Volunteer Coordinator Job at Tanzanian Children’s Fund
Volunteer Coordinator Job at Tanzanian Children’s Fund… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at Tanzanian Children’s Fund.
Description:
Responsibilities:
- Daily management of volunteers; determining, scheduling and supervising volunteer job duties.
- Conducting weekly group meetings with the volunteers to discuss plans, problems and concerns.
- Providing support, counsel and training to volunteers as needed.
- Scheduling and preparing volunteers through regular communication beginning with pre-arrival information through volunteer’s departure.
- Responding to all email inquiries regarding the volunteer program.
- Maintaining a detailed volunteer calendar of arrivals, departures, housing arrangements, etc. in Microsoft Excel
- Assisting with in-country travel arrangements, including transport, hotels, safaris, etc. as needed for volunteers and visitors.
- Creating and maintaining files (hard copy and electronic file) for all volunteers.
- Meeting and greeting all volunteers along with overnight visitors as requested.
- Conducting volunteer program orientation as well as coordinating with RVCV Senior Staff to set up other departments’ volunteer orientations.
- Communicating with RVCV Volunteer Alumni representative about volunteers once they have completed their time at RVCV.
Qualifications:
- Must love kids! Experience or training in teaching or childhood development is helpful but not required.
- The candidate must be outgoing, friendly, easygoing, and patient with all types of personalities coming from all walks of life, as well as open-minded to different experiences and cultures.
- Experience managing junior staff, volunteers or interns is a plus
- The initiative is driven and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to thrive living in a very beautiful but rural setting in Africa.
- Experience living abroad for six months or more is helpful but not required.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Strict minimum commitment of 1 year required; 2-year commitment preferred.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should CLICK HERE to apply
Application Deadline: 25th November 2021.