Careers at Shakti

SETAC Ltd is looking for a Course Coordinator. Position is based at Henderson, Waitakere.
Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Skills Required:

- Ability to coordinate educational courses
- Ability to network with tutors, students and manage the administration work
- Ability to organize training /workshops
- Have good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Access
- Able to work in a cross cultural environment with diverse refugee and migrant women
- Be multi-Lingual (with knowledge of at least one Asian, African or Middle Eastern Language apart from English)
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Good phone manners and ability to build good interpersonal relationships
Preference will be for candidates who will have an understanding of women surviving domestic violence and with interest and willingness to take part in crisis duty.

SETAC Ltd is looking for a qualified English Language Teacher to teach a class of 15 women students over a 12 week period. The course will be delivered 2 hours a day, 5 days a week, Monday to Friday from 10 am to 12 pm. Position is based at Henderson, Waitakere and there will be three such batches a year.

Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Skills Required:

- Preference will be for candidates who will have an understanding of women surviving domestic violence
- Able to work in a cross cultural environment with diverse refugee and migrant women CELTA Qualified.

Senior women's advocate will be required to do case management, advocacy, networking, and manage daily operations of centre and staff.

Skill required:

- prefer candidate with educational backgroud either in Women & Gender studies, Social policy or Social Work
- Basic understanding ot managing a centre
- Able to meet contractual obligations
- Good telephone, computer and adminitrative skills
- Ability to communicate to different stakeholders
- Be multi-lingual (with knowledge of at least one Asian, Middle Eastern or African language apart from English)

Qualities:

- Have a passion working with women and children
- Ideally, have a feminist perspective
- Have a vision for better future for ethnic women and families in New Zealand
- Able to advocate and stand up for women's issues
- Able to work in Human Rights area

Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience in working with women's organisation. Past experience is an advantage but training will be provided.

Interested applicants are requested to email their CV to hrd@shakti.org.nz.

Position is based in Auckland. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Training would be provided.

Skills Required:

- Prefer candidate with educational backgroud either in Social Work, Women&Gender Studies or Social Policy
- Good computer, report writing and telephone skills
- Networking and lobbying skills
- Administration skills
- Understanding of cross cultural environment
- Full driving licence
- Multi-lingual (with knowledge of at least one Asian, African or Middle Eastern language apart from English)

Qualities:

- Ideally, have a feminist perspective
- Passion to work in Human Rights area
- Have a vision for better future for ethnic women and families in New Zealand
- Able to advocate and stand up for women's issues.

Interested applicants are requested to email their application letter and CV to hrd@shakti.org.nz

Shakti Community Council, a national non-profit organisation delivering social services to migrants and refugees is looking for a Funding Officer who can advocate and develop funding opportunities for the organisation.

Skills /Qualifications Required:

• Ideally have a degree in business administration or finance
• Have excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Relevant work experience in fundraising
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Able to think laterally and innovatively
• Have good command of spoken and written English
• Be able to lobby and advocate for new projects and their funding
• Ability to build good interpersonal relationship with staff, funders and networks
• Be Multi-lingual (with knowledge of at least one ethnic language apart from English)
• Be empathetic towards working with women and children
• Participate in crisis call response work for women seeking support
• Full driving license required

Experience of working in women’s organisations will be added an advantage.

The Position is based in Auckland and will be full time for 35 hours a week. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Shakti has a vacancy for the full time position of Regional Coordinator based in Auckland. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Past work experience in women’s organizations in New Zealand/overseas will be an advantage and appropriate training will be provided to the right candidate.

Skills Required:

• Prefer candidate with educational background either in Women & Gender Studies, Law, Counseling, Social Policy, Social Work or International Development Studies
• Able to work, advocate and stand up for women’s and human rights’ issues
• People management skills
• Networking and lobbying skills
• Report writing skill
• Good telephone, administrative and computer skills
• Be able to coordinate crisis works and manage case works
• Be able to coordinate and manage a multilingual team
• Multi-lingual (with knowledge of at least one Asian/Middle Eastern/African language apart from English)
• Full New Zealand driving license and own vehicle
Qualities:
• Ideally, have a feminist perspective
• Have a passion to work with women and children
• Have a vision for better future for ethnic women and families in New Zealand
• Understanding of cross-cultural environment

Shakti Community Council Inc. is a non-profit, community organization, providing social services to Asian, African and Middle Eastern communities in New Zealand. We need highly motivated and enthusiastic person who likes to work with women’s not-for-profit organization.

Shakti has a vacancy for the full time position of National Coordinator based in Auckland. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Past work experience in women’s organizations in New Zealand/overseas will be an advantage and appropriate training will be provided to the right candidate.

Skills Required:

• Prefer candidate with educational background either in Women & Gender Studies, Law, Counseling, Social Policy, Social Work or International Development Studies
• Able to work, advocate and stand up for women’s and human rights’ issues
• People management skills
• Networking and lobbying skills
• Report writing skill
• Good telephone, administrative and computer skills
• Be able to coordinate crisis work
• Be able to coordinate and manage a multilingual team
• Multi-lingual (with knowledge of at least one Asian/Middle Eastern/African language apart from English)
• Full New Zealand driving license and own vehicle
Qualities:
• Ideally, have a feminist perspective
• Have a passion to work with women and children
• Have a vision for better future for ethnic women and families in New Zealand
• Understanding of cross-cultural environment

Shakti Community Council Inc. is a non-profit, community organization, providing social services to Asian, African and Middle Eastern communities in New Zealand. We need highly motivated and enthusiastic person who likes to work with women’s not-for-profit organization.

Shakti Community Council is looking for efficient and enthusiastic women volunteers representing Asian, African and Middle Eastern communities. Positions are based in Tauranga, Christchurch and Auckland to assist Shakti's staff in providing support services to ethnic women and children victims of domestic violence in areas of language translation, Crisis pick-up, telephone counselling etc.

Interested volunteers should ideally have an understanding of women’s issues, have a passion to work in the Human Rights area, able to advocate for women's rights / issues.
Hours are negotiable. Training and transport expenses will be provided.