EVS in Romania: Upgrade your leadership skills!

If you are interested to open your organisation, to learn to design your own projects, to gain experience in dealing with volunteers and communities, "Building Bridges" is the Erasmus+ project that will fulfill your expectations! 

SUPER TINERI (ASIRYS) Association, with 10 years experience and more than 250 international projects portofolio, is inviting a young person (18-30 years old), from European Union countries, to be part of Building Bridges volunteering activity (ex. long term EVS). 

The volunteering activities will take place at the Tîrgu Frumos Volunteer Center, where you will be involved in the organization of socio-cultural events and projects dedicated to Iaşi county communities. All cost are covered by Erasmus+ programme.

We will offer you the chance to explore any passion, come up with innovative solutions, being supported throughout your personal development process by a team of professionals and through non-formal education means!

Below you can find the project brief, feel free to write us if you have any question or suggestion.

Requirements:

• between 18-30 y.o.
• never participated in a long-term volunteering activity supported by Erasmus+
• min. A2 level of English
• pro-active position, ability to work independently
• interest in arts, sports and/or youth projects

Opportunities:

• support for implementing his/her own projects
• experiencing work in transnational projects with partners all around Europe
• perfecting teamwork
• strengthening communication competencies and soft skills
• contributing to sustainable development of small communities
• developing leadership and entrepreneurial competencies
• establishing new contacts
• personal and professional growth

Duties:

• assisting in European projects (youth exchanges, trainings, study visits and meetings etc.)
• managing activities together with staff members
• working to develop the volunteers campus in Cucuteni area
• taking part in organising festivals and other local, national and international events
• creating and experiencing personal projects. Two examples: e.g. 1: setting up a football team, creating an innovative coaching methodology to train young football players, organizing regional football/sport competitions, developing a strategy to attract  sponsors and other partners to finance the football team; e.g.2: developing artistic skills, create a camp for artists, select 20 artists, facilitate a artistic working camp, organize an exhibition, promote the art crafts at national/european level.

Practical arrangements:

• 12-month program starting as soon as possible
• 35-hour work week
• free accommodation 
• food and pocket money (1000 lei - 220 euro/month)
• reimbursement of travel expences (up to 302 euro, according lump sum)
• free Romanian language course
• health insurance by Cigna - www.cignahealthbenefits.com
• 2 volunteering trainings in Romania: on-arrival and mid-term with all the international volunteers hosted in Romania
• workshops and training facilitated by the hosting and partners organisations and institutions
• 2 days off per week + 2 days off per month (can be accumulated in 24 days off in a year)
• support of a coordinator and a mentor
• YouthPass at the end of the volunteering project

How to apply? 

First step is to send us a CV and motivation letter, where you should describe what are your needs, personal projects ideas, expectations, contributions to the project, to superyouthprojects@gmail.com. Afterward, we will contact you for a Skype interview. 

Deadline: 25 July 2018. The volunteering mobility will start on 1 September 2018 and will end 31 August 2019.

Our Volunteering Center during one workshop. See more pictures of our organisation, click here.