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Available Positions

Primary Teacher

Key Responsibilities:

Prepare and deliver lessons to a range of classes of different ages and abilities in a child-friendly method
Mark students' work and give feedback on students' progress and development
Maintain up-to-date content knowledge (Cambridge syllabus)
Adaptability to learn and use various range of learning resources and materials to guide children's learning
Manage students' behavior and apply appropriate and effective positive behavior management strategies
Participate actively in school activities and programmes
Engage with students' parents and community for better school-home partnership

Requirements:

Possess at least 1 year teaching experience
Enjoy working with children and passionate about education
Energetic and willing to explore new ways of teaching students
Must be able to speak and write fluently in English and Bahasa Malaysia (fluency in additional language (s) is a plus)
Able to travel for school camps and extended field trips

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Secondary Teacher

Key Responsibilities:

Be a mentor to youth and participate as a positive role model to build and nurture character in underprivileged youth
deliver content according to the IGCSE academic rigor and requirement
Manage students' behavior and apply appropriate and effective behavior measures
Prepare and deliver interactive lessons (including online)
Mark students' work and provide feedback for students in both academic and character development
Participate actively in school activities and programme which includes Dignity's events

Requirements:

Possess at least1 Year of working experience in Education or related field
Must have a Bachelor Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/ Professional Degree in Education;
Well-versed with the IGCSE Computer Science/ICT, Business Studies/ Accounting syllabus
Passion to work with youth
Highly driven and motivated
Must be able to speak and write fluently in English and Bahasa Malaysia (fluency in additional language (s) is a plus)
Able to travel for school camps and extended field trips

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Grants & Projects Coordinator

The Grants & Projects Coordinator is part of the Marketing and Communications team. The main objective is to contribute towards efforts to maintain and manage all grants, proposals and projects in Dignity.

Key Responsibilities:

Builds and maintain relationships with major donors
Develops proposals based on the needs of the Foundation
Completes application forms/proposals
Manages all grant requests, work plans, reports, etc
Ensure compliance with donor regulations and requirements; including reporting protocols, various donor reporting templates, donor approval policies and procedures, and award close-out procedures
Oversees the implementation and execution of the organization’s fundraising strategy to meet year-end goals
Identifies and manages gifts-in-kind donations to support our education programs (food, medications, stationeries, etc.)
Responsible for timely acknowledgment & recognition of donors and contributions as appropriate
Maintains databases for recording and tracking grant proposals, awards, and related information
Communicates with various departments and leads within Dignity - explaining and interpreting the grant/ project requirements, and following up on the execution, reporting and implementation
Coordinate donor-related event when necessary

Requirements:

Goal-oriented with the ability to make strong impact on people and motivate others to achieve their goals
Creative solution mindset
Analyse and compile information and prepare written and oral reports
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Good leadership skills – to motivate volunteers and team for events
Excellent organisational, project and time management
Required language(s): English, Chinese, and Bahasa Malaysia

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Marketing & Communications Executive

The Marketing Executive is part of the Marketing and Communications team. The main objective is to contribute towards efforts to achieve the budget targets of the organization and to raise awareness of Dignity for Children Foundation and its work.

Key Responsibilities:

Co- produce a consistent brand message across all the social media channels.
Write, develop, and strategize online content production and scheduling.
Collaborate with Enterprises to manage overall Organization’s reputation, coordinate promotions, propose ideas, and increase reach, awareness and sales.
Build meaningful connections and encourage community members through dialog and messaging.
Research and analyze fundraising opportunities, particularly in formulating proposals.
Participate, plan and organize donor-related events, foundation-related events.
Assist with the general day to day administrative tasks and other tasks.

Requirements:

Goal-oriented with the ability to make strong impact on people and motivate others to achieve their goals.
Creative solution mindset.
Analytical.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Good leadership skills – to motivate volunteers and team for events
Social media experience.

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F&B Business Operations and Sales Lead

We are searching for a foodie with a business mind and a heart for people! If you are seeking a chance to run and grow a business while impacting lives, eat X dignity is the place for you.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations

Oversee positioning, pricing, costing of products and new services
Issuing invoices and collecting payments for orders
Managing payroll of part-timer and casual workers
Maintaining restaurant folders and online files/administration
Closing monthly finance reports & Management updates

Business Sales and Development

Developing business ideas and executing strategies for business growth and sales via our physical storefront(s) as well as via the online platform (Beepit, Grab, Foodpanda) and via other channels (ie: corporate bulk orders)
Planning and executing seasonal food campaign, workshops or event together with the F&B Operation Team
Developing new avenues for income generation either through new product creation, marketing & sales promotion or through campaigns in collaboration with relevant departments
Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients and stakeholders
Increasing client base and maintaining the customer database

Requirements:

Degree holder; background in business and/or F&B industry
Previous experience in the F&B industry
Excellent customer-service and interpersonal skills
Reliability and flexibility (as the F&B industry can take up time on the weekends)
Self-starter and problem-solver
Planning, time and resource management
Proactive, organised, detail-oriented
Creative and willing to experiment with new ideas

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Mental Health Practitioner (Family Therapist/ Clinical Psychologist)

If you’re that unusual someone who listens deeply before you speak, sees what’s not spoken, knows you’re as fallible as the next person, and will put your heart into helping broken, confused and rejected humanity, apply to join the team.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify psychological, emotional or behavioral issues
Diagnose psychological, emotional or behavioral disorders
Develop and implement treatment plans and therapeutic processes for the student (client)
Help clients define goals and plan action to achieve personal, social, educational and vocational development and adjustment
Monitor client progress through regular meetings or sessions
Documents therapy sessions in accordance with policies and procedures regarding medical records; implements and adheres to policies which ensure patient confidentiality.

Requirements:

Must have Masters degree in Counselling/Clinical Psychology or related field
At least 2 years work experience
Possesses relevant license
Enjoys working with children & youths ages 6-18 years
Able to work independently with minimal supervision
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to communicate comfortably with students, parents, staff and community members in a professional manner
Creative, resourceful, self motivated & results oriented
Good interviewing and psychological/developmental evaluation skills

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Graphic Designer

Dignity is searching for a graphic designer to join our Creative team! You will be designing a wide variety of things across digital and offline media. To be successful in this position, you must be a self-starter, capable of delivering brilliant creative ideas and executing it through designs, and show amazing attention to detail.

Job Description:

Design web pages, brochures, posters, social media content, annual reports, advertisements, and other communication materials.
Completes projects by coordinating with internal and external parties: printer, education department, enterprise team, marketing, etc.
Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field
Experience as a graphic designer or in related field preferred, but fresh graduates are welcomed to apply too
Proficiency with required publishing tools, including Photoshop, InDesign Quark, and Illustrator
Proficient in English

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Baker (bake X dignity)

Are you:

Passionate about desserts and being creative in the kitchen?
Keen to work in a start-up business to develop and bake and produce amazing desserts and pastries?
Wanting to make a difference in society with your baking skills?

Job Description:

Mixing, preparing and baking bread, pastries, cakes and biscuits
Ordering supplies
Crafting and creating new and exciting baked goods

Requirements:

Local, with. 2+ years of baking experience
Possess a certificate/diploma in culinary/patisserie arts
Strong communication, time and resource management
Able to work early mornings or late night shifts

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Education Intern

EDUCATION TRACK

As an Education Intern or Practicum Student, you can expect to be tasked with hands on experiences and responsibilities in an online classroom setting. Be ready to learn and challenge yourself while you apply your skills from your university classroom.

Some responsibilities to expect:

Co-teach online classes as required*
Assist and participate in online classes preparation
Assist homeroom teachers in online classroom management
Administrative tasks including grading and marking of students' works
Attend weekly departmental meetings, as well as trainings and conferences as required

*Practicum Students or Interns are given the opportunities to co-teach classes as per university requirements

Requirements:

Minimum commitment of three (3) months or more
Currently pursuing a Degree or Diploma in Education
Good command in both written & spoken English with good presentation skills
Computer proficient namely Google Suite & Classrooms, Microsoft Office & Zoom
Proactive, organised, detail-oriented with strong verbal and interpersonal skills
Love children and has strong passion in coaching and developing children from diverse groups of background

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Volunteers

We welcome interns as well as short-term and long-term volunteers, either in the Education departments, Administrative departments or our Transformational Enterprises.

Minimum duration for individuals interested in volunteering is 1 full week.
Volunteer positions are available for individuals from overseas.

Volunteer teams from schools and companies require special coordination.

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Partnerships

If you have any specific ideas or project collaborations, please get in touch with us via dignity@dignityforchildren.org.

Please note your name and project proposal title in the email headline.