"The two months of [EFE] training truly transformed me. I came out of the training course with excellent experience, but also more mature, more secure in my decision-making... I became very organized and developed a great sense of relationships and communication, both in my personal life and in the workplace."

--Morocco EFE graduate Azeddine H.


Join Our Team

EFE seeks applicants for the following positions:


SENIOR COUNTRY OFFICER

About EFE

The Education For Employment Foundation (EFE) was founded on the belief that when young people have jobs and the hope of building a future for themselves, they help lay the foundation for secure and peaceful societies.

We currently operate in the Middle East and North Africa - the region with the world's highest youth unemployment rate. There, we are transforming the lives of young people by giving them the opportunity to work and the tools to create productive, independent livelihoods.

Through unique partnerships with business, government, education, and civic leaders in our countries of operation, we design tailor-made training programs that give unemployed young people the specific skills to get and keep a job. At the end of our training programs, our graduates are placed in jobs that our partners commit before training begins. Graduates receive ongoing support through our mentoring and alumni networks.

EFE currently has programs in Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, West Bank, Gaza, and Yemen. Our programs are run by independent foundations in each country that were created by EFE in partnership with local leaders. Training includes such diverse vocational, technical, and professional fields such as accounting, air conditioner repair, land surveying, construction management, sales, and teaching, and critical soft skills such as leadership, interpersonal communications, and successful business behavior.

About the role

Over the past five years, EFE has turned the basic concept of “education for employment” into operational reality in five MENA countries: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen. The principal challenges for EFE going forward will be to secure the necessary resources to strengthen and grow the current country operations and expand to new countries. The Senior Country Officer is an important contributor to EFE’s staff in the United States. As a Senior Country Officer, you will be the lead relationship manager, partnering with the Chief Executive Officer of one or more of EFE’s affiliates. The Senior Country Officer supports the Affiliate CEOs as they aim to build sustainable local foundations in areas that include strategic planning, business plan development and implementation, board development, fundraising, marketing and communications, and financial management. The Senior Country Officer will (1) help develop and ensure execution of country business plans; (2) pursue funding opportunities to support country programs; (3) cultivate relationships with key clients, partners, employers and donors; (4) share best practices and information among the EFE network, including systems, policies and procedures. In addition, the Senior Country Officer will help track overall program performance and activities to ensure consistency with EFE’s policies and methodology, quality, accountability, and measurable impact.

Reporting directly to the President, the Senior Country Officer will work in partnership with the Affiliate CEOs. Specific responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Serve as primary liaison between one or more of our local affiliate organizations and EFE in the U.S. and Europe;
  • Provide technical assistance and strategic guidance to local affiliate organization CEO(s);
  • Strengthen EFE's presence in program countr(y/ies) through relations with partners, donors, employers, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders;
  • Together with local affiliate organization CEO(s), build sustainable affiliate organization(s), including strong and engaged board members, fundraising, strategic planning, marketing and communications, staff development, financial management, and systems;
  • Assist with the development of new training programs and expand existing programs;
  • Liaise between local affiliate organization(s) and international partners/donors; initiate and cultivate new partnerships;
  • Assist with fundraising and managing donors, including proposal writing, reporting to donors, and budget management;
  • Review and monitor budgets; oversee financial management for assigned projects;
  • Supervise and review work of a Country Officer;
  • Report weekly to EFE in the U.S. and Europe on developments, and work with local affiliate foundation CEO(s) to develop solutions to challenges; and
  • Ensure that local affiliate foundation(s) has/have the resources needed to carry out its/their mission(s) effectively.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree, M.B.A. or M.A. in international relations or related field preferred
  • Three to five years of experience in program management and implementation
  • Facility with non-profit budgeting and financial management
  • Excellent relationship-building and relationship-management skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence & motivate colleagues
  • High degree of intellectual curiosity and the demonstrated ability to learn and understand new topics quickly
  • Experience living or working in the Middle East and North Africa preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and cross-cultural communication skills essential
  • Arabic language skills a plus
  • Availability to travel to the region

Compensation: $50,000 to $80,000/year, commensurate with achievement, experience, and salary history

IMMEDIATE OPENING. To apply, please send a cover letter, résumé, salary history and requirements to: employment@efefoundation.org

Please put “SENIOR COUNTRY OFFICER APPLICATION” in the subject line of your email.

Last day to apply: July 25, 2010. **Please, no phone calls**



DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

EFE seeks a Development Director who is an out-of-the-box thinker, has “fire in the belly”, is goal-oriented, and is highly driven to lead EFE's development campaign in very close collaboration with the Founder, President and program staff. 

The Development Director will be located in New York City and must be willing to travel.  Compensation based on performance.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute an annual strategy plan of action to meet fundraising objectives

• Lead the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of high-end donors

• Be responsible for all development and fundraising initiatives for individual, foundation, institutional, government and corporate grants

• Write fundraising proposals to potential donors, and

• Implement research techniques and database searches as they relate to potential donors

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

• A graduate degree and three to five years relevant work experience. 

• Strong writing and communications skills are essential.

• Fluency in Arabic is a plus. 

To apply, please send a CV, a statement on what and how you can contribute to EFE fund raising, three reference contacts, salary history and expectations to employment@efefoundation.org. Please put “DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION” in the subject line of your email.


No phone calls, please.

INTERNSHIP

The Education For Employment Foundation (EFE) is a nonprofit foundation that has built innovative, scalable and replicable models for youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa. Through local foundations which we establish in each of our program countries, we create market-driven training programs linked directly to jobs, giving unemployed youth with limited opportunity the chance to build brighter futures.

The Education For Employment Foundation (EFE) seeks to immediately recruit a qualified part-time or full-time intern.

Responsibilities will include:

• Conducting background research on foundations, government entities, Middle East unemployment statistics, and potential partners and donors

• Data entry of hard-copy survey and performance management system information

• Evaluating and compiling trainee, trainer, graduate, and employer survey data

• Providing clerical support

• Other tasks as assigned and accepted

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree completed or expected

• Demonstrated interest in the Middle East and North Africa region

• Arabic and/or French language skills preferred

• Excellent writing and research skills

• Candidate must be flexible, enthusiastic, a quick learner, and able to work independently

Work hours are flexible. A weekly transportation stipend will be provided. The internship is ideal for individuals who want to gain valuable experience in research and writing in a dynamic and challenging development NGO environment.

Interested candidates should email cover letter, resume, and writing sample to employment@efefoundation.org. Please put the words "INTERN APPLICATION" in the subject line of your email. Applications accepted on a rolling basis until position is filled.


No phone calls, please.



The Education For Employment Foundation (EFE) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Foundation's policy to seek out and hire, at all levels, individuals without regard to race, religion, age, color, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or physical ability. We affirm our policy of offering equal employment opportunities to all individuals through our employment practices.




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