The Online Social Entrepreneurship program of the Eurasia Foundation seeks a Farsi-language instructor for the Human Resource Management online course. The instructor will be responsible for providing virtual training to a group of Iranian remote trainees. The course should be presented in a manner to facilitate the development of entrepreneurship and HR management skills among a cohort of Iranian social entrepreneurs.
The course is eight weeks long in duration and will cover basic topics in Human Resource Management.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- Prepare employment contracts and employment agreements ( for staff and volunteers)
- Volunteer management
- Job postings and develop questions for recruitment interview sessions
- Evaluate performance and provide feedback
- Understand HR policies and practices
EF seeks individuals with teaching expertise. Ideal candidates will have a background or experience in Iran, management, and online training. All applicants must be fluent in Farsi.
Work can be performed remotely though telecommunication.
Course Instruction (approximately 15-20 hours per week)
Student Monitoring & Evaluation (approximately 10 hours)
Education
Experience
Additional Skills and Qualifications
Please send a cover letter and resume to resumes@eurasia.org. Please provide references, availability and hourly rate.
Due to the volume of applications received, we are only able to respond to those we select for interviews.
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