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An ideal position for someone wanting to gain insight within the charity sector
especially related to international development or conservation.
We are a registered UK charity working in southeast Madagascar through our sister
NGO, Azafady Madagascar. With four full-time staff members in the London
office, we depend on voluntary support to keep our operations going. On the
ground in Madagascar, our projects focus on environmental and health education,
alternative livelihood strategies, conservation research, reforestation and the
development of health infrastructure.
We are looking for a general Administrative Assistant to assist us in the London
office and to provide support to the Managing Director and the International
Volunteer Coordinator primarily with the administration of our volunteer
programs in Madagascar. This position can also be taken as an internship.
The volunteer/intern will assist in the following areas of work depending on where
support is needed most at the time:
• General administration & daily duties in the running of the charity,
including processing donations, financial reporting, and external and internal
communications
• Supporting the International Volunteer Coordinator in the running of the
charity’s volunteering programs, which will include maintaining volunteer
databases, correspondence with volunteers and creative evaluation of materials
and resources given to volunteers
• Expanding and maintaining the marketing of the volunteering programs through
researching new avenues for marketing, correspondence with partner
organizations, and maintaining contact databases.
• Assisting the Project Development & Fundraising team by project-based and
donor-related research, investigating new avenues for fundraising, and
communications with project staff in Madagascar.
• Specific projects in relation to individual volunteers' skills and experience:
depending on language skills, technical ability or background experience,
volunteers may be given a project such as assessing the charity’s presence in a
particular country, creating marketing reports, or looking at one particular
project area.
The applicant will need to be a driven self-starter with an enthusiastic and
positive attitude and preferably an interest in international development or
environmental conservation. Good writing skills, the ability to pay attention
to detail and computer literacy are essential. Experience in marketing,
communications and general administration is advantageous.
The volunteer must be able to offer at least one day a week for a minimum of 3 months, preferably more.
For internships we tend to require a commitment of at least 2 full days a week.
Unfortunately Azafady is unable to cover costs although we are happy to write references
for any volunteer who completes a successful placement with us.
This is an ideal position for someone wanting to gain insight within the charity
sector especially related to international development or conservation. You
will benefit from the range of experiences and varied workload you will receive
as part of this small charity.
Contract type: Voluntary, unsalaried, no expenses
Contract duration: Minimum of 3 months part-time (preferably more)
Location: Azafady Ltd, London, UK
Reporting to: International Volunteer Coordinator and Managing
Director UK
Application procedure: Send CV and cover letter to mark@azafady.org. Shortlisted applicants
will be contacted by email.
