Inclusive Business Management Advisor with Vulnerable Population

**This Volunteer Placement is Located in**:Lima, Peru

**Start Date**: March/April 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**

Cuso International is seeking a dedicated individual with a strong passion for promoting entrepreneurship opportunities to youth in Lima - Peru. In this volunteer role, you will have the opportunity to support the activities and initiatives undertaken by the KALLPA´s association, and more importantly, contribute to advancing equality for all individuals.

**As a volunteer, your responsibilities will include**:

- Technical assistance to optimize the business plan for young entrepreneurs with disabilities from the CJEI who have completed the business entrepreneurship course.
- Conduct diagnostics as an analysis tool to learn about the dimensions of the business in progress, and to determine the points to improve and strengthen business management.
- Workshops to strengthen business management to improve marketing, sales, product or service improvement, financial and accounting strategies, and become more profitable and sustainable.
- Workshops to strengthen soft skills for entrepreneurship to improve the competitiveness and productivity of entrepreneurs incubated at the CJEI.
- Personalized advice, accompaniment and follow-up for the implementation of your improvement plan (diagnosis) of your ongoing business.
- Registration in the CJEI's database of incubated entrepreneurs, the improvement plan, advisory services and follow-up to micro or small businesses that improve their management (profitable and sustainable).
- Participate in the management meetings of the Lima Region Kallpa Association to improve the CJEI's strategy.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Degree in Economics, Business Administration and Management or similar.
- Knowledge in business plan, improvement plan, and other complementary marketing, strategies to enhance the growth of small businesses, micro or small business management.
- Knowledge in disability, social and economic inclusion model, gender approach, EncA supported entrepreneurship methodology. Office tools management (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Intermediate/advanced level of Spanish (written and oral)

**Essential Background**:

- Design and advise on strategies that generate improvements and optimization of the management of micro or small businesses run by people with disabilities.

**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 - Asociación Kallpa**

Kallpa is an organization committed to human development that aims at improving the quality of life of boys, girls and adolescents of marginal sectors, strengthening their integral health and social skills.

Kallpa works in different regions of Peru: coast, highlands and jungle, under the principles of democracy, solidarity, trust, respect, enthusiasm, responsibility and honesty.

**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 pay