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Organizational Development & Employability Advisor, Peru

OVERSEAS PLACEMENT:
Organizational Development & Employability Advisor, Peru
PROGRAM: ‘Diasporas for Development Initiative’ (DfD)
PARTNER NAME: Sociedad Peruana de Síndrome de Down (SPSD)
LOCATION: Lima, Peru
LENGTH OF PLACEMENT: 3 months in-country followed by 3 months distance support
FUNDING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Must be an American Citizen, Permanent Resident or have a valid work permit
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: Fluency in Spanish, intermediate English
*This placement is conditional upon availability of funds from our donors.
THE VOLUNTEER’S ROLE:
Overall placement purpose:
The mission of SPSD is to contribute to the improvement of the lives of people with Down syndrome. SPSD provides support and information on key areas: health, early intervention, inclusive education, legal advice, supported employment, laws and public policies. The volunteer will strengthen the organisation by supporting the creation of a strategic planning process. He/she will also improve its services to young men and women.
Specific Objectives
• Organize participatory sessions with the board members and volunteers
• Support the creation of a strategic plan
• Draft an activity plan
• Coordinate efforts with the Ministry of Labour
• Design jobs for young men and women in agreement with the private enterprises
• Build alliances to enhance supported employment with private enterprises
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential requirements
• Degree in Business, Economics, Marketing, Human Resources, Social Sciences or related field
• Management and organisational development experience
• Experience in training, teaching or mentoring • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) • Basic financial management skills
Desirable
• Experience working in youth organizations • Significant personal or professional ties to the country or region of the placement.**
**Significant personal ties include persons having immediate or extended family relations or ancestry in the country of the placement. Significant professional ties include persons who have lived and worked in the specific country of the placement preferably for a period of 2 or more years.
TRAINING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
Our training and support package covers the costs of being an overseas volunteer, allowing you to enjoy a modest but healthy lifestyle while you volunteer abroad. This includes:
• Attendance at a Cuso International assessment day (candidates must cover the first $150 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and accommodation costs).
• Travel and accommodation costs associated with pre-departure training.
• Return airfare and visa/permit (this includes a return flight in the case of a family emergency).
• Coverage for required vaccinations, medications and comprehensive health insurance.
• Accommodation while overseas.
• A modest living allowance during the overseas placement, which varies depending on the country where you are placed.
• Support payment made at end of placement.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please apply online, quoting referral code PER0022/0001/0001 and the name of the placement.
ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
The ‘Diasporas for Development Initiative’ is a public private partnership generously supported by USAID and Accenture, implemented by Cuso International.
The ‘Diasporas for Development Initiative’ is a two year pilot project designed to address the challenge of human resource gaps in developing countries, often due to ‘brain drain,’ by engaging US-based volunteers to share their skills with Cuso’s local program partners.
The program takes a two pronged approach to promoting diaspora engagement in countries of ancestry:
  1. Developing partnerships with Diaspora Partner Organizations (DPO’s) in the U.S. through reciprocal exchange of support; and,
  2. Recruiting US-based professionals from the diaspora to share their skills in support of projects that build employability and entrepreneurship skills in their countries of ancestry (focus on Secure Livelihoods).
ABOUT USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States. Spending less than one-half of 1 percent of the federal budget, USAID works in over 100 countries to promote broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United States, and fosters good will abroad. For more information, visit www.usaid.gov.
ABOUT ACCENTURE
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with 259,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Through its Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship focus, Accenture is committed to equipping 500,000 people around the world by 2015 with the skills to get a job or build a business. The company generated net revenues of US$27.9 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2012. Its home page iswww.accenture.com.
ABOUT CUSO INTERNATIONAL
Cuso International is a non-profit development organization that works through volunteers. Each year, we send hundreds of global citizens to work on collaborative development projects in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. We are one of North America’s leading international development organizations that works through volunteers.
How to apply:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please apply online, quoting referral code PER0022/0001/0001 and the name of the placement.http://volunteerplacementsoverseas.org/english/volunteeropenings.asp