tel. 011-91-481-232 0041; fax. 011-91-481-243-0470; jaffeint@sify.com. Places young foreign volunteers as teachers in English medium high schools, hotel management colleges, teacher training centers, vocational institutes and language schools in Kerala State. Also places teachers at summer schools in various locations in India. Free homestays but no wage.

Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET), Program JET Office, Japanese Embassy, 2520 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008; 202-238-6772/3; jet@embjapan.org, www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JETProgram/homepage.html. Official Japanese government program to improve foreign language teaching in schools and foster good relations between the people of Japan and 44 participating countries. About 3,000 college graduates and young professionals from the U.S. aged 39 or less are accepted on 12-month contracts. Minimum salary of 3.6 million yen ($30,700) plus free flights.

The Japan Times (especially Mondays) and Korea Times. English-language newspapers that carry teaching advertisements; classified.japantimes.com; times.hankooki.com/service/jobsforforeigners.htm. A large number of teacher recruitment agents are based in Korea and also Canada recruiting ESL teachers for Asia; for example, GMSC Recruiting (www.gmsc-recruiting.com).

Joint Assistance Centre (JAC), C-7/150 Lawrence Rd., Keshav Puram, Delhi 110035, India; jac.india@gmail.com. U.S. contact: P.O. Box 6082, San Pablo, CA 94806-0082; 510-237-8331; fax. 510-217-6671; jacusa@juno.com, www.jacusa.org. Community service organization near Delhi. Volunteers pay $300 for 1 month and $600 for 3 months to cover room and board plus $50 registration.

Karen Hill Tribes, Trust Midgley House, Heslington, York YO10 5DX, U.K.; 011-44-1904-415124; volunteer@karenhilltribes.org.uk, www.karenhilltribes.org.uk. Sends self-funding volunteers to northern Thailand to work in communities of Karen tribespeople, sometimes as language teachers, for the summer or longer term (minimum 6 months). Contribution of £1,750 ($3,440) for long-term, £500 ($980) for summer.

KEEP (Kathmandu Environmental Education Project), P.O. Box 9178, Thamel, Jyatha, Kathmandu, 011-977-1-4216775, fax. 011-977-1-4216774; keep@info.com.np, www.keepnepal.org. Opportunities for volunteers to teach English in trekking villages, government schools, etc. Volunteers stay with a host family and must be self-funding.

Know Nepal, P.O. Box 13465, Kathmandu, Nepal; 011-977-1-4279244; volnter@enet.com.np. Small Nepali organization that welcomes international volunteers as teachers or in development projects for 2-5 months. Program fee $350.

KOJEN ELS, 10F-2, No. 200, Roosevelt Rd., Sec. 5, Taipei; 011-886-8663 8287; luisarecruit@hibox.hinet.net, www.kojenenglish.com. Around 300 teachers for 15 locations in Taipei, four in Kaohsiung, and two in Taichung.

Learning from Ladakh, c/o ISEC (International Society for Ecology and Culture), P.O. Box 9475, Berkeley, CA 94709; 510-548-4915; fax. 510-548-4916; v.clarke@isec.org.uk, www.isec.org.uk. Formerly called the Ladakh Farm Project. Participants are placed on a Ladakhi farm with a Ladakhi family for one month in the summer to help with farm and household work and to take part in family life. Educational workshops included. Fee $600.

Missionaries of Charity, Shishu Bhavan, 78 A.J.C. Bose Rd., Calcutta 701114, India. Runs Mother Theresa’s homes for destitute people in Calcutta. Unskilled volunteers can work for short periods.

Muyal Liang Trust, Yongda Hill, Drakchung-Dzong, West Sikkim 737113, India; Tel/fax. 011-91-3595-50655. Trust runs Denjong Padma Choeling Academy, which takes on foreign volunteers to assist in teaching destitute children in the restricted Indian area of Sikkim for up to 60 days or possibly longer. U.K. representative: Jules Stewart, 53 Blenheim Crescent, London W11 2EG, U.K.; 011-44-207- 229-4774; JJulesstewart@aol.com.

New Choice Mongolian Volunteer Organization, Ikh toiruu, Building-15, Room-405, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (P.O. Box 159, Ulaanbaatar 210646); Tel./fax. 011-967-11-314577; info@volunteer.org.mn, www.volunteer.org.mn/new/index.html. NGO that arranges short- and long-term placements for volunteers to teach English, renovate buildings, etc. Fee from $495 to $1,950.

New International Friendship Club, P.O. Box 11276, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal; 011-977-1-4427406; fax. 011-977-1-4363950; fcn@ccsl.com.np, www.geocities.com/nifcnepal. Forty English-speaking university graduates placed in schools or colleges. Volunteer teachers should contribute $150 per month for their keep in addition to the $150 registration fee, which includes an orientation course in Kathmandu. Also runs 15-day workcamps; fee €16 ($219).

NICE (Never-ending Workcamps Exchange), 2-4-2-701 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan; in@nice1.gr.jp, nice1.gr.jp/indexe.htm. Applicants must contact workcamp organization in their home country.

Non Formal Education Service Center, Nua Klong District NFE Ctr., Moo 4/6, Tambol Nua Klong, Amphoe Nua Klong 81130, Krabi Province, Thailand; 011-66-7-563-6488; volunteerthailand@yahoo.com, www.volunteerthailand.com. Short- and long-term volunteer teaching in disadvantaged corners of Thailand. Estimated costs are 600 baht ($15) a day.

One! International, www.one-international.com/volunteer.html. Canadian-affiliated charity working with street children in Mumbai (Bombay). Volunteers teach basic hygiene and English, organize meals, sports, and music, etc.

Openmind Projects, 1039/3 Keawworawut Road, Tumbol Naimuang, Amphor Muang, 43000 Nong Khai, Thailand; 011-66-7-233 5734 or 011-66-42-408447; info@openmindprojects.org, www.openmindprojects.org. Range of volunteer projects in Thailand and Laos, teaching English and computers, helping tsunami victims, disadvantaged children, eco-tourism projects, etc. The fee range is from €395 ($523) for a fortnight to €1,955 ($2,590) for 24 weeks.

Parikrma Humanity Foundation, 1846, 3rd Main, Block ‘C’, Sahakaranagar, Bangalore 560 092, India; 011-91-80-363-5225/5782; Volunteer@parikrmafoundation.org, www.parikrmafoundation.org. International volunteers needed for a minimum of 2 months to work at grassroots level with 25 slum communities.

Project Seahorse, Fisheries Centre, Univ. of British Columbia, 2204 Main Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada; 604-827-5139; info@projectseahorse.org; seahorse.fisheries.ubc.ca. Certified SCUBA divers (minimum 15 logged dives) needed for monitoring Marine Protected Area in northern Bohol, Philippines. Minimum stay 8 weeks. Deadlines for applications Nov. 30 and Apr. 30.

RCDP (Rural Community Development Program) Nepal, Kathmandu Municipality, GPO Box 8957, Ward 14, Kathmandu, Nepal; 011-977-1-427-8305; rcdpn@mail.com.np; www.rcdpnepal.com. Paying volunteers and interns work on various programs lasting two weeks to five months while living with a Nepalese family. Also runs volunteer programs in India, Sri Lanka, and Tibet. Sample prices for participation $1,100-$1,200 for 8 weeks volunteering, $1,700 for 4 weeks in Tibet in summer, $350 for 2-week language and cultural immersion program in Nepal.

RUCHI (Rural Centre for Human Interests), Bandh, Bhaguri 173233, Dist. Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India; 011-91-1792-282454; ruchin@del3.vsnl.net.in or virjids@yahoo.com, www.ruchin.org. The TOTEM program enables people to work in one of 200 villages for spells of 3 weeks (or more) as volunteers in India. $1,000 for 3 weeks; longer placements possible.

Rural Organization for Social Elevation (ROSE), Social Awareness Ctr., Village Sonargaon, P.O. Kanda, Dist. Bageshwar, Uttarakhand 263631, India; jlverma_rosekanda@yahoo.co.in, www.rosekanda.info. Grassroots development projects in Uttarakhand. Volunteers pay $8 a day for keep and $80 registration fee.

Sarvodaya Headquarters, 98 Rawatawatta Rd., Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; 011-94-11-265-5419; sarvishva@itmin.net, www.sarvodaya.org. U.S. contact: Sarvodaya USA, 122 State St., Ste. 510, Madison, WI 53703; info@sarvodayausa.org. Post-tsunami reconstruction, welfare service, education, and other projects including information technology.

Sinoculture Ltd., P.O. Box 2231, Wellington, New Zealand; 011-64 4-569-9080; fax. 011-64 4 569 9081; info@sinoculture.com; www.sinoculture.com. Partner of job placement coordinator in China: 25-2-2, Siyanqiao St, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong, China 264000 (sinoteach@yahoo.com.cn). Provides ongoing opportunities for graduates to teach English in schools and universities throughout China. Fee from $450 for 1 month; $850 for 9 months.

Starfish Ventures Ltd, P.O. Box 9061, Epping, CM16 7WU, U.K.; 011-44-800-197-4817; www.starfishventures.co.uk. Places volunteers in development projects in Thailand. Programs in teaching, community development, construction, and conservation. Fees £595 ($1,170) for two weeks, £1,095 ($2,152) for four weeks to £1,695 ($3,332) for 12 weeks; includes homestay accommodation, in-country supervision and (if appropriate) preparatory TEFL training weekend.

Thailand Experience, c/o World TEFL School, Endeavour House, Coopers End Rd., Stansted, Essex CM24 1SJ; 011-44-1279-666350; www.thailandexperience.com. Offers a package that includes a 20-hour induction TEFL course in Koh Samui, guaranteed teaching placement at a Thai school in Koh Samui or Bangkok for 1-12 months, and a living allowance. Fees: £1,395 ($2,742) for a 2-month placement in Koh Samui; £1,295 ($2,545) for a paid teaching job in Bangkok lasting 6-12 months.

VSP-Nepal (Volunteer and Support Program Nepal), Birendramarg-397, Ghattekulo, KMC-32, Kathmandu, Nepal; vsp_nepal@yahoo.com. Volunteer jobs and internship program in remote and urban areas in Nepal, including school teaching. Homestay accommodation with meals charged at €100 ($133) per month plus €200 ($265) registration fee.

Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand, 65/1 3rd Floor, Sukhumvit 55, Klongton, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand; 011-66-2-712 9515, volunteer@warthai.org, www.warthai.org. High-paying volunteers, ideally with an appropriate background, work with animals such as rehabilitating gibbons.

Working Holiday Association, 900 The Salvation Army Office Building, 58-1 Shin Moon-ro 1ga, Chongro-ku, Seoul 110-061, Korea; 011-82-2-723-4646 Cyusi@workingholiday.com, www.workingholiday.com. Service for young people including eligible Canadians on working holiday (H1) visas valid for six months, extendable to 12.

WWOOF Japan, Honcho 2-jo, 3-chome 6-7, Higashi-ku, Sapporo 065-0042, Japan; fax. 011-81-11-780-4908; info@wwoofjapan.com, www.wwoofjapan.com. U.S. contact provides list of over 300 organic host farmers in Japan to members and can assist with teaching internships and visas. Membership costs $55.

Short-Term Jobs in Asia The Key Employers

Short-Term Jobs in Asia
The Key Employers