Guatemala: Local Representative
Country: Guatemala
Closing date: 15 Sep 2013
Together with some 170 partner organizations in the South, and thousands of volunteers in Flanders, Broederlijk Delen is constantly working towards sustainable development. We do not launch projects in the South ourselves, but we support the plans of the local people. Rural development, food security and human rights are the complementary domains in which Broederlijk Delen is operating.
In each of our partner countries, Broederlijk Delen has a local representative who represents the organisation in the region and cooperates closely with the staff in Brussels.
Currently we are looking for a local representative for Guatemala.
Job description
- You conceive a regional policy and program together with our staff in Brussels.
- You develop long-lasting relationships with the partner organisations, a.o. through frequent field visits
- You stimulate capacity building within the partner organisations
- You encourage collaboration between the partner organisations and you focus on the projects’ and program’s efficiency and quality
- You monitor the partner’s projects, also financially, in order to assure results-based management
- You develop a network of and synergies with and between relevant local stakeholders and you represent Broederlijk Delen at local and Belgian/European governments
- You do the follow-up of the development workers and volunteers who work in your region
- You communicate actively with the staff in Brussels about the projects’ and program’s evolutions on the field
- You give input from the field for the global Broederlijk Delen policy
Profile
The candidate:
- Has as university degree or can compensate this with his/her professional experience
- Has a relevant professional experience of at least 5 years of which at least 3 years in the South, at least partly in Latin-America
- Has affinity with the North-South movement and with Latin-America
- Speaks and writes fluently Spanish; good knowledge of English and French; knowledge of Dutch is a plus
- Has good knowledge of result-based project and program management
- Is familiar with a rights based approach
- Has a good practical knowledge of common software
- Has a good understanding of the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of development and transformation processes
- Displays strong analytical, summarizing and editorial skills for writing reports, policy notes, compiling files
- Shows strong relational and communication skills for working in an intercultural context
- Can work autonomously
- Is flexible and has the capacity to detect opportunities
- Is willing to travel regularly and to make frequent field visits
How to apply:
To apply, please send a covering letter and a CV to jobs@broederlijkdelen.be (by preference) or to Broederlijk Delen VZW, attn Dirk Van der Roost, Huidevettersstraat 165 - 1000 Brussels by September 15th at the latest.
More information about the job can be obtained from Patricia Verbauwhede, patricia.verbauwhede@broederlijkdelen.be, or tel. +32-213.04.54 (telephonically: from 9 September on).
Selected candidates will be invited for a written test and job interview in Brussels by the end of September. After that, the selected candidate will be requested to participate in psychosocial testing.
Departure: January 2014.
