We are looking for a Manager for Projects and Fundraising at Otra Cosa Network, a development NGO in Huanchaco, Peru. The main duties are fundraising, monitoring and evaluation, and project management.
Start date: 1st November 2022
Application deadline: 8th October 2022
Compensation: At least PEN 1,800 / month, plus free accommodation (bills included) and a mobile phone.
Location: On-site accommodation at our house and offices - Las Camelias 431, Huanchaco, La Libertad, Peru
The Manager for Fundraising & Projects will help manage the organisation’s operations in Peru, working alongside our existing Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, and Volunteers, under the direction of our UK-based Directors. The new Manager needs to take on a wide range of responsibilities and work with the small local team in line with the organisation’s mission, vision, and approach to community development.
As Manager for Fundraising & Projects, you would be responsible for securing new grants to fund and develop our projects and our organisation’s operational needs.
You would manage at least one of our Otra Cosa Network projects – Youth; Environment; English teaching; Literacy; Women/community helping to work with the volunteers who make our work possible. You will develop, implement, and deliver appropriate actions to achieve positive and measurable outcomes and opportunities for the Peruvian children & adults with whom we work, and with the volunteers and interns who work with us.
You would also take on some administration roles including accurate financial record keeping; project expenditure reports & quarterly presentations on our progress and issues.
You will work under the guidance of the UK Directors ensuring our volunteers are happy, supported and are working effectively to achieve positive results at OCN and our projects.
The position is for a two-year period, subject to satisfactory performance, after which the position will be reviewed, and the term could potentially be extended by mutual agreement.
Roles and Responsibilities
OCN Project Management
OCN Office Administration, Finances and Additional Tasks
About You
About our organisation:
Otra Cosa Network is a well-established UK Registered Charity and Peruvian registered not-for-profit (NGO), addressing the educational needs of children and vulnerable adults in an extremely impoverished area of Northern Peru.
Our mission is to promote education and social development in our local communities. Our Vision is equal opportunities in Peru for everyone to succeed and thrive.
We work in informal settlements where many community members have been displaced by climate change, disaster and political instability. They live in precarious circumstances, few have running water or sewage provision and there is only sporadic electricity. Additionally, many children are forced to work instead of continuing their education, in order to boost family finances and there are no community-based facilities for learning and developing new skills in a safe environment.
Please send your resume/CV, cover letter, and no less than two professional references to hr@otracosa.org