Gender Advisor

**This Volunteer Placement is Located in: Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia**

**Start Date**: October 2024

**Placement Length**: 6 months with the possibility of extension

**Language Requirements**: Spanish Level 4-Advanced

**Please submit a Spanish Resume and Statement of Interest**

**Eligibility: Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only**

**The Volunteer’s Role**:
We're looking for a volunteer like you to support Fundación ACUA to develop a comprehensive gender approach in its work and that of its partner organizations.

**As a volunteer, you will**:

- Advise Fundacion Chiyangua and Fundación ACUA on how to implement a gender policy with partners.
- Support Fundación Chiyangua and Fundacion ACUA partners to include a gender focus to their work, including monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the advances of ACUA partners to include gender focus to their work.
- Monitor new project proposals and support the team to include gender components (objetives, indicators, and benefits for partners).
- Suppor the Identification and design of new proposals and opportunities that would help Fundación Chiyangua and Fundacion ACUA and its partners continue working on the advocacy initiatives, women's leadershipo and economic empowerment.

**Essential Requirements**:

- University degree in the area of gender, development, or related areas.

**Essential Background**:
Minimum 3 years working experience in research and analysis (quantitative and qualitative), organizational development, planning and project management including M&E.
- Expertise on gender, development and social inclusion.
- Experience working with multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience using participatory approaches and elaborating educative materials.
- Previous experience analyzing development projects.

**What’s in it for YOU? A life-changing experience**

**About Us, the Project and the Partner**:
**Cuso International**

Cuso International is an international cooperation and development organization that works to create economic and social opportunities for marginalized groups. Together with our partners, we are focused on efforts to advance gender equality and social inclusion, improve economic resilience, and deliver progress on climate action. We believe that by sharing skills, we can build better futures. Founded in 1961, Cuso International works in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.

We seek individuals who share our values and are committed to supporting marginalized groups, including those from the LGBTQIA+ communities.

**Project - Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality (SHARE)**

Cuso International will deliver the Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality (SHARE) project, with a contribution from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) over seven years (2020-2027). SHARE aims to improve the economic and/or social well-being of the poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable people, particularly women and girls, in developing countries, to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to increasing the engagement of Canadians in international development and key global issues, this project will aim to increase the performance of country partners to deliver more inclusive, innovative and environmentally sustainable development initiatives that advance gender equality, in support of the action areas of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.

**Partner - Fundación Activos Culturales Afro (ACUA)**

The Afro Cultural Assets Foundation -ACUA- is a non-profit entity that was created as an IFAD program in 2007 and later became a foundation in 2010. ACUA promotes the sustainable empowerment of cultural assets of organized Afro-descendant communities. ACUA, in co-ownership with Afro-descendant communities, contributes to the promotion of innovative income-generating initiatives, the recovery of cultural knowledge and practices, and economic and social inclusion. The Foundation manages projects in Latin America for the development of Afro-descendant communities with the main objective of closing the gaps and improving the living conditions of the rural Afro-descendant population.

**Benefits**

**Terms and Conditions**:
Cuso International's terms and conditions allow you to lead a modest and healthy lifestyle similar to local living standards. This support package will cover basic living expenses for one volunteer and is not intended to cover home-based expenses (eg. loans, support payments, etc.) or luxury items such as imported items in placement or international personal travel.

**Support Package**
- Modest monthly living allowance
- Accommodation while in placement
- Medical Health Insurance (including the cost of required vaccinations and antimalarial medication)
- Round-trip airfare and visa/work permit costs
- Pre-placement training, In-Country Orientation (ICO) and Reintegration Debriefing
- Support