Position: Journey Facilitator
Position type: Part-time
Location: India Specific location depends on each journey
Deadline: 20th Oct, 2008
About Journeys for Change
Journeys for Change is an exciting new social enterprise that develops
leaders to create greater impact in the world. It does this through
taking them on interactive expeditions – or “learning journeys” – to
spend time with some of the world’s most inspiring social
entrepreneurs, NGOs and microfinance institutions.
Participants on the journeys are made up of a unique mix of social
entrepreneurs and senior leaders from the some of the world’s top
private, public and civil society sector organisations.
Journeys currently take place in India, with expeditions planned to
other countries in the future.
Each two-week journey in India immerses participants in a unique
experience that encompasses hands-on field visits, access to leading
changemakers and debate around local and national issues, and personal
and group reflection time.
The emphasis is on mutual learning, idea sharing and international
collaboration, enabling participants to broaden their vision,
challenge their thinking and develop new approaches to make greater
impact in their work.
Journey Facilitator profile
As we expand our operations, we are looking to recruit an exceptional
Journey Facilitator to join our team on a part-time basis.
Responsibilities
Your overall responsibility will be to effectively lead the group
during the journeys on our behalf. Within this, your specific
responsibilities will be as following:
Act as overall facilitator and leader for the journey
Design and facilitate the orientation session held at the beginning
of the journey
Ensure effective communication between the group and the host
leader/organisation
Coordinate with the logistics coordinator and the local contact
person to ensure smooth flow of the journey
Design and facilitate the reflection session weaving in learnings
from what the group saw and heard on their organisation visits
Maintain the well being of each member of the group
Maintain positive dynamics within the group
Create a conducive environment for learning during the journey
Skills and experience
We are looking for the following skills and experience:
Minimum five years experience of working in or with the social
entrepreneurship or corporate sector in India
Strong knowledge of and empathy with the social entrepreneurship
sector in India
Experience of leading and facilitating international groups of
diverse backgrounds
Experience in designing effective learning sessions in a group setting
Confidence in communicating with people at all levels including
eminent leaders, NGO field staff and local communities
Excellent relationship building skills
Strong enthusiasm about our purpose of using learning journeys as a
tool to develop leaders and create greater impact in the world
Fluent in English and Hindi
Please email your CV (no longer than 2 pages) and a brief cover letter
explaining your motivation to work with us by 20th Oct 2008 to
pooja@journeysforch
For more information please visit www.journeysforchan