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Job Summary:
Speak Life, Inc is looking for a dedicated, self-motivated person to fulfill this area of Leadership. Primary responsibilities include researching and reporting of statistical information.

Responsibilities:
* Research demographics
* Research and obtain statistical information
* Follow specifications for grant proposal purposes
* Report research findings to the appropriate department in which the information is needed
* Manage and report survey information organization obtains from participants
* Developing sponsorship packages.
* Establishing partnerships for donation purposes

* * Once the budget allows for employees to be hired, responsibilities will change according to the needs of the organization.

Speak LIfe is a non profit organization working to better the community by offering rehabilitation services to young ladies who are currently in the juvenile detention centers or will soon be released from. Please visit our website for more information on the organziation at www.speaklife-inc.org

Speak Life, Inc is looking for a dedicated, self-motivated person to fulfill this area of Leadership. Primary responsibilities include researching and reporting of statistical information.

Responsibilities:
* Research demographics
* Research and obtain statistical information
* Follow specifications for grant proposal purposes
* Report research findings to the appropriate department in which the information is needed
* Manage and report survey information organization obtains from participants
* Create and develope surveys

* * Once the budget allows for employees to be hired, responsibilities will change according to the needs of the organization.

Seeking 2-4 dedicated interns with flexible term / hours (ie, 4-24 months, 8-24 hours/week). Interns needed from the fields of graphics design, and/or statistics/advanced excel, data analysis skills. Positions open immediately.

You will be working with a geriatric advanced practice nurse (RN, MSN) from an acute care hospital in San Francisco who is leading an innovative project within the hospital and other referral services.

Skills needed:

Graphics Design: To design brochures for permanent print in the hospital, posters, flyers. Designs will be used for the geriatric (older adults) population.

Statistics related field: seeking those with intermediate to advanced skills with microsoft excel & access. To analyze data with various criterias and put together charts and tables, etc.

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* Chinese Hospital (http://www.chinesehospital-sf.org/) is a unique healthcare provider with a long and rich history of providing access to culturally competent health care services for the Chinese Community. Chinese Hospital exists primarily to deliver quality health care in a cost-effective way, is responsive to the community's ethnic and cultural uniqueness and, is accessible to all socioeconomic levels.

Job Summary:
Speak Life, Inc is looking for a dedicated, self-motivated person to fulfill this area of Leadership. Primary responsibilities include researching and reporting of statistical information.

Responsibilities:
* Research demographics
* Research and obtain statistical information
* Follow specifications for grant proposal purposes
* Report research findings to the appropriate department in which the information is needed
* Manage and report survey information organization obtains from participants
* Developing sponsorship packages.
* Establishing partnerships for donation purposes

* * Once the budget allows for employees to be hired, responsibilities will change according to the needs of the organization.

Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. Spanning six continents, Net Impact members are current and emerging leaders in CSR, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, international development, and environmental sustainability who are actively improving the world.

To achieve this mission, we need help with a market research project to better understand our members and their needs. We need someone to help create market research studies and analyze detailed quantitative market research data.

We are looking for someone who has quite a bit of previous market research experience and is particularly skilled in performing statistical analyses, such as factor analysis.

We are open to someone local or someone who would like to help us remotely. Depending on your interests, the commitment can either be relatively short and compressed (10 or so hours of analysis when we receive the data back from our most recent market research study) or a longer, consulting commitment to help us build up our market research expertise.

Community Survey Analysis: The Survey / Statistics Intern will assist with the analysis of community surveys conducted in support of the CEC project. We are also looking for help with design and implementation of the 2010 community survey. The Institute for Environmental Solutions is an independent non-profit organization that engages stakeholders to deliver technically sound solutions to complex environmental and health problems – without unwanted side effects. We are looking for a graduate student intern to join our project team for our Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) project. Initial intern appointments are part-time (15-20 hours/week) and unpaid. Successful interns may apply for paid positions after 150 hours. IES does not yet have a central office. Interns work independently, and participate in Institute and Project meetings in Denver.

We are gathering information to come up with a project which will be executed by another independent organization. We hope to place top graduates in secondary schools on a two year commitment. This entails a lot as we are looking at the various stakeholder involvement for the project. The project is a way to solve education inequity in the country. We want to gather enough statistics which will include number of teachers from all ten regions in the country, students performance as respect to school area, salaries, motivation in the teaching field, why teachers leave the profession and much more. At the end this information has to be analyzed, there is your job besides going out to get the information. A team of 6 would be ready by the end of September and would be coordinated by you. Contact teach for all website for a greater over view of the project.

The Project:
Purpose of Placement

To assist the organisation in managing and carrying out social research and rural development research projects.

Background

With a mandate to connect India through its villages, this organisation has created a rural network of local entrepreneurs that provide critical goods and services throughout rural India.

They are making a major impact on the development of rural communities in India by helping to alleviate poverty and the lack of access to basic resources and providing information and services through rural IT kiosks. The use of information technology for fast and easy access to the rural market provides millions of villagers with access to competitive goods and services and eases the prohibitive costs of travelling to markets.

The organisation is working with a large number of people – both in their headquarters in Delhi, and through the ‘entrepreneurs’ they have supported to set up the IT kiosks. The organisation and its entrepreneurs, using a franchise and partnership model to develop village kiosks, are bringing jobs, wealth creation, and much needed access to rural India.

The organisation is excellent in service delivery and in the six years it has been operating, has managed to create, sustain and grow a diverse ICT network across 5 Indian states. Through a low cost, direct delivery network, significant cost and time savings for villagers have been created, and an effective channel for enterprises to sell products and services has been provided. In addition to goods, the organisation works together with partners to deliver critical services like healthcare in a way that is sustainable, affordable and accessible.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Design, execute and manage Social Research and Rural Development projects (variety of qualitative and quantitative research projects);
• Independently handle end-to-end survey/research work (i.e. questionnaire design, planning survey activities, data compilation, data analysis, and report writing);
• Guide team members (surveyors and research assistants) on quantitative methods and statistical issues, including statistical software usage;
• Undertake work related to Data Analysis (using statistical software like SPSS, etc.) and Report Writing for the research/survey project(s) that will be assigned;
• Assist in managing related work/activities in pilot projects at various locations;
• Assist in writing proposals and bid documentation;
• Team spirit with excellent communication skills (oral and written).
You:

Skills and Experience Required

The ideal candidate will have:
• Under-graduate/post-graduate training in research (preferably in social sciences or management)
• minimum 3 years of experience in social research
• Practical/industry experience in field research preferred than in academic research
• Experience in: Questionnaire design; Field Survey and Data Analysis
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
They will also be
• Self motivated with the ability to work independently
• Professional, flexible, resourceful, adaptable, creative and culturally sensitive.

Compensation: None
Accomodation: Depends

The CHAMPS Middle School Basketball League is the largest interscholastic middle school basketball league in the country. This year, over 140 boys and girls teams will compete every Saturday throughout the spring at 12 locations across New York City. In addition to providing league uniforms, certified officials and an opportunity to play for a citywide championship, the CHAMPS MSBL also provides students with a chance to have their statistics recorded for the duration of the league.

Responsibilities
• Each site will have two volunteers: a Timekeeper and a Scorekeeper
• Timekeeper responsibilities
o Manage game clock based on official CHAMPS rules
o Assist Scorekeeper with input of statistics
o Inform referees of any clock discrepancies
o Inform coaches and referees of team fouls and bonus situations
• Scorekeeper responsibilities
o Input all team and player statistics into official scorebook
o Maintain accurate rosters and statistics for both teams
o Inform coaches and referees of individual fouls and timeouts remaining
o Report statistics to Site Supervisor and League Commissioner
• Timekeeper/Scorekeeper responsibilities
o Assist Site Supervisor with set-up and break down of gymnasium
o Manage Official Scorer’s Table
? Retrieve rosters from coaches upon team arrivals
? Input all team names and numbers into official scorebook
? Sign in game referees and collect referee evaluations from Site Supervisors
? Notify Site Supervisor of any discrepancies or issues involving teams and coaches

Game Operations Volunteers will be trained but must possess a moderate level of basketball knowledge and experience. The CHAMPS sites are as follows:

Bronx:
Roosevelt Campus – 500 East Fordham Road, 10458
MS 391 – 2225 Webster Avenue, 10457
Bronx School of Science – 40 West Tremont Ave, 10453

Queens:
PS/IS 266 – 74-10 Commonwealth Blvd, 11426

Brooklyn:
MS 352 – 46 McKeever Place, 11225
IS 383 – 1300 Greene Avenue, 11237
IS 285 – 5909 Beverly Road, 11203
IS 62 – 700 Cortelyou Road, 11218
IS 281 – 8787 24th Avenue, 11214

Manhattan:
JHS 52 – 650 Academy Street, 10034

Shifts:
8:30am – 12:30pm or 12:30pm – 4:30pm

The dates for the tournament are as follows and apply for each site that is listed with the exception of the playoffs:

April: 4/10, 4/17, 4/24
May: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29
June: 6/5

Playoffs:
*Semi-Finals 6/8,6/9
*Finals 6/11

*(must have volunteered for at least one shift prior to semi-finals to be able to work either semi-finals or finals)

The Nairobi metropolitan area is a dichotomy of affluence and poverty.

Several slum complexes exist at outskirts, the most prominent being Kibera, Mathare followed closely by Mukuru kwa Njenga.

Mukuru kwa Njenga has a population of about 50,000 residents, three quarters of whom live below the poverty line of less than a dollar a day (*Kenya National Bureau of Statistics 2009*).

Only about 2% of the
population has a university education. For every 10 girls who attend secondary school, about 4 will most likely drop out and discontinue with education. Most of these girls come from single parent

UNITED GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS INTL Is for this reason looking for teachers who can give right morals and mentor the kids in one of the schools in these slum-mukuru kwa njenga primary school. . It is under such justifying circumstances that many parents find it difficult to provide basic sanitation to the girl child of school going age especially in Upper primary and secondary school level. The local authorities’ statistical bureau provides further information that most single mothers are more likely than not to seek employment as commercial sex workers (*Kenya Demographic and Health Survey for 2009)


The idea behind this program was born out of the concerns of members who had witnessed the ever growing number of school aged girls going missing to attend classes because of various hygienic issues, abject poverty and lack of mentors,Consequently; they met informally coming up with various ideas on how to arrest this grave situation affecting children in the area which is currently a District and also a constituency in Kenya. It is worth noting that this area houses roughly over a one million residents many of whom live in informal settlements where issues of hygiene are wanting. UGVL Has intervened to bring trainers and mentors as well as social workers in aid to bring a well structured society through capacity building.
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Special arrangement is in place for volunteers in terms of food and proper accomondation

Want to make a difference in people's lives? Come to the aid of those affected by disasters in various parts of the country by providing them with shelter, food, financial aid, or helping out in other direct service or support activities associated with Red Cross relief efforts. There are a number of national disaster activities you can participate in, please refer to each position summary below.

Essential Activities:

Community Services (multiple positions):
Provides congregate shelter facilities, fixed and mobile feeding services for disaster victims and emergency workers in the affected area, and distribution of supplies and commodities to people affected by the disaster.

Manage Client Casework:
Emergency Assistance provides individual assistance at service delivery sites and through outreach, by referral to government and/or voluntary agencies and through distribution or financial assistance. - - Provide Welfare Information: Responds to inquiries about the health and well being of individuals and families within the affected area. Provides services leading to reunification of family members in the affected area and provides information for disaster welfare inquiry bulletins issued by national headquarters to the Red Cross Units.
Provide Health Services (for Health Care Professionals only):
Provides emergency and preventive health services to people affected by disaster and to Red Cross staff providing disaster relief.

Provide Mental Health Services (for Mental Health Care Professionals only):
Provides emergency and preventive mental health services to people affected by disaster and to Red Cross workers assigned to a disaster relief operation and their families; services include education about stressors and their effects, methods of coping; and advocacy, crisis intervention, and referral services to resources that meet mental health related problems.

Disaster Assessment:
Determines the size, scope, and impact of the disaster and the level of damage sustained by dwellings within the affected area. Develops and distributes maps and statistical data related to the effects of the disaster and demographics of affected populations.

Staff Services:
Recruits, places, administers, supports, and recognizes those volunteer staff assigned to the relief operation from outside the affected area and all paid staff assigned to the relief operation.

Material Support (multiple positions):
Acquire materials, supplies, and services; Acquire technology; Receive and store; Deliver, set up, and install; Maintain and repair; Invoice review; Collect and return; Safety and security.

Financial Statistical Information Management (multiple positions):
Obtain accurate, timely, and consistent statistical information regarding service delivery, human and material resources, and financial commitments.

Staff Services/Train Staff:
Orients all staff assigned to the relief operation and provide operational training, mobilization training, Disaster Services courses, and/or capacity-building training as needed to support the relief operation.

Organization Support:
Other elements of the American Red Cross that have a role in supporting disaster response and relief operations, such as raising funds and accounting for the funds used to provide services to the clients.

Partner Services:
Coordination of the services and necessary liaison activities with government and private agencies and/or organizations and members of the affected communities for the benefit of disaster victims.

Time Commitment:
A minimum of a three-week commitment for each disaster. Mental health professionals need only a twelve-day commitment. The American Red Cross pays lodging, travel, and food expenses incurred during assignments.

Training Required:
"Introduction to Disaster Services", Standard First-Aid, and training courses specific to desired activity. All training is at no cost to volunteers, except first aid and CPR, which require a nominal charge for educational materials.

Education and Experience:
Must be at least 18 years of age. Disaster Health and Mental Health Services must be certified in their field.

Skills and Abilities:
-Willing to travel to disaster areas
-Dedicated to the Red Cross mission
-Excellent communication skills
-Responsible and flexible
-Ability to work long and hard hours
-Friendly and caring
-Good follower and ability to lead when necessary
-Team player
-Ability to maintain client confidentiality when needed
-Genuine will to help others

Are you a current student looking for an internship opportunity?Are you interested in Public Health or Nonprofit Management? Are you really good with analyzing statistics and using excel?

NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore is a grassroots support, education and advocacy organization for persons diagnosed with mental illness and their families.

We serve hundreds of families each year. It is important that we track the people we serve and how our program impacts the community. We are looking for an intern to work with us and assist our small staff (6) in keeping track of program statistics and developing processes to make this easier. The minimum hours for this opportunity is 1 day a week (can be 4 or 8 hours). Will work with you to ensure you get proper credit. Other opportunities in addition can be discussed in addition.

Specific Skills: Statistics, Quantitative Analysis, Experience with Excel

Specific Interest: Program Management, Program Analysis

Are you a current student looking for an internship opportunity?Are you interested in Public Health or Nonprofit Management? Are you really good with analyzing statistics and using excel?

NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore is a grassroots support, education and advocacy organization for persons diagnosed with mental illness and their families.

We serve hundreds of families each year. It is important that we track the people we serve and how our program impacts the community. We are looking for an intern to work with us and assist our small staff (6) in keeping track of program statistics and developing processes to make this easier. The minimum hours for this opportunity is 1 day a week (can be 4 or 8 hours). Will work with you to ensure you get proper credit. Other opportunities in addition can be discussed in addition.

Specific Skills: Statistics, Quantitative Analysis, Experience with Excel

Specific Interest: Program Management, Program Analysis

Project Description:
The AHRC is seeking assistance in launching an informative, innovative, dynamic website that can promote and advance the organization’s mission as well as establish its high visibility both online and within the human rights community as a whole. This will involve managing the AHRC website on a daily basis; maintaining and monitoring its content; evaluating and adjusting as necessary website strategy in accordance with program development, changes, and requirements as well as with user interests, needs, and requests; and identifying new ways to lead the organization and its website in an innovative direction through the creative application of internet technology.

The timeline for this project is aggressive and its scope ambitious; we need someone who is able to work quickly without compromising quality. S/he will contribute to the tasks below:

Website Design and Strategy

• Plan and produce web content in engaging and effective ways to support advocacy, research, training, education, networking, and outreach for AHRC initiatives;
  
• Work with staff and consultants on the design of AHRC’s website, including identifying new and creative ways to manage its online content and digital media assets to effectively deliver envisioned services and products using a variety of tools, features, and presentation techniques;
  
• In close collaboration with the Project Leader and other relevant staff, develop content strategy as well as design guidelines, programming, site navigation, information architecture and outreach plans; and
  
• Develop both strategy and implementation plans for integrating user-generated material and updates into the website’s content without compromising its design, quality, or integrity.

Media and Web Content Development

• Assist in the production and deployment audio podcasts, video content, graphics, and online course curriculums for the web;
  
• Assist in the development and administration of webinars and other online education tools;
  
• Create web content with Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Captivate, and other key applications; and
  
• Help to determine the technical options and what information is needed for specific projects.

Maintenance and Monitoring:

• Maintain and improve existing systems;
  
• Monitor website content to ensure that it is up-to-date and correct;
  
• Manage online partnerships and collaborate with AHRC’s online community to maximize use and reach of the website;
  
• Maintain membership base and manage relevant communications (including information distribution, listservs, etc);
  
• Manage search engine optimization;
  
• Coordinate with translators and manage parallel pages for foreign-language content;
  
• Update and develop web taxonomy and presentation/collection of website statistics;
  
• Communicate regularly with AHRC staff and overseas consultants to evaluate the website’s effectiveness and to strategize on new ways to coordinate web content and deliverables in accordance with the organization’s programmatic developments and agenda; and
  
• Assist web users with content finding and technical issues.

Skills and Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of online production tools, environments, and challenges;
  
• Demonstrated interest in using and developing the latest cutting-edge tools to create a website that is creative and informative while ensuring it is simple, easily accessible, user-friendly, and able to meet the needs of a user-base with greatly varying resources;
  
• Fascination with and ability to adapt to emerging applications and communications features, and ability to learn quickly to develop a comprehensive and integrated understanding of available tools and methods;
  
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively and to translate the ideas of others into effective web design, strategy and content;
  
• Ability to exercise judgment to solve operation problems where the answer is not apparent;
  
• Competency/familiarity with JavaScript, CSS, PHP, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Photoshop, as well as web content and database management applications;
  
• Proficiency with standards-compliant HTML/XHTML;
  
• Experience in maintaining websites, including information architecture, page layout and design; graphics; coding; statistics; and indexing/taxonomy;
  
• Familiarity and experience working with the latest e-Learning; webinar; and blogging technology as well as knowledge of RSS feeds and social networking sites;
  
• Demonstrated resourcefulness and flexibility to take on new assignments and roles as the evolution of the internet and the development of our own agenda leads us in anticipated directions;
  
• Professional phone and email demeanor with strong writing, editing, and communications skills;
  
• Demonstrated ability to work independently;
  
• Preferred: Interest and/or experience in the field of human rights and justice – ideally concerning Africa; and
  
• Preferred: Knowledge of French, Arabic, Portuguese, and/or other relevant languages.

Tostan has a program whereby individual donors can make donations which go toward funding a Tostan program in one or more villages. When people contribute funds to the Adopt A Village program, they receive regular updates about the village they have funded. At this point, the Adopt A Village program is picking up speed as more people are hearing about Tostan’s successes. Further, Tostan is creating a system to organize regular updates for all donors.


Start Date: September 1, 2009
Minimum commitment: 1 year
Hours per week: 20-30 hours/week
Location: Thiès, Sénégal with trips to participating villages (~25 %)
Direct supervisor(s): Director of US Operations
Collaborator(s): Associate Director of US Operations, International Program Team, National Coordinator, Senegal


Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:
• Maintain a database for all Adopt-A-Village projects, including donors, adopted villages, and statistics on Tostan centers in these villages; follow partial individual donations (not enough to entirely fund the project in a village)
• Communicate with the fundraising team in Washington, D.C. to maintain current and incoming information in the database (new donors, financial status, etc.)
• Write progress reports to the donors (at least 1 report/year/donor)
• Take photos and film during missions to the villages; create and maintain online photo albums and short films for the donors
• Initiate regular communication with national and regional staff to share information on the projects (village selection, arrival of funds, program implementation, other progress of AAV villages)
• Collaboration with the team in Washington, D.C. to create a marketing plan, create promotional materials, and other activities to support fundraising efforts
• Create and maintain donor webpages for each donor, where donors will eventually be able to receive all past and recent reports, photos, videos, as well as leave comments and ask specific questions.
• Maintaining a AAV template for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year reports and portraits

Secondary Responsibilities:
• Initiate capacity-building activities for staff in ICT skills, report writing, statistical data collection and analysis, and English through trainings, workshops, and collaboration/critique
• Help to develop an organization and communications system within Tostan to ensure that information is shared with the Executive and International Communications Teams
• Write and edit reports, proposals, articles, etc. for Tostan Senegal, including translation when necessary

Final Products

• Semi-annual or annual reports to donors
• Village portraits
• Donor web pages
• Maintain AAV internal website, with tasks, mission schedules, databases, etc.
• Produce marketing materials such as logos, brochures, etc.
• Short videos to accompany donor reports

Qualifications and Necessary Skills

• Thorough understanding of Tostan’s programs and methodologies
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, development, management, or similar field required; Masters preferred
• Strong written and spoken proficiency in both English and French (writing samples required in both languages); national language skills desirable (Wolof, Pulaar)
• Ability to initiate the collection and sharing of information with staff and participants
• Excellent written communication; creativity, skills in formatting and page design desirable
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Knowledge and experience with photography and film desirable
• Capable of working with external stakeholders on planning and program implementation
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with Access or other database software preferred
• Knowledge of Gmail, Google Groups, Google Documents, Google Calendars, and other Internet programs preferred
• Ability to be persistent and diplomatic, and to establish mutual respect among Tostan staff, project partners, and local community members
• Ability to work independently, self-motivate, and to manage multiple tasks at once
• Flexible to adapt to a multicultural environment, to work in varied conditions, to be considerate of limited resources, and to adapt work priorities to the immediate needs of the project or donor
• Ability to travel independently


Benefits

Professional Experience:
• Hands on experience with an internationally recognized NGO
• Development of curriculum vitae/resume
• Opportunity to develop highly sought-after skills in project management, training, and written and oral communication in a multicultural, multilingual environment
• Opportunity to collaborate and interact with communities, Tostan staff, international volunteers, and a variety of donors and partners

Accommodations:
• Common volunteer housing and utilities
• Lunch Monday-Friday
• All work-related travel covered by Tostan
• Internet access in office during business hours

Trainings provided:
• Week-long volunteer orientation with other volunteers
• Introduction to national language skills
• Short introduction to software
• Other training, as deemed necessary and appropriate by supervisors

The Monitoring and Evaluation Volunteer has a general goal to help Tostan systematize its Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Department systems across regions and countries in which Tostan is operating.


RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Responsibilities:

• Working in a team with Tostan staff and external partners to plan the project monitoring and evaluation cycle, including: creating monitoring and evaluation plans, log frame matrices, and indicators, and reviewing past plans, etc.
o Support high quality data collection through routine monitoring of project outputs and outcomes
o Participate in the implementation of internal evaluation system: baseline surveys, midterm evaluation and final evaluation for Tostan-Pathfinder-PSI project.
o Synthesize and analyze baseline studies, monthly Regional Coordinator and Supervisor reports for entry into Tostan database
o Produce graphs, charts and analysis to be used in quarterly reports
o Collaborate closely with the Volunteer Assistant to the National Coordinator and the MERL Field Volunteer to ensure timely delivery of data, data analysis, and M&E reports
o Research, write, and deliver quarterly reports to project funders in collaboration with the National Coordinator and Executive Director
o Write village portraits and collect anecdotes

• Submit meeting minutes, project reports, and status reports to Executive Team
• Represent Tostan at meetings, seminars and conferences in Conakry, and serve as a general presence for TOSTAN (sometimes with the National Coordinator)
o Maintain a positive and productive relationship with partner and donor organizations
o Assist staff to professionally present Tostan’s work during donor and partner visits, with local and national media, in the office space, etc.

• Assist the International Office in seeking funding for future projects and activities by researching and writing proposals (in coordination with the Executive Director and the International Programs Team)
• Assist the National Coordinator with various miscellaneous tasks


Secondary Responsibilities:

• Initiate capacity-building activities for staff in ICT skills, report writing, statistical data collection and analysis, and English through trainings, workshops, and collaboration/critique
o Conduct trainings for key field staff on Excel, report writing, participatory interview, data analysis, graph- and chart-making computer programs, and data collection techniques
o Facilitate capacity-building for project supervisors (who are based in villages participating in the program) when possible. This may include attending trainings linked to the implementation of the CEP, assistance with report writing, training in computer and internet skills, informal language instruction, etc.
o Build capacities of employees in report writing, statistical data collection and analysis, and English

• Help to develop an organization and communications system within Tostan Guinea to ensure that information is shared with the Executive and International Communications Teams
• Write and edit reports, proposals, articles, etc. for Tostan Guinea , including translation when necessary
• Work with staff to produce publicity materials (in French and English), such as PowerPoint presentations, brochures, and films (if qualified)
• Write and edit reports, proposals, articles, etc. for Tostan Guinea , including translation when necessary
• Assist the National Coordinator with various miscellaneous tasks
• Help to increase awareness of gender issues and gender sensitivity among regionally-based project team, as well as contribute to efforts to develop the organization as a leader in gender-equal practices (on the national and international level)


Final Products

• Electronic copies of all documents produced, edited, etc. to supervisor, incoming volunteer, and Volunteer Coordinator
• Final narrative report of individual activities for internal distribution and adaptation for external use
• Completed “Request for Volunteer” forms, submitted to the Volunteer Coordinator, as needed
• Other activities, as requested by Executive Team, Volunteer Coordinator, and other immediate supervisors and collaborators


Qualifications and Necessary Skills

• Bachelors degree in the social sciences, business, management, or related field required
• Master’s degree OR current enrollment in Master’s program (studies in International Development, Education, Gender Studies, Non-Profit Management preferred ); Master’s coursework with research training preferred, specific training in M&E highly desired
• Previous experience with a non-governmental organization/non-profit; familiarity with M&E systems and NGO processes (6 months – 1 year of monitoring and evaluation experience preferred )
• Thorough understanding of Tostan’s programs and methodologies
• Strong written and spoken proficiency in both English and French (written samples in both languages required )
• Experience managing a multicultural team preferred
• Capable of working with external stakeholders on planning and program implementation
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with Access or other database software preferred
• Knowledge of Gmail, Google Groups, Google Documents, Google Calendars, and other Internet programs preferred
• Ability to be persistent and diplomatic, and to establish mutual respect among Tostan staff, project partners, and local community members
• Ability to work independently, self-motivate, and to manage multiple tasks at once
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Flexibility, in order to adapt to a multicultural environment, work in varied conditions, be considerate of limited resources, and to adapt work priorities to the immediate needs of the project or donor
• Ability to travel independently
• If a woman, ability to operate in a male-dominated society, including occasional cat calling/harassment from men


BENEFITS

Professional Experience:

• Hands on experience with an internationally recognized NGO
• Development of curriculum vitae/resume
• Opportunity to develop highly sought-after skills in project management, training, and written and oral communication in a multicultural, multilingual environment
• Opportunity to collaborate and interact with communities, Tostan staff, international volunteers, and a variety of donors and partners

Accommodations:

• Common volunteer housing and utilities
• Lunch Monday-Friday
• All work-related travel, including work-related travel between Dakar and Conakry, and internet communication covered by Tostan (All other flights to and from Guinea will be paid for by the volunteer)
• Accommodations for stipend or other living expenses should be discussed with Tostan Volunteer Coordinator prior to commitment

Trainings provided:

• Week-long volunteer orientation with other volunteers
• Introduction to national language skills
• Introduction to Tostan Community Empowerment Program
• Introduction to Tostan’s monitoring and evaluation system, including the use of site tools such as GPS and mapping tools
• Short introduction to software
• Other training, as deemed necessary and appropriate by supervisors

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Volunteer has for a general goal to help Tostan systematize its MERL systems across regions and countries in which Tostan is operating.

Start Date: July 1, 2009
Minimum commitment: 6 months
Hours per week: 40 hours/week, but must also be flexible to work/travel on weekends depending on tasks
Location: Bamako , Mali with frequent visits to the field (50%)
Direct supervisor(s): National Coordinator, Coordinator of International Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Department
Collaborator(s): Assistant to the National Coordinator, International Programs Team, Volunteer Coordinator, and other staff and partners at the local and national levels

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:
•Working in a team to plan the project monitoring and evaluation cycle, including: creating monitoring and evaluation plans, logframe matrices, creation of indicators, review of past plans, etc
?Investigate impacts and effects of Tostan programs in the field through village visits and participation in program evaluations
?Working with international staff to review/assess tools that are used to monitor village-level activities (i.e. site studies, monthly data collection tools, report outlines, internal evaluation tools), suggesting improvements based on project, country, and donor contexts and needs
?Synthesize and analyze baseline studies, monthly Regional Coordinator and Supervisor reports for entry into Tostan database. Produce graphs, charts and analysis to be used in quarterly reports
•Collaborate closely with the Volunteer Assistant to the National Coordinator to ensure timely delivery of data, data analysis, and MERL reports
•Research, write, and deliver quarterly reports to project funders (USAID and UNICEF), in coordination with National Coordinator and Executive Director
?Submit project reports and status reports to Executive Team
?Write village portraits and collection of anecdotes

Secondary Responsibilities:
•Assist staff to professionally present Tostan’s work, including during donor and partner visits, with local and national media, in the office space, etc.
•Initiate capacity-building activities for staff in ICT skills, report writing, statistical data collection and analysis, and English through trainings, workshops, and collaboration/critique
?Conduct trainings for key field staff in Excel, report writing, participatory interview, data analysis, graph- and chart-making computer programs, and data collection techniques
?Facilitate capacity-building for project supervisors (who work in villages participating in the program) when possible. This may include attending trainings linked to the implementation of the CEP, assistance with report writing, training in computer and internet skills, informal language instruction, etc.
?Building capacities of employees in report writing, statistical data collection and analysis, and English
•Help to develop an organization and communications system within Tostan Mali to ensure that information is shared with the Executive and International Communications Teams
•Write and edit reports, proposals, articles, etc. for Tostan Mali , including translation when necessary
•Assist National Coordinator with various other miscellaneous tasks
Final Products
•Electronic copies of all documents produced, edited, etc. to supervisor, incoming volunteer, and Volunteer Coordinator
•Final narrative report of individual activities for internal distribution
•Completed “Request for Volunteer” forms, submitted to the Volunteer Coordinator, as needed
•Other activities, as requested by Executive Team, Volunteer Coordinator, and other immediate supervisors and collaborators


Qualifications and Necessary Skills:
•Bachelors degree in social sciences, business, management, or related field required
•Master’s degree OR current enrollment in Master’s program (studies in International Development, Education, Gender Studies, Non-Profit Management preferred ); Masters’ coursework with research training preferred, specific training in M&E highly desired
•Previous experience with a non-governmental organization/non-profit; familiarity with M&E systems and NGO processes (6 months – 1 year of monitoring and evaluation experience preferred )
•Thorough understanding of Tostan’s programs and methodologies
•Strong written and spoken proficiency in both English and French (written samples in both languages required )
•Project management and data analysis experience preferred
•Capable of working with external stakeholders on planning and program implementation
•Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with Access or other database software preferred
•Knowledge of Gmail, Google Groups, Google Documents, Google Calendars, and other Internet programs preferred
•Ability to be persistent and diplomatic, and to establish mutual respect among Tostan staff, project partners, and local community members
•Ability to work independently, self-motivate, and to manage multiple tasks at once
•Strong communication and organizational skills
•Flexible to adapt to a multicultural environment, to work in varied conditions, to be considerate of limited resources, and to adapt work priorities to the immediate needs of the project or donor
•Ability to travel independently


Benefits

Professional Experience:
•Hands on experience with an internationally recognized NGO
•Development of curriculum vitae/resume
•Opportunity to develop highly sought-after skills in project management, training, and written and oral communication in a multicultural, multilingual environment
•Opportunity to collaborate and interact with communities, Tostan staff, international volunteers, and a variety of donors and partners

Accommodations:
•Common volunteer housing and utilities
•Lunch Monday-Friday
•All work-related travel covered by Tostan
•Internet access in office during business hours

Trainings provided:
•Week-long volunteer orientation with other volunteers
•Introduction to national language skills
•Introduction to Tostan Community Empowerment Program
•Introduction to Tostan’s monitoring and evaluation system, including the use of site tools such as GPS and mapping tools
•Short introduction to software
•Other training, as deemed necessary and appropriate by supervisors