International Assistant Program Director (Ecuador) 3 month position
Do you have the desire to embark on a service-based adventure that will build your strengths and passions, test your determination and reward you with a variety of new personal and professional achievements, but are on a time constraint? Manna Project's new 3-month position is perfect for you!
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 5, 2019
Positions Available:
July 2019-September 2019
September 2019-November 2019
Manna Project International (MPI) is a U.S.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that operates international sites in Nicaragua and Ecuador where groups of volunteers live and work together to implement a variety of community development programs focused on improving health, education and livelihoods.
Assistant Program Directors help run the day-to-day operations of MPI’s community programs on the grounds in Ecuador and Nicaragua. Assistant Program Directors live and work together with a team of 6-12 other individuals consisting of other Assistant Program Directors and Program Directors. You will contribute to the organization’s program design, implementation of new projects, monitoring and evaluation, short-term volunteer oversight, recruitment, financial oversight, grant writing, fundraising, social media, public relations, and donor relations. Program Directors become part of the communities they serve and make new connections while building upon established relationships and partnerships. Assistant Program Directors report to the Country Director.
There are 5 primary roles for Assistant Program Directors:
1. Assisting in developing and running community programs
2. Managing organizational operations
3. Raising awareness in the U.S. of international issues
4. Hosting short-term volunteers
5. Building relationships with local organizations and community members
Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of Assistant Program Directors include any and all tasks necessary to maintaining and improving the day-to-day operations of MPI. This includes but is not limited to:
- Maintaining current community development programs, and designing and implementing new initiatives;
- Building and deepening MPI’s local and international partnerships; Collaborating regularly with fellow Program Directors and the Country Director to improve the reach and effectiveness of MPI’s programs;
- Submitting programmatic reports to the Country Director and regularly tracking metrics to assess the impact of MPI’s programs;
- Collaborating regularly with fellow Program Directors and the Country Director to improve the reach and effectiveness of MPI’s programs;
- Fundraising for on-site programmatic and operational development, room and board, and a weekly stipend; and
- Participating in organization-wide planning and development, including recruitment, finances, grant writing, fundraising, social media, public relations, and donor relations.
Qualifications:
- A willingness to commit to MPI’s principles and approach to community development
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a team, professionally and personally, as Assistant Program Directors and Program Directors both live and work together
- enthusiasm to experience a new culture and customs and to step outside your comfort zone
- High level of patience and flexibility, as living and working in a developing country is often unpredictable and moves at a different pace than in the U.S.
- Self-starter, able to succeed in an environment with a high level of autonomy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Spanish skills preferred