Strategic Partnership Advisor - Spanish

This Volunteer Placement is Located in:
Medellín, Medellin, Colombia

Start Date:

August 2026

Placement Length: 5 months

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 two volunteers eager to join our international volunteer program, aimed at fostering the growth and empowerment of women, girls, and individuals facing poverty and vulnerability in Colombia.

The current role will support identifying relevant stakeholders, especially private sector companies. The aim is to support the identification of skills needs among Canadian private companies, to align technical and vocational training with these needs and thereby promote young people’s access to decent employment.

In this role, we seek to strengthen our partners in adapting to the new market realities, transitioning to become economic facilitation agents and demonstrating results that are economically meaningful (for example, employment, competitiveness, supplier readiness), rethinking their value propositions in commercial terms, and fostering the potential for recent partnerships.

• Skills Needs Assessment with Private Sector Partners
  - Carry out surveys among local businesses to identify skill shortages and compare these findings with current training programs. Modify vocational and technical training curricula accordingly based on the survey results.
• Capacity-Building Workshops for Partner Organizations
  - Deliver training focused on financial facilitation and engaging the private sector. Enable partners to redefine their value propositions and effectively measure significant economic outcomes.
• Business Linkages and Partnership Development
  - Host networking events to identify and explore collaboration opportunities. Assist in supplier development initiatives aimed at disadvantaged groups and foster employment opportunities for women and youth.
• Monitoring and Learning Framework Focused on Economic Outcomes
  - Create indicators to track job creation and resilience among vulnerable populations. Train partners in collecting and analyzing data related to youth and women's access to decent employment, facilitating program improvements and demonstrating impact.

• A degree in Business Administration or related fields, specializing in strategic planning, the development of business strategies, and the establishment of synergies and institutional partnerships.

• Expertise in strategic planning, business strategy creation, and the development of synergies and institutional partnerships.
• Familiarity with marketing, along with experience in the private sector.
• Proven ability to build relationships within the private sector.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.

Cuso International (Cuso) is an international cooperation and development organization based in Canada that works to create social and economic opportunities for equity-deserving groups. Building on over sixty years of impactful work, we address global challenges by tackling the root causes of inequality. Working alongside our partners, we are focused on efforts to improve economic resilience, advance equity and inclusion for all, and deliver progress on climate action.

We believe that by sharing skills, we can build better futures. Guided by our values of courage, inclusion, sustainability and accountability, Cuso combines innovative strategies and enduring partnerships to create lasting, meaningful change in communities across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.

• Monthly living allowance
• Accommodation
• Health insurance (including required vaccinations and antimalarial medication)
• Round-trip airfare and visa/work permit costs
• Pre-placement, in-country and reintegration training (along with access to self-directed…