Jenza Talk / Australia
My Melbourne working holiday: travelling as trans
Dane DiCaprio
Dec 18
On finding a job, hormones and a community. We love it when a WHV works out.
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About us
Why we get out of bed
For coffee. And because despite what we’re told growing up, you should never have to choose between getting a job and going travelling. With JENZA, you can do both. Earn money, enhance your resume, explore the world.
Part of the JENZA Travel Group – with 65+ years of work and travel expertise
Things that make our world go round
Job assistance
We're the Jobsworths of the travel world. Where we can’t help you secure a seasonal job with one of our vetted employers before you go, we provide job assistance on the ground.
Arrival support
Landing in a new country with a face-full of jetlag can feel scary. Our working holidays typically include hostel nights, job workshops and socials to help you find your feet and your people.
Work essentials
The un-sexy side to working overseas that no one tells you about – our working holidays typically include all the nerdy stuff like bank account, tax number and SIM set-up.
Visa experts
As a team of travellers, we genuinely geek out for a good visa form. We'll provide the correct paperwork and help you navigate all the visa and sponsorship requirements for where you're heading to.
Roadtested trips
It was a tough job, but someone had to do it. Every JENZA experience has been trialled by one of our roadtesters. Because if it didn’t fly with them, it’s not going to fly with you.
Giving back
5% of all our profits go to the JENZA Travel Group's Youth Access Scholarship Fund. Because the world’s a better place when there are more people able to experience it.
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Earn as you explore
About JENZA
We're not knocking regular travel. Face-planting on a beach with a conveyor belt of coconuts is a wonderful thing. (Until you run out of cash and have to come home, of course, then it quickly starts to suck). By funding your trip with a working holiday, internship, summer or ski job – you'll get to stay longer and contribute more. We don't want to get all cult-like, but we believe that working overseas is a lower-impact way to see the world. The opposite of fast travel, you'll be paying tax dollars, spending in local communities, and connecting with people and places in a more authentic way. (It's also the most fun you can have in your twenties – until all that real life stuff kicks in).
Meet the fam
About the JENZA Travel Group
The JENZA Travel Group (AKA 'the parents') is made up of three work and travel brands. Founded in 1959, USIT is our Ireland-based work, intern and grad company. Founded in 1962, BUNAC is our dedicated Summer Camp USA brand. And JENZA, is all things working holidays and international internships. One team with one mission – together we support thousands of students and 18-30s each year to have life-shaping work abroad experiences in Canada, Japan, the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.
Works for others
News: Scholarship funding applications are open
Established to help support 18-30s from lower-income or under-served backgrounds with the costs of doing either a JENZA, BUNAC or USIT experience - applications for our Youth Access Scholarship funding are now open.
Established to help support 18-30s from lower-income or under-served backgrounds with the costs of doing either a JENZA, BUNAC or USIT experience - applications for our Youth Access Scholarship funding are now open. FIND OUT MORE
Savings summers since 1972
News: BUNAC is the new home for JENZA Camp!
JENZA and BUNAC have always been the same team with the same summer camp program. Confusing, right? Like 'meeting your identical twin at camp' confusing? Head to our BUNAC page for all the Summer Camp USA intel.
JENZA and BUNAC have always been the same team with the same summer camp program. Confusing, right? Like 'meeting your identical twin at camp' confusing? Head to our BUNAC page for all the Summer Camp USA intel. TO BUNAC CAMP
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Upcoming events
Get hired or get the intel
Work USA 4 months | Everything you need to know
Virtual travel talk | 09 Jan @ 17:30 GMT
Full-time student? Spend your uni summer holidays (Jun-Sep) earning $$ and exploring America with JENZA Work USA 4 months. We'll provide your sponsorship, hook you up with a 3-4 month seasonal job, and help you sort your J1 visa. Find out everything you need to know in this online travel talk.
In-person camp hiring days | UK + Ireland
28 Jan Dublin | 01 Feb London
Meet Camp Directors face-to-face, connect with others heading to camp, and (fingers crossed) get hired on the day. To register your interest, apply for Summer Camp USA over on our BUNAC camp page and let us know which city you'd like to attend. We can't wait to see your face, but don't worry if you can't make an in-person event - the quickest way to get hired is in our hiring pool.
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with our Extra Mile Promise
JENZA was founded on the four A's. Authenticity, Accessibility, Accountability and not being an A-hole. So when it comes to what we do, we own it. If you're not happy with part of your JENZA experience, we'll put a human on it to sort it - or refund it. T&Cs apply.
JENZA Travel International Ltd, trading as JENZA, is a company registered in Dublin, Ireland with Registered Company No. 707281 and registered address at 29-31 South William St, Dublin, Ireland, D02 EY96.