Education Coordinator

**Reports to**: Program Manager

**Working location**: Cartago, Costa Rica

**Start date**: ASAP

**Type of role**: Full time, live-in

**Length of contract**: Minimum 1 year

**About Us**

Our planet is in crisis and inequality affects people around the globe. At GVI, our teams are choosing to take action. We bring a range of specialised skills together for a common goal: supporting a more sustainable future.

GVI is an international multi-award-winning social enterprise. We offer conservation and community development programs in 13 countries, all aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and led by our teams and experts from the communities we operate in.

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, click here.

**About the role**

Our GVI hub is located in Cartago, a Costa Rican city southeast of San José. As the Education Program Coordinator in Cartago you will assist with sustainable development of existing and new programs with a specific focus on our Education Program. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about education, who has experience mentoring/managing volunteers, who speaks proficient Spanish and is excited to live in a stunning part of Costa Rica.

Role and responsibilities:

- Assist in the running and development of education projects: long term objective setting, weekly schedules, planning project delivery and logistics
- Assist in the management of international participants
- Manage professional, high quality training sessions for all participants
- Assist in teaching/covering classes and all community activities when participant numbers are low
- Assist Program Manager to continuously seek to improve the quality of the program for participants, which might include things like extra activities, training opportunities, services or expedition products
- Assist Program Manager with tasks including health and safety, recruitment, training of new staff, writing of reports and updating of social media
- Ensure ongoing monitoring and evaluation of projects including data collection and report writing
- Lead participants to plan and lead lessons and workshops that are effective, participatory and enjoyable
- Assist with administrative work if needed, including reporting and scheduling
- Assisting with the daily running of the hub, as well as welcoming new participants
- Adopt a flexible work approach that will include working evenings and weekends where necessary, as well as assisting in base chores
- Maintain good relationships within the community and serving as a representative of GVI at all times

**About you**

If you are ambitious, 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 a more powerful workforce and we are committed to evolving our diversity, equity and inclusion practice.

Personal attributes:

- Passionate about teaching
- Commitment, drive and enthusiasm to develop yourself and others
- Hardworking, with the ability to lead and problem solve
- Flexible, open-minded, adaptable team player

Professional skills and experience:

- Proficient Spanish is required for this role
- Teaching and community development experience
- TEFL certification
- First Aid qualification

**Benefits**

Here's what our global team enjoys:

- Internal training opportunities
- Leadership development
- In-house counselling support
- Growth opportunities across our 13 locationsHere’s what our global team enjoys:

- Collaborative, flexible culture
- A lot of laughter, support, and genuine care

Package includes:

- Monthly salary (competitive locally)
- Accommodation
- Food
- Visa costs (if applicable)
- Emergency medical and travel insurance

You can find out more about the type of work GVI does and who we are as an organisation here.

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