Industry: Education, Training, Instruction
City: Yerevan
Employment type: Full time
Deadline: 7/18/2022
Work experience: Mid level
About Us:
Teach For Armenia is building a movement of leaders who will reshape what it means to provide an excellent education for all children across the nation. We aim to cultivate students who can harness their voices and shape a changing world while being committed to their communities. This will require support at every level of leadership, from our teachers in the classroom to the highest-ranking officials. Teach For Armenia aims to accomplish this vision by recruiting promising leaders, both in Armenia and from across the diaspora, to teach for a 2-year commitment in schools where their knowledge and skills are needed. In the long-run, our organization is cultivating a network of changemakers, inclusive of our students, their communities, our Alumni, government officials, community partners, supporters, and affiliates from across Teach For All.
The Role:
Recruitment Specialists are part of a larger Recruitment Department aimed at promoting Teach For Armenia Leadership Development Program and engaging the brightest and strongest individuals to the program. The duties of the Recruitment Specialist are personal cultivation, headhunting, event organizing, etc.
The Team:
The Recruitment Team is a part of the larger “Talent Initiatives” division, which includes Human Resources as well as Selection. The Head of Recruitment reports to the Managing Director for Talent Initiatives, along with the Head of HR and the Head of Selection. The Head of Recruitment manages the Young Professionals Recruitment Manager, Graduate Recruitment Manager, and Diaspora Recruitment Coordinator. The Recruitment Specialist will report directly to Graduate Recruitment Manager OR Young Professionals Recruitment Manager. The Young Professionals' Recruitment team is responsible for sourcing professionals from various working sectors, presenting Teach For Armenia's Leadership Development Program to the sourced potential candidates, thus involving them in the program, whereas the Graduate Recruitment team is responsible for involving graduate students in Teach For Armenia's Leadership Development Program through continuous work with higher education institutions. This team is particularly involved in presenting Teach For Armenia core program to respective faculties in different universities of the Republic of Armenia and Artsakh. The main duty of The Recruitment team is to ensure a strong cohort for the Leadership Development Program.
About You:
Teach For Armenia may be the place for you if you believe it is important to foster a values-driven workplace that is centered on leadership. Our team must be culture-builders who exemplify the type of leadership we are striving to cultivate in our classrooms and across the system. This means each staff member must strive to exemplify our Kochari, hold ourselves to the highest of standards while owning up to mistakes when we ourselves falter.
For this role, the key responsibilities will include:
NOTE: Teach For Armenia is a growing nonprofit working within a dynamic system. Our team must be agile as we grow in scale. We are looking for leaders who are resilient and adaptive. That is to say that responsibilities may shift over time.
For this role specifically, we are also looking for a candidate who possesses the following key competencies:
Aside from these core competencies, we are also looking for the following qualifications:
To Apply:
Please submit your résumé and cover letter online. In your cover letter, please make sure to explain what personally compels you to our mission and the role. If you have been referred to this role by a current Teach For Armenia staff member, please also indicate who referred you in your cover letter. In your application, please also specify your salary expectations (in the gross amount). Also, if your résumé is in Armenian, please provide an English translation.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity:
Teach For Armenia is an organization that strives to elevate the voices of our students and their communities. As such we are an organization that is committed to equity and we strive to build an inclusive environment. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Benefits: