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IHF Co-Director
If you’re looking for a long-termvolunteering opportunity, the International Humanity Foundation is offering youthe chance to help to help in our children’s home.
IHF is looking for hard-working, committedvolunteers to help in our children’s home in Thailand. IHF provides education,and in some cases, homes, to children in need in six centers across Indonesia,Thailand and Kenya. IHF has no central headquarters; each center is a productof its environment and follows the cultural code and norms of its host country.
Our Thailand center is a home forhill-tribe children. Children from this marginalised community come to ourcenter for a stable home and a chance for an education.
At the center, you will divideyour time between caring for the children and working on international tasks.IHF is a grassroots, all-volunteer organisation with no central office, so alladministration work is done in center. All volunteers manage one or more of ourinternational task teams such as university relations, fundraising and media;working together online with volunteers in other centers. You will be assignedaccording to your experience. You must possess excellent time managementskills.
Those who are secure without the comforts of home gain the most from thisvaluable opportunity. We are looking for applicants preferably with:
- A related university degree; eg. in social studies, language,teaching, medicine, law, social work - Experience abroad; travel, working or volunteering - 1-2 years working experience in any field - Experience with teaching and/or children Fluency in English, both writtenand spoken is essential. Those interested in volunteering at an IHF centre arerequired to complete a level of pre-trip duties in order to gain an understandingof how our organization functions.
Stipend: Volunteersmust commit to serve at least a year at the center. Basic accommodation andfood is provided by IHF. You are a volunteer at the center, and all local tasks completed are done so without pay.Volunteers who commit to serving one year or more will receive a small monthlystipend. It is broken down as follow:-
First 3months: Training period - $20 per month
3-6months: Assistant co-Director - $50 per month
6-9months: Co-Director - $80 per month
9-12months: Co-Director - $100 per month
This stipend results only from theinternational online work; not from any local tasks.
After one year there is theopportunity to become a full Director.
Strict IHF Policy: These stipendsare fixed. They will not be raised for more experienced applicants, andeveryone will be upgraded according to the timeframes outlined above, and nosooner. There are no exceptions to this, regardless of what may be thesituation in the centre. We are an all-Volunteer organization and training andhands-on experience is paramount.
If you have any questions at this time, e-mail - hiring4@ihfonline.org If you’re ready to apply please send a copy ofyour resume to hiring4@ihfonline.org
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