Proposed Activities

The volunteer will work 5 days per week and will have weekends off. The standard proposed working hours will be 10:00-18:00 in HUJ office, the same as the hours of the staff.

Twice a week the volunteer will attend Armenian language lessons in a Language Centre situated next to HUJ with an experienced tutor of Armenian as Foreign Language. In addition to the lessons, the volunteer will learn the language by the method of trial and error: s/he will be able to use his/her acquired knowledge in practice and improve by doing so.

During his/her Service, the volunteer will work with people who have a great experience of working with youth from different backgrounds and will become a full member of our team. At the end of EVS we expect the volunteer to have a good capacity of working with young people.

The volunteer will gain experience in youth projects management on local, national and international levels, will get to know what International Voluntary Movement is and how its different activities, namely international voluntary workcamps are organised. He/she will develop sense of responsibility and leadership; will acquire knowledge of group dynamics and social awareness.

The proposed tasks and activities for the volunteer are as follows (but are not limited to this list):

1) Assistance in HUJ activities and promotion of volunteering lifestyle. Support and active participation in conferences, meetings, training courses, seminars and other similar events organised by HUJ:

a. To prepare and disseminate information posters, to hold presentations in universities, high schools, as well as in fairs and promotion events in order to present activities of HUJ and to increase young people's awareness about volunteering lifestyle and opportunities;

b. To lead workshops and talks in schools with a staff member of HUJ on different topics, such as group dynamics, conflicts resolution, intercultural dialogue and many others according to the interest and field of expertise of the volunteer;

c. To develop content for our Facebook page and Web site and give ideas on social coverage where the volunteer will be able to use and spread their creative ideas;

d. Depending of volunteer`s capacities, he/she may make a short film and/or a presentation about the activities of the organisation, EVS as a concept or any neighbouring topic.

2) Assistance in organization of international voluntary workcamps.

e. -To give support in the preparation of the trainings of camp leaders and local volunteers;

f. -To give support in the preparation of the activities of the workcamp: preparation of material, schedule and other;

g. -According to volunteer interest and capacity, s/he can also co-animate one of international workcamps.

To allow a solid monitoring, the volunteer will have regular meetings with supervisor reserved to overview the plans for the day/week and to troubleshoot ideas. Additionally, s/he will often meet with the mentor and discuss the current situation within the service.

In the course of his project the volunteer will acquire:

• Skills of working for Non-Profits

• Organizational skills by assisting to the organization of different events, meetings, workshops, discussion clubs, presentation international camps, seminars, trainings,

• Awareness of intercultural dialogue, interactive communication, cultural and religious tolerance

• Copywriting skills for online and "offline" media;

• Skills of working in a team and in multicultural environment.

• Improved sense of responsibility and autonomy gained throughout the Service.

To enhance the acquisition of skills and competences, the team will use a range of methods of non-formal education as well as will allow the volunteer the maximum amount of independence, whilst having also clear guidance and supervision. We believe that the acquisitions of the volunteer will be of a valuable asset in his/her further professional and educational path.

Profile

There are no gender, age and other requirements for the selection/recruitment of volunteers. The volunteer should be interested or have some experience in working with youth. The volunteer should be open-minded, flexible, creative and communicative. The main factor of selection is the volunteer's will to obtain new knowledge and gain experience as well as to share their experience and knowledge with others.

The volunteer should be able to communicate in English or French to allow him/her a better integration in the team. Having Russian/Armenian language skills is also considered to be an asset.

Upon receipt of CVs and Motivation letters of the candidates, the HUJ team will select the volunteer, who is most suitable for the context of the project they applied for. The main criterion for the choice will be the volunteer's motivation and desire to dialogue: they are expected to be open to new information and knowledge and to be willing to share their own.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 760