"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
- Winston Churchill
IAWA is seeking dedicated, creative, and passionate professionals in the United States, South Africa, and Nigeria to join our volunteer team.
If you are interested in assisting IAWA in this key phase of our development, please send a letter of interest and your resume to info@iamweareyouth.org.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Directors’ Circle
Directors’ Circle Members play an active role in IAWA’s development by assisting the Executive Director with governance, fundraising, operations, and strategy to ensure IAWA’s sustainable growth. The Directors’ Circle meets monthly via videoconference and members serve a term of two years.
NIa Circle
The Nia Circle advises and assists the Executive Director with programmatic strategy, development, and execution. Nia Circle Members serve for one-year and meet monthly with the Executive Director.
Youth Facilitator
Assist IAWA’s Bokgoni Empowerment Camp administrator(s) plan, lead, and implement IAWA’s core and non-core programmes and experiences in South Africa for ambassadors. As such, they share responsibility for the general safety, character development, and growth of IAWA’s ambassadors.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Desire to serve youth and represent the principle of Ubuntu (human cooperativeness or I am because we are)
Commitment to sustainable solutions, rather than "quick fixes"
Honesty, respectfulness, resourcefulness, resiliency, self-discipline, and flexibility
Innovation and Intrapreneurship (ability to work within structures to create something new)
Team-oriented and collaborative
WHAT YOU WILL GET
Hands-on and real time experience in an international context; we work with people and organizations around the world
Opportunities for leadership and decision-making; your work is integral to the development of IAWA
Visibility; we are a small, close knit group and your voice will be seen and heard
Both a macro and micro-level perspective on development; we work with young people, teachers, community members, as well as larger organizations and policy makers. You will get to see the ways in which these sort of partnerships unfold and the effects that they have.
Extended network for future career options; wherever your interests may lie, IAWA can help you make unique connections with people who can help you along the way
LOCATION
We have operations in Washington, DC, USA and Phokeng, South Africa but most work will be done virtually.