Anunțuri de Angajare

LOCATION:               Based in Chișinău, Moldova

CLASSIFICATION:   Intermittent contracted position for May-August 2026-2030.

COMPENSATION:     Daily rate of $38.53 USD

CLOSING DATE:       February 11, 2026

RUSSIAN AND ROMANIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL FACILITATOR

RUSSIAN AND ROMANIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL Facilitator (LCF) The Pre-Services Training (PST) Language and Culture Facilitator (LCF) is responsible for delivering the intercultural engagement training program sessions and activities, which include language, cultural orientation, and homestay, to help Peace Corps Trainees (PCTs) develop the competence needed to integrate into the local communities as Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs). Under the supervision of the Training Manager (TM), who oversees all aspects of Pre-Services Training (PST), the LCF coordinates the daily activities with the Language and Community Integration Coordinator (LCIC) as their primary contact and works closely with the Senior Language and Culture Facilitator (SLCF) and with the Host Family Coordinator (HFS).

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Training Manager, and in coordination with the Language and Community Intergradation Coordinator:

• Plans and facilitates language, intercultural and community integration training.
• Assists Trainees in developing technical language and appropriate behavior skills necessary for working as professionals in Moldova.
• In accordance with the Agency’s regulations provides safety and security support to S. Trainees and staff.
• Assists in designing and implementing integration of language with all training areas learning experiences and activities.
• Facilitates or co-facilitates integrated sessions and activities as needed.
• Gives suggestions for a better integration of language with other training areas in PST.
• Assists Host Families and Peace Corps Trainees (PCTs) with adjustment challenges.
• Helps PCTs develop authentic awareness of Moldova culture, language, people, and history through their homestay experience.
• Assists with facilitating community integration and development assignments.
• Coordinates PCTs-HFs interactions through the one-on-one support and session facilitation in collaboration with the Host Family Coordinator (HFC).
• Coordinates PCTs’ homestay integration at the assigned PST site.
• Supports PCTs’ intercultural learning and adjustment at the PST site and serves as a cultural informant for the PCTs and PCTs’ host families and encourages PCTs to integrate as much as possible.
• Involves the host families in the homestay training, both as participants and as cultural resources using best practices from previous years.
• Evaluates PCTs’ cultural learning and homestay integration in realistic situations as well as out-of-classroom homestay assignments.

Desired Qualifications and Skills:

• University degree required.
• Language teaching or training experience.
• Excellent language proficiency in both Romanian and Russian, and a good working knowledge of English.
• General knowledge of Moldovan culture, communities, and professional norms is essential.
• Flexibility while working within an intercultural environment and ability to work as a member of a team.
• Exposure to or experience with foreigners preferred.

SUBMIT APPLICATION IN ENGLISH TO:

US Peace Corps

Str. Banulescu Bodoni, 57/1

Chişinău, Moldova-2005

Email: md-hr@peacecorps.gov (please send as MS Word attachment)

Please include your resume and cover letter and indicate the position title in the subject line.

Additional Instructions:

The anticipated contract is contingent on availability of funds, reference checks, successful completion of a background check, and medical examination. Only those invited to an interview will be contacted. Peace Corps reserves the right to not evaluate or to withhold an offer of a personal services contract to an individual that has a history of poor past performance or conduct as a Peace Corps Trainee, Volunteer, or staff member (USDH, PSC, or FSN). Peace Corps reserves the right to withhold an offer of a personal services contract to an individual that is a relative or household member of a current Peace Corps staff member. Individuals who have current or prior connections with intelligence activities or agencies through employment, related work, or even family relations may be ineligible for a personal services contract. The selected individual will be required to follow any workplace health and/or safety rules indicated for their position – including complying with any medical and/or training requirements specified for their position in accordance with public health and/or occupational health or safety policies. Peace Corps will not discriminate against an applicant because of that person's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older, except when the applicant is beyond the mandatory retirement age in the country of assignment), disability, or genetic information.

Peace Corps Moldova is an Equal Opportunity Employer