VACANCY AT SHAKTI
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Shakti requires a full time NATIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER based in Auckland. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Past work experience in management in New Zealand / overseas will be an advantage and appropriate training will be provided to the right candidate.
Shakti Community Council Inc. is a non-profit, woman’s organization, providing social services to Asian, African and Middle Eastern communities in New Zealand.
Visit www.shaktiinternational.org for more details
Requirements:
- Preference will be given to Candidates with qualifications in Management and with at least two years’ experience in managing teams.
- Ability to oversee the activities of staff/volunteers nationwide
- Good people management skills
- Excellent written and spoken English (Includes report writing / administrative and computer skills)
- Be able to coordinate activities in relation to administration and management work, nationally
- Be multi-lingual (with spoken skills of at least one Asian/Middle Eastern/African language apart from English)
- Must have valid driving license and own vehicle
Additional attributes:
- Operate from a human rights perspective
- Passionate about empowerment of women and children
- Have a vision for better future for immigrant women and children in New Zealand
- Fair understanding of working in a cross-cultural environment
- Willingness to learn and be open to receiving feedback
- Be flexible and available to travel nationally
If you are interested, please email CV & covering letter to
scc@shakti.org.nz
Working with Shakti will provide you with a good insight into various ethnic communities as well as the mainstream, Maori and Pacific Island communities in New Zealand. We consider Passion and Commitment towards the cause of bringing about social change as the single most deciding factor for employment. Of course, that means dedication and determination to work from the heart, especially to help achieve the overall well-being of disadvantaged ethnic women and children and thereby ethnic families.
We also welcome Volunteers and Student Placements all year round!
URGENTLY REQUIRED:
- Counselling/ Telecounselling Coordinator (Psychology) – https://nz.indeed.com/viewjob?t=crisis+line+centre+coordinator&jk=991b4637e5a7416d&_ga=2.129337612.1622471119.1579149096-1153996987.1507854622
- Hindi Speaking Case worker – https://nz.indeed.com/viewjob?t=social+worker&jk=a2a4b64fed201539&_ga=2.168290337.1622471119.1579149096-1153996987.1507854622
- Hindi Speaking Youth Case Worker & Youth Advocate – https://nz.indeed.com/viewjob?t=youth+case+worker+youth+advocate&jk=86d103b9ce46f2bc&_ga=2.138186032.1622471119.1579149096-1153996987.1507854622
Send your CV and Cover Letter to Sonal via email at hrd@shakti.org.nz .
1) POSITION: National Human Resource & Operations Officer (Waikato)
Excellent command of English Language is desirable. Degree in Human Resource Management from New Zealand is required and is must for this Job Application.
Want to be part of a dynamic team which is unconditionally passionate about being engaged in women’s development and social change and passionate about improving social justice for ethnic women and children, ensuring their safety and human rights. Yes, then we have an opening for National Human Resource & Operations Officer who can advocate and develop funding and fundraising opportunities for the organisation.
Skills /Qualifications Required:
We are seeking an enthusiastic person who is keen to learn with great work ethics. The ideal candidate should have following skills:
- MUST have a degree in Human Resource Management from New Zealand.
- A good understanding of the use of New Zealand laws and legislation’s in relation to HR practices.
- Excellent written, communication, advocacy and negotiation skills.
- Relevant work experience in Human Resource management will be helpful.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet various deadlines.
- Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Lateral thinking & ability to think out of the box is desirable.
- Ability to build good interpersonal relationship with staff, funder’s networks.
- Multi-lingual desirable (with knowledge of at least one Asian, African or Middle Eastern language apart from English).
- Be empathetic towards working with women and children.
- Full driving license required.
Tasks
- Human Resource Management – Planning and achieving the Human Resource requirement based on the expected funding etc.
- Vacancies identified on an ongoing basis, implementing recruitment process, conducting Induction.
- Administration of Hamilton Office.
- Ensure that recruited staff and volunteers are provided with appropriate training and staff welfare is overseen.
- Reporting and Accountability.
- Advocacy and Lobbying for the welfare of ethnic and wider communities.
Salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience. The candidate must ideally have valid Work Visa/ PR/ New Zealand Residency
Please write to Human Resources: hrd@shakti.org.nz
Phone for enquiries: 021 736856
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Application
- Please provide a Cover Letter
- Please provide a CV
- Please provide contact details for a referee
- Please provide details of any previous criminal convictions
- Please outline your previous work experience
Screening
- Do you have a current Restricted or Full driver licence? (required)
- Do you have access to a Car? (desirable)
2) POSITION: Youth Case Worker & Youth Advocate – Christchurch
Job Description
Shakti Community Council Inc. is a 25-year-old not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the well-being of migrant refugee women and families of Asian, Middle Eastern and African origins. Led by ethnic women for ethnic women, we work to enhance social justice, women’s rights and contribute to safer ethnic communities.
Responsibilities
- Handling youth case work.
- Prepare and submit fortnightly client reports.
- Crisis response management.
- Liaising and advocating for clients.
- Provide support to youth clients.
- Completing client files and maintaining them.
- Liaising and advocating for Shakti as an organization with various government departments.
- Help in fund raising events (youth fund raising).
- Conducting youth workshops
- Liaising with national youth coordinators
Skills
- Confident with public speaking.
- Qualification in Social Work or Pscychology
- Ideally have a degree in social work, gender studies, social policy, international development or sociology.
- Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of at least one Asian, African or Middle Eastern language apart from English is mandatory..
- Have good command of spoken and written English.
- Be empathetic towards working with women and children.
- Full New Zealand driving license is required.
Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Permanent.
Please write to Human Resources: hrd@shakti.org.nz
Phone for enquiries: 021 736856
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Application
- Please provide a Cover Letter
- Please provide a CV
- Please provide contact details for a referee
- Please provide details of any previous criminal convictions
- Please outline your previous work experience
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Job Description Social Worker
Shakti Community Council Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the well-being of migrant refugee women and families of Asian, Middle Eastern and African origins. Led by ethnic women for ethnic women, we work to enhance social justice, women’s rights and contribute to safer ethnic communities.
To respond to the increasing demand for our services, we are looking at expanding our staff pool of Social Work. We have 1 Full-time (35 hours per week) position open in Christchurch.
Responsibilities include:
- Family Violence crisis response and management. Includes crisis attendance, assessment, case planning, advocacy, goal development and implementation keeping safety as paramount.
- Being culturally competent, be open to training and further development
- Keeping up with required policies and standards of practice including client paperwork documentation and reporting
- Attending supervision, internal and external meetings as and when required
- Being ethical and empathetic.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Qualification in Social Work in New Zealand or Overseas.
- Work experience in the Social Work sector in New Zealand or Overseas.
- Be philosophically aligned with Shakti’s area of work.
- Be passionate about working with women and children and ensuring their safety while promoting women’s empowerment.
- Be available to work based on a roster for crisis attendance.
- Be able to work well under pressure; priorities effectively and be confident in making decisions that impact on clients’ well-being.
- Be a good team player and support team mates proactively when required.
- Open to understanding the complex dynamics surrounding family and gender-based violence and have a women’s rights perspective.
- Have a fair understanding of working in a cross cultural environment.
- Fluent in at least one Asian, Middle Eastern or African language.
- Have a full driving license.
- Be excellent in spoken and written English language skills.
- A legal right to work in New Zealand.
Selected candidates will be provided with full training. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and work experience.
Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Permanent
Please write to Human Resources: hrd@shakti.org.nz
Phone for enquiries: 021 736856
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Application
- Please provide a Cover Letter
- Please provide a CV
- Please provide contact details for a referee
- Please provide details of any previous criminal convictions
- Please outline your previous work experience
Job Description
Do you have a background in Administration, Management?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and out-going person who has the ability to effectively manage our Office while maintaining given standards of practice, ethics and a harmonious a multi-cultural work environment.
Shakti Community Council Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the well-being of immigrant women and families of Asian, Middle Eastern and African origins. Led by ethnic women for ethnic women, we work to enhance social justice, women’s rights and contribute to safer ethnic communities.
The position is Part Time (21-hours per week). Salary will be commensurate with skills and experience.
Skills/Qualifications/Qualities required:
- A qualification in Business administration, Bachelors of Commerce or equivalent.
- A strong commitment to working with women, children and families; in ensuring their safety, while promoting social equality.
- Able to support Funding and Fundraising team with funding application and event.
- An understanding of the complex dynamics surrounding family and gender based violence and a strong belief in living life abuse-free.
- Excellent administration and relationship management skills.
- Strong attention to detail – be organised and methodical.
- Able to work well under pressure, prioritize and multitask effectively.
- Empathetic and good listener.
- Be well versed and experienced with MS Office Software including Excel.
- Fluency in at least one Asian, Middle Eastern or African language (A must) Good command over spoken and written English as well as report-writing skills.
- Be able to attend network meetings and effectively advocate for Shakti and its cause.
- Full driving licence and own transport.
- A legal right to work in New Zealand.
If you are interested in a challenging but rewarding role, we would be very interested to hear from you
Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Permanent
Please write to Human Resources: hrd@shakti.org.nz
Phone for enquiries: 021 736856
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Application
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- Please provide a Cover Letter
- Please provide a CV
- Please provide contact details for a referee
- Please provide details of any previous criminal convictions
- Please outline your previous work experience
Shakti Migrant & Refugee Women’s Support Group Melbourne Inc. is a not-for-profit community organization dedicated to improving the well-being of immigrant women and families of Asian, Middle Eastern and African origins. Managed by ethnic women for ethnic women we work to enhance social justice, women’s rights, children’s rights and contribute to safer ethnic communities.
About the role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic Social Worker/Regional Service Delivery Coordinator in Melbourne to manage our services and lead our multicultural small team of social workers, counsellors, students, implementing various projects aimed at keeping families safe.
Criteria:
Must have an Australian qualification/recognized qualification in Social Work and work experience in the social services sector in Australia or Overseas.
Benefits and perks
Salary will be commensurate with skills and experience. Training will be provided. You will be offered the opportunities that come with being part of an ever-growing national organisation.
Skills/Qualifications required:
- A degree in Social Work from Australia or New Zealand or overseas.
- More than 3 years of social work experience in Australia or New Zealand or overseas is required.
- Ability to manage crisis intervention, case assessment, casework and case management skills.
- Good administration, coordination and relationship management skills as team leader.
- Strong attention to details, be organised and methodical.
- Non-profit organisation work ethics.
- Able to work well under pressure, priorities and multitask effectively.
- Good command over spoken and written English as well as report-writing skills.
- Spoken and written fluency in at least one Asian, Middle Eastern or African language can be advantage.
- Empathetic and good listener.
- Passionate about working with Immigrant & Refuge women and children and ensuring their safety while promoting social equality.
- Motivated to be a social change agent.
- Willing to put in the extra mile for a worthy cause.
If you are entitled to work in Australia, and are keen to give back to your community, this role could be career defining!
Job Type: Full-time, Part-time
Please write to Human Resources: hrd@shakti.org.nz
Phone for enquiries: 021 736856
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Application
-
- Please provide a Cover Letter
- Please provide a CV
- Please provide contact details for a referee
- Please provide details of any previous criminal convictions
- Please outline your previous work experience
6) POSITION : Vacancy for counsellors
Part-time or Fee-based COUNSELLOR needed in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.
Do you see yourself as being a part of a dynamic team driven by the need to create a violence-free
society and enable emotional wellness within communities?
If yes, you must have a qualification in Counselling and/or Psychology from New Zealand and have
language proficiency in at least ONE of the following Languages: Hindi, Mandarin, Cantonese,
Arabic, Farsi, Thai, Korean and Vietnamese.
Shakti is a not-for-profit organization committed to improving the physical and emotional well-being
of migrant and refugee women and families of Asian, Middle Eastern and African origins. Our work is
aimed at empowerment and creating violence-free communities while working towards social justice
and community integration. We are looking for Counsellors to join our Counselling Unit to work with
individuals, children and families.
As a Counsellor in Shakti, you will be expected to:
- Deliver counselling to women, children and or families.
- Conduct in-house psycho-educational Programmes for vulnerable women and children
affected by domestic violence. - Be competent in English, spoken and written.
- Be good at report-writing, documentation, and general administration.
- Be empathetic.
- Be a good team player and have efficient time management skills.
- Have your own transport and be flexible to travel.
- Have ability to work in a cross-cultural setting.
- Be ethical and accountable.
Knowledge of Facilitation skills will be a bonus. The Counsellor will receive training to deliver the
psycho-educational programme.
If you are entitled to work in New Zealand, possess a valid driver’s licence and car, and are keen to
give back to your community, this role could be career defining!
The contracting will be either part-time or on a fee-based structure and will be commensurate with
qualifications and experience. Provisionally registered Counsellors also welcome to apply.
If interested, please email your CV & covering letter to counselling@shakti.org.nz