Peace Corps · 2 days ago

Community Economic Development Facilitator - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Fiji

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Maximize your interview chances

EducationGovernment

No H1B

Insider Connection @Peace Corps

Discover valuable connections within the company who might provide insights and potential referrals.
Get 3x more responses when you reach out via email instead of LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

Upon arrival to their villages, Volunteers spend three months proactively learning about and integrating into their communities.

In time, the objective of those collaborative participatory activities shifts toward uncovering village assets, needs and development priorities.

With counterparts, Volunteers co-plan and co-facilitate community trainings on topics such as project management, income-generating activities, and financial literacy.

As needed and appropriate, Volunteers scaffold their communities’ efforts to find and solicit support from the myriad of government ministries and NGOs that provide relevant resources.

Finally, Volunteers and counterparts use coaching skills to support community members as they deepen and leverage their new abilities, cheerleading and celebrating successes along the way.

Activities may include the development of cooperatives, communal projects, community savings groups, and an array of income-generating activities.

Qualification

Find out how your skills align with this job's requirements. If anything seems off, you can easily click on the tags to select or unselect skills to reflect your actual expertise.

Business managementCommunity serviceProject designFinancial literacyCoaching skillsGrassroots development

Required

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any business discipline

5 years professional experience in business management

Preferred

At least one year of community service or volunteer experience that includes individual capacity building through teaching, mentoring, or coaching adults, especially women and older youth

Experience working in grassroots development or community organizing that involves forming, co-leading, and motivating groups of adults

Experience working and communicating across diverse cultures

Experience advising or coaching individuals in the development of income-generating activities, including such tasks as market research, opportunity identification, feasibility studies, and business planning

Experience coaching individuals in applying personal money management skills (i.e., saving, budgeting, financial goal setting, evaluating borrowing options), potentially through a community savings group or microfinance initiative

Education, experience, and/or interest in land or aquatic farm management and agribusiness

Basic understanding of climate change and climate adaptation in the Pacific

Interest and willingness to master a local language and work within cultural norms

Willingness to work collaboratively in a rural iTaukei village, and the resilience to persist in the face of challenges that emerge while working in a conservative, collectivistic society