AYY is searching for an Emergency Housing Coordinator
AYY is searching for an emergency housing coordinator approximately from the 5th of August 2019, or as agreed. The emergency housing coordinator is responsible for organizing temporary accommodation for students that are left without an apartment in the autumn and communicating about the situation. The coordinator’s tasks include providing guidance and counselling for students, especially international students, arranging the practicalities related to emergency accommodation (such as monitoring the use of the emergency accommodation and key control), and emergency accommodation planning in the long term. Fluent written and spoken English and Finnish are required.
Please send your free-form applications and CVs to rekrytointi(at)ayy.fi by Monday, the 13th of May, 16:00. We will let you know when we have received your application. We will try to make the selection during May.
Read the whole job description in Finnish here: https://ayy.fi/ylioppilaskunta/avoimet-tyopaikat/hatamajoituskoordinaattori/
The Aalto University student union AYY is an advocacy and service organisation of about 14,000 students. AYY employs about 40 people overall, and there are hundreds of volunteers and organisations operating within it. Providing affordable student housing near places of study is one of AYY’s key member services. AYY has about 2,600 apartments available for rent to AYY members. As a working environment, AYY is youthful and extremely flexible. AYY emphasises equality and diversity in its operation. We hope to get applicants from different backgrounds.
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