Placement Specialist

Teach for Romania este o organizație non-guvernamentală, parte din rețeaua globală Teach for All, care caută și pregătește oameni valoroși, cu sau fără experiență anterioară de predare, pentru a deveni profesori în învățământul de stat, pentru copiii din medii vulnerabile.

Căutăm oameni cu potențial dovedit de leadership și care sunt puternic motivați să producă schimbări pozitive și să contribuie la educația publică din România. Acei oameni dornici să devină pentru cel puțin doi ani un educator/învățător/profesor care inspiră și un agent de schimbare în educație pe termen lung. Dacă îți dorești să te implici în educație, te așteptăm alături de noi.

SKILLS - Required

• Critical, strategic and creative thinking;
• Exceptional communication skills;
• Patience and tolerance for divers and multicultural contexts, calm and balance;
• Conflict mediation skills;
• Self-management and structured way of working;
• Exceptional people management skills;
• Excellent time management and organizational skills;
• Being open to understand and work with specific legal context.

MINDSETS - Required
• Positive thinking;
• Solution oriented thinking;
• Perseverance and resilience;
• Sense of Possibility and Empathy;
• Proactive thinking and behaviour;
• Willingness to learn;
• Fit with Teach for Romania’s vision, mission, values.

Experience - Required
• Batchelor Degree
• English Proficiency minimum level B
• PC skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• 2 years working experience within the educational system or educational NGOs experience
• Driving licence B category

TEAM & ROLE for PLACEMENT SPECIALIST POSITION – Summary

Placement Department aims to build communication bridges between Teach for Romania programme and the Romanian educational system. Our colleagues ensure the access in the system by making sure our participants understand and follow the specific legal context.
In this Department we initiate, develop and maintain partnerships with the certified institutions involved in the placement process in the Romanian educational system, such as: The Ministry of Education, inspectorates, schools or other governmental institutions.

Responsibilities - Summary

You will manage and facilitate our candidates’ access in the Romanian educational system, through:
• Offering support in understanding and following the specific legal context;
• Offering support in understanding the limits and opportunities of the educational system;
• Building relationships with TfR candidates in order to help them make the best placement choice;
• Setting the expectations regarding the placement process for each candidate;
• Analysing the open jobs for different subjects in every county;
• Building and maintaining institutional relationships and partnerships with representatives from schools, inspectorates, ministry, city hall, unions;
• Building and maintaining relationships with other NGOs, private institutions and educational communities;
• Visiting communities in order to understand their specifics and needs;
• Managing activities, finances and budgets related to placement;
• Organizing specific events.

Why join the Teach for Romania team?

• Opportunities for personal and professional development;
• Become part of an international network of passionate professionals;
• Work with a great diversity of people;
• The chance to be part of an international movement in education.

Please send your application by 28.02.2017.