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Title | Business Executive Volunteer(s) |
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Experience beautiful Belize while making a difference! Position: Business Executive Volunteer(s) Ya'axche' Conservation Trust
Location: Belize, Central America
Responsibilities: With an eye toward improving financial sustainability and keeping in mind the limited resources of the organization, the Business Consultant Volunteer(s) will assist and mentor the Executive Director of a conservation NGO in southern Belize to ensure that all current business operations and financial systems are optimized and to build and strengthen the abilities of the Executive Director by providing guidance and support.
Duration of placement: 2 to 4 weeks, dependent on functional area
Background Information: The Ya'axche' Conservation Trust is a community-oriented organization which advances integrated landscape management for equitable development in southern Belize through sustainable land use management, strategic advocacy and awareness, and by supporting socially innovative and economically viable enterprise.
Assistance to the Executive Director is needed by 1 or more volunteers in the following areas: 1. Finance and accounting - Assess financial systems and advise ways to improve and streamline 2. Policy assessment and guidance - Assess and provide assistance as to how to improve and fill in the gaps 3. Operational management - Assess and strengthen operational efficiency 4. Human Resource Management - Consultation on how to build staff capacity and develop career ladders with minimal resources
General support to Ya'axché:
Qualifications:
To Apply: Submit letter of interest detailing interest, how you meet qualifications, along with resume and contact information for 3 references to: Development Officer, Ya'axche' Conservation Trust. By email: yct.development@gmail.com
Ya'axché Conservation Trust
Website: http://www.yct.bz/ Blog: http://yaaxche.wordpress.com/
Benefits of Volunteering with Ya'axché:
Volunteers live and work in a beautiful but rustic, rural setting at Ya'axché Field Center and become part of the team to gain and promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. Accommodations offer limited solar power, a cold water, shared bathroom, and the occasional rat, bat, tarantula, or scorpion.
Volunteer Personal Expenses: There are no program fees charged for this experience, but the volunteer is expected to arrange and pay for:
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