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WUSC (World University Service of Canada) is a Canadian non-profit organization working to create a better world for all young people. We bring together a diverse network of students, volunteers, schools, governments, and businesses who share this vision.
Together, we develop solutions in education, economic opportunities, and empowerment to overcome inequality and exclusion for youth around the world, particularly young women and young refugees. WUSC currently works in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, with an annual budget of approximately CAD $40 million.
We have over 90 staff in our Ottawa office, and over 200 people overseas implementing 16 development projects in collaboration with donors such as Global Affairs Canada, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the African Development Bank.
Job Description
Project Description
Volunteering for development is one of the important ways in which WUSC pursues its mission. The IGNI+E project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, supports over 70 partner organizations to advance gender equality and the economic empowerment of 1.2 million youth around the world.
IGNI+E harnesses the knowledge, capacity, and expertise of skilled Canadians through volunteer assignments and public engagement activities to assist partners in improving their performance, advocating for gender equality, and implementing more sustainable, innovative, and inclusive initiatives and services for poor and marginalized youth, particularly young women.
Overseas, our volunteers collaborate with a wide variety of partners, including enterprise and social enterprise development incubators, skills training centers, women’s organizations, and youth groups.
In Canada, WUSC works with institutions and individuals to identify, prepare, and support volunteers who travel overseas to support our partners. Our network in Canada also works with WUSC to raise awareness among Canadians to inspire greater action on global development issues. Our collective focus is on sustainable and inclusive changes to create a better world for youth.
Partner Description
Participatory Development Associates Ltd (PDA) supports the processes of empowerment and self-determination in communities, organizations, and individuals.
PDA works with government, non-government and private organizations, as well as multilateral and bilateral organizations in areas such as decentralization, policy analysis and advocacy, poverty and social assessments, reproductive health, including gender and development, issues of governance in education, health, and forestry, organization development with NGOs and other civil society organizations, and monitoring and evaluation.
Their approach is to work with people, in groups, and as individuals, to help them build their awareness of their situation, see it in a wider context, explore options, make decisions and then move towards a chosen future.
- Assignment ID: VA-105713
- Assignment Title: Communications and Knowledge Management Advisor
- Partner: Participatory Development Associates Ltd
- Country: Ghana
- Duration: 9-10 months
- Time Commitment: 35 hours
Assignment Context
Are you passionate about gender equality and community development? Do you have virtual communications and knowledge management skills to share?
As the Communications and Knowledge Management Advisor with Participatory Development Associates Ltd in Ghana, you will collaborate with the communications and advocacy team to improve knowledge sharing and training of the organization’s work within and outside the organization.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop an improved internal and external communication strategy to help facilitate training within the organization, community, and partners
- Support, document, and manage the impact of the organization’s work in the community
- Support in guiding the facilitation of a virtual learning platform with informed learning and knowledge sharing
- Provide modern communications and virtual learning capacity building with partner and field-level staff
- Use an intersectional lens to ensure the inclusion and participation of young women and other marginalized youth, as well as their representation, in all activities related to the communication strategy
- Ensure that a gender equality lens is consistently applied in the execution of all activities
- Support partners to reduce their environmental footprint by transitioning out of paper-heavy communications products, and where printing is necessary, using environmentally-friendly materials
- Participate in pre-assignment training
- Participate in at least 3 public engagement initiatives before, during, or after the assignment. Volunteers will be equipped with the tools, training, and support to achieve these goals. Volunteers will also have one virtual check-in with the Public Engagement Officer throughout the course of their assignment
- Submit reports as required by the partner organization and by WUSC.
Required Skills or Experience
- Degree and/or training in communications/journalism or a related field
- Conversant with the application of modern social media tools
- Ability to facilitate team learning and knowledge sharing
- A commitment to gender equality, youth inclusion, and volunteering
- Flexibility, adaptability, excellent interpersonal skills, and cultural sensitivity
- Written and oral fluency in English
Apply today to have an impact on Ghanaian farmers’ incomes!
HOW TO APPLY
CLOSING DATE: APRIL 01.2022
Support Package
- Support and guidance from the WUSC Team prior to assignment and from WUSC Country Team while on assignment
- Pre-assignment training to learn about the volunteering for development program, gain practical skills for living and working in an intercultural context, and network with other volunteers
- WUSC country orientation
- Modest monthly living allowance
- Pre-assignment medical exam
- Health insurance
- Criminal record verification
- Vacation leave entitlement
- Debriefing after completion of an assignment
- An incredible opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to global development, enhance your professional skills and participate in an experience of a lifetime!
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