Volunteer House Manager & International Volunteer Coordinator in Tanzania
Volunteer House Manager & International Volunteer Coordinator in Tanzania
help2kids is looking for a motivated candidate for the role of Volunteer Coordinator and House Manager. Gain great experience working with a
small NGO in Tanzania!
help2kids is a young, dynamic organization located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city, which is situated on the Indian Ocean and in Lifuwu, a small village on Lake Malawi in Malawi.
We help orphans by providing food, shelter, and lots of love at our children’s home.
We help the community by providing support to local primary and nursery schools.
We promote sustainable development and socially responsible tourism by feeding the profits from our guest houses back into our projects.
We are currently seeking a Volunteer Coordinator in Tanzania to help with volunteer management, project management and various administrative tasks.
In this role you would be responsible for all aspects of our volunteer program, including the application process, orientation, scheduling, and
team-building events.
This is a great position for someone who is passionate about children and volunteerism, and who is interested in gaining experience in
the field.
You will also Manage our Volunteer House, the Friendly Gecko, located outside of down-town Dar es Salaam, in Kunduchi.
It is very close to Bahari Zoo and Ununio Beach.
It’s a beautiful guest house just 5 minutes from the Indian Ocean with two dormitories and two private rooms.
The guest house can accommodate up to 12 guests who are ually volunteers of the charity but sometimes also general guests.
Duties and Responsibilities
Management of the Volunteer House
Friendly Gecko (12 beds)
Handling and support of office administration for the Volunteer House
Handling of all volunteer and guest relations, handling of volunteer application process, contact person for all volunteer related issues
Coordination of volunteer placements, scheduling, organizing weekly volunteer team meetings, regular meetings with project managers to discuss volunteer placements
Volunteer Recruitment
Taking responsibility for the marketing of the guesthouse and volunteer programme whilst working with the Field Manager and Marketing Team to keep the website and all social media channels actively engaging guests and volunteers.
Doing fortnightly posts relating to volunteer activity
Managing staff and food and beverages for the Volunteer House including setting the weekly shopping list & budget, checking in food and receipts and occasional shopping for emergency items.
Dealing with local and public authorities
Weekly reporting to the Head
Office in Switzerland with updated accounting
What we expect
Experience in working in East-Africa (also former volunteer experience would be sufficient)
Fluent/Excellent in English (other
languages, particularly German, would be a benefit)
Driver’s license (must have)
Commitment for 12 months
Outgoing personality, flexibility and creativity, open-minded
Passion for working in an international environment with a lot of different people and cultures
Independent, reliable and with a good eye for detail
How to Apply
We are looking forward to your application documents (motivational letter and CV) or questions to applications@help2kids.org before 31st August, 2019.
Please include your available start date in your motivational letter.
Email inquiries only.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted and any person making direct contact for any reason will automatically be disqualified from applying.