Making Opportunity Visible
It often starts with curiosity, ambition or the feeling you’re ready for more. Maybe you’re looking for a first step into the impact space. Maybe you’re building experience alongside study, or exploring where your skills fit in the world. Or maybe you just don’t know what’s out there yet.
This board exists to bridge that gap. Every opportunity here has been curated with early-career pathways in mind, internships, jobs, grants, programs, volunteering roles and leadership experiences from organisations creating real impact.
Where you go from here is up to you, but finding the starting point shouldn’t be the hard part.
The Commission for Children and Young People Youth Council
Shape Victoria’s child and youth policy. Join the Youth Council to influence inquiries, co-design engagement, and bring lived experience into government decision-making.
UN Youth South Australia Facilitator
Become a facilitator with UN Youth Australia and help empower young people to engage with global issues. This training will equip you with the skills to run innovative educational programs.
UN Youth ACT Facilitator
Express your interest in becoming a UN Youth ACT facilitator. This is a chance to help run educational programs, gain leadership skills, and explore opportunities for travel.
UN Youth VIC Facilitator
Become an accredited UN Youth Facilitator and help lead educational programs across Australia. This training will give you the skills to inspire young Australians and make a tangible impact.
UN Youth QLD Facilitator
Become a UN Youth Queensland facilitator and help run educational programs for students. Get trained to inspire young people, develop your leadership skills, and join a passionate team.
UN Youth TAS Volunteer
Express your interest in becoming a UN Youth Tasmania volunteer. Join a team of young leaders and help run educational programs that empower young Tasmanians on global issues.
YACVic’s Young Media Spokespeople
Express your interest in becoming a YACVic Young Media Spokesperson. Speak to the media on issues that matter to you and help make the media more inclusive of young people's voices.
UNAA NSW Volunteer
Express your interest in volunteering with United Nations Association of Australia in NSW.
UNAA WA Volunteer
Express your interest in volunteering with the UNAA WA Division. This is an opportunity to contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by helping with events, projects, and presentations.
UNAA QLD Volunteer
Express your interest in volunteering with the UNAA QLD Division. This is an opportunity to contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by helping with events, projects, and presentations.
YOUNGO Membership
Become an official member of YOUNGO, the global platform and network empowering children and youth to demand urgent climate action at the United Nations UNFCCC.
Project Rockit’s National Youth Collective
Join a national, youth-led collective driving real change in digital spaces, advocacy, and inclusion with Project Rockit.
Robotics for Good Youth Challenge
The Robotics for Good Youth Challenge is a UN-based global robotics competition for students aged 10 to 18 to design, build and program robots that offer practical solutions to challenges tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Participants compete through national and regional events for a place at the Grand Finale at the AI for Good Global Summit, developing technical and problem-solving skills along the way.
Ocean Leaders Fellowship 2026
The Ocean Leaders Fellowship (OLF) 2026 is now open for early-career ocean and climate leaders worldwide. This one-year program includes virtual leadership training, mentorship, and a fully funded international institute in June 2026.
Rotary International 2026 - 27 Youth Advisory Council
Rotary International is recruiting members for its 2026–27 Youth Advisory Council, offering youth program participants, alumni, and Rotary members the chance to advise Rotary’s Board of Directors and help shape the future of its global youth programs.
New Colombo Plan Alumni Network Lead
The New Colombo Plan Alumni Representative role is for New Colombo Plan alumni with 2–6 years of professional experience who are actively engaged with the Indo-Pacific. Representatives lead community engagement, strengthen alumni and industry connections, and act as advocates for the New Colombo Plan across their state or territory.
Dalai Lama Fellows Program
Apply for the Dalai Lama Fellows program, a year long, fully funded initiative for young social changemakers aged 20–36, focused on cultivating contemplative leadership and compassionate action.
AHRC Project Support Officer
Apply to join the Australian Human Rights Commission as a Project Support Officer, providing essential administrative and research support to high impact projects in key human rights policy areas.
Youth Advisory Groups (Australian Government Office for Youth)
Applications are open for the Australian Government's 2026 Youth Advisory Groups, enabling young people to work directly with Ministers and agencies on policy areas like mental health, climate change, and foreign interference. Members provide advice and connect with government to shape programs that affect young Australians.
Digital Media Internship with AIIA
A 4–6 month work experience opportunity with the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Victoria.
Young Professionals Program Internship
A 4–6 month work experience opportunity with the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Victoria.
FORE Australia Summer Policy Internship
FORE Australia’s Summer Policy Internship offers hands-on experience in policy writing and research. Work with a diverse team to publish policy briefs and learn how to translate ideas into action.
HEX High Accelerator Program with HEX & Latrobe City Council
A hybrid accelerator for Latrobe teens (15–17) to learn entrepreneurship, leadership, and future-ready skills with HEX. Build, pitch, and create impact.
Project Officer for Age Discrimination for the Australian Human Rights Commission
Join the Australian Human Rights Commission as a Project Officer supporting the Age Discrimination portfolio. A paid, hybrid role contributing to national human rights impact.
Australia’s Youth Representative to the United Nations for 2026
Travel the country, represent Australia’s youth at the UN, and lead one of the most powerful youth advocacy roles in the country. Apply to be the 2026 Youth Representative to the United Nations.
Atlassian UX Researcher Internship
Advance your UX research skills and shape global tech tools with Atlassian’s full-time summer internship.
FAQs
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Opportune is a youth-led, volunteer-powered not-for-profit making opportunities in the impact sector visible and accessible to young Australians. We curate internships, jobs, grants, programs, volunteering roles and leadership pathways from purpose-driven organisations.
We do this because too many young people miss out on impact careers—not from lack of ability, but because the pathways are hidden behind networks, paywalls or outdated systems. At the same time, organisations struggle to reach youth talent because traditional job boards charge posting fees that can cost up to $3,000, money that should be going toward impact, not advertising.
Opportune exists to close that gap and connect young people with the opportunities and organisations shaping the future.
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We support young people aged roughly 16 - 30 who want to build experience, networks or careers in areas like social impact, policy, advocacy, community development, sustainability and the broader not-for-profit space. But impact isn’t limited to those sectors, the ecosystem also relies on people in finance, tech, communications, law, design, strategy and more. Whatever your field, there’s a pathway to create impact, and we help make those entry points visible.
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Most job platforms charge organisations hundreds to thousands of dollars to post a single listing, which prices out non-profits and impact organisations. They also rarely prioritise youth-specific pathways.
Opportune removes that barrier entirely. We’re free, impact-focused and fully curated. Every listing is selected for its relevance to early-career candidates, accessibility and alignment with social purpose. -
Yes, exploring opportunities on our website is completely free.
However, for those who want an extra boost, we offer an optional monthly newsletter for $5, about the price of a coffee. It includes deadline reminders, new opportunities delivered straight to your inbox, and directly supports the ongoing work of a youth-led non-profit. Access stays free either way.
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Our work is designed for young people in Australia, but that doesn’t mean the opportunities stop at the border. Many of the roles we feature include international placements, hybrid options, overseas internships or global pathways that Australians can apply for from wherever they are.
We’re also mindful of international students based in Australia and regularly include opportunities that are open to them. For roles designed specifically for international students, we recommend checking out our friends at stintcommunity.com.au, they’re doing incredible work in that space.
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