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Global Youth Conference Facilitators

& Facilitator Trainers

The Global department was founded in late 2014 and is responsible for Osaka YMCA's short and long term Global Internship programs, Global Youth Conference (GYC), Social Enterprise, Staff Exchange, and Global Studies programs. It also facilitates and maintains partnerships with international stakeholders and provides translation and interpreting services across the organization. Currently it has a small but energetic team of 6 staff and various short-term and long-term interns.

The Osaka YMCA GYC Facilitator Intern is responsible for researching, creating and facilitating a GYC workshop in a small team and leading the GYC General Assembly. Facilitators work closely with the Facilitator Trainer Senior Interns, receiving guidance and direction with developing workshop content and materials, presentation style, and effective communication to their audience. The Facilitator intern’s and Facilitator Trainer's goals are aligned with the objectives of the Osaka YMCA GYC 5 year strategic plan which aims to create an internationally renown youth conference model run by young people for young people from around the world.

Personal and Professional Learning Opportunities 

  • Hands on planning and implementation of a variety of Global Department projects 

  • Valuable administration, project planning and research experience

  • Use of their existing skills to achieve an agreed project outcome

  • Internship experience in a Japanese organization

  • An opportunity to develop their Japanese language skills

  • Meet a variety of interns from around the world, allowing them to share, learn and form global partnerships 

  • Work with experienced staff that can help guide them through their internship and expose them to challenges and opportunities to which they can realistically achieve

What would your role and responsibilities look like?

Intern
Senior Intern

What else can you expect and look forward to?

Osaka YMCA Tosabori provides the following services:

  • Japanese nursery and pre-school

  • International Kindergarten

  • Wellness center with gymnasium and work out classes

  • International High School

  • International Hotel/Business College

  • Japanese language school

  • Language Center

  • Global programs (Global Internship, Global Youth Conference, Global Studies, Youth For Causes

  • MyYCafe coffee cart

**Access to Wi-Fi is provided for members, staff, and students

**Interns may utilize the gym for ¥500

Regarding accommodation during the internship:

You will be staying at Rokkosan YMCA for majority of your internship duration, but will also get the option to stay off the mountain and rent an airbnb with your fellow interns over the weekends. (If you decide to stay off the mountain, you will be responsible for all expenses.

There will also be a hostel very close to Tosabori that Global has a partnership with. Global interns will be provided a special discount but will need to go through Global for reservations.

Rokkosan YMCA provides the following services:

Accommodation for 150 - 180 people
• Various conference and training rooms
• Outdoor sports and activity area
• Water sports activity lake (canoeing)
• Hiking trails
• Shared Laundry facilities - washing machine only, no dryer
• Wifi access* limited to certain locations
• Drink vending machines
• Main dining hall
• Japanese style public bath *private bath available. (Shampoo & Body soap available)

 

**Please inform us in advance if you are uncomfortable using the public bath.

**Wi-fi is available but recommended to bring your own portable wi-fi or to rent one.

Meals will be supplied and served in the dining hall at Rokkosan YMCA and have set times that need to be met. There is a very small shop 200 meters down the road that sells some basic food items that can be easily accessed. There is also a small kitchen at the back of the office that can be used for cooking and food storage including a fridge.

During the summer, Rokkosan YMCA is subject to hot, humid weather. There is no air conditioning at the campsite but fans are provided. 

What should you bring?

  • Laptop with laptop charger and adapters

  • Comfortable clothes to be wearing on camp grounds

  • Basic office appropriate outfits for Tosabori (Smart casual)

  • Long sleeve top/jacket/cardigan for the office (gets cold with a/c)

  • Comfortable shoes and sandals (for office as well as for camp grounds)

  • Body wipes to refresh yourself and help cool you down

  • Water bottle - water filling stations provided at Tosabori and at Rokko

  • Portable Wifi or SIM Card

  • Formal attire (suits, dress, etc) or traditional cultural attire for GYC General assembly

 

**The first few weeks your body will go through a transition phase so it is strongly recommended to bring some vitamin/immune boost and your own medication for when you get sick.  

Hear from interns about their experience!

Osaka YMCA Tosabori

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1-5-6 Tosabori Nishi-ku Osaka 550-0001 Japan

06-6441-5088

Rokkosan YMCA

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