COMPANY PRESENTATION
Dienste in Übersee gGmbH (DÜ) sucht seit gut 60 Jahren Entwicklungshelferinnen und Entwicklungshelfer für Partnerorganisationen von Brot für die Welt. DÜ wählt diese ökumenisch und entwicklungspolitisch engagierten Fachkräfte nach standardisierten Verfahren aus, schult sie in intensiver, mehrwöchiger Vorbereitung auf den Dienst und begleitet sie während der Zeit im Ausland und nach der Rückkehr.
Brot für die Welt ist das weltweit tätige Entwicklungswerk der evangelischen Kirchen in Deutschland. In mehr als 90 Ländern rund um den Globus befähigt das Werk arme und ausgegrenzte Menschen, aus eigener Kraft ihre Lebenssituation zu verbessern. Dabei arbeitet Brot für die Welt eng mit lokalen, oft kirchlichen Partnerorganisationen zusammen.
DÜ ist eine der bundesweit sieben vom Entwicklungshelfer-Gesetz (EhfG) anerkannten Organisationen. Mit einem Vertrag nach EhfG erhalten Fachkräfte auch im Ausland eine sozialversicherungsrechtliche Absicherung nach deutschen Standards. Zudem vermittelt DÜ in Vorbereitung und Begleitung relevantes Wissen und praktische Fähigkeiten für die interkulturelle Tätigkeit mit den Menschen.
- Wir freuen uns über Ihr Interesse an entwicklungspolitischer Arbeit und suchen für unsere Partnerorganisationen im globalen Süden immer qualifizierte Fachkräfte. Alle aktuelle Ausschreibungen finden Sie hier.
- Ihre Initiativbewerbung können Sie uns hier schicken.
- Dienste in Übersee gGmbH (DÜ) has been looking for development workers for partner organisations of Bread for the World for a good 60 years. DÜ selects these ecumenically and developmentally committed professionals according to standardised procedures, trains them in intensive preparation for the service lasting several weeks and accompanies them during their time abroad and after their return.
Bread for the World is the worldwide development agency of the Protestant churches in Germany. In more than 90 countries around the globe, the organisation empowers poor and marginalised people to improve their living conditions through their own efforts. Bread for the World works closely with local, often church-based partner organisations.
DÜ is one of the seven organisations in Germany recognised by the German Development Aid Act (EhfG). With a contract according to the EhfG, professionals receive social security coverage according to German standards abroad. In addition, DÜ imparts relevant knowledge and practical skills for intercultural work with people in preparation and accompaniment.
**Background**
- The human rights and peace work of the "Institute for Action, Education and Research (IWEM)", founded in 1999, focuses on gender-orientated work with men. To this end, IWEM develops strategies as well as education and training processes aimed at the male population, in order to develop personal identity further, reduce machismo behaviour and violence and build egalitarian masculinity roles. Easily accessible information technologies that are adapted to the living conditions of Central American men shall help the goals of IWEM. In addition, IWEM aims to establish a regional network of thematically relevant organisations in Central America by using a virtual platform.
- You are located in San José, Costa Rica with additional travels to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
**Job Scope**
- With the help of information and communication technology (ICT), you strengthen the work of IWEM and its partner organisations to promote equal and non-violent relationships between men and women.
- In more detail, you would be responsible for the following:
- Analysis of existing virtual training programmes and design of new e-learning tools on the topic of gender equality and new male roles
- Consultancy on innovative techniques for a user-friendly IWEM website
- Training employees of IWEM and its partner organisations in the use of special software to produce content (audio and video material) for the website, social networks and virtual training programmes
- Support in the design of IWEM's digital security protocols
**Profile**
- You have successfully completed a relevant degree (e.g. communication technology, educational technology, pedagogy and digital learning) and have proven your ability to work in a team in professional practice
- Your work is characterised by gender competence and gender-sensitive communication
- You are well-versed in the use of digital tools for social networks
- Didactic work (e.g. designing participative, digital workshops and training sessions) is your passion
- You use your business fluent Spanish skills to suit your target group
- You experience business trips in the region as an enrichment of your work
Citizenship of a Member State of the European Union or Switzerland is required.
**Benefits provided by Bread for the World and Dienste in Übersee**
Bread for the World provides a framework in which the professionals of Dienste in Übersee share their knowledge and