Brief Description:

Placement Nicaragua

Start Date Jun - Aug 2018 (flexible)

Length of Placement 12 Months

Language Requirements Spanish

Spanish Reading: Level 3, Writing: Level 3, Speaking: Level 3

Language Scale: http://www.cusointernational.org/languageratingscale

Please submit a Spanish Cover Letter and Statement of Interest

Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only

The Volunteer’s Role

Working in Batahola as a volunteer you will find an inclusive environment, where people interact and learn from each other; we can say that this is a constant learning environment. As you can see, Batahola has a variety of projects and activities; and the challenge for the organization is to be able to monitor the actions, products, results, and impact. As the Organizational Development Advisor, you will support the organization in developing a monitoring system than can be applied to all the different programs and projects that they run. You will also have the opportunity to systematize and document success case studies from beneficiaries in the last decades. Come join a team that feels like a family and work with committed staff members (90% of the staff were one day beneficiaries of CCBN) who personally know the impact the organization came make in people's lives..

As a volunteer, you will:

- Support CCBN on the revision of the monitoring system for programmatic actions and actions

- Support on the evaluation of projects of CCBN

Essential Academic Qualifications:

- Degree in Social Science, international development, or other combinaison of relevant experience or studies

Essential Professional Background:

- Experience in monitoring and evaluation of social projects.

Support Package

- Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)

- Accommodation while in placement

- Return airfare and visa/work permit costs

- Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance

- Pre-departure training and in-country orientation

- Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend

- Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)

- Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return

- Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).

- Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation

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