CorpsAfrica Malawi
Volunteer Liaison- CorpsAfrica Malawi Office
Position Description & responsibilities
About CorpsAfrica:
Founded in 2011, CorpsAfrica provides the opportunity for Africans to be “Volunteers” in their own countries. CorpsAfrica Volunteers participate in a Pre-Service Training, where they are educated on Human Centered Design training as an approach to development and learn about the variety of work NGOs are doing in their country. Volunteers then move to high-poverty communities, where they facilitate meetings to help local people determine priority needs and implement projects that address those needs. The Volunteers are then expected to perform a comprehensive impact evaluation analysis to serve as a model for future CorpsAfrica Volunteers and their projects. CorpsAfrica aims to create a culture of public service within developing nations by giving participants the opportunity to apply their skills and energy toward helping their fellow citizens overcome extreme poverty. For more information on CorpsAfrica, please visit www.corpsafrica.org.
Overview of the Position:
The Volunteer Liaison for CorpsAfrica manages a select number of Volunteers, supporting them through their CorpsAfrica service- both emotionally and through their projects.
-
Discuss and produce schedule for volunteers they coordinate.
-
Serve as “coaches” for Volunteers in Human Centered Design so they can innovate and create a “design thinking” culture at their sites.
-
Use Human Centered Design as part of all activities and consciously create a culture of design thinking in the office and in the field.
-
Maintain records and archives, reports.
-
Create and provide weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports on Volunteer activity.
-
Assist with events, public and media relations, and other marketing opportunities.
-
Visit projects in the field with routine travel to all Volunteer sites.
-
Other responsibilities as requested by the Director.
Qualifications:
-
A Bachelor’s degree and at least three years of professional experience with one year of field experience
-
Or Being a CorpsAfrica Alumni is an added value for this post.
-
Extremely detail-oriented, results oriented, and organized.
-
A passion and commitment to youth leadership, participatory community development, impact evaluation, transparency, and accountability
-
Excellent speaking, writing, presentation, and computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and all Google Docs)
-
Impeccable integrity, judgment, and discretion along with a professional demeanor and personal style that elicits trust.
-
A demonstrable understanding of Malawi laws and the government administrations
-
Fluency in English is required.
Method Of Application
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter that illustrates qualifications relevant to this role and a CV as a single PDF (titled, “LastName_FirstName – Volunteer Liaison Application”) to [email protected], with “Volunteer Liaison” in the subject line.
Only complete applications will be considered. Deadline to apply is 26th April 2024
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CorpsAfrica encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical ability, or any other legally protected basis.