**Working location**:Kekoldi, Costa Rica
**Start date**:ASAP
**Position type**:Full time
**Contract length**:Permanent (Minimum 1-year contract)
**About GVI
**GVI Planet **| **GVI People
At GVI, we're driven by the desire to make a positive impact on our planet and its people. Our dedicated teams are actively working to address global challenges and together, we leverage a diverse set of specialised skills to pursue a shared vision: fostering a brighter and more sustainable future for all.
We offer tailor-made, educational and award-winning group volunteer programs for high school, university and corporate groups across the globe. All the work undertaken on our group volunteer programs directly benefits the local community or environment, and each of our programs' long, mid and short-term objectives are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Working at GVI is fast-paced and fun. We value passion, authenticity and innovation, and we treat each other with respect. But we can do better than words to show you who we are! To see what it's really like to work for GVI:
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**About the role
The Senior Program Coordinator's role in Kekoldi, Costa Rica is to work closely with the Program Manager and assist with the management and delivery of world-leading volunteer and internship programs to international participants. Your strengths should lie in staff and volunteer coordination as you will be responsible for monitoring the progress of all interns and providing support as a mentor.
**Responsibilities**:
- Assist with overseeing the overall day to day delivery of projects, including logistics, quality, impact, safety, and the overall effective functioning of the base
- Assist with training, development and management of staff members and participants
- Oversee Health and Safety protocols to ensure the safety of all participants, staff and other visitors to the hub
- Be the escalation point, along with the Program Manager, for any issues which arise at the hub, including participant complaints, medical issues, etc.
- Manage base resupply, ensuring there is adequate food & supplies for base at the best possible price
- Assist with the successful implementation and delivery of all GVI marketing and internal communication initiatives
Help ensure volunteers have a positive experience, identify any issues and work towards solutions
**About you
If you are people-centric, adventurous, purpose-driven, and you have a great sense of humour, we want to meet you. As an organisation, we know that welcoming a broad range of people with unique identities makes us powerful and we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Personal attributes
- Time management skills and ability to effectively prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- People management skills
- The ability to identify problem areas and utilize problem-solving skills to put an action plan in place to rapidly improve
- Program management and program development skills
- Ability to identify and maintain minimum standards and best practices Great attention to detail and strong admin skills
Professional skills and experience
Required:
- Experience or background in internship coordination and outreach or a similar field
- Leadership experience
- Proven experience and competence in administration, operations and logistics
- Past volunteer or volunteer management work experience
- Background in science/wildlife conservation
- Health and safety management experience
- Flexible, open-minded, adaptable team player Good interpersonal skills, strong initiative & positive proactive work ethic
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Advantageous:
- Fluency in Spanish
- Experience living in remote conditions Health and safety trained
**Benefits
Here's what our global team enjoys:
- Collaborative, flexible culture
- Transparency - hear directly from the CEO consistently
- We laugh a lot, genuinely care about and support each other, and do the occasional dress-up
- Leadership development
- In-house counselling support Growth opportunities across our 13 locations!
Package includes:
- Monthly salary
- Accommodation
- Food
- Emergency medical and travel insurance Visa costs (if applicable)
**To apply
Please send your CV along with a cover letter stating why you feel you would be best suited to this position at GVI. You can find out more about the type of work GVI does and who we are as an organisation here.Not quite ticking all the boxes for our current vacancies just yet? Explore our internship openings here for the perfect stepping stone towards a career in sustainable development.