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Professional (f/m/x) for organisational development and institutional sustainability in Honduras  

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Honduras, Copán, Santa Rosa de Copán

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Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation

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Date of last update: 29/04/2024 (Expiry date:  29/05/2024)

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Dienste in Übersee gGmbH (DÜ) sucht seit gut 60 Jahren Entwicklungshelferinnen und Entwicklungshelfer für Partnerorganisationen von Brot für die Welt. DÜ wählt diese ökumenisch und entwicklungspolitisch engagierten Fachkräfte nach standardisierten Verfahren aus, schult sie in intensiver, mehrwöchiger Vorbereitung auf den Dienst und begleitet sie während der Zeit im Ausland und nach der Rückkehr.

 

Brot für die Welt ist das weltweit tätige Entwicklungswerk der evangelischen Kirchen in Deutschland. In mehr als 90 Ländern rund um den Globus befähigt das Werk arme und ausgegrenzte Menschen, aus eigener Kraft ihre Lebenssituation zu verbessern. Dabei arbeitet Brot für die Welt eng mit lokalen, oft kirchlichen Partnerorganisationen zusammen.

 

DÜ ist eine der bundesweit sieben vom Entwicklungshelfer-Gesetz (EhfG) anerkannten Organisationen. Mit einem Vertrag nach EhfG erhalten Fachkräfte auch im Ausland eine sozialversicherungsrechtliche Absicherung nach deutschen Standards. Zudem vermittelt DÜ in Vorbereitung und Begleitung relevantes Wissen und praktische Fähigkeiten für die interkulturelle Tätigkeit mit den Menschen.

Wir freuen uns über Ihr Interesse an entwicklungspolitischer Arbeit und suchen für unsere Partnerorganisationen im globalen Süden immer qualifizierte Fachkräfte. Alle aktuelle Ausschreibungen finden Sie hier.

Ihre Initiativbewerbung können Sie uns hier schicken.

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Dienste in Übersee gGmbH (DÜ) has been looking for development workers for partner organisations of Bread for the World for a good 60 years. DÜ selects these ecumenically and developmentally committed professionals according to standardised procedures, trains them in intensive preparation for the service lasting several weeks and accompanies them during their time abroad and after their return.

Bread for the World is the worldwide development agency of the Protestant churches in Germany. In more than 90 countries around the globe, the organisation empowers poor and marginalised people to improve their living conditions through their own efforts. Bread for the World works closely with local, often church-based partner organisations.

DÜ is one of the seven organisations in Germany recognised by the German Development Aid Act (EhfG). With a contract according to the EhfG, professionals receive social security coverage according to German standards abroad. In addition, DÜ imparts relevant knowledge and practical skills for intercultural work with people in preparation and accompaniment.

We appreciate your interest in development policy work and are always looking for qualified professionals for our partner organisations in the Global South. You can find all current vacancies here.

You can send us your speculative application here.

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ASONOG (Association of Honduran Non-Governmental Organizations) is an association of approx. 20 member organisations, some of which are church-related. The goals of the organisation are to build a just, poverty-free society, to foster good governance and to support social, political and economic change in Honduras. Fields of work include civic participation/democracy, the right to food, sustainable environmental and resource management, health management and organisational development of the ASONOG member organisations. In recent years, international cooperations have increasingly withdrawn from Honduras. ASONOG is called upon to jointly advance the institutional sustainability of the network and its members and to improve their capacities for political advocacy and resource management. As a professional, you support the network in defining and implementing an institutional sustainability strategy and thus contribute to solid organisational and financial structures within ASONOG and its member organisations.

 You will be located in Santa Rosa de Copán (Headquarters Office), Honduras. Occasional business trips to the regional offices in Tegucigalpa, Choluteca, Yoro and Intibucá are expected.

 

Job Scope

As a professional for organisational development, you will work with the person who is responsible for institutional strengthening. You will have interfaces with the work area Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, with the management, the executive board and the administration.

 In more detail, you will be responsible for the following:

  • Diagnosis of the institutional sustainability of ASONOG and its member organizations, including their strengths and weaknesses, their potential to generate their own income, as well as development of recommendations
  • Support for the participatory design and implementation of an institutional sustainability strategy in the main topics of the network
  • Training of ASONOG employees and member organizations on the sustainability strategy and the implementation tools
  • Strengthening the capacities of the employees of ASONOG and its member organizations in formulating a fundraising strategy
  • Training and advising the teams and commissions in the formulation of proposals for impact-oriented projects to achieve the strategic goals of the ASONOG network


Profile

 

  • You have an economics degree with a focus on Business Management/Business Administration, NGO Management, Non-Profit Marketing or a comparable field of study and have completed relevant further training
  • You have at least two years of professional experience in the field of strategic planning, especially participatory formulation of sustainability strategies with NGOS as well as evaluation in the NGO context, application and management of projects, participatory elaboration of business plans, promotion and marketing of products, in Latin American countries (ideally in Central America / Honduras)
  • You have practical experience in the application of institutional capacity building methods and tools (organizational development, internal administration and finance), change management etc.
  • You already have practical experience in knowledge transfer, participatory design of workshops and training courses
  • Your business-fluent knowledge of Spanish and good command of written and oral English enables you to communicate confidently and in a way that is appropriate to the target group
  • You are a communication talent; your work is characterized by gender-sensitive communication and a high level of intercultural sensitivity

 

Citizenship of a Member State of the European Union or Switzerland is required.

 

Benefits provided by Bread for the World and Dienste in Übersee 
Bread for the World provides a framework in which the professionals of Dienste in Übersee share their knowledge and skills with people of another culture.

 

Supportive cooperation, mutual learning and intercultural exchange are enabled by:

  • Individual preparation
  • Three year contract with benefits in accordance with the German Development Aid Workers Act
  • Coaching

 

Interested?
Please upload your application now.

Our new job portal with all current job advertisements can be found here.

Dienste in Übersee gGmbH is a 100% subsidiary of the
Protestant Agency for Diakonia and Development
with the brand Bread for the World

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Working hours (%): 80-100%

Type of contract: Consultant

Duration: 3 years

Education level: Bachelor's degree/Higher diploma

Macro-area: Latin America and the Caribbean

Level of experience: Professional, 3 to 5 years

Area of work Definition: Leadership and Management

Type of organisation: NGOs

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