Social Pastoral Counselor

COMPANY PRESENTATION

For 60 years, AGIAMONDO (until 2019 AGEH) has been a reliable partner for development workers and a key source of specialist personnel for many church and other civil society organisations active in the field of international development cooperation work. As a state-recognised personnel service provider, we supply qualified Christian-oriented experts from all EU countries for projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America or Central or Eastern Europe. Since being founded by Catholic associations and organisations in 1959, AGIAMONDO has supplied over 6,000 experts for development projects.

**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.

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

**Your tasks**
- You support and advise the Directorate of Social Pastoral Care in **the strategic development of peace work** in social pastoral care.
- You will advise on the **effective implementation** of **projects** and the promotion of cooperation with universities. You will provide **conceptual** and **methodological support for selected projects**.
- You will strengthen the capacities of social pastoral work by providing **strategic support for project selection** and **promoting synergies** with various civil society organisations.
- You will promote the **international exchange** of **experiences** and **methodologies** for peacebuilding by supporting and strengthening various university partnerships.
- You will be responsible for the **proper disbursement and administration of funds** on the ground in accordance with donor guidelines and AGIAMONDO requirements. You will work in partnership with colleagues from the partner organisation.

**Your profile**
- You have at least **five years of professional experience** in dealing with various **civil society actors** and/or **universities**, ideally gained in Latin America.
- Your professional knowledge in the field of **analytical methods of conflict transformation** corresponds to the current state of research.
- Thanks to your **strategic and systemic thinking** and your **good communication skills**, you are prudent and respectful in counselling situations. You build trusting relationships with **intercultural sensitivity**.
- You have a **class B driving licence** and speak fluent **Spanish**. A good command of English is an advantage.
- You are an EU citizen or Swiss national 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