NGO Management Consultant

  Mexico

• Oaxaca: 
Oaxaca

Term: Throughout the year 
Dates: ongoing

Description:
Purpose: To assist Puente's directors in improving their management systems.
Location: Oaxaca City, Mexico
Time Commitment: Minimum two months, 25 hours per week
Level of Spanish needed: Intermediate      
Level of English needed: Advanced

Responsibilities:
This consultant will provide organizational assistance in multiple areas of management. This might include support in fundraising, human resource management, budgeting, program development, monitoring and evaluation, and special projects assigned by the directors. One day per week, this consultant has the opportunity to visit a rural community in order to observe Puente's work firsthand.

Highlights: The position of consultant at Puente a la Salud Comunitaria offers an opportunity to experience the promotion of amaranth, a grain native to Mexico, uniquely suited to face some of Southern Mexico's greatest health risks. Through the community visits, the consultant experiences first-had the diversity of the Oaxacan countryside, as well as the impact of a grassroots public health approach.

Qualifications:
- Experience in multiple areas of non-profit management
- Ability to provide constructive feedback on current procedures
- Knowledge of international non-profit practices
- Organizational skills

Salary / Pay: The internship and consultant opportunities are unpaid; however, occasionally a small stipend might be included. All internships require a minimum commitment of two months except under special circumstances. Most internships are designed for those with a graduate level education or people with at least two years of paid experience in a similar position.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to Mexico Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Resume

Puente a la Salud Comunitaria's Mission Statement: Partnering with families, health workers, and farmers to promote the consumption and cultivation of the highly nutritious grain amaranth, Puente a la Salud Comunitaria is dedicated to the eradication of malnutrition and the improvement of health in rural Mexico.

Year Founded: 2003