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Capacity Building and Fundraising Specialist

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COUNTRY
Georgia
REGION
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
SECTOR
Community Economic Development
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
None

POSITIONS AVAILABLE
1
DURATION
6 months

DEPART BY
Sept. 10, 2017

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Before You Apply

Peace Corps Response positions are open to returned Volunteers or U.S. citizens with
significant professional and technical experience.

Project Description
A Peace Corps Response Volunteer is needed to serve as Capacity Building and Fundraising
Specialist for the Civic Society Development Centre (CSDC). CSDCs mission is to advocate for
and integrate vulnerable women and children into Georgian society through informal
education and protection of their civil rights. Currently, the NGO is working on projects such
as: providing life skills trainings for street children, conducting educational campaigns at
schools for parents to support integration of street children into society, and organizing
trainings on personal development, social media, and other subjects for women and girls living
in conflict affected regions, namely Abkhazia. CSDC is also running internet TV programs that
promote youth civic engagement and their active participation in the society. Even though
CSDC has experience in implementing numerous projects in the field of street children and
women, they have identified a few areas that they need to strengthen like grant writing,
fundraising, advocating for beneficiaries, and English language skills of their staff.

A Capacity Building and Fundraising Specialist with experience in proposal writing, fundraising
and working with marginalized groups is needed to strengthen the capacity of the staff of
CSDC. By the end of the assignment, the PCRV will have: 1) Increased the capacity of at least
five staff members in grant writing and fundraising; 2) Developed and implemented at least
two projects in the areas of street children, homeless kids, conflict affected women and teen
girls for integration into the society; 3) Increased CSDC staff capacity in English language
skills; 4) Developed and planned at least one public awareness campaign on street children
integration; 5) Designed and conducted workshops/trainings in advocacy. The goal of this
 assignment is for CSDC to improve its organizational capacity in areas that they have
identified above.
Please note these are approximate departure dates and might change.

Partner

Civic Society Development Centre (CSDC)

Required Skills
Degree in Management, Fundraising, or related field
Experience in proposal writing and fundraising
Experience with street children, conflict affected women and girls or other marginalized
groups (highly desired)
Experience in running advocacy campaigns and public awareness campaigns using social
media
Experience teaching English to adults
Flexible, communicative, responsible, team player, motivated, shows initiative and has high
levels of energy

The Peace Corps embraces and leverages the diversity of its volunteers as a reflection of
America's diversity. Peace Corps Response is committed to reflecting the diversity of the
United States in the professionals we send into the field to support the mission of world peace
and friendship. Applicants with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Medical Considerations in Georgia

Georgia may not be able to support Volunteers with the following medical conditions:
insulin-dependent diabetes; some types of gynecologic support; ongoing behavioral health
support; seizure disorder.

The following medication(s) are not permitted for legal or cultural reasons: Adderall, Ritalin
and Vyvanse..

Volunteers who should avoid the following food(s) may not be able to serve: gluten.

After arrival in Georgia, Peace Corps provides and applicants are required to have an annual
flu shot and mandatory immunizations.

Before you apply, please also review Important Medical Information for Applicants [PDF] to
learn about other health conditions typically not supported in Peace Corps service.

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