Brief Description:

City Lima, Peru

Start Date Mar - May 2019 (flexible)

Length of Placement 7 Months

Language Requirements Spanish

Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only

The Volunteer’s Role

As the Resources Mobilization Advisor, you will provide technical assistance to our partner Instituto de Defensa Legal in enhancing their resource mobilization capacity, through the development of proposals and access funding, including building a crowdfunding strategy.

As a volunteer, you will:

- Coordinate and identify potential local, regional and international donor institutions to support IDL’s work; and build a donor database.

- Facilitate trainings for staff focused on writing and developing proposals using resource mobilization guidelines and tools.

- Develop guidelines and tools for the organization’s resource mobilization activities.

- Support the expansion of programs by coordinating, developing and submitting concept notes and proposals for funding, in line with donor requirements.

Essential Academic Qualifications:

- Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Strategic Operations, Development Studies, Political Science, Gender Studies, Social Science or other related field

Essential Professional Background:

- 3 years’ experience; must possess knowledge of Project Management tools and systems.

- Proven success in fundraising.

- Communications experience (presentations, trainings and workshops)

- Experience developing concept notes and funding proposals.

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