Social Pastoral Counselor

Site
**Colombia**, **Cauca**, **Popayán**:
Sector:
**Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation**:
Role:
**Other**:
Date**:14/08/2023** (Expiry date**:10/09/2023**)

**AGIAMONDO e.V.** is the personnel service of the German Catholics for Development Cooperation. The Civil Peace Service (CPS) offers development workers a meaningful role working with local development agents. The CPS is a personnel programme for peace-building and the prevention of violence in crisis and conflict regions. It sets out to promote a world in which conflicts are settled without violence. Working with church-related and civil-social partner organisations in Columbia, AGIAMONDO aims to make a contribution towards civil conflict management and the sustainable and equitable development of the country through peace-building measures.

The **Pastoral Social Popayán** is part of the **Archdiocese of Popayán**, whose main task is the implementation of the Christian mission. The focus here is on contributing to social peace in the country, strengthening the rural development of the region, as well as raising awareness in civil society about participatory, democratic processes and humanitarian aid in the communities. The Cauca region, where the Archdiocese is represented, is a region strongly affected by the armed conflict. For these reasons, the accompaniment by the ZFD specialist is intended to support the organizational structures of the Social Pastoral Popayán in topics of peace and conflict transformation, as well as the networking of the individual actors on the ground, in order to strengthen the implementation of the peace agreement in the region.

To support our partner organization, we are looking for the next possible date a **Social Pastoral Counselor (M/F/x).**

**Your tasks**
- You accompany and advise the Directorate of Social Pastoral of Popayán in **strategic issues** in the field of peace processes.
- In order to strengthen **capacities for conflict transformation**, you will accompany selected social pastoral projects conceptually and methodologically.
- With regard to **peace work**, you will consolidate the capacities of the social pastoral ministry by advising and training staff members. You will contribute your peace expertise in **networking** with various civil society organizations.
- You will accompany and support **local universities** in the international exchange of experiences and methodologies for peacebuilding.
- You will be responsible for the **proper disbursement and administration of funds** on site in accordance with donor guidelines and AGIAMONDO's requirements. In doing so, you will work in partnership with the colleagues of the partner organization.

**Your profile**
- You bring at least three years of professional experience in dealing with various **civil society actors** or **universities**, ideally gained in Latin America.
- Your professional knowledge in the field of **conflict transformation** as well as **analytical methods** correspond to the current state of research.
- In consulting situations, you proceed prudently and respectfully thanks to your **strategic and systemic thinking** and **good communication skills**. You build trusting relationships with **intercultural sensitivity**.
- You have a **class B driver's license** and are fluent in **Spanish**. Good English skills are an advantage.
- You are an EU citizen or Swiss citizen and identify with the goals and concerns of church development and peace work.

**The AGIAMONDO offer**
- ** Individual and comprehensive preparation**:

- ** Three-year contract, social security and remuneration according to the Development Aid Act**:

- ** Further training in the country, language or other professional skills as well as coaching and supervision, individual counseling**

**More details**:
Working hours (%)**:80-100%**

**80-100%**
Macro-area**:Latin America and the Caribbean**

Area of work**:Advocacy, Media and Communication**

Type of organisation**:Foundations and Private Sector