Volunteer opportunities

Hello Friends of Ecuador, F2F A2F Recruitment Brochure IESC F2F A2F General Factsheet

I hope you are doing well. My name is Rachel Hyman, and I work with the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer Access to Finance Program (F2F A2F) at IESC. We work with volunteer experts to provide technical assistance to financial institutes and agricultural businesses in Kenya, Tanzania, and Liberia. You can find more information about our program on the attached brochure and fact sheet.

I’m reaching out because I believe our program is very relevant to your organization’s values and the interests of your members, and we are hoping to connect with professionals interested in volunteering to enhance access to finance for smallholder farmers, women, and youth in our core countries. We are looking for volunteers representing a wide variety of fields and skill sets. These include (but are not limited to) business development, banking and finance, marketing, economics, strategic planning, factory management, agronomy, resource mobilization, financial management, human resources, etc.

If there is anyone in your organization who may be interested in our program, I would greatly appreciate being connected! Likewise, if there is any general interest, I would love to explore an avenue for sharing upcoming volunteer assignments with your organization.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Thank you for your time.

Best,  Rachel Hyman

Factsheet

Brochure

Volunteer Service Position Description:

Works with: Other Friends of Ecuador Board Members
Reports to: Friends of Ecuador Board

Overview of Position:

• Submit annual affiliation payment to the National Peace Corps Association for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers/Friends of Ecuador affiliate. Provide a summary of work completed for the year.
• Work with Board members to review and approve new project applications from persons in Ecuador. Provide donations to the approved projects as needed which includes donations from Friends of Ecuador (FOE) and other donations made to FOE on behalf of a designated project.
• Transfer donations via WISE (secure international banking) or Western Union. Set up accounts if they do not already exist. Monitor the charges incurred for each expenditure.
• Monitor the monthly bank statement and the PayPal account on the FOE Facebook site. Rectify the budget on a monthly basis. Provide information to the rest of the Board on a quarterly basis.
• Develop a spreadsheet that monitors income and expenditures for each of the approved projects.
• Send one-time donations as needed, typically through Western Union.
• Provide an annual report to the Board which includes a Financial Statement and the spreadsheet.
• Request and review annual reports from each of the approved project directors.
• File taxes. The type of filing depends on the amount of money received in the calendar year.

Qualifications:

• Returned Peace Corps Volunteer with experience in Ecuador.
• Ability to communicate in Spanish as needed – typically projects have been translated.
• Ability to establish and monitor a spreadsheet.
• Ability to e-file taxes or learn how to e-file taxes on a yearly basis.

Other:
You will be trained on how to use WISE and Western Union. Your name will be transferred to these accounts. Your name will also be transferred to the bank account and statements will come directly to you. Your name will be supplied to the NPCA.

If you are interested, please email foe@friendsofecuador.org