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Are you looking for
a new, exciting challenge?! Want to live and work in Tanzania?! Look no further
– we have the perfect job for you! We are now hiring a project coordinator to
work on our fabulous Moshi project! We’re looking for someone who ideally has
some experience working or volunteering in a developing country, preferably in
the area of education/teaching or public health. We’re looking for someone who
is a team player, full of enthusiasm with funky new ideas
1.
Duties and Responsibilities
Planning
– to ensure people and projects are prepared in advance
-Work in partner
ship
with the Project Managers/ Coordinators to understand the needs of the
community and to ensure activities are right for the communities and for
volunteers
-Help volunteers
prepare for activities through the Induction and overseeing the first few days
for all volunteers
-Guide and work with
volunteers to plan, execute and review project activities
Doing
– day to day project involvement and reporting
-Supervise
volunteers by ensuring they know what to do, they are safe, they get work done
and have fun!
-Work with Project
Coordinators on the task list for afternoon activities e.g. so whoever is
leading an afternoon activity know which jobs need to be done in advance and
can communicate to volunteers
-Responsible for
Project tools and equipment – i.e. having enough tools, working with other
staff and builders to plan ahead to ensure we have the right equipment for
projects
-Organise and
communicate daily activities for volunteers based on the weekly schedule
-Assist with project
inductions and getting volunteers settled into the activities
-Help answer
volunteers questions and resolve any issues they have
-Help in organising
and informing volunteers about local tours and trips
-Responsible for
quality control of volunteer meals and living conditions
-Arrange transport
to get volunteers to projects and occasional airport collections
-Be a role model for
the volunteers in all of your actions and behaviours at all times
-Responsible for
loading content onto our Facebook page and creating content for the page such
as videos and blog posts
Reviewing
– continuous improvement of project
-Gather feedback
from volunteers, ensure you speak to every volunteer in their final week and
describe the importance of giving feedback
-Work with Project
Managers to improve projects and respond to feedback from volunteers
-Ensure each
volunteer completes a Feedback Form before they leave project
-Writing reports
concerning weekly project activities, achievements and concerns
-Responding to
emails from head office staff, volunteers and project partners
The successful
candidate will have:
-Strong
interpersonal skills so that you can effectively communicate information to
volunteers and resolve volunteer issues in a timely, competent and effective
manner
-Be organized
–There’s a lot going on in our projects and our volunteers are busy folks and
you need to stay a few steps ahead of them
-Language – English
as a first language or fluently spoken (Kiswahili is an advantage)
-Attitude – a mature
and positive ‘can-do’ attitude , commitment to working hard, ability to
motivate others, good at working under pressure, an expert multi-tasker and the
ability to communicate with people from all over the world with flexibility and
patience
How
to apply
Please email CVs
with a cover note to gill@africanimpact.com by Friday, 31st of October. Feeling
creative? Why not send us a fun, short video showing us why you’re the right
person for the job alongside you CV and cover letter (got stage fright? Don’t
worry; this is not necessary…just something extra!)
