: HELP’s mission is to build, through need- and merit-based scholarships, a community of young professionals and leaders who actively contribute to a more just society in Haiti. HELP’s highly successful program identifies top students throughout Haiti from disadvantaged backgrounds and provides them with the tools and training to fill critical gaps in Haiti’s economy and society. In addition to tuition at internationally accredited universities in Haiti, books, housing, and living stipends, HELP provides advising, internship placement, career services, study abroad opportunities, and mandatory courses in English, Citizenship & Leadership (C&L), and Information Technologies (IT). Our high employment rate and high salaries for alumni allow graduates to break the cycle of poverty and become leaders in their communities. For more information please visit www.uhelp.net.

The goal of HELP’s Academic Department is to facilitate a transformative learning experience so that students have the skills and desire to work towards positive change. To this end, students participate in a two-year IT curriculum, a four-year English curriculum, and a four-year C&L curriculum.

Inspired by the Social Change Model of Leadership, HELP’s C&L program also includes a community service/ community organizing requirement, organized by the Service-Learning Program (SLP). Throughout the length of their scholarship, all HELP students participate in a Literacy-Development initiative (Year 1), an Environmental Protection initiative (Year 2) and develop and implement their own community-based initiative (Years 3 &4), which often involves a local partner. While not a requirement, students may also choose to extend their initiative through the summer period through our Summer Service-Learning program.

Minimum Qualifications :
• Bachelor’s degree (in a related field)
• Three years of experience in program management, campus organizing, service education, civic engagement and/or working with Community-Based Organizations required. (Experience in Haiti is strongly preferred.)
• Excellent communication skills, ability to multi-task, ability to work under high-pressure situations and adapt quickly to change
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to use word processing and spreadsheet programs (Excel, Word)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to read, write, and speak English and Creole. French is an asset.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understand the scope of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, or responsibilities associated with the position.

Indicators of Performance:
These indicators are used to guide the performance evaluation for this position. Please note, that these indices are not exhaustive, but they are meant to help the employee prioritize her/his work and for his/her supervisor to follow his/her performance:
1. Service-learning projects and initiatives are organized according to the annual calendar.
2. Evidence of meaningful impact within each of the projects organized through the SLP program.
3. Reports are well-done and submitted on time.
4. Employee has served as an active resource for students and staff interested in service-based initiatives.
5. Service-learning projects and initiatives are organized according to the annual calendar.
6. Evidence of meaningful impact within each of the projects organized through the SLP program.
7. Employee demonstrates a positive and collaborative attitude and represents the institution well inside and outside of HELP.

Specific tasks include:
• Field work: Collaborate with HELP students, staff and community partners to organize, implement and evaluate mutually beneficial and sustainable community actions and service-learning initiatives. (approx. 15 hours per week. Almost all of these hours are during the weekend.)
o Identify potential partnership and assess current partnerships.
o Assure communication with partners so that expectations are clear and met.
o Support students in organizing schedules and activities.
o Review and evaluate student participation and outcomes.
o Regular visits to partners and service project activities (including evenings and weekends).
• MEL: Implement MEL tools to measure impact of community initiatives and student learning. (approx. 10 hours per week)
• Teaching: Effectively teaching and evaluating the Standards of Learning associated with each year at HELP. (5 hours)
• Administrative duties: reports, resource management and meetings, representing the SLP program to donors, ensuring that the Environmental Protection Protocol is implemented, and reinforce as necessary. (approx. 10 hours/ week)

CV and motivation letter

2022-10-10