Short-Term Project Co-ordinators

(not more than one group at a time) will travel to Brčko to co-ordinate a short-term project of their own suggestion. Former projects include music workshops, mask-making, mural painting, and a month of African drumming workshops leading to a performance. Applicants for this post should include a short proposal of what they want to do, with their application form.

Length of contract: 1 - 3 months. During this period either party can suggest ending the project early. At the end of two months you may decide to apply for an individual project co-ordinator's contract (6 months to 1 year - see separate job description).

Remuneration: You will be asked to raise the funds to cover your short-term project; you will not be paid wages. A rough estimate of what you would need is: a one-off sum of £200 for travel costs from the UK, £200 accommodation and living costs per month, and the costs of materials for your project. We also ask short-term volunteers and co-ordinators to contribute some funds to the running costs of Firefly in Brcko, bearing in mind staff time in arranging your project and helping you run it, and costs of phone, rent, electricity and other bills. Ideally we ask volunteers to contribute £200 for each month that they will be at the project - this sum will also cover many of the materials you might need.

Your duties will include:

• Developing, planning and implementing your own project, with the help of local staff - you should have a workshop plan before you arrive at the project, so that you are ready to start getting people involved immediately. The permanent Brčko team can begin to advertise for participants in your project before you arrive, but you will need to interest potential participants in a solidly planned project once you arrive.
• Training local staff in any skills you possess that can be passed on to the permanent local team.
• Assisting with all day-to-day duties (such as driving) at the project, if needed.
• Compiling regular reports of your projects.
• There are no translators at Firefly, so you should have experience of non-verbal communication, or at least be aware that you may need to illustrate what you intend to do to people who may not speak English. It is therefore a good idea to have some pictures with you of your own or a similar project. However local staff will assist with translation when needed, or may co-ordinate your project with you. You will also probably find that many of the young people participating in your project will speak English to a high level, and some of them should agree to translate for you.

A good time to consider working at Firefly is during the three or four months up to the winter (January) or summer (June) festivals; you can then work on a short-term project and exhibit the results (a performance or exhibition) together with the participants, at the festival itself.