Background:
Founded in 2008, Naturopathic Medicine for Global Health is an international organization providing health care and humanitarian assistance in developing countries. NMGH's goal is to promote naturopathic medicine as a feasible and cost effective means of healthcare in developing countries, and to increase coverage and equity of basic health services. Our work focuses on areas of:
- Women and child health
- Improving Access to Health Care
- Building Sustainable Health Delivery Models
- Health Promotion and Public Health Research
NMGH conducts regular medical missions to Panajachel, Guatemala, during which medical volunteers (naturopathic doctors and other medical professionals) and interns provide free health care services to the local population. NMGH has recently started operating a Community Health Workers Project (CHW) in Lake Atitlan region, the world's first naturopathic-based community health worker program. The aim of the CHW Project is to help increase coverage and equity of basic health services for indigenous Maya women and children. The CHWs are trained to recognize basic medical emergencies and appropriately respond to these emergencies and make referrals to medical facilities along with them being health advocates for their communities and receive ongoing support and training from NMGH.
Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Position Type: Part-time unpaid (NMGH is an all-volunteer organization)
Location: NY/ NJ (flexible)
Reports To: Chief Program Officer
Job Description:
The primary role of the Volunteer Coordinator will be to coordinate the activities of interns and volunteers before and after their overseas volunteering experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in recruitment and screening process for general and medical volunteers and interns
- Liaise with the Chief Medical Officer and Project Director, CHW Program and monitor onsite and offsite volunteer activity
- Coordinate NMGH volunteer activity during travel and stay in Guatemala and maintain activity, reports and feedback on return.
- Supervise volunteer activity in the absence of the project director or CMO
- Develop effective relationships with staff, volunteers and overseas partners
- Support volunteers during their on-field activity in Guatemala
- Arrange /Assist in community outreach activities with volunteers and/or project director
- Draft and Submit a final report of all volunteer/intern activity and make recommendations
- Create and maintain a volunteer database
- Promote and represent NMGH externally as required during field work overseas
- Support NMGH fundraising activities during the tenure
Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in public health, public relations or public service or in a relevant field
- Preferred masters degree (or current master's student) in a health related field or experience or equivalent education in human resources/relations management with overseas development experience a plus
- Expert user of MS Excel, Word
- Familiarity with MS Access and/or other data management software.
- Efficient team worker
- Demonstrated organizational skills, self-motivation, flexibility, good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to stay and work in a low resource environment
- Fluency in Spanish highly desirable
- Knowledge of global public health issues and Central America and/or indigenous health a strong plus
Send cover letter and resume to: Admin@natmedglobalhealth.org
