Call for Trainers

VolumeUp – "Volunteer Management Upgrowth"

Description

The international training course "VolumeUp – Volunteer Management Upgrowth” will take place from 01-09 October, 2018 in Yerevan, Armenia and will involve 27 youth workers and youth leaders from 8 countries: Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus and Armenia.

Aims & objectives:

The general aim of the training course “Volume Up” is to empower youth workers and youth leaders working with young people in European Union and Eastern Partnership countries, to improve the quality of volunteer programmes by maximizing the personal and professional development of the volunteers as well as promoting the contribution to the local community.

The objectives of the training course are:

To create a space for reflection on the meaning of volunteering in European, national, local and personal and professional contexts and create common standards on what a good quality volunteering means. To increase participants’ awareness on the power and potential of volunteering as a tool of youth work, community development and inclusion tool for youngsters with fewer opportunities. To equip participants with specific knowledge and skills on how to establish volunteer management system in the organization: recruitment, motivation, writing job descriptions, defining roles and responsibilities, assistance, monitoring and evaluation of experiences, awarding and appreciation etc. To promote partnership-building and networking between participants. - to build up competences of the participants in empowering others, specifically: - coaching, mentoring and feedback- learning and self‐assessment.

Target group: 

The training course is designed for youth workers and youth leaders who:

• Represent youth organizations from Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus and Armenia.
• Have knowledge of the situation of young people in the own country and of the specific work context for empowerment work with young people with fewer opportunities
• Have work experience as a project coordinator or manager in a NGO working with young people
• Involved in management and planning processes within an NGO, a social initiative or a youth movement

Background information:

Volunteerism, as a form of civic participation, can be a powerful mechanism for giving youth a voice in decision making. Studies show that engaging in volunteerism helps people take their first steps towards long-term involvement in development. But recently it becomes more usual for organizations to have gaps in bringing quality in volunteers’ development.

The general aim of the training course “Volume Up” to give tools to the organizations working with youth and to improve the quality of volunteering by bringing to higher scale personal and professional development of the volunteers. The 7-day training course will explore key principles in the development and promotion of voluntary opportunities for young people, good practice in recruitment and selection and range of effective and appropriate methods for the support and management of young peoples.

A variety of non-formal educational tools such workshops, debates, exercises, feedback and evaluation sessions, and cultural evenings organized by the participants will be integral parts of the project.

Methodology:

The training course will be based on non-formal learning methods and principles, intercultural dialogue and communication including group discussions, interactive presentations, participant’s lead workshops, team work, etc . The workshops are aimed at providing the participants not only with some practical skills, but also with new tools and ideas which they can later use in their work with youth or while designing new volunteer projects. In particular, all the sessions, dedicated to the strategies of working with the target groups (recruitment of volunteers, their motivation, time management etc) will contribute to the development of the participants' management skills. We will cover the topics of empowerment and will give tools for growth (methods and practical approaches) for using in the organisations. It's important to mention that the planned study visit to local volunteer organisations, which have good practices to share, will bring additional value to the training course.

Requested trainer profile

- Conceptual and practical knowledge and training experience in working with non-formal educational approach in empowerment, participation and voluntary management topics; have been involved in delivering training for at least 2 years, and implementing a learning process in at least international and/or intercultural youth training activities.

- Competent to design a training program based on the principles and approaches of non-formal learning and self-directed learning/learning to learn;

- Have an experience of working with mixed and international groups, experience in training of groups with 25-30 participants

- Have am experience in working in an international team with international team of participants;

- Knowledge and understanding of the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme

- Be motivated in contributing to the development and implementation of the Training Course according to the initial goals of the Training Course

- Be able to work in English language;

- Be available to be in Armenia from 01-09 October, 2018 and join at least 3 preliminary preparatory meetings online.

Working conditions

All travel, the visa (if a visa is required) board and lodging costs are covered 100% by the organizers, given the strict observance of the rules for travel reimbursement and presentation of all relevant invoices.

YCCD offers a trainer’s fee of 100 EUR per day of work (700 EUR for 7 working days) and covers all the costs related to the project, including travel, food, training materials and accommodation.

Team composition

Team will be composed of 2 Senior Trainers (1 to be chosen under this call). The work of the trainers’ team will be supported by an experienced Coordination team. 

Application & selection procedure

Apply no later than: 19.07.2018
How to apply:

If you are interested in this offer and you want to be a member of the Trainers Team, please send us your CV and a brief Motivation Letter to

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.

For more information

Mkrtich Dallakyan, Project Coordinator - Projects Department at YCCD
Phone: +37455080910
Email: