דרושים מדריכים! MEET

Position: MEET Student Program Coordinator
Location: Jerusalem, Nazareth or Tel-Aviv
Reports to: Student Program Director
Salary: Full/Part-time (100%-80%)

Organizational Context and Position:
Established in 2004, MEET (the middle east entrepreneurs of tomorrow) is an educational excellence NGO that harnesses the power of technology and entrepreneurship to create an active network of young Palestinian and Israeli leaders who share a common professional language and capacity for joint action. In partnership with MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), MEET delivers an intensive, three-year technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership education program that provides the tools and opportunities necessary to effect economic, social, and political change across the region.
MEET is conducting a search for several Student Program Coordinators who will manage the daily operations of the program, accompany students as an advisor and mentor, and support program documentation, evaluation, and curriculum implementation. This role is for entry level candidates and recent graduates searching for an opportunity to gain valuable professional experience in a high-impact non-profit educational organization. Currently, we are looking for coordinators to fill positions in the areas of Jerusalem, Nazareth and one online position. We are looking for both Palestinians and Israelis.

Job Description Brief:
Mentor and advise 1 cohort of 40 students:
Develop personal (yet appropriate) relationships with each individual student
Plan and implement social activities for the students on a regular basis
Lead “Deeper Understanding” sessions with the students (sessions designed to achieve better understanding between Israelis and Palestinians)
Resolve conflicts that may arise between students
Maintain constant communication with teachers, mentors, and students
Serve as a role model
Support and oversee operational aspects of the planning and implementation of the student program. May include, but is not limited to:
Working directly with service suppliers
Organizing food, transportation and logistics for the students
Take part in training and managing of volunteer staff (alumni and MIT instructors)
Assist in the execution and documentation of program assessment and evaluation
Support the Resource Development team in developing external facing program reports for donors and preparing students and teachers for visits from foundations and/or donors.
Work on student recruitment (from November-May) and be part of the selection
committee for new cohorts of students. This involves working directly with schools
and candidates, presenting the program, recruiting students, proctoring exams, and interviewing prospective student candidates.

Qualifications:
BA (recommended)
Prior experience working with youth and educational programs (highly preferred)
Fluency in English and either Hebrew or Arabic (required)
Willing to work flexible hours (required)
Driver’s license (recommended)
Highly motivated and hard working
Independent self-starter
Deadline-driven, detail-oriented, and able to multitask
Passionate about making an impact! (required)

Position details:
Willing to spend 4 weeks in the summer working long hours for our overnight summer
program
Start date: Immediately
Please note that due to the volume of submissions, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Please send resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject: Student Program Coordinator position. For more information about MEET please go to http://meet.org/.