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93 people are interested
HR Assistant/Volunteer Manager
ORGANIZATION: Asante Africa Foundation
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93 people are interested
Position overview:
Asante Africa Foundation is seeking a HR Assistant Volunteer to support our work and gain experience in nonprofit HR and Volunteer management. The HR Assistant Volunteer will be responsible for managing the HR database and email correspondence and will be assisting the Volunteer Management team with the logistics. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain substantive experience in the ever-changing field of human resource management and to be part of a small, dedicated, and team.
Candidates will demonstrate experience managing multiple tasks while having a keen attention to detail and must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. This volunteer must uphold confidentiality at all times.
Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Responding to emails/applications in 1-2 business days.
- Facilitate recruitment efforts including but not limited to preparing job descriptions, screening applications, maintaining volunteer information and volunteer files in the database management system, and conducting volunteer orientations.
- Data entry on Salesforce and maintaining and updating volunteer spreadsheet.
- Attending team meetings/calls.
Qualifications:
- Must be professional and detail oriented.
- Must be able to uphold confidentiality at all times.
- Must possess excellent writing and communication skills.
- Must be a team player.
- Must possess strong organizational, time management, and prioritization abilities.
- Experience in Microsoft Office such as MS Word, and Excel.
- Experience in databases such as Salesforce desired.
- Experience in human resources desired.
- A degree/experience in management/business or any related area.
To be successful as a member of the Asante Africa Foundation team, you will also:
Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact an up-and-coming non-profit organization
Be an innovative and creative thinker - you are not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
Have a strong work ethic, take initiative, and require minimal direction
Work well independently as well as part of a team
Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment
Benefits:
- Directly impact Asante Africa’s efforts to fund education-related projects that enhance knowledge, skills, and opportunities for hundreds of children in East Africa
- Be part of a highly-motivated nonprofit organization run entirely by volunteers
- Gain insight into the day-to-day operations of a nimble, results-orientated, high-growth nonprofit organization
- Have the opportunity to see your ideas and contributions implemented
- Build your resume and gain references for future employment opportunities
Compensation:
This is an unpaid, volunteer position.
The position is part-time with an expectation of 5-7 hours of work per week.
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About Asante Africa Foundation
Location:
1141 Catalina Dr, Livermore, CA 94550, US
Mission Statement
Asante Africa Foundation, Inc. is an East African Children's Education Fund. We are a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to providing quality education to children in East Africa. Every child deserves an education and the opportunity to choose their future, regardless of the latitude or longitude in which they are born. Through education, every child can make their dreams a reality, help their families struggle less, and help their communities become self sustaining. Our Vision We envision African communities and families in which the children have the opportunity to received QUALITY education to define their futures. Our Mission Quality Education will be made available by providing physical infrastructures for all children attending school, providing teaching resources and educational materials and scholarships/sponsorships for highly motivated and academically gifted children.
Description
We form partnerships with African communities and work with passionate local program managers who are deeply committed to creating change in their African villages. We envision African communities and families in which children have the opportunity to receive QUALITY education to define their futures. Generous contributions from Asante Africa Foundation donors bring these dreams to life.
Local villagers define their needs for achieving quality education, through infrastructures for all children attending school (such as construction of schools and sanitation facilities, serving a daily meal), providing teaching resources and educational materials, and funding scholarships / sponsorship for highly motivated and academically gifted children.
Asante is the Swahili word for thank you. We are thankful to be active members of the communities we serve and we are grateful to our donors who fund projects that bring opportunity, choice and possibility to African villages.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
February 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Human Resources Information Systems
- Human Resources Legal Compliance
- Recruiting
- Organization Design
- Human Resources Recruitment
- Human Resources Assistance
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 5 -7 hours per week