Volunteer: Written English Skills Development (Thai-Burma border, Mae Sot)
Position duration: 3 months minimum, preferably 3 – 6 months or longer.
Position Overview:
Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF) seeks an energetic and organised volunteer to work in a program support capacity. The purpose of this position is to support local staff to document patient interviews; and develop and deliver capacity building activities for staff with a focus on improving English writing skills.
The key duties of this Mae Sot-based volunteer position will include:
Essential
Position duration: 3 months minimum, preferably 3 – 6 months or longer.
Position Overview:
Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF) seeks an energetic and organised volunteer to work in a program support capacity. The purpose of this position is to support local staff to document patient interviews; and develop and deliver capacity building activities for staff with a focus on improving English writing skills.
The key duties of this Mae Sot-based volunteer position will include:
- Assessing and interviewing patients (with an interpreter) for the BCMF, BAMF and BWMF programs;
- Conducting post-surgery interviews;
- Documenting patient interviews;
- Compiling patient stories and diagnosis for website and donors;
- Enhancing BCMF social media reach;
- Proofing and editing English language documents including patient interview ‘stories’ and social media;
- Identifying English language training needs of local staff;
- Developing materials and activities to support improvements in written English language of BCMF staff and volunteers;
- Assisting with other projects, as assigned.
Essential
- Native English speaker or English language proficiency at very advanced level
- Outstanding editing and proof reading skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Attention to detail
- Interest in, and ability to work with web-based communications and social media
- Organised and energetic, with a desire to work alongside and support co-workers
- At least intermediate skill level in MS Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, etc)
- Ability to use initiative and be pro-active
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Ability to cope with cultural isolation and a different standard of living and work environment
- Preparedness to work with limited resources within a challenging environment
- Commitment to team work, coaching, and mentoring others
- Awareness and sensitivity of cross-cultural settings
- Patience, tolerance and flexibility
- Volunteer will need to provide a working with children check and police check or equivalent from country of residence
- Volunteering or work experience in the non-profit sector
- Experience working with migrants, refugees and displaced people.
- Experience providing English language support
- Experience in Communications
How to apply:
For more information about volunteering with BCMF please contact Jacqui Whelan jacqui@burmachildren.com.Closing Date: 16 October 2016
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