Project TEN of the Jewish Agency

Seeking– Special Needs Coordinator for a VolunteerCenter in Ethiopia

Please note: This is a voluntary position, covering living expenses and pocket money

Project TEN of the Jewish Agency,is an International Development program operating volunteer centers in developing countries and Israel.

Young Jews from all over the world arrive at volunteer centers for a period of 3 months, for a program that combines volunteering with the local population and a study process in areas of international development, social involvement, identity and Jewish activism.

Role description:

Support and training of groups of volunteers working with people with special needs (particularly the visually impaired) in Gondar, Ethiopia. Establishing and managing ties with development professionals in the field. Establishing relations and partnerships with NPOs and organizations active in the field (knowhow sharing), devising enrichment content in the field for the volunteer team and local teachers working in the field with the target population. Raising the level of professionalism of the current project and developing the project to accommodate other volunteering possibilities.

Requirements:

Academic degree (preference for graduates in a relevant field)

Knowhow and experience in areas of work relating to special needs people (preference for experience with working with the visually impaired)

Background in instruction, support and training.

Communication, human relations and teamwork skills.

Excellent command of English (most of the oral and written work will be in English)

Ability to undertake hard work in a changing intercultural environment

Ability to work independently, and to develop and implement programs

Advantage: background in international development, or knowhow in the field

Ability to commit to a period of at least one year

Able to leave for the destination country (Ethiopia) before the summer

Terms: We cover the cost of the flights and living + pocket money.

Send CV to Dafna Degani at: (for the position of special needs educational coordinator). Only suitable applications will be responded to.

Project TEN of the Jewish Agency

Seeking – Director of a Volunteer Center in Ethiopia, Ghana and South Africa

The Ten program of the Jewish Agency is an International Development program operatingvolunteer centers in developing countries and Israel.

Requirements:

Professional background and proven success in managing a large and multidimensional educational/social project/institution/organization.

Education professional committed to social involvement, Jewish life and Israel

Rich and varied experience in social activism

Experience in managing volunteers and/or volunteer projects

The ability to build and lead a team

Complex project implementation and planning skills, including budget management and formative evaluation

Experience in managing a project of young people in boarding school/community/shared accommodation conditions

Excellent command of English (most of the oral and written work will be in English)

Speaks Spanish (advantage)

Ability to undertake hard work in a changing intercultural environment

The ability to undertake a long term commitment (2 years)

Advantage: a degree in a relevant field – education, community management, Jewish studies, social work, sustainable development etc.

The position is offered to both genders

Advantage: familiarity with, time spent or past residency in the destination country (Ghana)

Send CV to Dafna Degani at: (for the position of Mexico or South Africa director).
Only suitable applications will be responded to.

Project TEN of the Jewish Agency
Seeking – Educational Coordinator for a VolunteerCenter in Mexico and Ethiopia

Please note: This is a voluntary position, covering living expenses and pocket money

The Ten program of the Jewish Agency is an International Development program operating volunteer centers in developing countries and Israel.

Role description:

Training of groups of volunteers aged 20-30 who come for a period of 3 months. Full responsibility for implementing the educational program and presenting it to the program participants. Devising and processing the existing study program. Teamwork with project coordinators and tailoring the educational content of the program to voluntary activities in the field. Involvement in the center’s volunteering program.

Requirements:

Spanish speaker

Professional background in informal Jewish education, including instruction and moderation of different types of groups

Experience in devising study material and educational programs for the 20+ age group.

Familiarity with Jewish literature (classical and modern), Zionist literature and contemporary Israeli culture.

Experience in social activism

Experience in coordinating volunteers

The ability to create cooperative processes with young groups

Excellent communication, human relations, teamwork and management skills.

Excellent command of English (most of the oral and written work will be in English)

Ability to undertake hard work in a changing intercultural environment

Ability to work independently, and to develop and implement programs

Can commit to a year

Can leave for the destination country in the coming months

Advantage: master’s degree in a relevant field (education, Jewish studies, community management etc.)

Advantage: experience in moderating different kinds of groups (religious and secular, Israelis and non-Israelis)

Send CV to Dafna Degani at: (for the position of educational coordinator in Mexico or Ethiopia). Only suitable applications will be responded to.

Project TEN of the Jewish Agency

Seeking– informal education Coordinator for a VolunteerCenter inMexicoEthiopia

Please note: This is a voluntary position, covering living expenses and pocket money

Project TEN of the Jewish Agency,is an International Development program operating volunteer centers in developing countries and Israel.

Role description:

Support and training of groups of volunteers working with Children and adults in the field of informal education (teaching English, computers, leadership skills, etc.) in Gondar, Ethiopia. Establishing and managing ties with development professionals in the field. Establishing relations and partnerships with NPOs and organizations active in the field (knowhow sharing), devising enrichment content in the field for the volunteer team and local teachers working in the field with the target population. Raising the level of professionalism of the current project and developing the project to accommodate other volunteering possibilities.

Requirements:

Academic degree (preference for graduates in a relevant field)

Knowhow and experience in areas of informal education

Background in instruction, support and training.

Communication, human relations and teamwork skills.

Excellent command of English (most of the oral and written work will be in English)
Excellent command of Spanish (for the Mexico center)

Ability to undertake hard work in a changing intercultural environment

Ability to work independently, and to develop and implement programs

Advantage: background in international development, or knowhow in the field

Ability to commit to a period of at least one year

Able to leave for the destination country (Ethiopia) before the summer

Terms: We cover the cost of the flights and living + pocket money.

Send CV to Dafna Degani at: (for the position of informal education coordinator in Mexico/Ethiopia). Only suitable applications will be responded to.