Conexión Colombia Seeks Atlas Corps from the United States
About Conexión Colombia: Conexión Colombia (http://www.conexioncolombia.com/) is a successful international initiative that seeks to bring together Colombians around the world, as well as country friends, by:
-Providing useful and interesting information for Colombians abroad, so that they can stay in touch with their homeland, while offering a common space to comment, share their thoughts, and make their inquiries online.
-Channeling donations in kind, money, and time for nearly thirty non-profit organizations that have been carefully selected for their capacity, know-how and efficient use of resources. These organizations work for thousands of vulnerable people in different regions of Colombia, and are permanently monitored by Conexión Colombia to ensure transparency and adequate use of the received donations.
Technology, Online Marketing and e-philanthropy Specialist-Role Description:
Conexión Colombia is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic, resourceful and experienced nonprofit professional from the United States to join the organization’s team as the Conexión Colombia-Atlas Corps Fellow / Technology, Online Marketing and e-philanthropy Specialist. Candidates must have 3-8 years of relevant nonprofit experience, at least a bachelor’s degree, read, speak and write Spanish with near fluency. A solid knowledge of TICs, graphic design, marketing and web design and management is required for this position.
Conexión Colombia is a Bogotá-based nonprofit funding organization which main objective is to canalize the greatest number of donations to be destined and invested in social initiatives in Colombia, coming from Colombians living abroad. Therefore, the Organization’s Web the most important working and fundraising tool, by which all the ongoing sponsored social projects in Colombia can be exposed, promoted and disseminated effectively worldwide.
Responsibilities:
The Fellow’s work and efforts will be focused towards the optimization, improvement and innovation of Conexión Colombia’s web site. The Fellow will have to apply his/her web design and marketing knowledge in order to incorporate and adapt new technology tools that will facilitate and foster e-philanthropy among Colombians around the world.
Requirements:
- Graphic designer or web page specialist, preferably familiar with multimedia and design tools
- Experience/knowledge/understanding of the accountability concept and its related issues
- Experience in designing and setting fundraising campaigns online
- Knowledge/production/manipulation/incorporation of site images (video, photographs) in order to increase and refine the organization’s product quality
- 3-8 years of relevant experience in the social sector, and demonstrated leadership skills
- Speak, read and write Spanish with near fluency
- Experiencia en consecución de recursos y estrategias de sostenibilidad
- Conocimiento/experiencia en comunicaciones o publicaciones, preferible
- Proactive and flexible nature with reliable follow-through and attention to detail
- Demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with energy and positive attitude
- Be collegial and comfortable working in a small team
- Strong ethical fiber.