Place: Chisinau, Camenca, Cimişlia, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Rîbniţa, Tiraspol, Belti, Soroca,  

Field of work: Culture

Working language: English, Russian, Romanian

Requirements: The volunteer must be open for team work and cooperation with other staff from the local hosting organization. So we are looking for hosting motivated, communicative and creative volunteers. Gender is not important. We expect open minds and tolerance toward cultural & religious differences. Good knowledge of English is important in order to be able to communicate with the persons in our organization & our project partners. Knowledge of some other foreign would be an advantage. 
Following this expectations, we ask from all candidates for a CV (Resume) as well as a detailed motivation letter to find out the social and educational background, to experience the motivation of the candidates to join an EVS. These information will be shared between the partners in order to ensure openness and transparency of the recruitment and selection process: regularly we are promoting announcements in electronic way all over Europe, first of all to our well know project partners, other potential Sending & Host Organizations as well as to youth clubs, initiatives, vocational schools, high schools and universities in order to reach all potential interested young people. Therefore we are open for all types of sending organizations.

Profile of the organization and local community:

Description of the hosting Organization:

Moldova - PROSPERA is an international organization open to all political, economic, social and cultural trends in civil society.

 Moldova - PROSPERA is well placed to provide guidance and support to NGOs and Initiative Groups worldwide. Its structure includes a wide range of substantive NGO Committees, providing advocacy and input on an ongoing basis to different Organizations and its subsidiary bodies in the field of economic, social, cultural, educational, health and related matters, as well as in the areas of human rights, gender, peace and disarmament.

Working from its traditional office in Chisinau, Moldova - PROSPERA has embarked on an ambitious outreach program, providing more support for NGOs and Initiative Groups at regional and national levels, through new partnerships, regional consultations and co-sponsored events.

Vision

Moldova - PROSPERA 's vision is of a world where all citizens are able to enjoy their rights, fulfill their responsibilities and obligations and participate as fully as they choose at every level of society.

 Mission Statement

• Moldova - PROSPERA believes that people have a right to a just and equal society. We are committed to making that right a reality for people on the margins of Eastern European societies. 
• We work in common cause with the Youth and those who is involved in Youth development processes. We do this by uniting practical work and advocacy. 
• Moldova - PROSPERA believes this work is strengthened by working in co-operation with organizations worldwide to achieve these aims.

Project Introduction:

All projects are worked out, evaluated and discussed in the team. She/he will gain theoretical and practical knowledge. Their interest in the projects should be deepened and the gathering of experience and the way she/he see themselves and her/his own competence strengthened so that in the future she/he can realize their own projects independently and responsibly. Activities will be work in project development, running youth meetings and their evaluation. In addition maintaining contact with international partners will be a central part of the young people's work. Visits to Youth Cultural Center will also be part of the programme. Further aims can be seen in the personal development of the youth. She/he should improve their social skills and team skills through shared work with the organization’s staff and other volunteers.

Project description:

Following the aims and objectives of our work the volunteer will be involved in various activities according to his/her interests and preferences and needs of the organization. Working in our organization on the mentioned tasks, the volunteer will be able to gain and skills and knowledge in the areas such as organization, preparation and implementation of youth activities, communication skills, knowledge in organization and preparation of different youth exchanges, trainings, intercultural learning and organization and preparation of initiatives and campaigns. The basement for his/her development is the interest and motivation to work in this field and that s/he is willing to learn and improve skills and knowledge by assistance in the regular communication in order to promote projects offered by us, by assistance to interested young people helping them in selection and application procedure, by assistance in preparation and implementation of different youth exchanges, training courses and workshops organized by us, by the preparation of materials on our activities, by assistance on other programme activities of the organization like campaigns, public events, seminars etc as well as administrative work.

Tasks, Volunteer's duties:

The volunteer will be placed in the organization’s different fields of work. All daily arising tasks in the organization will belong to their duties. It is very difficult to describe a daily programme for the volunteer as the work can be different from day to day. Tasks will be the necessary working steps for the realization of international youth projects.

We plan for the volunteer to take on all part-tasks and thereby gain a comprehensive overview of all areas. The attached rough working timetable is based on this and can be seen as a guideline.
It would be good for the volunteer to have a solid knowledge of English, basic computer skills and be ready to seize the opportunity for volunteering and make the most of it! The volunteer is expected to invest her /his personality and bring in her/his specific point of view. She/he will enriched the institution with her/his nationality and culture. Tolerance and understanding will increase, prejudices will be conquered. The volunteer will benefit by improving her/his foreign language skills as well as the social skills and by gaining self-confidence. 

Mission of project the Volunteer could be as follows: 

The volunteer will be involved in all working steps. She/he will after discussions take on part tasks independently and at all times receive the necessary help from the organization’s staff. A fundamental part of the volunteer's work will be in the idea development for the multilateral youth project and communication with our international partners is thereby a central part of the work. From our previous experience the preferred work for the volunteer is the concept development for the youth project, the support in preparing the grant application as well as during the preparatory and running phase the organization of establishments and institutions to be visited and the planning and realization of the daily programme of the youth project. 

There are 3 phases within the project “Rivers run through cultures”

1. Phase: Introductory phase. language course (4 weeks or 36 hours) at a language school with 9 hours per week, first training course (2weeks) - national structure, coming to know the different organizations of Chisinau district, getting to know the handicapped persons in their housing and life situation, getting to know the district and its offers, developing of confidence and ideas (between tutor and volunteer).

          After the first month of language training the program wants to offer the volunteer a specific training on the European institutions, the European programs for young people and the management of a Non- Profit association.

This phase of the voluntary service serves the mutual getting to know each other of the staff of Moldova - PROSPERA as well as other NOG’s and the volunteers as well as an introduction and working in phase in the voluntary service duties. She/he will get to know the area of work through the staff by receiving a content introduction and participating in the daily work and taking on part tasks under staff supervision and independently. Under instruction she/he acquires the basic skills for European Youth work. Through involvement in the staff's work the volunteer will deepen her/his knowledge and get to know new work techniques. Acquiring basic skills in the area of project ideas and running, financing possibilities and evaluation for youth work and educational work co-operation in the current youth work projects. 
          After the introductory phase the volunteer works independently, but also continues with assistance to work on self-selected and allocated youth work projects. She/he will be increasingly integrated into the staff's daily work with the aim of being included in all stages of work in order to gain as large as possible insight into international youth work. In this phase they learn and deepen further working techniques of the tasks of an NGO. If possible the volunteer will take part in a youth meeting as assisting co-coordinator.

2. Phase. Actual work. Accompanying the inhabitants (single or group activities), regular meeting of all European volunteers, coordination of overlapping activities (joint leisure time events and activities of inhabitants and European volunteer), developing own initiatives (own interests and ideas for leisure time offers and projects), planning of long-term projects.

At this stage the duties of the volunteer will consist on the assistance to counseling at the Information Point on the European programs and on the general management of the association. This stage will be the foundations for a higher autonomy of the volunteer and for more responsibility in his future duties.

In a second stage the volunteer will be involved in the creation of a contact network of local/national/international partners. He will also help in the management of both hosting and sending promoted by the association. As a final step of his work, the volunteer (we are talking about the last months) will insist concretely in the execution of a project (exchange, voluntary, educational training, etcetera) shortly made by the volunteer and guaranteed by a person of the association expert in planning. It is considered that at the end of the project the volunteer will acquire a level which will allow him (while he is still supported) to counsel associations about the European programs. He will cooperate with 8 other members of the association. In the first month the language training will take place and the volunteer will attend a language course from Monday to Friday, from 9 to 13, for four weeks.

3. Phase. EVS action with individual planning of the week depending on individual interests, this individual week plan is continuously carried on and discussed between tutor and volunteer.

Risk prevention, safety and protection:

In addition to the On-Arrival Training the volunteer will receive an introduction on crisis management, what to do in emergency and general complaints procedures will be explained to the volunteer. We are following strict guidelines regarding support and supervision requirements (e.g. health & safety) Each risk regarding the volunteer or a practical part of the project will be individually risk assessed. During the service the volunteers will have a regular contact by phone & email and internet with the project leader of their sending organization at least one time per months. Therefore the volunteer will receive all contact details (e-mail, telephone number, post address) of the sending organization as well as the sending organization will have all contact details of the volunteer in the hosting country. This is to ensure that arising problems can be discussed when they occur and problem solving actions can start immediately. In addition to the their midterm and final report of the volunteer, she/he is asked to write a monthly reports about her/his activities, integration and social elements and intercultural learning experiences abroad. The function of these reports is to get an overview of the volunteer’s situation. The aim is also to ensure that arising problems can be discussed when they occur and problem solving actions can start immediately. She/he will be supported by a mentor. In addition to the support around practical issues, this mentor will support the volunteer's emotional & social wellbeing. The mentor will ensure that the volunteer feels safe and secure in both their living & working environment and will also ensure that she/he knows the correct routes of problem solving and crisis management. All activities of the volunteer will be performed under the advice and supervision of the project staff of Moldova - PROSPERA