Bedo Demirdjian and his new home – the Homeland
Born in Lebanon, Bedo Demirdjian grew up in an Armenian family with a strong connection to its community, culture, and history.
Join COAF and experience a work environment that nurtures your passion and enables you to contribute to COAF’s mission of bringing life-changing opportunities to Armenia’s rural communities.
At COAF, we understand the importance of work-life balance. Enjoy the added benefit of paid flex hours throughout the year, supporting you to manage your time effectively and optimize productivity.
COAF is committed to your professional growth. Take advantage of career development opportunities that support your attendance at relevant conferences and seminars and broaden your knowledge and stay ahead in your field.
Your hard work deserves recognition. At COAF, we value and appreciate your dedication. Earn a performance-based end-of-year bonus, rewarding your exceptional contributions and driving you towards even greater achievements.
The SMART Programs Expansion Coordinator is responsible for developing launch projects for newly opening educational institutions within COAF SMART Centers, ensuring their effective operation and continuous development. The ideal candidate contributes to the adaptation of the SMART education model in new communities by integrating the successful experience of the Lori SMART Center and proposing innovative solutions.
As the External Relations Manager, you will drive COAF’s strategic goals by establishing and strengthening partnerships with diplomatic missions, international organizations, and business partners. You will oversee grant acquisition, mobilize financial resources, manage technical assistance programs, and lead the external relations team to ensure COAF’s program sustainability and enhanced impact.
We are seeking a visionary and strategic Sustainable Business Development Manager to oversee the smooth operations and growth of our existing businesses—hotel, visitor center, honey —and to lead our expansion into agriculture, renewable energy initiatives and other revenue-generating areas.
Born in Lebanon, Bedo Demirdjian grew up in an Armenian family with a strong connection to its community, culture, and history.
About six months ago, when we were switching to quarantine life, we would hardly imagine it would take us almost 180 days to get the green light of leaving our “home offices.”
‘-Have you seen the Grand Canyon?
-Not really!
-Get in the car, you are going to see it, – says Suren, the Agritech program Instructor at the COAF SMART Center.
Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that employs community-led approaches aimed at improving the quality of life in rural Armenia, with particular focus on children and youth.
New York, USA
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New York, NY 10010
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Yerevan, Armenia
2/2 Melik Adamyan
Yerevan 0010, RA
+374 10 502076
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