Project: USAID Honduras Asegurando la Educación (ALE)
Position: International Writing Associate
Maximum Level of Effort: 6 months (130 days)
Base of Operations: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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PROJECT BACKGROUND
Through the USAID/Honduras Asegurando la Educación project, DAI supports USAID/Honduras to implement innovations to address school-based violence (SBV) that impedes the delivery of education and use education and school processes to contribute to violence prevention in target communities. As part of the USAID/Honduras’ Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) Development Objective 1, project activities focus on schools and communities in the municipalities of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro de Sula, La Ceiba, Choloma and Tela.
DAI will assist the Government of Honduras (GOH) institutions at the national and local level, as well as schools, community and civil society organizations, and vulnerable populations in the target communities to achieve the project’s four objectives: Improve school ability to reduce SBV through creation of safe learning environments; strengthen local networks that increase school safety; increase the capacity of the Ministry of Education and social protection actors to prevent and respond to SBV; and lower risk factors and enhance protective factors for students that qualify for secondary prevention services.
ROLE’S PURPOSE
The International Writing Associate will be responsible for composing administrative and technical reports for the Asegurando la Educación project in English and in accordance with USAID standards and requirements. The International Writing Associate will gather necessary data for each report, write and edit each of them, and submit them to senior management for review.
OBJECTIVES AND DUTIES
The International Writing Associate will work closely with the project Chief of Party, Senior School-Based Violence Prevention Advisor, Communications Specialist, and other technical staff to:
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
Preferred:
POSITION DETAILS
· This position will be based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and will require some travel within the country (to be paid for by the project). The work schedule will be full-time, 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday.
· Round trip airfare to and from Tegucigalpa, Honduras will be covered by the project.
· The position will last 6 months with the possibility to be extended.
· The compensation for this position will be $105.00/day.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Interested candidates should apply using DAI’s website at the following link: https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=DAINC&cws=1&rid=5703
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