Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 20 Aug 2019
City Assosa, Ethiopia
Start Date Jun - Aug 2019 (flexible)
Length of Placement 9 Months
Language Requirements English
Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only
The Volunteer’s Role
As the Youth Education Advisor, your role will be to support and advise our partner in the development of educational material on the topic of Social Risk Prevention. You will conduct a gap analysis while working with different departments, and provide training, mentoring and other capacity-building activities to deliver relevant and engaging health services. Your expertise will improve the effectiveness, quality of health service, client satisfaction and delivery of service of the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional Health Bureau.
As a volunteer, you will:
-Work in collaboration with leadership and staff to review and adjust existing educational materials for social risk prevention
-Prepare a guide on social risk prevention
-Identify opportunities to support Primary Health Facilities
-Support youth from the community for peer support mentoring and support community events
Essential Academic Qualifications:
-University Degree in education, gender studies, health, international development, social work or related field.
Essential Professional Background:
-Experience in capacity building, training and mentoring;
-Experience developing and delivering gender equality interventions
-Experience in the development of educational material
-Desire to work with organizations involved in marginalized communities.
Support Package
Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)
Accommodation while in placement
Return airfare and visa/work permit costs
Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance
Pre-departure training and in-country orientation
Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend
Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return
Travel and accommodation for the pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation (more details below)
How to apply: