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Posting Date
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25/01/2012
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Job Title
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Coordinator, March of the Living (MOL)
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Reporting to
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Executive Director
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Salary Range
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Agency
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Bronfman Jewish Education Centre (BJEC) |
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Job Summary
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The MOL Coordinator is a full-time position requiring involvement both inside and outside the office. The MOL Coordinator is responsible for organizing the actual trip, from start to finish, as well as for providing an unforgettable and meaningful experience that will ultimately encourage young people to become more involved members in the community. |
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Duties
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• Work closely with the Executive Director of BJEC on all aspects of planning for the March of the Living.
• Oversee support staff on all logistical duties relevant to pre-trip planning
• Implement effective marketing and recruitment strategies, including but not limited to going into high schools and executing informational sessions.
• Recruit and select the chaperone group and support staff
• Attend meetings of educators and organizers of International March of the Living.
• Prepare and facilitate educational preparatory sessions for all participants of the Montreal March of the Living. This includes organizing all aspects of Retreat weekends and 4 or 5 additional prep sessions before the trip.
• Adapt Holocaust educational material to create meaningful programming.
• Work closely with lay leadership of the MOL and organizing training and programming for the madrichim (adult chaperones) who will travel with the students on the trip.
• Develop strong ties with the Jewish high schools as well as public and non-Jewish private high schools to be able to recruit participants for this program.
• Develop strong relationships with our March alumni
• Work closely with the CIE Israel office on logistics for the Israel portion of the program.
• Take responsibility for program budget and participate in discussions and decision making concerning pricing of trip.
• Travel to Israel at least once a year.
• Participate on the actual March of the Living trip; coordinating all staff, educators, chaperones, and students at all times. |
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Education, Knowledge and Skills
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• Undergraduate degree in a related field
• Extensive experience in developing educational programs for students
• Experience in informal education and leadership of teenagers/young adults (preferably in a Jewish setting)
• Ability to develop and facilitate group programs
• Extremely strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication, mediation, and crisis management skills
• Ability to travel several times in the year and availability to work non-traditional hours (some evenings/weekends) (15-20%)
• Computer skills: MS Office suite
• Dynamic personality and ability to develop strong ties with alumni and high schools
• Attention to quality and detail.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Proven ability as a team player.
• Capable of working independently.
• Ability to take initiative and accept responsibility. |
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Application Procedure
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Interested candidates may submit their resume to the Human Resources department, by email, to muriel.alloune@federationcja.org, before February 10, 2012 |
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