CUSO-VSO: Knowledge Exchange Facilitator (4)
CUSO-VSO is a non-profit development agency that works through volunteers. Each year, we send hundreds of global citizens to work on collaborative development projects in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. We are one of North America’s leading international development organizations that works through volunteers.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Building on the Accenture-funded Making Markets Work for the Poor (MMW4P) projects, we aim to promote more effective knowledge sharing and management across all VSO Secure Livelihoods programs and to equip the five Flagship Programs (Tanzania, Malawi, Nigeria, Cambodia and Guyana) to be more active as regional learning hubs.
THE VOLUNTEER’S ROLE
Act as champion and catalyst by centralizing accountability for managing knowledge stakeholders, arranging knowledge sharing activities, and maintaining communication pathways
Capture knowledge in volunteer placements and coordinate volunteer placement exchanges
Identify knowledge needs, best practice and sharing opportunities
Identify opportunities for external networking and connect VSO stakeholders to outside resources
Organize face-to-face meetings, workshops and training sessions on knowledge management
Set up and facilitate phone/online discussions
Help stakeholders create action plans in order to collect successes and challenges
Gain awareness of skills-based directories and online resources
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please apply online at http://www.cuso-vso.org/volunteer/apply-online/, quoting referral code:
CAM0463/0003/0001 for the placement in Cambodia
NG1134/0010/0001 for the placement in Nigeria and
T0982/0005/0001 for the placement in Tanzania.
GUY0001/0001/0001 for the placement in Guyana.
