Position: Journey Coordinator
Position type: Part-time
Location: Mumbai
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 Coordinator profile
As we expand our operations, we are looking to recruit an exceptional
Journey Coordinator to join our team on a part-time basis.
Responsibilities
Your overall responsibility will be to effectively organise and
coordinate the learning journeys. Within this, your responsibilities
will be as following:
Specific for each journey
Act as the primary communication point for social entrepreneurs and
organisations that have agreed to host the journey
Confirm the itinerary of visits, talks and other activities as
planned with the Director and the local host
Compile an information pack with of details of each host
leader/organisation and useful information on each specific location
visited on the journey
Coordinate logistics prior to and on the journeys to ensure high
quality boarding, lodging and travel
Collate feedback from the host leaders/organisatio
completion of the journey
Take responsibility the journey budget, managing cash expenses and
maintaining accurate records for each journey
General
Create a database of inspiring social entrepreneurs and
organisations across India that could be potential hosts for future
journeys
Design potential itineraries in different parts of India
Provide any other support to the Director as necessary
Skills and experience
We are looking for the following skills and experience:
Minimum 2 years experience of working in or with the social
entrepreneurship or social sector in India
Experience of coordinating logistics for events/workshops
Enthused about our purpose of using learning journeys as a tool to
develop leaders and create greater impact in the world
Confident in communicating with people from international
backgrounds and at all levels including eminent leaders, field staff,
local communities and service providers
Excellent relationship building skills
Meticulous attention to detail
Confident in coping with difficult and unexpected situations
Willing to travel extensively
Fluent in English and Hindi
Basic IT skills, especially MS Office.
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