JAARS Opportunities

Jaars – Jungle Aviation and Relay Service

JAARS is a missions organization located in Waxhaw, NC whose mission is to cover the last mile to reduce barriers, ease burdens, and deliver God’s Word to unreached communities.JAARS Fellows and/or Interns is a perfect opportunity for any young professional interested in exploring the intersection between what they studied in college and what God is doing worldwide within the realm of missions. Internships are every summer, and fellowships start in July and January.

JAARS Fellows

  • The Fellows program is an 11-month, merit-based, professional opportunity for recent college graduates that provides entry into a first career position, cultivates emerging leaders, and unleashes the world of missions.

  • The Fellows join JAARS staff in key positions in Accounting, Aviation Management, Aviation Training, Global Operations, Hardware Engineering, Human Resources, Information and Digital Technologies, Land and Sea Operations, Marketing, Museum, Purchasing and Logistics, Recruitment, Software Development, and Training to reduce barriers, ease burdens, and deliver God’s Word to unreached communities.

  • The fellowship is a cohort-style program in which fellows live in the community and receive training in missions and life skills to develop professionally and spiritually.

  • Fellows are paid $12/hour and receive paid holidays, sick time, and vacation days. They also receive a heavily reduced monthly housing rent of $100, which includes utilities, internet, and laundry facilities.

  • Cohorts begin every 6 months, with start dates at the beginning of January and July. I am excited to invite recent graduates to serve the Lord alongside me and my fellow JAARS staff. I have posted positions on Handshake and at jaars.org/fellows. The application deadline for the next cohort, Cohort Mike, is August 31, 2025.

JAARS Interns

  • The Interns program is a 10-week summer program for college students who have completed their sophomore year,

  • The program develops transferable professional skills, cultivates holistic growth, and ushers students into remote overseas missions.

  • Interns join JAARS staff in completing significant projects that reduce barriers, ease burden,s and deliver God’s Word.

  • Interns are paid $11/hour and work 40 hours per week. They also receive a heavily reduced monthly housing rent of $100, which includes utilities, internet, and laundry facilities.

  • The internship is a cohort-style program in which interns live in the community and receive training in missions and life skills to develop professionally and spiritually.

  • Applications are open from October 1-February 28 each year for the following summer.