Main Responsibilities
- The following activities are not exhaustive and may be adjusted during the development of DUNK’s internal work plan for this mandate:
Organize Meetings and Workshops – Facilitate a series of meetings and/or workshops with the program team and beneficiaries to identify gaps (e.g., challenges and areas of interest).
Develop a Mitigation Plan – Utilize new findings to create a mitigation plan in collaboration with the supervisor.
Implement the Plan – Execute the plan using internal resources or, where necessary, outsource expertise from external Professional.
Establish a Tracking System – Develop and implement a system to measure progress and impact, incorporating innovative approaches with support from the supervisor.
- Organize a session with supervisor, beneficiaries and external consultant to guide process of registering a cooperative in Ghana,
- Conduct a workshop with the project team and beneficiaries to establish cooperative roles with support from supervisor.
- Provide training for beneficiaries on bookkeeping, Financial literacy, and business planning to enhance their ability to run a successful cooperative with support from supervisor and expert business consultant where possible.
- Developing a data base of existing markets and solicit for meetings with market expert with support supervisor.
- Facilitate a Production & Quality Control Workshop – Organize a workshop, utilizing internal or external resources, to collaboratively develop a Framework with beneficiaries on production timelines, quality control measures, and efficiency standards.
Qualifications
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- Bachelor degree with 5 years of experience public health, education, development studies, international development, or non-profit management
- Previous working experience in coaching, mentoring and building the capacity of networks of people and organizations such as youth, governmental systems, and NGOs
- Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork, and planning skills as well as an ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and work effectively in a complex environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including excellent facilitation skills and demonstrated technical writing skills for publication.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams.
- Experience and comfort levels in the adolescent, at-risk women, and sexual and reproductive health field, and especially nuances around rights, gender, safeguarding, and ethics
- Proficiency in standard software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Project description and context:
Crossroads International will engage Canadians, Canadian stakeholders, Crossroads staff and volunteers, local partner organizations and women and men in sub-Saharan Africa to become Gender Equality Champions both in Canada and overseas.
The Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP) aims to reduce gender inequalities and alleviate poverty by addressing gender-based violence, inequalities in access to resources and economic opportunities, and barriers in exercising strategic forms of choice, voice, and influence.
Description of the partner
Description the volunteer mandate
The Sew Your Future – Step Up Project aims to empower single mothers and women at risk in the Jamestown community, Accra, by fostering self-awareness and resilience. As the project enters its third phase, the focus will shift toward establishing a women’s cooperative, enhancing beneficiaries’ access to the market, strengthening their knowledge and skills, and organizing community-driven events.
While significant progress has been made in equipping young women with vocational and soft skills, the project has not yet reached its full potential due to the divided attention of the current program team at DUNK. To maximize its impact, we believe that the Step-Up Project requires a dedicated resource person who can fully focus on its execution.
Eligibility criteria
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- Be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- Willing to conduct fundraising and public engagement activities before, during and after the placement
- Share the commitment of preventing and addressing sexual misconduct
- In good physical and mental health (medical examination required)
- The volunteer needs to bring their own computer.
- The volunteer must be available to attend an online pre-departure training.
Personalized support before, during and after the mandate provided by an experienced and welcoming team. The Crossroads’ experience includes the following:
- Daily living allowance (depending of the country of assignment)
- Plane ticket and local transport
- Pre-assignment online training.
Crossroads International is committed to addressing gender-based violence by supporting the innovative work our partner organizations in ending violence against women and girls.
APPLICATION
To apply for this position, we kindly ask that you fill out Crossroads’ online application form.
Please contact our volunteer mobilization team if you have any question: volunteer@cintl.org
We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
