Living in Nyon has been contacted by a reader living in Genolier about this position with Orphan Aid. The position is based in Geneva but may be interesting to someone living in Nyon and looking for an interesting voluntary job. Details below.
OA Africa is looking for a Switzerland Country Manager (voluntary)
OrphanAid Africa is a registered charity based in Ghana helping families of children at risk of abandonment and gives them secure futures within their communities. Our goal is to strengthen families and communities so they can care for their own children.
We work to keep families together, send children to school, keep mothers alive and protect children by transforming systems.
The organisation in Switzerland is a voluntary fundraising group, run by a small board of four members who are looking for a Country Manager to run the day to day operations.
Responsibilities and requirements of the role will include:
- Organising fundraising events
- Creating & executing new initiatives for fundraising
- Applying for public & private grants
- Management of membership database
- Issuing bi-monthly newsletter
Skills and experience preferred:
- Self motivated and enthusiastic
- English mandatory, French or German an advantage
- Access to a pc, with previous experience of MS Office
- Able to commit for approx 5 hours per week
- Duration of post – minimum 1 year
- Previous experience with NGOs appreciated but not obligatory
This volunteer role will be an integral part of the global OA community and we will be able to provide references at the end of the assignment.
Please send your application in writing to the address below, or by e-mail to: suisse@oafrica.org
OrphanAid Africa
3 rue des Pavillons
1205 Geneve
For further information please check out the website at Orphan Aid Africa email suisse@oafrica.org or contact Katie Kennedy +41 78 621 22 80 or Teresa Francombe +41 78 807 60 38