Dance 4 Peace is a global nonprofit that prevents violence and bullying and transforms conflict in schools and communities through dance and creative movement. Our curriculum promotes empathy, mediation skills, anger management, and conflict transformation to instill social and emotional competencies for peace. Through school and community center partnerships, Dance 4 Peace connects communities in the United States in Baltimore, Newark, New York City and Washington DC and internationally in Colombia, Germany, and the Philippines to share intercultural stories of peace. Our vision is to ignite global social change through the art of movement, and as such both our curriculum and evaluation system are completely movement-based. To date, Dance 4 Peace has worked with over 5,366 youth in nine cities on four continents.

Dance 4 Peace was recently named a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum, a Youth Leader by the Inter-American Development Bank and awarded a Cordes Fellowship at the Opportunity Collaboration. We are building a movement of intercultural exchange in peacebuilding and violence prevention through dance. Dance 4 Peace hubs share best practices in conflict transformation and social and emotional learning as part of the global PeaceMover network. Our program is creative, dynamic, completely movement-based and evaluated, and adaptable to specific cultures, communities and contexts. We envision a world where creative movement redefines how we build cultures of peace.

We offer:

• The ability to spend your time on high-impact work that is already defining the future of movement-based peace education
• A fun, talented team that empowers you and gives you the freedom to be creative and help shape the organization
• Full-time salary + benefits

Responsibilities may include:

• Supporting partnership development with new schools and community centers in Baltimore
• Collaborating with relevant constituents in Baltimore to ensure successful implementation of Dance 4 Peace curriculum
• Facilitating professional development and trainings for Baltimore PeaceMover facilitators
• Visiting and observing classrooms to improve Baltimore PeaceMover capabilities
• Supporting curriculum development and revisions
• Assisting monitoring and evaluation efforts and communication of impact
• Coordinating communication with stakeholders in the Baltimore community
• Coordinating ad-hoc tasks and projects as needed

Requirements:

• A desire to use creativity and movement to affect social change
• 1-3 years of work experience.  Experience in a high caliber teaching or education role (e.g., TFA) considered a plus
• Passion for and experience with the performing arts, specifically dance or musical theatre
• Flexibility in ambiguous and dynamically changing environments
• Entrepreneurial and “can-do” attitude.  A love for tackling tough problems and the confidence to solve them
• Technology proficiency, including the use of Google Docs, Salesforce, and social media
• Great enthusiasm to try new methods and chart new waters
• Distinctive interpersonal and communication skills
• Familiarity with Baltimore area and community considered a plus

The ideal candidate has 1-3 years of work experience and is passionate about making a big difference in education and conflict resolution through dance and creative movement.

Roles and responsibilities will include numerous dynamic projects in an early startup environment, as assigned by the U.S. Program Manager.  We are looking for people who can do anything, from choreograph a routine to work on a grant proposal, and are excited to take on any task.

A D4P Disclaimer… All of our positions require individuals with an entrepreneurial mind who are able to navigate ambiguity, take matters into their own hands, take risks, learn things they don’t know, and do whatever it takes to get the job done. That might mean working until midnight with the team, reading hundreds of PeaceMover applications, helping coordinate our Global Training Summit, dancing your booty off, talking with Baltimore principals about what makes them tick, and going out of your way to share the D4P story with the world.

Application Procedure:
Apply by sending an email to move@dance4peace.org by Aug 17th with subject line “Baltimore Program Coordinator- Your Name”, resume, and a letter to us describing why you want to join Team D4P.

Join our movement online:
www.dance4peace.org
www.facebook.com/dance4peace
www.twitter.com/dance4peacenow