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The Tostan International Operations Specialist works under the Director of Operations to help manage the tracking of key deliverables by each operational department. This position will also help in translating new strategies into position papers and detailed action plans. While the majority of his/her time will be spent in the office, he/she will potentially be asked to travel to some of the various National Offices to help assess progress on specific action plans. Currently, Tostan has National Offices in Guinea, Gambia, Mauritania, Somalia, Djibouti, and beginning in April Guinea Bissau.
Start Date: January 2011
Minimum commitment:
9 months
Location:
Dakar, Senegal
Hours per week:
Full-time
Direct supervisor(s):
Collaborator(s):
Responsibilities include:
- Attend and keep minutes from weekly meeting with the Finance, Logistics, HR, Technology, Volunteer, and Monitoring and Evaluation teams
- Following-up on any unresolved issues raised by the employees or volunteers e.g repairs to the facilities are completed by logistics team, supplies are purchased, etc.
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Update Policies and Procedures Manual when necessary
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Create an organizational calendar of key dates such as retreats, major activities, holidays, etc.
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Work on Tostan International Budgets and Priorities
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Help maintain organized files for various departments, especially HR
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Help create and/or translate certain communications to Tostan team
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business preferred
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Outstanding communication and organizational skills
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Ability to multitask, work independently and be flexible in a fast-paced multicultural environment
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French written at an intermediate high or advanced level (i.e. 3 years of college level French or in-country equivalent)
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Knowledge of Google Applications and other Internet programs
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Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
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Experience with Budgeting, QuickBooks, HR policies a plus
Benefits:
As a non-profit organization who works to
commit the maximum level of resources to our communities, we rely on
volunteers to cover many of their own costs during their
volunteerships. These costs include expenses such as travel between
their home countries and work countries, medical costs, and other
personal incidentals such as meals, personal travel, clothes, etc. We
in turn do our best to commit to covering housing and weekday lunches
for all of our volunteers.
- Housing, workday lunch, travel costs for work-related trips
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Internet access in office
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Hands on experience with an internationally recognized NGO
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Opportunity to develop highly sought-after skills in project management, training, and written and oral communication in a multicultural, multilingual environment
To learn more about the Tostan Africa Volunteer Program and the application process, please click here.
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