About Va de Viaje
Hola!
We are a feminist and female-led movement committed to empower women from Central America, the poorest region in the American continent, to transform their own futures. Our goal is to support women to access higher education through international scholarships.
Since established in March 2021, more than 1500 women from 5 countries have learnt about 20+ academic scholarships opportunities accross the globe. Aside from discovering scholarship opportunities, women are learning about productivity and wellbeing, essential previos and during their application process. Currently, 18 women are being mentored by us in the application process to scholarship in the UK, Canada, South Korea, Spain and others.
Volunteer role overview
If you identify as a woman, you are passionate about education and gender equality and you want to improve your Spanish skills, we are looking for you.
You will be an essential member of the team in charge of supporting Va de Vaje with information on international scholarship opportunities for Central American women that we can share on our social media platforms.
This is a great opportunity to gain valuable real-life experience of working with native Spanish speakers. You will practice your writing, reading, speaking and listening as most scholarship information will require translation from English to Spanish, also the weekly meetings with the team and regular communications with beneficieries will be in Spanish too.
Main duties
As a key member of the team, you will have these responsibilities and will be able to apply your existing skills and experience to our organisational mission, whilst developing your Spanish skills and enhancing your CV.
- Further developing a scholarship database, and inputting data into those from university websites, government agencies, etc. This includes: benefits of the scholarships, application process, deadlines, etc.
- Co-develop relevant content for Ebooks, newsletter and social media posts
What you get
- A real contribution in democratising education for women from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Improve your Spanish skills in an inclusive, safe and friendly environment
- You will organise your own schedule and work wherever you want, right from your table or laptop.
What are we looking for?
We are open to women from any age and any ethnicity with the following skills
Essential
- Intermediate to advanced written and speaking communication skills in Spanish
- Excellent attention to detail
- Able to work independently and proactively
- Comfortable using zoom, word and excel
- Interested in Va de Viaje’s aim
Desirable
- Experience of working or volunteering with grass-root movements or social enterprises
- Academic background or experience in Marketing, social media management and/or communications
How to apply?
If you would like to apply, please send your CV (max 1 page) and a cover letter (max 1 page) outlining what you can bring to the role to holavadeviaje@gmail.com.
Thank you so much for your application. We look forward to having you in our tiny but positive and powerful team!