The following volunteer positions are open in the Washington DC chapter:
- Projects Vice-President (2 Positions)
- Cultural Vice-President (2 positions)
- Executive Vice-President (2-Positions)
- Communications Director Vice Presidency (2-Positions)
- General Event Coordinator Vice Presidency (2-Positions)
- Information Systems Vice President (2 positions)
- Finances Vice-President
- Fundraiser Vice-President
To apply, please send your resume to voluntariado@ecuadormipais.org indicating to which position you are applying.
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Fundraiser Vice-President
Job Purpose
Obtain monetary and non-monetary resources for the organization.
Duties and responsibilities essential to the functions of the job include:
1. Participate in Board Meetings and provide direction and overall perspective on future initiatives of the organization
2. Design online and onsite fundraiser campaigns to collect funds for the Organization
3. Contact all members of the Organization to procure funds for the organization
4. Create campaigns to generate more members
5. Manage all online resources and social networks to collect funds
6. Mail children profiles and thank you gifts to the donors
7. Maintain close communication with donors and members
Reports to: Chairman of the Board/President.
Position Requirements:
1. Undergraduate degree in fundraiser or liberal arts preferred. Masters degree is a plus.
2. Experience desired but not required. Experience may be considered in lack of educational degree.
3. Languages: Excellent written English and Spanish required
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
1. Ability to lead and work in teams
2. Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization;
3. Excellent organizational skills
4. Excellent communication skills
Compensation:
This is a paid position
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Finances Vice-President
Job Purpose
Direct the finances of the Organization.
Duties and responsibilities essential to the functions of the job include:
1. Participate in Board Meetings and provide direction and overall perspective on future initiatives of the organization
2. Maintain transparent and accurate financial records
3. Prepare quarterly and annual budgetary statements
4. Oversee budgets of official EMiP events
5. Track donations using Paypal, Network for Good, and Google Checkout
6. Create financial reports
7. Facilitate money transfers between EMiP and our projects in Ecuador
8. With the help of Legal VP, you must file and maintain proper licensing for EMiP
9. Keep track of EMiP’s banking and investment accounts
Reports to: Chairman of the Board/President.
Position Requirements:
1. Undergraduate in Finances or Accounting. MBA or CPA a plus.
2. Experience not required, but preferred
3. Must speak English and Spanish
4. Must be honest.
5. Must have experience with Microsoft Excel or any other accounting program.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
1. Ability to lead and work in teams
2. Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization;
3. Excellent organizational skills
4. Excellent communication skills
Compensation:
This is a voluntary position
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Information Systems Vice President (2 positions)
Job Purpose:
Provide general direction to the VP of Information Systems and manage all resources and aspects related to the Information Systems of the Organization.
Duties and responsibilities essential to the functions of the job include:
1. Participate in Board Meetings and provide direction and overall perspective on future initiatives of the organization
2. Maintain, develop, and align the mission and vision to the Organization’s website
3. Manage the email accounts of the members and directors of the Organization
4. Manage the databases that contain the members of the Organization
5. Develop and send all newsletters and other communications to the members
6. Manage and integrate all fundraising accounts and its resources with EMP’s information systems
7. Design strategies to increment the traffic to EMP’s website and collect more donations
8. Integrate all information systems of the Organization with the existing social networks
Reports to: Chairman of the Board/President.
Position Requirements:
1. Undergraduate Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred. Master degree in related field is a plus.
2. Experience desired but not required. Experience may be considered in lack of educational degree.
3. Languages: Excellent written English and Spanish required
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
1. Ability to lead and work in teams
2. Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization;
3. Excellent organizational skills
Compensation:
This is a voluntary position.
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General Event Coordinator Vice Presidency (2-Positions)
Job Purpose:
To provide general event coordination and support including recruitment and management of event participants, sponsors and volunteers, implementation of event route logistical plan, execute plan for communication and active engagement with past event participants as well as 2009 registered event participants, fulfill the strategy for the distribution of event collateral materials across the DC Metro Area.
Duties and responsibilities essential to the functions of the job include the following and other duties that may be assigned as needed:
1. Create and implement strategies for the recruitment of event participants, corporate teams, sponsors, and volunteers for any EMP’s events;
2. Initiate and maintain relationships with local volunteers, staff and businesses to support activities;
3. Meet or exceed participant recruitment and retention goals for 2009;
4. Establish a volunteer network for the distribution of event collateral materials among local nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and private businesses;
5. Secure all necessary municipal permits, university contracts, legal and administrative support for all events; and
6. Provide on going support for all event participant logistical needs.
Reports to: Chairman of the Board/President.
Position Requirements: Enthusiastic Leader.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
1. Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position requires demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy;
2. Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization;
3. Excellent organizational skills, event management skills, phone skills and willingness to make cold calls in support of the event.
4. Sales, marketing, and/or non-profit event management experience preferred.
Compensation:
This is a voluntary position.
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Communications Director Vice Presidency (2-Positions)
Job Purpose
The Communications Director provides a broad range of support to Ecuador Mi Pais EMP. The work includes (but is not limited to): media relations and communications planning; developing corporate communications materials such as the internal and external newsletters; and managing the Web content of EMP’s Intranet and public Web site, www.ecuadormipais.org. These tasks strengthen EMP’s brand-name and improve internal operations by increasing the organization’s communication with its members.
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Develop, maintain and update content on EMP’s internal and external Web sites (prepare/post files; update bios/project descriptions)
2. Develop and edit internal weekly newsletter
3. Develop and edit biannual external newsletter
4. Develop and disseminate press releases bimonthly
5. Develop corporate reports for CEO and senior management as needed
6. Prepare and edit capabilities reports quarterly
Reports to: Chairman of the Board/President.
Position Requirements: Enthusiastic Leader.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
1. Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position requires demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy;
2. Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization;
3. Excellent organizational skills, event management skills, phone skills and willingness to make cold calls in support of the event.
4. Sales, marketing, and/or non-profit event management experience preferred.
5. Ability to interact with project directors and other senior leaders
6. Must be a team player who can relate well with others along with ability to work independently
7. Strong initiative to resolve problems and make recommendations
Compensation:
This is a voluntary position.
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Executive Vice-president Vice Presidency (2-Positions)
Job Purpose:
The purpose of the Executive Vice-president is to lead Ecuador Mi País. The main role is to work on defining short and long term goals of the organization, as a whole. Furthermore, the Executive Vice-president will represent the organization, along with, and in absence of, the Executive President. Finally, the Executive Vice-president will be in charge of setting HR goals for the organization.
Duties and responsibilities essential to the functions of the job include the following and other duties that may be assigned as needed:
1. Define goals for the organization and align them to the vision and mission.
2. Participate in Board Meetings and provide an overall perspective on future initiatives of the organization, coordinating time and resources across all operative areas.
3. Serve as the visible point of contact of the organization in formal meetings and events.
4. Generate strategies to improve outreach and grassroots development for the organization
5. Manage internal relationships and interactions within the organization, promoting and nurturing a constructive and inspiring work environment.
Reports to: Chairman of the Board/President.
Position Requirements: Strong community leader, committed to community development..
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
1. Must have a high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position requires demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy;
2. Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization;
3. Must possess solid leadership skills and ability to interact with high-rank officials and develop long-lasting relationships.
4. Must have ability to inspire people and align them towards a common goal.
5. Must be able to promote the organization’s cause to individuals not familiar with its vision, mission and/or goals.
6. Must be able to manage conflict and solve disputes.
7. Human Resources experience is a plus.
Compensation:
This is a voluntary position.
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Cultural Vice-President (2 positions)
Job purpose:
Promote the Ecuadorian culture in the United States.
Duties and responsibilities essential to the functions of the job include the following and other duties that may be assigned as needed:
1. Demonstrated interest and commitment to the Ecuadorian culture and traditions.
2. Coordinate, assist in the planning and logistic of cultural events.
3. Identify and cultivates relationships among key cultural and advocacy organizations.
4. Update the cultural page on the EMiP website
Reports to: Chairman of the Board/President.
Position Requirements:
1. Strong community leader, committed to community development.
2. Spanish-English
3. Education: Undergraduate in Liberal Arts preferred
4. Experience:
- Ideal candidate should have a background in cultural/arts programs
- Fundraising experience for cultural events is a plus
5. Skills
- Ability to create and propose cultural projects financed with a short budget.
- Outgoing and sensitive to different backgrounds
Compensation:
This is a voluntary position.
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Projects Vice-President (2 Positions)
Job Purpose
Direct, assign, and supervise funds to education projects in Ecuador.
Key responsibilities
The Projects Vice President will be responsible for the development of proposals to improve access to good quality education for underprivileged children in Ecuador. These proposals will be developed in coordination with other offices, especially the one present in Ecuador. He/she will be responsible for coordinating all the efforts to develop the grants and present them to funding agencies to look for financing. The Projects VP will work closely with the Resource Development VP to compete in different grant opportunities that this office detects available.
After the funding is secured, the Projects VP will coordinate the implementation of the Project and supervise it closely, lead an evaluation committee to make adjustments and will be responsible for the presentation of reports as required by the funding agencies and/or the Board of Directors.
This person will also oversee the evaluation of small ongoing scholarship projects in Ecuador along with the office in Quito and will make recommendations regarding the extension of the support provided to the different organizations to the Board of Directors.
Ideal qualifications or requirements
Ideally, the Projects VP will have experience in grant writing and/or project management. Fluency in English is required and good writing skills are a must. The candidate must show ability to work as part of a group and adjust easily to function as a member or as a group leader depending on the situation. College degree is required and graduate level studies are preferred.
Compensation:
This is a voluntary position.
