RWANDA / Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village
The Agahozo Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) is a safe and structured residential community for orphaned children in Rwanda. The village, which opened its doors to its first class of 125 students in December 2008, is a place of hope, where traumatized youth can “dry their tears” (Agahozo) and “live in peace” (Shalom).
A unique and ambitious project, the ASYV will serve as a model for caring for the disrupted lives of youth across Rwanda, Africa, and beyond, to wherever there are traumatized youth who need a place to call home. ASYV is currently recruiting dedicated volunteers to spend one year volunteering at our youth village in Rwanda. The service year goes begins in December 2010. Volunteers directly engage with the ASYV community, using their skills and talents to help this blossoming community. Volunteers who are accepted to the program receive round-trip travel expenses, housing, a monthly stipend for basic living expenses, a small end-of-year bonus, and a health insurance package.
Scope of The Position:
IT is an important part of the formal and informal educational environment for Agahozo-Shalom students, faculty, staff and volunteers. The Village is connected to the Internet via an onsite satellite connection and WiFi access is available throughout the 145 acre campus.
Reporting to the Village Director, the IT Coordinator will be responsible for the administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of a Village-wide network made up of a 100 seat computer lab, computers located in residences as well as ASYV and personal laptop systems which access the network via WiFi. For any IT activities involving the Liquidnet Family High School, the IT coordinator will work in collaboration with the principal and the IT teachers, who are responsible for the school’s computer lab. The IT coordinator will also help teaching computers at school as well as at the science center. A key responsibility of the ITC will be to provide training for a local Rwandan staff member to take over the ITC position at the end of their volunteer tenure.
Qualifications
Technical experience with:
* Linux system setup, administration and troubleshooting (especially Inveneo Desktop Linux and/or Ubuntu)
* Windows XP/Vista troubleshooting
* TCP/IP networking
* Internet access administration and troubleshooting (VSAT experience a plus)
* Wireless networking (Ubiquity Nano/PS2 experience a plus)
* Printer setup, maintenance and troubleshooting
* Virus prevention, detection, removal
* Open Office support
* Microsoft Office support
Flexibility and willingness to work with people of varying computer experience, work styles and cultures is critical.
The IT Coordinator will:
* Maintain and troubleshoot the village’s IT systems, including the WiFi, computer labs and staff personal computers
* Be innovative in making the best use of IT resources at the village for the village’s benefit
* Set up additional computer labs, WiFi points as needed
* Help staff and students learn about IT and computer safety through both formal and informal teaching * Maintain records, repairs requests, etc.
* Act as a liaison with Liquidnet on needs from the US
Requirements:
* College degree or equivalent and proven academic achievement
* Strong leadership and communication skills
* Experience in formal/informal education or social welfare is a plus
To request an application, please contact Rachel Olstein Kaplan at rachel@asyv.org.
While you can certainly state a placement preference, it is to your advantage to remain open to various possible assignments.
Eligible candidates go through a comprehensive screening process, including phone interviews and in-person individual interviews.
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