| Youth Challenge Vanuatu |
| | Industry: |
| | Non Government Organisation |
| | Location: |
| | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| | Job Hours: |
| | Contract |
| | Due Date: |
| | 26-Oct-12 |
| | Job Description: |
| | Youth Challenge Vanuatu is seeking for two interested candidates to undertake the position of the field staff at a voluntarily basis for a period of 3 – 4 months. |
| | These positions are the key facilitators of Youth Challenge Vanuatu community projects. They provide leadership, timely decision making and facilitated the learning process for a team of youth participants. The person will liaise with the community leaders including all the beneficiaries of the project and will be responsible for the overall |
| | implementation of the community development project goals, objectives and activities. |
| | Below are the main roles and responsibilities for the field staffs before, during and after the project. |
| | 1) Coordinate the Implementation of the core community projects |
| | 2) Overseeing the implementation of Small Team Projects in accordance with the YCV Small Team Projects Guide |
| | 3) Coordinate the team of volunteers with their reports especially for the Small Team Projects and taking up leading role in writing up the big report to be submitted to YCV |
| | 4) Establishing a productive relationship / connection between host community members and the YCA/YCV group/s |
| | 5) Challenger team-building, training & orientation |
| | 6) Providing leadership, administrative, logistical and other support to Challenger team while in the field; |
| | 7) Understanding YCV policies and ensuring that challengers and GLs follow ALL YCV policies and immediately reporting any breaches of policy to the YCV office |
| | 8) Weekly phone communications with, and reports to, the YCV Project Manager or nominated staff member |
| | 9) Assist with volunteer logistics – arranging for group flights, accommodation, transport, etc |
| | 10) Assist with International Field Staff preparations (accommodation, transport, etc.) |
| | 11) Field Staff Training Assistance – booking space, trainers, arranging for refreshments etc |
| | 12) Orientation – logistics (booking venue, arranging transport, etc.) |
| | 13) Orientation – volunteer training, working with International field staff to arrange a training schedule for volunteer orientation and to assist during the volunteer Orientation |
| | 14) Assist with closure logistics and preparation |
| | 15) Assist with post-project monitoring and evaluation tasks |
| | 16) Assist with post-project logistics |
| | 17) Assist other YCV program managers as required. |
| | Interested applicant must possess the following: |
| | Criteria: |
| | - Good communication and Negotiation Skills; Good Leadership skills and have similar experience in that particular field |
| | - Good understanding in English (Written and Spoken); Have basic understanding of community development settings |
| | - Good organisational skills; Good report writing skills |
| | - Good facilitation skills; Be able to coordinate a group of International and Ni- Van volunteers. |
| | Salary: |
| | Not Stated |
| | Language: |
| | Bislama, English |
| | _________________________________________________________________ |
| | How To Apply: |
| | Please send your application to the email or mail address provided below. |
| | Contact Name: |
| | Anita Samana, Project Manager |
| | Phone: |
| | (+678) 28182 / (+678) 7113411 |
| | Email: |
| | anita.samana.ycv@gmail.com |
| | Address: |
| | Youth Challenge Vanuatu, PO Box 1105, Port Vila, Vanuatu. |
