Vacancies for Raleigh staff abroad in summer 2007
Namibia staff required from June 22nd unless otherwise stated
Malaysia staff from 20th June unless otherwise stated
Costa Rica staff by 9th July unless otherwise stated
Namibia – Logistics Manager (13 weeks)
This position reports to the Country Director and the Operations Manager at Head Office. The responsibilities for this role include: the management of food and equipment, purchasing, budgetary planning and control, inventory, storage, equipment and transport maintenance, including maintenance of the Field Base and associated properties and buildings. You must be ready to join the Country Director in country two weeks earlier than the main staff date. You will need to be flexible, able to organise and prioritise, have experience of logistical planning and evidence of management, negotiation, computer literacy (with good knowledge of spread sheets)
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Namibia - Finance Manager (13 weeks)
The Finance Manager is one of about ten volunteer staff based at field base as a full member of the staff team. As such has the opportunity to visit project sites around the country and is expected to help out with the general running of the programme. Responsible for the setting up and running of the programme's accounts; expenditure and cash flow against budget and advise the Country Director accordingly; responsible for monitoring changes in currency exchange and effects on the budget. You must provide evidence of ability to use double entry book keeping; have an ability to use Excel; and complete a demonstration of basic accounting knowledge or prior experience in finance / accounting. The accountant is required to spend half a day at head office in London to familiarise themselves with the systems and processes used
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Namibia and Costa Rica - Assistant Logistics Managers (13 weeks)
You will be one of two Assistant Logistics Managers (ALM) assisting the logistics manager and Country Director to ensure that the teams on project sites have all the food, materials and equipment they need to complete their projects. It is not necessary to have a logistical background just good organisational and administrational skills and a high level of motivation to do the job well. ALMs are required to join the programme a week earlier than the main staff party. For certain countries we will require a confident driver with a clean driving licence held for at least 3 years. You will be expected to undertake Land Rover familiarisation training, provided by Raleigh.
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Namibia & Malaysia - Trek leaders (13 weeks)
The position of the Adventure Project Managers is one of considerable independence and autonomy. The objective is to organise and co-ordinate an adventure project in a remote area with little external support, facilitating a group of around 12 international young people in a cross cultural environment, often isolated from the rest of the programme team. Each adventure project is run using two members of staff and a medic. The ideal person for this role will be flexible and put the needs of the programme and the young people first; either with a Mountain Leader qualification or else extensive experience in trekking or other outdoors activities (we also look for people with canoe skills and various other outdoor tickets); have the ability to manage a variety of demanding and sometimes conflicting responsibilities in a physical, remote and dynamic environment; display effective personal leadership and develop leadership skills of others.
Malaysia – Administrator (13 weeks)
A key part of the administrator’s job is to respond to often unpredictable and changing circumstances. You must be able to work on your own initiative and have good communication skills. The administration staff will usually become very involved in the day to day running of field base. This will include tasks as diverse as working with the logistics team to ensure groups have the right food at the right time, staffing the radio and managing the allocation of participants to new teams.
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Malaysia & Costa Rica – Medics (7 & 13 weeks)
This role involves looking after the general health of all participants as well as dealing with any emergencies. We aim to have up to seven medics on each programme, each of whom will usually move around the project sites with a group of approximately 12 participants. As well as being a medic, you will also be a pair of hands to work on the projects or at fieldbase. This means that you will also get to spend time facilitating the personal development of participants and in working with the projects managers to deliver the aims of the project. This position requires a medically qualified person, (either Doctor, Registered General Nurse or Paramedic) with a minimum of two year's experience post-qualification.
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Costa Rica – Interpreters (7 weeks)
Interpreters are required for programmes in Costa Rica & Nicaragua and have the opportunity to work both at the Field Base and on community project sites. On project site, working with a Project Manager and around 12 participants at any one time alongside a community, the Interpreter assumes the role of Project Manager. There are normally 3 or 4 Interpreters on each programme who work in rotation and are likely to spend one 3 week phase at Field Base and 2 phases on project site. Interpreters must have patience, flexibility and a good sense of humour as they can be called upon night or day by any member of the team. Essential skills include: fluency in both written and spoken Spanish and English; the ability to teach basic Spanish and encourage staff and participants to communicate with the locals - this means Interpreters will not solely be relied upon as the means of communication; have a high level of diplomacy - interpreters represent a strong and important ambassadorial role for Raleigh.
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