Job Description

• Develop and execute programmes on the themes of youth leadership, study tour, community development and poverty alleviation (bursary and youth project in mainland China and HK), eco-tourism, and other social missions.
• Plan and execute media promotion, fundraising and community education programmes
• Draft proposals and reports to potential and existing funders
• Communicate with partners, donors, volunteers and members of Exco and funders
• Handle general administrative duties
• Other ad-hoc duties as and when assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, humanities or related fields;
• Excellent execution and organization skills;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commitment to high-quality service delivery;
• Ability to work independently and as a team;
• Experience in youth and children workshop preparation and facilitation is an advantage;
• Excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese;
• Sharing the values and missions of the organisation (see our website www.harvest.org.hk and www.goharvest-travel.com.hk for details);
• Occasional duties at weekends

The Institute for Integrated Rural Development, Hong Kong (IRD) (http://www.harvest.org.hk), a registered public charity, aims at promoting social, cultural, and economic development in poverty-stricken regions of China, through financial support, research, and project development. IRD has been supporting students in rural Hunan since 1995. Since 2002, IRD has initiated a series of new projects on teacher training, teacher subsidy, health care, and economic development. Baojing and Kucheung Counties in Hunan Province, and Luochuan County in Shanxi Province, all poverty-stricken counties by the State Council standards, are our current project areas.

IRD has started a social enterprise, GoHarvest Travel Ltd. (http://www.goharvest-travel.com.hk) which is committed to promoting sustainable development through overseas and local themed tours and public education programmes.