Fellowship Opportunities

Fellowship Opportunities

Background:

IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing thought leadership and innovative programs to promote positive lasting change globally. IREX enables local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a vibrant society: quality education and innovative youth development programming, independent media, and strong communities. To strengthen these sectors, our program activities also include conflict resolution, gender, and technology for development. Since its establishment in 1968, IREX  has employed field-tested methods and innovative uses of technologies to develop practical and locally-driven solutions with partners in 120 countries. In the West Bank and Gaza, IREX brings an innovative youth development approach that will lead the development and implementation of the USAID-funded Partnerships with Youth program in the West Bank.
The Partnerships with Youth project is recruiting two Youth Fellows who will work in the project office, providing support to program activities and providing input and ‘youth voice’ to the project.

1-The Youth Programs Fellow will work with all training programs for youth in leadership, media, and ICT. S/he will help with logistics, learn new training skills and help other youth volunteers use their skills, and support selection processes and management for interns and youth initiative projects.
2-The Monitoring & Evaluation and Communications Fellow will be responsible for interpreting and entering data into a database of beneficiaries, and for translating and adapting communications products into Arabic from English for local distribution.

Desired Qualifications:
-University graduate in relevant field
-Strong English language speaking and writing skills
-Demonstrated interest in and commitment to youth development and volunteerism; experience as a volunteer
-Good analytical skills and computer skills (including MS Word and Excel)
-Good team player and strong communication skills
-Creative and energetic; good work ethic

The Fellows will work part-time at $35-$50/day according to qualifications. Please email
 

[email protected]

to apply: (1) write the position (Youth Programs Fellow or Monitoring and Evaluation Fellow) in the subject line: (2) your resume; and (3) one paragraph in English explaining why you are interested in working as a Youth Fellow on the Partnerships with Youth project, and your experience working or volunteering with youth projects.

Application packages will be considered on a rolling basis. Qualified applicants will be contacted. No application will be considered having incomplete information in any respect or received after September 12, 2014. No phone calls please.
 

جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.