Volunteering at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Deadline: July 31, 2016

Application open to join the 2018 FIFA World Cup Volunteer Programme. It is an opportunity for thousands of people from Russia and all over the world to participate in the organising of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ and the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, to contribute to the biggest football festival in the world.
The programme is divided in several stages, including recruiting, selecting and training the volunteers in all 11 Host Cities, and finally organising their work during the event and appreciating their effort and dedication. The volunteers will provide support in areas such as Ceremonies, Transport, Media, Protocol, Language Services, Doping Control and Fan Services. In total, there will be around 5,500 volunteers involved in the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and 15,000 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Eligibility:

• Registration is open to everyone, regardless of the gender, ethnic background and physical ability;
• It is preferred graduate degree university student (Bachelor's, Specialist's, or MAster's), but second year student is also accepted;
• Candidates should be over 18 years-old. Volunteers wishing to participate at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup must be at least 18 years old by the 10th of May 2017, and those wishing to volunteer at the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ must be at least 18 years old by the 10th of May 2018;
• Previous volunteering experience will be an additional advantage;
• Great communication skills, prior experience of cross-cultural communication;
• At least  upper intermediate level of english. A second foreign language (Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic) is an added advantage;
• Ability to work hard and comfortable with taking on additional responsibilities;
• Be a cheerful, dynamic person, living a healthy lifestyle, proficient in foreign languages, and with a wide range of professional skills.
  

Benefits:
Volunteers will receive the following:

• Unique volunteer uniforms;
• Free meals during shifts;
• Souvenirs;
• Free use of public transport;
• Priceless experience;
• New friends;
• A chance to take special training in Russia;
• Participant’s certificate.
  

Registration Process:

• The first step is to register. The form takes about 30 minutes to fill in. You will need your ID and digital photo to complete the form; 
• Then, the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee (LOC) team will check the information provided by candidates and decide whether the candidates meet the age criteria;
• The candidates will be invited to participate in the online tests (to get more information about your analytical skills, personal qualities, and your English). After that, the successful candidates (those who passed the tests) will proceed further to the interview at the relevant volunteer centre. The interviews will be either organised face-to-face or via Skype – for the candidates outside of Russia;
• All volunteer candidates for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup will be informed of their selection results no later than February 2017, and volunteer candidates for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ no later than February 2018;
• Candidates who have successfully passed the selection process will be invited to the next stage: training. Training sessions will be organised at the 15 World Cup 2018 volunteer centres. All of the future volunteers will be assigned to one of these centres and placed in a training group. The details about the training sessions will be sent to the future volunteers via email;
• Upon the successful completion of all the training sessions, participants will be accredited to the World Cup 2018 as volunteers.

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