IELS

IELSco & Elco AI Open Recruitment 2027

Build your English and your career with IELSco & Elco AI

We're recruiting university students to join the remote volunteer team behind IELSco and Elco AI. Run real programs, grow our communities and products, and work in English every week.

Applications open 9 November 2026 – 29 November 2026
How to apply See divisions and roles
Members of the IELS team
Members of the IELSco team.

Who we are

One team, two organisations

This recruitment builds a shared volunteer team for IELSco and Elco AI: a small cohort that runs our programs, tells our stories and helps more young people reach global opportunities, while building the skills to reach them too.

PT English Space Berkah Indonesia

IELSco

An inclusive English community that helps Southeast Asian youth reach scholarships, exchanges, internships and work abroad, through the IELS Circle, events and programs such as the Global Impact Fellowship.

About IELSco

PT Elco Edukasi Berkah Indonesia

Elco AI

An AI-powered English learning platform, operated by a subsidiary of PT English Space Berkah Indonesia: personalized practice, live voice calls, interactive lessons and AI-powered feedback.

About Elco AI

The program

Nine months, fully remote

  • 3 months

    Probation, with training and real tasks in your division

  • 6 months

    Volunteership after a successful probation

  • Fully remote

    Work from anywhere, alongside your studies

  • 10–12 hours a week

    Including one weekly team meeting of about 30–60 minutes

Occasional regional gatherings and community activities, announced early.

What you gain

A career development and learning program

This is not salaried employment and there is no fixed monthly salary. Here is what you get instead.

  • English development

    • Our guarantee: we help every member improve their English toward at least B2 (CEFR) level.
    • Build fluent, confident spoken English in an English-speaking working environment.
    • Practise English in real professional situations: meetings, partner emails, presentations.

  • Global career development

    • Professional experience working with international teams.
    • Career development resources, mentoring and guidance.
    • Privileged access to global opportunities facilitated by IELSco, connected with 100+ companies across Asia-Pacific and global universities.

  • International exposure

    • The chance to take part in the Global Impact Fellowship (GIF): GIF to Thailand in Summer 2027 and GIF to China in Winter 2027.
    • Participation may be fully funded, subject to program eligibility and selection.

  • Performance-based incentives

    • Performance-based allowance and profit-sharing opportunities.
    • Referral incentives and sponsorship-related incentives.
    • Paid UGC and content creation work for members who take part in content production.

Please note: financial incentives are not guaranteed income. Whether and how much you receive depends on your individual performance and participation, the budgets available and the program terms that apply. GIF funding depends on program eligibility and selection.

Life at IELSco

Online every week, together across Southeast Asia

The team runs IELS Circle meetups, campus visits and programs with members from Indonesia to Vietnam. You'll be part of the next ones.

  • A large group of IELSco members at Hello Sydney! IELSco × Western Sydney University in SurabayaSurabaya
  • IELSco members taking a group selfie at an IELSco Hangout in BangkokBangkok
  • IELSco members at an IELSco Hangout in Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur
  • Students and the IELSco team at IELSco Goes to School in Phnom PenhPhnom Penh
  • IELSco members holding certificates at an IELSco Hangout in Ho Chi Minh CityHo Chi Minh City

Divisions

Seven divisions, 16 roles

Each division is led by one of our co-founders. Choose one division when you apply; each division page explains what the roles do and what we look for.

Requirements

Who can apply

  • You are a university student currently in your 1st, 2nd or 3rd year.
  • You are willing to learn, grow and take responsibility for your work.
  • You are interested in international exposure, professional development and English communication.
  • You can contribute about 10–12 hours a week.
  • No long list of past experience needed, and no minimum English score: the program is designed to help you improve.

You also need to complete the five Instagram campaign tasks below before you apply.

Final-year student or fresh graduate?

This volunteer recruitment is aimed at 1st to 3rd-year students. From January 2027, IELSco plans to start sharing international employment opportunities, and you're welcome to talk to us now about international careers.

Timeline

From application to your first cycle

All dates are 2026 unless marked otherwise. There is a holiday break from 21 December to 3 January.

  1. 9 Nov

    Applications open

    The form on this page goes live. Complete the campaign tasks and apply.

  2. 9 – 29 Nov

    Application period

    Three weeks. Applications close on 29 November at 23:59 WIB.

  3. 30 Nov

    Session schedule sent

    Everyone with a complete application gets the group-session schedule by email.

  4. 1 – 4 Dec

    Group sessions

    Small online information and group-interview sessions of about 10–15 people. An introduction, not a high-pressure test.

  5. 5 – 8 Dec

    Review

    We review your answers, availability and role preferences.

  6. 9 Dec

    Decisions

    Offers and results are sent by email.

  7. 10 – 18 Dec

    Acceptance and onboarding

    Accept your place, then orientation and onboarding.

  8. 4 – 10 Jan 2027

    Assignments

    Meet your team, confirm your role and agree your first 30-day goals.

  9. 11 Jan 2027

    First cycle starts

    The cohort starts working together.

How to apply

Two steps

1. Complete the campaign tasks

All five are required. You don't need to send screenshots: our recruitment team checks them on Instagram using the profile you give us.

  1. 1

    Follow the official IELSco Instagram account.

    @iels.co
  2. 2

    Follow the official Elco AI Instagram account.

    @elco.ai
  3. 3

    Comment on the recruitment campaign post and mention at least one friend.

    Find it on @iels.co
  4. 4

    Share the recruitment campaign post to your Instagram Story.

  5. 5

    Use Instagram's repost feature to repost the recruitment campaign post.

2. Fill in the application form

About 10 minutes. Have your CV ready as a PDF, and your portfolio as a PDF or a link.

The form opens on 9 November 2026

Applications run until 29 November 2026, 23:59 WIB. Leave your email and we'll remind you the day it opens.

We use these details only to reply to you. See our privacy policy.

Questions

Anything else? careers@ielsco.com

Is this a paid job?
No. It's a volunteer career development and learning program with no fixed monthly salary. Members can earn performance-based allowances, profit-sharing, referral and sponsorship incentives, and paid UGC work, depending on performance, participation, available budgets and program terms.
Do I need perfect English?
No, and there's no minimum score. You'll work in English every week, and the program is designed to help you improve toward at least B2.
Can I apply to more than one division?
Choose the one division you want most, and optionally a role. If you'd also consider another division, say so in your motivation.
Do I need to send screenshots of the Instagram tasks?
No. Our recruitment team checks them on Instagram using the profile link in your application, so keep your account public until results are out.
What happens after I apply?
On 30 November everyone with a complete application gets the group-session schedule by email. Sessions run 1–4 December and decisions are sent on 9 December.
Can I apply if I'm in my final year or have graduated?
This recruitment is for 1st to 3rd-year students. Final-year students and fresh graduates can email arbadza@ielsco.com or careers@ielsco.com about international career opportunities, which IELSco plans to start sharing in January 2027.