Team Assistant (remote volunteer)

Overview

We believe in the importance of communication, and visual languages are part of this vision. We all use emojis, GIFs, and many other visual communication forms in our daily lives already. Our mission is to create the world's first fully functional language based on icons, improving written communication by adding visual meanings.

We're a team of linguists, technologists, and designers passionate about the potential of making communication simple, direct, and impactful.

IKON is the name of the language, and KomunIKON is the association behind the project. We're ambitious and open-minded. Reach out if you believe you can positively contribute to our mission and are ready to take action. Visit our website at www.komunikon.com to learn more about the project.

About you

Communication is one of your core strengths. You are self-organized, ambitious, and passionate about languages. You believe that the world can be a better place and are ready to commit and push through walls to turn your beliefs into reality. Pioneering the adoption of a new communication system is ambitious. You understand this and are resilient.

About us

We're a team of over 30 volunteers working across multiple disciplines, from linguistics to design, from business development and marketing to product development. We are open and respectful, and work remotely and mostly asynchronously. Accountability is key for us, and so is teamwork.

About the role

KomunIKON offers you the opportunity to join the team by dealing with the management of the whole project. You will be responsible for following the 5 different teams, coordinating cross-team communication, and tasks. All the tasks that will be entrusted to you will not require any travel on your part, as they can be done directly from your home. The KomunIKON team is also composed of collaborators living outside of Switzerland, and depending on the workgroup, we have meetings in different languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, and English), so it is a good opportunity to practice the languages you are studying.

Missions:

1. Participate in meetings of each team
2. Understand the different parts of our articulated project
3. Ensure communication between different teams
4. Propose improvements in the management of the project
5. Help manage new candidates (CVs, interviews, etc.)
6. Lead the organization of our virtual parties and team-building events

Profile required :

1. Experience in project management
2. Good communication skills
3. Openness and resistance to stress
4. Good organizational skills
5. Fluency in English and any other languages is welcome.
6. Self-motivated
7. Availability of a few hours per week

We offer you :

1. A dynamic and stimulating work environment, with 30+ volunteers, spread all over the world
2. Flexible working hours
3. A rewarding work experience, helping create a unique international language based on icons.

We look forward to receiving your complete application (CV, cover letter, certificates, LinkedIn profile) through our contact form. https://www.komunikon.com/en/contact

Please explain why you are fine with an unpaid collaboration and what drives you to volunteer with us.