Catching up on correspondence after my trip, I saw this message from my friends at Global Kids that they are hiring a new "YouthVentures Program Manager". Here’s how they describe it:
YouthVentures supports
groups of teens to develop social enterprises. A social entrepreneur is someone
who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize,
create, and manage a venture to make social change. Whereas business
entrepreneurs typically measure performance in profit and return, social
entrepreneurs assess their success in terms of the impact they have on society.
The specific focus of these YouthVenture teams will be health and issues related
to health care. The location where teams will be recruited and trained is within
Teen Second Life, the 3D virtual world for 13-17 year olds.
Sounds like a really interesting position for someone who likes working with young people and digital media. The full description from Global Kids follows…
Online Leadership Program Associates –
YouthVenture Program Manager
Global Kids, Inc., a New York City
based non-profit organization dedicated to transforming urban youth into
successful students and global and community leaders, is seeking to fill one
full-time staff position as YouthVenture Program Manager.
This position
is integral to a new partnership with YouthVentures. YouthVentures supports
groups of teens to develop social enterprises. A social entrepreneur is someone
who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize,
create, and manage a venture to make social change. Whereas business
entrepreneurs typically measure performance in profit and return, social
entrepreneurs assess their success in terms of the impact they have on society.
The specific focus of these YouthVenture teams will be health and issues related
to health care. The location where teams will be recruited and trained is within
Teen Second Life, the 3D virtual world for 13-17 year olds.
The ideal
candidates are tech-savvy, resourceful, creative, and team-players who possess
the following capabilities and experiences:
- Experience working with digital
media as a vehicle for education with youth. - A passion for developing youth
leaders. - Experience developing curriculum and/or interactive workshops
around health care issues, social entrepreneurship, and youth leadership
skills. - Ability to self-teach the skills required to use the virtual world
of Second Life. - A masters in public health and EdTech, or equivalent work
experience. - Managerial experience.
To Apply
Application information
and job offering status can only be found
at:
http://www.holymeatballs.org/2007/05/olpjobs.html