Indonesia Mengglobal (IM) is recruiting new team members for the period of February 2017 – February 2018. Below are the different roles that you can apply for:
Content Editors – covering the North America region (e.g. U.S. & Canada), Europe (e.g. EU & the UK), Asia, or Australia
Columnists – covering the North America region (e.g. U.S. & Canada), Europe (e.g. EU & the UK), Asia, or Australia
Communication Directors – Social Media Lead managing Indonesia Mengglobal’s social media accounts, offline events and partnerships
Team members of the current period will be eligible to become team leaders in the next period.
The deadline of application for the various roles above for the 2017 period is 1st December 2016. Once the application has closed, we will schedule interviews with the candidates. New team members will begin their roles on February 1st, 2017.
If you have any questions about the positions or becoming a team member, please let us know at indonesiamengglobal at gmail dot com. We look forward to your application!
CONTENT EDITORS
Indonesia Mengglobal is looking for Content Editors for the North American, European, Asian, and Australian regions to be part of our core team. Our editors play an important role in assisting our valued contributors to ensure timely publication of articles that meet our editorial standard. Editors are expected to honor the time and effort of our contributors by responding to their questions and concerns quickly and facilitating them through the editorial process in a professional manner. If you enjoy getting to know new Indonesian students and are committed to assisting them respectfully, this position is for you!
Nature of the position
This is an unpaid part-time position for the period of February 1st, 2017 – January 31st, 2018. The editor is expected to commit on average three hours per week during the period. As the work is done remotely, the directors can be based anywhere.
Roles and responsibilities
To oversee the whole editorial cycle from recruiting contributors to editing, scheduling and publishing articles
Responding to contributors’ emails and messages in a timely manner, within a maximum of 2 days
Publishing a minimum of three articles every month – two articles from contributors that the Content Director solicited or are being referred to by Indonesia Mengglobal’s team leader, and one article from columnist.
Bringing in new contributors from personal network, apart from assisting those who have signed up to contribute through our site
Being actively involved in strategy formulation of Indonesia Mengglobal
Working closely with the team leaders and other editors to manage Indonesia Mengglobal
Why become a Content Editors?
Get to know and build relationship with Indonesian students and alumni from universities abroad.
Develop leadership, journalistic and outreach skills, solid résumé builders.
Contribute to giving access of information for fellow Indonesians who aspire to study abroad, one way to give back to the community.
Contribute towards shaping Indonesia Mengglobal’s strategies going forward and determine the information trajectory via content
Have direct access to Indonesia Mengglobal’s network of staff, students and alumni. If you are planning to further your study abroad, we are committed to assist you by connecting to the right resources from our network.
Who are we looking for?
A Content Editors must be:
A student or alumni of higher education institution in the specified regions (e.g. USA & Canada, Europe, Asia, or Australia) with an Indonesian background.
Communicative and responsive to the intense online communication with contributors and between team members. Punctual and committed to work deadlines.
Connected to the extensive network of Indonesian students and alumni of the region.
Experienced in writing in English and Bahasa Indonesia, preferably with prior editorial experience.
Proficient in using Office applications. Familiarity with project management application, WordPress blogging templates, and html programming language is a plus.
If you are interested in becoming a Content Editors in charge of the North American, European, Asian, Australian regions, please fill out this application form by 1st December 2016. We will contact you to schedule an interview after the application period has ended.
COLUMNISTS
Indonesia Mengglobal is looking for Columnists to be part of our core team. Columnists share the subtleties of their experiences through monthly articles. If you often find yourself over-sharing or bursting with stories about your experience, you are born for this position!
Nature of the position
This is an unpaid part-time position for the period of February 1st, 2017 – January 31st, 2018. The columnist is expected to commit on average six hours per month during the period. As the work is done remotely, the directors can be based anywhere.
Roles and responsibilities
To provide Indonesia Mengglobal readers with a better understanding of studying abroad or life after returning from abroad via day-to-day stories.
Publishing a minimum of one article per month in English or Bahasa Indonesia
Showing a glimpse of daily life through photographs and words to our readers a) while studying abroad, or b) after returning to Indonesia from studying abroad
Interacting with readers via comments
Working closely with editors and the team leaders to develop Indonesia Mengglobal
Why become a columnist?
Develop journalistic and outreach skills, solid résumé builders
Share your stories and experiences with readers of Indonesia Mengglobal to increase understanding of student life overseas
Contribute to giving access of information for fellow Indonesians who aspire to study abroad, one way to give back to the community.
Contribute towards shaping Indonesia Mengglobal’s content trajectory going forward
Have direct access to Indonesia Mengglobal’s network of staff, students and alumni. If you are planning to further your study abroad, we are committed to assist you by connecting to the right resources from our network.
Who are we looking for?
A columnist must be:
Either a) a current student or b) an alumni of a higher education institution in a foreign country, with an Indonesian background
Passionate and confident in writing in English or Bahasa Indonesia, preferably with prior writing or blogging experience
Have a willingness to share stories and experiences
Communicative and responsive to the intense online communication between team members. Punctual and committed to work deadlines
Proficient in using Office applications. Familiarity with WordPress blogging templates and Photoshop is a plus
If you are interested in becoming a Columnist, please fill out this application form by December 1st, 2016. We will contact you to schedule an interview after the application period has ended.
SOCIAL MEDIA LEAD
Indonesia Mengglobal is looking for a Social Media Lead to be part of our core team. Social Media Lead will be in charge for Indonesia Mengglobal’s communication through our social media assets, namely in charge of IM’s YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts, and play an important role as the lead communicator of our work and activities online. If you are social media savvy and love to interact with people, this position is for you!
Nature of the position
This is an unpaid part-time position for the period of February 1st, 2017 – January 31st, 2018. The Communication Director – Social Media is expected to commit on average 3 hours per week during the period. As the work is done remotely, the director can be based anywhere.
Roles & Responsibilities
Managing Indonesia Mengglobal’s Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube account; including but not limited to daily posts and updates
Increase our social media base and manage its metrics
Soliciting videos of campus tours and students/alumni testimony from IM’s contributors and readers, to be uploaded to IM’s YouTube channel
Leading the design and execution of online events and communication
Becoming an online resource for questions related to our activities and events
Why become a Communication Director – Social Media?
Develop communication and social media management skills, solid résumé builder
Have direct access to Indonesia Mengglobal’s network of students and alumni.
Contribute to giving access of information for fellow Indonesians who aspire to study abroad, one way to give back to the community.
Receive support for your school application if you intend to study overseas. We are committed to help you in your application process. You will also be directly connected with students or alumni of the schools of your choice.
Who are we looking for?
A Communication Director – Social Media Lead must be:
Anyone with an Indonesian background
Proficient in using Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Google Hangout, and social media management tools (Hootsuite or others), preferably with social media management experience
Communicative and responsive to online communication with continuous access to internet
Punctual and committed to work during the time period
If you are interested in becoming a Social Media Lead, please fill out this application
form by 1st December 2016. We will contact you to schedule an interview after the application period has ended.
MENTORSHIP COORDINATOR
We are looking for 2 mentorship coordinators to assist in our annual mentorship program. Mentorship coordinators will be working closely with our Mentorship Head to ensure successful outreach and promotion of the program, smooth admission process with fair pairing of mentors and mentees, and commendable delivery of quality curriculum. You are a great candidate for this role if you are intrinsically driven to help Indonesian students improve their chances of being accepted in schools abroad and can set aside sufficient time amidst your busy schedule to work in a team environment to deliver this program.
Nature of the position
This is an unpaid part-time position for the period of Jan-Dec 2017. The mentorship coordinator is expected to commit on average three hours per week. The number of hours will typically ramp up a few weeks prior to the official start of the program up until its conclusion. As the work is done remotely, mentorship coordinator can be based anywhere.
Roles and responsibilities
Indonesia Mengglobal Mentorship is a three-month program that goes from July to September and can be broken into four main aspects: promotion, admission, curriculum, and external partnership. Mentorship coordinators are involved in all four aspects but can choose to focus on a particular aspect during off-peak periods:
Promotion
The objective of the promotion phase is to reach out to as many prospective mentors and mentees as possible and get the words out about the benefits of the mentorship program. Tasks during the promotion phase include:
– Gathering testimonials from past mentees as promotional resources
– Working with the communication team to create posters to promote the program and to spread the words about the program through our social media channels
– Coordinating with the content team to create post articles for mentorship announcements
Admission
Our mentorship program pairs each mentee with a matching mentor and attempts to provide opportunities to as many mentees as there are qualified mentors (In 2016, we accept >100 mentor-mentee pairs). The pairing takes into account the preferences of both mentors and mentees to ensure a fair process and a sustainable mentor-mentee relationship. This is done by requesting mentors/mentees to pick and rank their top mentees/mentors and honoring these rankings during pairing. The mentorship application opens for both mentors and mentees simultaneously for a period of one month. Tasks during the admission phase include:
– Preparing applications forms for mentors and mentees
– Responding to questions raised by prospective mentors and mentees during the application period
– Screening mentee applicants (typically no more than 20) for mentors who have been popularly picked to avoid overwhelming these mentors. Note that this will be the most time-consuming task for the admission phase.
Curriculum
Our mentorship program consists of 5 main legs: (1) resume, (2) school choice, standardized tests, and funding plan, (3) essays, (4) letter of recommendation, and (5) conclusion. An assignment is distributed at the beginning of each leg and must be submitted before the start of the next leg. Tasks for our mentorship curriculum include:
– Updating assignments from what are already available from previous years
– Organizing seminars/workshops to allow learning from successful experiences of mentors and past-mentees, and to discuss each application component in details
– Coming up with new initiatives to further improve the quality of the mentorship
– Tracking assignment submission
External partnership
Our program currently collaborates with EducationUSA to provide US-mentees with reimbursements for their school or standardized test fees. We are looking to continue this partnership in 2017 and explore partnership with other organizations to support our non-US-mentees.
Why become a mentorship coordinator?
– Contribute concretely to the mentees’ success in their applications to schools overseas
– Develop leadership and outreach skills, solid résumé builders.
– Get to know and build relationship with Indonesian students and alumni from universities abroad.
– Contribute towards shaping Indonesia Mengglobal’s strategies going forward
– Have direct access to Indonesia Mengglobal’s network of staff, students and alumni. If you are planning to further your study abroad, we are committed to assist you by connecting to the right resources from our network.
Who are we looking for?
A mentorship coordinator must:
– have strong intrinsically motivation to help Indonesian students improve their chances of being accepted in schools abroad
– be able to set aside sufficient time to work in a team environment to deliver the program
– A student or alumni of higher education institution overseas with an Indonesian background.
– Communicative and responsive to the intense online communication between team members. Punctual and committed to work deadlines.
If you are interested in becoming a Mentorship Coordinato, please fill out this application
form by 1st December 2016. We will contact you to schedule an interview after the application period has ended.