Adoptions Manager
Duties: To respond to international and local adoption and information requests for Egyptian Mau cats. Monitoring email, and updating Excel adoption and payment sheets. Making arrangements with airlines for shipping cats, and to liaison with pet escorts, making sure cat is ready to travel and arrives safely; some follow-up required. Applicant needs access to a home computer, or can use the computer in EMRO HQ. Position requires speedy response time, usually within 1-2 days of receiving requests. It is a crucial and rewarding position requiring a responsible, tactful, patient person with a sense of humor who is able to cope with occasionally tight deadlines, and work with other volunteer and office staff as a team player. Must be fluent in English. Arabic helpful but not absolutely required.
Location: Ideal candidate ideally should be situated in Cairo and become familiar with the EMRO cats and to make phone calls to book cats on planes. Person does not have to come daily to EMRO HQ (Mokattam) but periodically to check on the cats.
Hours/Days: Flexible, estimated 5-10 hours a week (i.e. 20-30 hours/month avg)
Position: Available ASAP. Applications are being taken until position is filled.
Pease email info@emaurescue.org for further information or to apply.
Pet Escorts
Do you travel periodically to Europe or to North America? We can always use pet escorts, especially to America. Please check the current list of pet escorts needed or send us your location anyway, since adoptions come up suddenly. The adopter covers all costs of cats travelling, including a tip of $50 or 50 euros to the traveller to help get the cat to their destination. We ensure a hassle free trip and get the cat to you at the airport on date of departure with all correct travel papers and you are put in touch with the adopter to exchange contact details upon arrival. We do need some time to get the paperwork ready and to ensure the adopter can meet you on the date of travel, so the more time you can give us the better it is and more likely we can make it work out for a cat waiting its forever home overseas. Contact info@emaurescue.org for more information or to let us know your travel plans.
If you know of any travel agency who might also be able to help us out by advertising our need for escorts, we'd also very much appreciate this as it helps us get the word out to more travellers who may be potential escorts.
Most urgent current need: Boston, MA USA area, and Toronto, Ont Canada.
Photographers
Volunteer photographers needed to take photos occasionally at EMRO HQ in Mokattam of new and existing cats to help us post information on our website for cat adoptions and sponsorship. Also of occasional events or of others volunteering with the cats.
Must have own digital camera and be able to upload/download images to the office computer either directly or by email attachment. Dates and times flexible,
Please email details to info@emaurescue.org or call 010-654-4707.
Needed as soon as possible. Must be local in Cairo, Egypt area.
Note: we have a couple great part time photographers but more are always welcome!
Webmaster
Do you have experience in creating and updating websites? Do you have some time to give to a worthy charity? We need someone who is able to use Dreamweaver (ideally) or Frontpage or other web related program to update our website regularly. This would require on average, updating weekly or as required, especially time relevant information like pet escortes needed, cats available or who are adopted, etc. Estimated 5-8 hours a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. Photos need resizing, so if you have Photoshop or Image Composer or the like, this would be helpful.
No need to be located in Cairo, but must be accessible, reliable, dependable, honest and able to do the updates in a timely manner, and able to take direction well. Must be detail-oriented and able to edit own work. Good command of English necessary.
Please send inquiries/details to info@emaurescue.org.
Translators
Are you able to translate on occasion? We sometimes get requests for adoptions from different languages, including French, German, Italian, Spanish and Arabic. If you speak other languages and can periodically act as translators (mostly written) for us, please let us know. Contact info@emaurescue.org. Not necessary to be in Egypt for this, although if you are, we can perhaps contact you for local inquiries in other languages as needed.
Journalists
Are you a seasoned journalist or even a budding writer? Want to help spread the word about Egyptian Maus or shelter work in Cairo? Ideal if you live in Cairo and can visit and do some photojournalism, but not absolutely necessary. We would love to get additional advertising in local Cairo publications or media, or through the Middle East, through Europe or North America, in regular magazines or print, or cat or animal related magazines as well. The more people who know about us, the better chance our cats will be adopted and we may get extra funds to keep our doors open a little longer.
Write us with your suggestions or availability, to info@emaurescue.org.
Fundraisers
Any ideas for fundraising that might help us out? Do you do grant writing? Know any corporate company who might make donations of money or supplies (including veterinarian supplies)? Please let us know! We'd love to have you on board! Local or overseas. Contact info@emaurescue.org.
Cat Socializers
Love cats? Live in Cairo? How about coming up to Mokattam to our shelter and socializing with our cats? They live long, lonely days in rooms, awaiting their forever home and would LOVE to meet you. Brushing, playing, even just keeping them company and providing a warm lap can do wonders to help keep the cats adoptable for when their special person checks them out! Call the office in the afternoons at 2507-6946, or 010-654-47087 or email info@emaurescue.org.
Pet Therapists
Do massage? Healing work? For pets? We would like to welcome you to EMRO to administer to our cats when you have time. If you have any special talents or abilities you'd like to share, and live in the Cairo area, let us know. Contact info@emaurescue.org.
Donations of Cat Supplies and Toys needed!
Are you a cat person? Do you have cat toys your cat is no longer wanting? Our shelter cats need cat posts, cat toys and anything else you can provide to make their long days awaiting a home more enjoyable. Please contact the office at 2507-6946 or mobile: 010-654-4707 or email info@emaurescue.org for pick up or drop off times of any donations (including old furniture, clothing, bedding, baskets, etc!)
Foster Homes
Sometimes our cats need foster homes while awaiting their overseas home, or if they need to be in isolation due to a cold, or if we get too many kittens in at once that we need temporary shelter. If you life in Cairo (ideally near Mokattam but not absolutely) and can help us out occasionally, please let us know. Email: info@emaurescue.org with your availability dates and location and type of cat or kitten you can accomodate due to your schedule.
(updated January 7, 2008)
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