Overview

Reports to: Program Manager
Working location: Nosy Be, Madagascar
Start date: October 2024

🌍About GVI

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At GVI, we’re driven by the desire to make a positive impact on our planet and its people. Our dedicated teams are actively working to address global challenges and together, we leverage a diverse set of specialised skills to pursue a shared vision: fostering a brighter and more sustainable future for all.

We offer award-winning conservation and community development programs in 13 countries, all aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and led by our teams and experts from the communities we operate in. These programs include an extensive range of nature conservation and community development programs through which people from all walks of life can volunteer, intern and study.

Working at GVI is fast-paced and fun. We value passion, authenticity and innovation, and we treat each other with respect. But we can do better than words to show you who we are! To see what it’s really like to work for GVI:

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🎓 About the role

The goal of the Program Coordinator is to lead our community development and educational programs while guiding and training the participants. At GVI Madagascar we are involved in teaching English to all ages in formal and informal settings.

The role entails assisting with daily operations of base and volunteer management, alongside project planning and development. On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for overseeing the volunteers, scheduling & logistics for project work, teaching classes as needed, maintaining social media, keeping records of project work, delivering training and orientations for new volunteers, and acting as a role model for the whole team. The role will enable the candidate to develop both professionally and personally in a supportive and inspirational environment.

This is a mid-level position, designed to allow the right candidate to develop leadership, management and community development skills, accelerating their career in sustainable development while offering an amazing opportunity to create a real impact in the field.

☀️Role and responsibilities:

• Assist in the running and development of education projects: long-term objective setting, weekly schedules, planning project delivery and logistics
• Assist in the management of international participants
• Manage professional, high-quality training sessions for all participants
• Assist in teaching/covering classes and all community activities when participant numbers are low
• Assist the Program Manager in continuously seeking to improve the quality of the program for participants, which might include things like extra activities, training opportunities, services or expedition products
• Assist Program Manager with tasks including health and safety, recruitment, training of new staff, writing of reports and updating of social media
• Ensure ongoing monitoring and evaluation of projects including data collection and report writing
• Lead participants to plan and lead lessons and workshops that are effective, participatory and enjoyable
• Assist with administrative work if needed, including reporting and scheduling
• Assisting with the daily running of the hub, as well as welcoming new participants
• Adopt a flexible work approach that will include working evenings and weekends where necessary, as well as assisting in base chores
• Maintain good relationships within the community and serve as a representative of GVI at all times

✨ About you

You are a passionate, driven and enthusiastic individual whoes excitement and dedication to community development and volunteer management work radiates from them in everything that they do.

You have a real desire to create a long-lasting impact, not only in the field, but with our local community and with our international participants. 50% of our programme’s impact is in the field, but 50% is the impact we have on our participants – this is very important to us!

You are happy to step outside of your comfort zone and to move away from the traditional 9-5; this role is a lifestyle and not just a normal job! You must be resilient and adaptable, staying calm in sometimes challenging situations.

You must want to have fun in everything you do, our work is important and demanding, but we never forget to smile and have fun while we are working together to make the world a better place.

You are willing to learn, always ready to absorb new information and skills, consolidate this knowledge and in turn pass these skills on to new participants.

🌱 Personal attributes:

• Passionate about teaching
• Commitment, drive and enthusiasm to develop yourself and others
• Hardworking, with the ability to lead and problem-solve
• Flexible, open-minded, adaptable team player
• Ability to lead by example and facilitate a collaborative team.
• People-centric mindset – comfortable with being ‘on’ 24/7.
• Enjoys spending time with participants, with a warm, confident, engaging and nurturing personality.
• Clear effective communication skills that cater for the diversity of staff and participants, manage large groups, and speak publicly with confidence.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and participants concurrently, manage complex timetables of work, and meet tight deadlines.

✅Professional skills and experience:

• TEFL Qualification or equivalent
• Teaching and community development experience
• Experience managing groups/participants/students (we will provide all project-specific training in-country)
• Fluent in English reading & writing
• Advantageous:
  • Trained in First Aid

🎉Benefits

Here’s what our global team enjoys:

• Collaborative, flexible culture
• Transparency – hear directly from the CEO consistently
• We laugh a lot, genuinely care about and support each other, and do the occasional dress-up
• Leadership development
• In-house counselling support
• Growth opportunities across our 17 locations!

Package includes:

• Monthly salary
• Accommodation
• Food
• Visa costs (if applicable)
• Emergency medical and travel insurance

🎯 To apply:

Please send your CV along with a cover letter stating why you feel you would be best suited to this position at GVI.

GVI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and values diversity in our organization. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.

Please note: We will do our utmost to respond to all applicants, however, given the large volume of applications we receive, this isn’t always possible. If you do not hear back from us within three-four weeks, please take it that on this occasion your application was unsuccessful.