HELP’s mission is to build, through need- and merit-based scholarships, a community of young professionals and leaders who actively contribute to a more just society in Haiti. HELP’s highly successful program identifies top students throughout Haiti from disadvantaged backgrounds and provides them with the tools and training to fill critical gaps in Haiti’s economy and society. In addition to tuition at internationally accredited universities in Haiti, books, housing, and living stipends, HELP provides advising, internship placement, career services, study abroad opportunities, and mandatory courses in English, Citizenship & Leadership (C&L), and Information Technologies (IT). Our high employment rate and high salaries for alumni allow graduates to break the cycle of poverty and become leaders in their communities. For more information please visit www.uhelp.net.

The SLPI reports to the SLP Coordinator and works with other Academic Department staff on all aspects of the C&L program for approximately 150 HELP students. The SLPI’s goal is to effectively teach HELP students service-learning and community organizing standards and coordinate, evaluate and report on service-learning initiatives. This includes collaborating with students and community members on HELP’s community-based projects, and with students on their independent initiatives. Field work is essential in this role. We expect the SLPI to engage in the community to the same degree as our students, and to help them find creative solutions to the challenges they confront in the field. Results are important to HELP, therefore monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) practices are essential to this role, as is reporting on these results.

Please note that many SLP activities take place outside of normal office hours and on weekends and require regular attendance by the SLPI.

• Bachelor’s degree (in a related field)
• Three years of experience in program management, campus organizing, service education, civic engagement and/or working with Community-Based Organizations required. (Experience in Haiti is strongly preferred.)
• Excellent communication skills, ability to multi-task, ability to work under high-pressure situations and adapt quickly to change
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to use word processing and spreadsheet programs (Excel, Word)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to read, write, and speak English and Creole. French is an asset.

• Field work: Collaborate with HELP students, staff and community partners to organize, implement and evaluate mutually beneficial and sustainable community actions and service-learning initiatives. (approx. 15 hours per week. Almost all of these hours are during the weekend.)
o Identify potential partnership and assess current partnerships.
o Assure communication with partners so that expectations are clear and met.
o Support students in organizing schedules and activities.
o Review and evaluate student participation and outcomes.
o Regular visits to partners and service project activities (including evenings and weekends).
• MEL: Implement MEL tools to measure impact of community initiatives and student learning. (approx. 10 hours per week)
• Teaching: Effectively teaching and evaluating the Standards of Learning associated with each year at HELP. (5 hours)
• Administrative duties: reports, resource management and meetings, representing the SLP program to donors, ensuring that the Environmental Protection Protocol is implemented, and reinforce as necessary. (approx. 10 hours/ week)

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