Job Description
JA Malta Foundation is currently looking to recruit a Project Manager (Entrepreneurship Education) to join their team on a full-time basis.
Overview
Junior Achievement (JA) Malta is part of JA Worldwide which is a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee for its efforts in education and upskilling. JA is also listed in the top 7 most impactful NGOs in the world, which is the highest-ranked NGO active in Malta.
Our mission is to inspire and prepare young people (aged 7 to 30) to succeed in a global economy through programmes in entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work readiness. If you are looking for a new challenge and for an impactful role, we are currently recruiting a Project Manager to join our team.
Main functions:
- Taking ownership of the assigned project and / or events to ensure that they continue to run as smoothly as possible while always looking into ways of improving them
- Typical projects or events are workshops, fairs, mini-conferences, career expos, innovation challenges and boot camps
- Ensure that the participating schools and participants enjoy a positive and productive experience throughout the delivery of the hands-on JA events
- Deliver JA Programmes in classrooms to students
- Explore new formats and opportunities to add more value to the youth’s experience
- Coordinate with international counterparts to explore different experiences being done abroad and to explore international opportunities
- Coordinate with the marketing person to attract students, mentors, classroom volunteers and partners to be part of the projects or events
- Provide guidance and / or training to mentors, JA participants and other team members including interns and volunteers
- Provide operational support in the execution of other day-to-day needs and general administrative duties
Required skills and characteristics:
The ideal candidate for the position of Project Manager will be a highly motivated and dynamic individual who is energetic and enthusiastic with the capacity to engage and motivate others.
Successful candidates will have:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Be innovative and self-motivated with a flexible approach to work
- A strong team player with fluent Maltese and English communication skills (both written and oral)
- Previous logistics experience will be an asset with excellent relationship management skills
- A thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Ability to manage different projects at the same time
It is preferred that the candidate also has:
- A keen interest in at least one of the fields of entrepreneurship, financial capability, and employability
- Good public speaking skills and willingness to deliver sessions
- Experience in organising a variety of events
- Ability to adapt to different stakeholders
- Valid driving license
- The role will require the candidate to be flexible to travel and to also work during events and sessions which sometimes happen in the evening or on Saturdays
- It is also ideal if the candidate has done one of the JA Programmes and obtained the ESP certification
Languages:
- English
- Maltese
