The Bainbridge-Ometepe Sister Island Association is looking for
an adventurous islander to help run its on-the-ground operation in
Nicaragua.
BOSIA has several programs that support education and health
care on Ometepe, a coffee-growing island in Lake Nicaragua.
Titled “office volunteer,” the position includes airfare,
housing and a small stipend. Work starts in July. Conversational
Spanish is a plus.
Here’s more information from BOSIA President Jeanne Huber:
The Bainbridge-Ometepe Sister Islands Association is
accepting applications for a paid staff position on Ometepe island
in Nicaragua for one year beginning in July.
The organization, which will celebrate its 25th
anniversary next year, operates entirely with volunteers on
Bainbridge. But it has three paid staff members on Ometepe, an
island of two volcanoes in the middle of Lake Nicaragua. The office
manager, Dora Gutierrez Traña, is an English teacher who works
for the sister islands association part time. Another Ometepe
native, Maria Estela Alvarez, is the scholarship coordinator. The
third position, called “office volunteer,” is reserved for someone
with a connection to Bainbridge Island.
The association provides airfare, housing and a modest
stipend. Applicants need to have decent Spanish, be at least 21
years old, and be able to commit to working on Ometepe for one
year. Many office volunteers have been recent college graduates
interested in careers in international development, food policy, or
other fields that benefit from having a deeper understanding of
another culture. There have also been office volunteers well along
in their careers who decided to take a break and do something
completely different for a year.
Continue reading →
