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The Project:
The successful candidate will be placed with the technical support unit of the SANASA Development Bank (SDBL) in Colombo. The bank is currently developing a number of training modules on micro finance. The training itself, however, will take place primarily at the women's college at the SANASA campus in Kegalle. The placement involves travel to Kegalle as well as to individual primary societies. The volunteer will have the opportunity to work with and empower the SANASA members and communities in the area.
Your Role as CCA Volunteer:
Under the supervision of the Director of International Relations Division, the successful volunteer will implement the following activities:
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Work as an integral part of the Technical Support Unit to develop and implement training for primary societies;
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Improve and develop the project training handouts together with trainers according to needs of primary societies;
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Work on the consistency and integration of training materials from various sources to ensure a unified and adapted training curriculum;
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Conduct training of trainer sessions to improve facilitation skills of subject experts;
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Work onsite with primary societies requiring assistance in the areas of finance, management or government reporting and data collection; and
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Document best practices and lessons learned from the credit unions in Sri Lanka.
The qualified volunteer will have practical hands-on experience and/or educational knowledge in^:
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Finance or business administration;
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Familiarity with microfinance and specifically the credit union model;
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Understanding of cooperatives or member-based business enterprises; and
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Ability to communicate and effectively interact with people of different cultures.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN CCA'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
^ Immigration will be asking for good credentials, so some formal education papers are required to enter Sri Lanka
