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Community Economic Development Specialist - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Colombia

Remote:

Full Remote

Salary:

8 - 8K yearly

Experience:

Mid-level (2-5 years)

Work from:

Colombia

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in education or economic development, Minimum 4 years of experience in economic development, entrepreneurship, and/or financial literacy, Experience in Training of Trainers or teacher training, B1 level or advanced intermediate spoken and written Spanish.

Key responsabilities:

Co-facilitate entrepreneurship lessons for youth and adults
Advise micro and small enterprises on basic management practices

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Job description

Your missions

Duration

9 months

Project description

The Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) has requested the support of Peace Corps Response Volunteers (PCRVs) to serve as Community Economic Development Specialists. UPTC (Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia) has identified a need for support of co-teaching and consulting processes for the development of competencies and skills for business, financial literacy and entrepreneurship in areas related to economic, social, and financial sciences, as well as in community and student projects led by the university.

The PCRV will co-facilitate entrepreneurship lessons to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in youth and adults, including planning, preparing and delivering high quality sessions aiming at solving real-world and personally meaningful challenges and problems. The PCRV will also advise micro and small enterprises on basic management practices.

Candidates selected for this position will be arriving in Colombia together as a group, so while the departure dates for the whole group could change, dates cannot be changed for individual candidates.

Required Skills

Bachelor’s degree in fields related to education or economic development.
Minimum 4 years of experience in economic development, entrepreneurship, and/or financial literacy.
Experience in Training of Trainers or teacher training.
Minimum B1 or advanced intermediate spoken and written Spanish at time of arrival in Colombia.
High tolerance for ambiguity and high level of flexibility – some details of this project could change.
Comfortable using and learning technology, and in hosting and facilitating virtual events or workshops on Zoom, Teams and other platforms.
Exceptional intercultural and interpersonal skills, flexible, adaptable, creative and willing to work in teams and independently.

Living conditions

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Medical considerations

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