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 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.
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.
Emergency and Critical Care Internship w/ the Centre for Animal Referral and Emergency (CARE)
Greencross Vet Hospital – CARE is offering a 12-month full-time internship in Emergency and Critical Care. Gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced Emergency Department, with additional short rotations across specialist units. Apply now if you’re ready to grow in the field of emergency and critical care!
Client Consulting Internship in Melbourne
FactSet is offering a paid 12-week Client Consulting Internship from December 2025 to February 2026. Gain hands-on fintech experience, work with industry professionals, support global investment clients and receive comprehensive platform training. Apply now, if you are interested!
SPP Summer Internship Program in Management Consulting 2026
Apply for SPP's prestigious five-week paid Summer Internship Program in strategy consulting, based in either Melbourne or Sydney. Designed for final year undergraduate students looking to launch a full-time career in high-impact consulting.
Grants for LGBTQIA+ Initiatives
The Healthy Equal Youth (HEY) Grants is an annual small grant round for projects that support the mental health, wellbeing, and social connectedness of LGBTQIA+ young people across Victoria.
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.
Youth Parliament Victoria Team Applications
The YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament provides an opportunity for young people to influence state legislation. Participants develop and debate a Bill on a key issue, with passed Bills presented to the Minister for Youth.
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.
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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You can follow us on social media, subscribe to our newsletter for $5 a month or check in regularly for new listings and volunteer roles. We post updates across multiple channels so young people and organisations can engage in the way that suits them.

