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Guatemala Country Director - download full description
On the ground, the Guatemala Director leads a team of yearlong volunteers in the realization of MPI’s mission, vision and goals. In practice, he/she serves as executive director of the organization in Guatemala, and is responsible for both the daily management and long-term planning of the organization there. The Guatemala Director is directly accountable to and reports to MPI’s Executive Director.
The Guatemala Director’s daily responsibilities include any and all tasks necessary to maintaining and improving the operations of the organization. This includes but is not limited to:
- Ensuring that volunteers conduct local programs in a goal-oriented, culturally sensitive way, and that they are in line with the mission and vision of MPI’s holistic approach;
- Communicating regularly with volunteers to ensure their well-being, safety, effectiveness in projects and overall volunteer experience;
- Navigating the annual transition between groups of yearlong volunteers, with an eye to efficient, effective, and sustainable progress in programming;
- Building and deepening MPI-Guatemala’s local and international partnerships;
- Managing on-site finances, reporting regularly to the Executive Director and volunteers;
- Fundraising a minimum of $5000 annually for on-site programmatic and operational development;
- Maintaining legal operation of the organization in Guatemala, along with local attorneys;
- Reporting regularly and thoroughly to the Executive Director on the condition and quality of MPI programs and resources in Guatemala; and
- Participating in organization-wide planning and development.
