February 10, 2010
Interesting...
The European Commission has officially announced that the final selection of the winning logo and slogan for the European Year of Volunteering 2011 has been postponed and will not take place until the New Year. We have been notified by the European Commission that the delay is due to a new Commission, likely to take office in late January 2010, as well as related internal structural changes. In the framework of these structural changes the Citizenship Policy unit that has been dealing with the preparation of the European Year will be moved to the Directorate-General Communication.The finalists can be assured that an equivalent prize for the winners will be offered in 2010 and the finalists will be contacted directly by the services of the European Commission in charge of the selection.
February 9, 2010
World Thinking Day 2010
ԱՍԳԱՄ "Աստղիկ"-ը փետրվարի 21-ին նշում է Մտորման օրը (Thinking day): Օր, որ նշում են աշխարհի բոլոր աղջիկ սկաուտներն ու գայդերը, օր, որը նվիրված է ընկերությանը, համերաշխությանն և բարեկամությանն աշխարհի բոլոր ժողովուրդների միջև: Մենք նույնպես, որպես մաս այդ մեծ, միջազգային ընտանիքի այս տարի նշելու ենք այդ տոնը:
Միջոցառմանը կարող են մասնակցել նաև միավորման բարեկամները (անկախ սեռից), ինչպես իրենց խմբերով, այնպես էլ որպես հանդիսատես` ակտիվ մասնակցությամբ:
Լավագուններին սպասվում են մրցանակներ:
Մանրամասն տեղեկությունների, ինչպես նաև ձեր խմբի մասնակցությունը հաստատելու համար դիմեք միավորման գրասենյակ:
January 30, 2010
Աշխատանքի հնարավորություն/Job opportunity
"Innovasys" LLC
TITLE: Assistant to Director/Secretary
OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: All interested candidates
DURATION: Long term with 2-month probation period
LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia
OPENING DATE: January 28, 2010
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 9, 2010
START DATE/ TIME: ASAP
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Innovasys LLC is currently seeking a candidate for the position of Assistant to Director. The selected candidate will be responsible for providing general assistance to the director in different activities.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Carry out general administrative tasks and provide assistance to the Director in daily activities;
- Maintain files, sort and file correspondence and other documents in a record or filing system;
- Answer, screen and manage incoming/outgoing local and international phone calls and emails;
- Arrange meetings, do translations;
- Prepare presentations as necessary;
- Explore market needs and offer relevant products;
- Assist in organizing and conducting presentations for potential clients;
- Arrange meetings, and represent the company when appropriate;
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- University degree;
- Excellent knowledge of English, and Armenian languages, both oral and written; good knowledge of Russian language;
- Good knowledge of MS Office (strong knowledge of Word and Excel) and speed typing; skills in Internet navigation
- Previous working experience in administrative sphere is highly desirable;
- Ability to interact with clients and skills in developing fruitful relationships with customers;
- Ability to work under pressure and flexibility to handle with a variety of tasks simultaneously;
- Strong ethical, organizational and communication skills;
- High sense of responsibility, punctuality and loyalty;
- Accuracy and attention in dealing with documents;
- Maintain necessary reports, documents and other forms;
- Motivation to work and to learn to grow within the company;
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Please send your CV to info@innovaitivesystems.am. Please clearly mention in your email subject that you are applying for an assistant to Director position in Innovasys LLC.
December 28, 2009
Kapan’s Girl Scouts’ Leadership Seminar
The girls completed several activities in two and a half hour session. One was to see if they could all get every teammate into a lifeboat which was clearly only built for 10. At first only about half of the girls fit, but after many trials and tribulations, they came up with the idea of putting just 1 foot on the sheet and holding onto each other to keep their boat afloat. The boat was rocking, however no one fell.
Another activity to promote team work began with the girls forming a single line, side by side. A balloon was positioned in between each girl at waist level. The object is for the whole line to walk forwards with none of the balloons falling to the ground. In the end the girls decided to take baby steps and remain close to one another. The line did eventually move a few feet.
The final activity of the seminar was to build a tower using team work and creativity. This activity had the girls utilizing strategic planning methods as a large group. The girls were divided into two teams, and each team was given a box with similar items. The girls had to decide how much time they would need to complete the project, draw a model of their tower including measurements, and then construct the tower within the allotted amount of time. Many of the girls don’t have frequent opportunities to utilize these skills. The groups were in two different rooms, but amazingly the final towers were about the same height, despite the fact that one group choose 10 minutes and the other 20 minutes to work on this project.The Kapan Girl Scouts have been meeting weekly with Peace Corps volunteers Andrea Trowbridge and Barbara Colson since September of 2009. The girls come from different schools all over Kapan. It is the volunteers’ hope that the girls will become strong leaders in their community and make lasting friendships.