idealist.org

Job Description

Location: Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestinian Authority

Start Date: ASAP

Education: Bachelor Degree

Area of Focus: Children and Youth, Community Service and Volunteering, Disability Issues

Reports to: Country Director

Salary: Housing Stipend

Supervises: All Program Coordinators, Supervisors and Facilitators

Job purpose: To oversee all of Paidia’s programs. To develop and coordinate new projects in every aspect: content, logistics, staffing, budgeting, and evaluation. To train local staff in experiential education techniques.

Key Responsibilities:
• Set and track yearly and monthly program budgets
• Hire, train, and supervise facilitators
• Conduct bi-annual performance evaluations with direct reports (Program coordinators/supervisors and facilitators).
• Manage the risk for participants during programs by ensuring that proper first aid materials and knowledge is available
• Plan and execute marketing/recruiting plans
• Communicate with group leaders to ensure their objectives are being met
• Attend appropriate training to develop knowledge and skills
• Develop program objectives that are in line with Paidia mission, vision, and values.
• Develop intimate knowledge of Paidia facilities and initiatives so as to maximize their educational impact.
• Coordinate the logistics of mobilization program and measure and report on the effectiveness
• Recruit, train and schedule Open Climb volunteers
• Market, price, and implement Summer Camp program, making our facilities and programs available to other summer camps.
• train staff in the use of experiential learning techniques.

Required Qualifications:
• Experience in challenge course management
• experience working with experiential education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience evaluating experimental learning programs
• Arabic language skills
• Overseas experience
• Experience managing teams

Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@paidia.org.