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 REQUIREMENTS
- Commitment to the principles of SIPAZ.
- Willingness to work full-time and in a professional manner
- Fluency in Spanish
- Previous experience in international work
- Previous experience in working for peace, human rights and/or conflict resolution.
- Ability to write reports, articles, urgent actions, letters, minutes etc.
- Good communications skills
- Good political analysis
- Experience working as a part of a team
- Capacity to make decisions by consensus
- Computer skills
- Capacity to deal with potentially dangerous situations
- Creativity and flexibility to adapt to new and changing situations
- A minimum of a one year commitment
- Minimum age: 25 years
 CONDITIONS
The volunteers usually work in one or more areas of work, depending on their abilities. The commitment to SIPAZ should be at least a year, in that to gain qualification for doing the work demands that the first three months are spent in orientation and training. We ask for complete dedication to SIPAZ, and that you not do other work while volunteering for SIPAZ.
We offer a modest compensation, plus support for accommodation and food. The volunteers work under the supervision of the SIPAZ coordinator in Chiapas.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- To develop and maintain contact with a wide spectrum of actors involved in the conflict of Chiapas, searching for opportunities to support initiatives working for its peaceful resolution.
- To collaborate in the creation of reports and analyses about the process in Chiapas as well as the situation in Guerrero and Oaxaca, promoting international solidarity with the search for peaceful solution.
- To collaborate in the different activities of SIPAZ.
- To maintain relationships with the organizations that cooperate with SIPAZ.
- To share in the responsibilities in maintaining the SIPAZ office.
- To organize and attend local, regional and international forums.
For more information or to request the application
form, please contact:
Jelle Wind
Committee on Recruitment and Selection of Volunteers
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Avenida Chilón #8
Barrio El Cerrillo
San Cristóbal de las Casas
29220 Chiapas, México
Tel/Fax: (+52.967) 63-160-55
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