Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start Date: July 2022

Placement Length: 8 Months

Language Requirements: English Level 5-Fluent

Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada Only

The Volunteer’s Role

If you are passionate about helping organizations to increase their capacity in project management, strategic planning and developing policies and programs, this is the role for you.

As a National Volunteering Program Management Specialist, you'll be working with Authority for Civil Society Organization (ACSO) along with their team in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. In this role, you will support the efforts to enhance the organization's capacity to promote its work and raise resources for sustaining its mission.

Apply today and help us to make a difference!

As a volunteer, you will:

• Develop policies and guidelines for national volunteerism programs implementation
• Assess M & E system in place for the programs
• Conduct inventory and needs assessment on designed training packs on promoting and managing of youth volunteering programs
• Design and deliver trainings with volunteer directorate
• Work with local team to build capacity on documentation of results of national volunteer program

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in international development or Project Management, Sociology or social science, community development

Essential Background:

• 3-5 years of experience working in leadership roles with a focus program design and implementation

About Us, the Project and the Partner

Cuso International

Cuso International is a not-for-profit development organization that works to eradicate poverty and inequality. Each year, we mobilize hundreds of volunteer professionals to work alongside local partners to maximize their impact through capacity building. We work in partnership with governments, civil society organizations, multilateral agencies and the private sector to develop and deliver programs aimed at advancing gender equality, promoting the empowerment of women and girls, and improving access to and quality of economic opportunities for young people.

Project - Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality (SHARE)

Cuso International will deliver the Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality (SHARE) project, with a contribution from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) over seven years (2020-2027). SHARE aims to improve the economic and/or social well-being of the poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable people, particularly women and girls, in developing countries, with a view to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to increasing engagement of Canadians in international development and key global issues, this project will aim to increase the performance of country partners to deliver more inclusive, innovative and environmentally sustainable development initiatives that advance gender equality, in support of the action areas of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.

Partner - Agency for Civil Society Organization

ACSO is a governmental office that particularly established for a purpose of registering, supporting and following up every activities of civil society organizations that are working in Ethiopia.