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VP - Operations
ORGANIZATION: INTERNATIONAL TRANSFORMATION FOUNDATION INC
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The three main responsibilities of the Vice President of Operations are human resource, project design and ground level management as a direct assistant to the President.
Primary responsibilities:
As an assistant to the President who is responsible for the big questions facing ITF, you are also required to ensure its effective operation on a day-to-day level. Most importantly, this means you must:
- Ensure ITF maintains appropriate systems to conduct its activities lawfully, ethically, and efficiently.
- Ensure ITF is appropriately staffed so that someone is always directly accountable for each of the organization’s key functions.
- Ensure there are clear and effective communication channels, both formal and informal, between the office of the President and each key Officer function.
- Guide and evaluate the work of each Officer function.
- Provide leadership in setting a positive and productive organizational culture.
- You are responsible for identifying and developing projects that fall within ITF’s scope. While that is your primary responsibility, you are also expected to support projects during execution, monitoring, reporting, and closing.
- Identify youth development problems that ITF is equipped to address and interested in solving.
- Conduct feasibility and planning studies to determine how ITF could address the problem, and whether this is realistic.
Additionally, you are responsible for recruiting the best people to ITF and for the development of ITF’s people, both during their orientation and their progression at ITF. This means you will:
- Advertise positions that become available through ITF’s networks; receive applications, screen them for suitability, and transfer them to the President, hence organize interview times and locations for shortlisted candidates.
- Organize weekly and monthly meetings to discuss workflows and progress.
- Organize quarterly training sessions on organizational culture, where all staff can discuss how ITF could build a more positive and productive working environment.
- Ensure all staff members develop a personal performance plan to be discussed at performance meetings with the President every 3 months.
- Constantly work to improve orientation and induction materials and constantly reflect on how you could perform your role better.
Person Specifications:
- Applicants must be under 30 years old.
- Hold at least a bachelor’s degree in related fields.
- Good organizational skills, including ability to work within tight deadlines.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on results.
- Should be self-driven and proactive.
- Have excellent communication skills orally and in writing, excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, and the ability to work with diverse individuals or groups of individuals.
- Ability to maintain an established work schedule.
- Have basic computer skills including graphic communication publications.
- Understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities.
- Strong organizational and management skills, ability to multitask and prioritize.
- Motivated to learn and take on new challenges.
- Willingness and capacity to volunteer.
- Passion and commitment towards youth development.
Other requirements:
Currently, ITF USA volunteers’ operations are remote.
Compensation:
Although ITF Volunteers enjoy limitless opportunities, ITF does NOT provide any kind of compensation, including stipends. ITF Staff operate on a part-time volunteer basis for a minimum of 6 months.
How to apply:
Complete this application form: https://www.itf-us.org/join
For any queries get in touch through info@itf-us.org
We DO NOT consider incomplete applications as well as candidates who are not able to commit for a minimum of 6 months period.
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About INTERNATIONAL TRANSFORMATION FOUNDATION INC
Location:
10530 PERMIAN DR, SUGAR LAND, TX 77498, US
Mission Statement
To help communities in Africa obtain access to reliable and affordable clean tap water while empowering American young people through educational, cultural and or social volunteering opportunities.
Description
International Transformation Foundation, Inc. is a Houston-based, 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization that provides Americans with an opportunity to actively support communities in Africa by helping them access clean and affordable drinking water. As a sister organization to the International Transformation Foundation in Africa, this expansion into the USA also seeks to offer young people in the United States of America educational, cultural, and social volunteering opportunities.
Our main mission is setting up water kiosks at schools and public drinking water fountains in communities across Kenya and Rwanda. F or every project, we send young people ( high school, College or university students or recent graduates) from the USA to the location where these projects take place in Africa to be part of the implementation in an internship-like program where they gain a unique cross-cultural experience, personal and professional growth.
We also offer personalized fundraising focused trips for individuals and organizations to be a part of the implementation of these water kiosks and drinking water fountains.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
August 7, 2024
SKILLS
- General Education
- Brand Development & Messaging
- Human Resources Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Business Planning
- Business Analysis
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- At least 16 hours per week
- How to apply: Complete this application form: https://www.itf-us.org/join