The Operations Manager will play a key role in developing and implementing process and procedure systems for the AjA Project. The OM will have the opportunity to understand all the systems and working of a nonprofit organization from personnel recruitment, financial management, fundraising plans and program design. The Operations Manager will also support the core mission to provide innovative educational programs for refugee youth.
The AjA Project is an international nonprofit organization based in San Diego. AjA was founded in 2000 to empower refugee youth to use photography and other media arts to share their stories, gain self esteem, think critically about their identities and build leadership skills, thereby helping them to create better opportunities for their futures. AjA programs currently exist in San Diego, on the Thailand/Burma border, and in Bogotá, Colombia. Please visit www.ajaproject.org for more information.

Qualifications
- Financial and budget allocation management skills
- Experience in the areas of human resources, volunteer and/or intern management, especially in a nonprofit setting
- Technologically competent, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and database programs
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Experience working with refugee populations, youth development or arts education programs a plus

Character qualifications
- Ability to make strategic, administrative and procedural decisions on sensitive, confidential issues
- Tolerance and acceptance of all ethnic and religious groups a must
- Good public presence and the ability to interact with many types of people at different levels.
- Ability to work in a team environment

Financial management- Operations Manager will maintain and oversee accounting practices from light bookkeeping to monthly allocations.

Fundraising and marketing- Operations Manager will assist in fundraising/event support, donor and board management and database management.

Personnel- Operations Manger will lead volunteer recruitment, hiring, orientation, and evaluation; organize volunteer/staff events and recognition; write policies and job descriptions; manage and maintain personnel files; supervise AmeriCorps*VISTA members (additional training will be provided for this); maintain open communication between all segments of the organization and assist with staff recruitment. AjA’s team is made up of 6 full-time and 2 part-time staff, and approximately 15 volunteers/interns.

2 days a week for 3 hours a day, for approximately 12 weeks, throughout the fall semester

• Basic to Intermediate knowledge of Photography and/or video
  
• Experience working with middle school and/or high school age children of various ethnic backgrounds.
  
• General working knowledge of personal computers, Internet communications, word processing, and basic Photoshop skills.
  
• Applicants should possess a creative mind and deep desire to make a positive difference.

The AjA Project is a San Diego-based international organization dedicated to supporting innovative media arts and photography-based educational programs for refugee youth. Founded in 2000, our current projects target Burmese refugee youth in Northwestern Thailand, displaced youth in Bogotá, Colombia and refugee teenagers in San Diego from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, and Sudan.

This internship is an excellent opportunity to participate in an innovative, community-based approach to intercultural communication and education using photography, video, and writing to empower refugee youth.

Duties include: Teaching analog/digital photography skills, documentary photography and/or video skills, computer literacy, and visual story telling to resettled refugee teenagers in City Heights and/or El Cajon.