Pacific Mountain Regional Office
Posted March 27th, 2008 by fgc admin
Application Instructions
To Apply: Letter and resume by March 21, 2008. Contact Stephen McNeil.
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The American Friends Service Committee is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
1. Some experience in organizing for social change and justice in Arab-, Muslim-, or Jewish-American communities and knowledge or background of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iraq.
2. At least one year of organizing campaign experience desired, preferably with interfaith constituencies. Experience working with nonprofits and coalitions.
3. Self-starter, ability to work with little supervision, comfort with both team and independent work.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
1. Ability to organize in communities and bring people together to work toward a specific goal.
2. Ability to develop program work and ability to maintain working relationships with Arab, Muslim, Jewish and inter-religious communities in the U.S.
3. Ability to take the initiative in handling and following up on program details.
4. Computer and clerical skills adequate for correspondence and routine office chores, including database experience.
5. Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
6. Comfort with and ability in facilitating consensus decision-making and in working with Quaker committees.
COMMITMENT:
1. Commitment to social justice and nonviolent social change.
2. Understanding of, and commitment to, the principles, concerns, and considerations of AFSC in regard to issues of race, class, nationality, gender, age, and sexual orientation and disabilities. Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with diverse staff.
3. Commitment to the aims and traditions of the AFSC, although membership in the Society of Friends is not a requirement.
Description
Job Description
Job Title: Program Associate
Supervisor: Middle East Program Coordinator
Program: Regional Office, Middle East Program: Faces of Hope Campaign
Location: San Francisco, California
Hours: Temporary and Part-Time: 16 Hours/Week
Compensation: $1,500-$1,650 per month, depending on experience. This position is funded until at least September 2009.
BACKGROUND: The work of the American Friends Service Committee to promote peace, social justice, and humanitarian service is rooted in the experience and faith of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). While AFSC staff is not required to belong to any particular denomination or faith, they are expected to understand and support AFSC’s Quaker foundations. These guiding principals are based on the belief in that of God in every person, and the right of each person to reach his or her full potential.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Regional Office Middle East Program Associate works on the AFSC’s Faces of Hope campaign (http://www.afsc.org/israel-palestine/default.htm) that seeks to lift up, publicize and support the growing numbers of Palestinians, Israelis and Iraqis who are taking tangible steps towards justice and peace. The work includes educational efforts, organizing, outreach, and witnessing. The campaign builds public support for our peace-building allies in Israel/Palestine and Iraq by:
• Public education about the work of peace groups in the Middle East
• Stimulating support for peace groups in the Middle East; and
• Assisting with visits to region by Middle East peace group representatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Work in consultation with national and regional AFSC staff implementing a local campaign with a primary focus on supporting groups in the local Region and the Middle East who are working for peace and justice. Elements of the campaign will include:
• Maintaining a current, annotated list of peace groups and websites;
• Educating on the work of peace groups, their campaigns and response to crises in the Middle East;
• Sponsoring speaking tours of visiting Middle East peace groups; and
• Facilitating visits of people in our region to the Middle East.
2. Attend, occasionally, evening meetings of the Middle East Committee and the Interfaith Witness for Peace in the Middle East and implement activities they undertake such as:
• Public and off-the-record programs of inter-religious dialogue;
• Projects promoting work against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia; and
• Inter-religious convocations against war and injustice.
3. Review program email regularly, monitor the major websites on which the program relies and send out materials as appropriate.
4. Administer the office work of the program in the absence of the Program Coordinator.
5. Provide overall office and administrative support, including database maintenance.
ACCOUNTABILITY: The Regional Office Executive Committee has overall responsibility for the policies and direction of the Region. The Middle East Program Associate works under the direct supervision of the Middle East Program Coordinator.
