Indigenous Facilitator (Ese Eja)

Description

Position Summary: DAS Peru seeks an Indigenous Facilitator to coordinate with indigenous authorities and organizations, facilitate community activities, and ensure respect for local knowledge. Key Responsibilities: 1. Promote intercultural dialogue and the Ese Eja Nation's Life Plan 2. Coordinate and implement workshops and activities in indigenous communities 3. Participate in advocacy and management actions with institutions and partners Desarrollo Ambiental y Social Peru (DAS Peru) is a non-profit organization implementing social, humanitarian, and environmental programs and projects in Amazonian territories and among vulnerable populations in Peru, using an intercultural, territorial, and rights-based approach. DAS Peru collaborates with indigenous organizations, native communities, public entities, and national and international partners to promote holistic development, rights protection, and transparent management of resources destined for vulnerable populations. DAS Peru assumes individual and collective responsibility for safeguarding children, adolescents, and adults against any act that may pose risks or cause harm. Within this framework, DAS Peru has established Safeguarding Policies, a Code of Conduct, and an Anti-Corruption Policy, all of which are mandatory components of the employment onboarding process. The policies can be reviewed at: https://somosdas.org/politicas In this context, DAS Peru participates in implementing the project **"Integrated Transboundary Management for Resilience and Community and Indigenous Protection in Madre de Dios, Peru; Acre, Brazil; and Pando, Bolivia – MAP"**, funded by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and led by Save the Children and Plan International. In Madre de Dios, the project will be implemented by DAS Peru in close coordination with **FENAMAD**. This project aims to strengthen the capacities of communities—including indigenous communities—as well as local authorities and other key actors across the Amazonian MAP corridor, comprising Madre de Dios in Peru, Acre in Brazil, and Pando in Bolivia. Thus, it seeks to improve their ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond in a coordinated and timely manner to multiple threats through inclusive preparedness measures, functional early warning systems, and coordination mechanisms. These actions will contribute to risk reduction, protection of populations facing heightened vulnerability, and delivery of safe, effective, and culturally appropriate responses—particularly addressing the needs of girls, boys, adolescents, and women. To ensure a participatory, intercultural, and coordinated intervention aligned with indigenous communities’ organizational dynamics, **DAS Peru requires hiring an Indigenous Facilitator**. This person will support coordination with indigenous authorities and organizations, facilitate community-level activities, and help ensure project activities are implemented while respecting participating communities’ organizational structures, knowledge systems, and priorities. **OBJECTIVE** * Promote and facilitate intercultural dialogue during the project development process within the **ESE EJA** geographical-territorial scope, in coordination with DAS Peru, FENAMAD’s Governing Councils, COINBAMAD, and the Ese Eja Nation, and within the framework of implementing the Ese Eja Nation’s Life Plan. **JOB FUNCTIONS** * Participate in organizing and implementing workshops, assemblies, and other community activities. * Conduct dialogues and coordination with communal authorities for project activity implementation. * Plan and execute logistical and operational aspects of project activities. * Serve as interpreter and translator for the Ese Eja language. * Disseminate community safeguarding policies and ensure compliance. * Support information collection, systematization, and analysis from communities. * Promote implementation of the Ese Eja Nation’s Life Plan, ensuring integration of project activities into this instrument. * Participate in advocacy and management actions with public institutions and partners. * Participate in coordination and implementation during emergency situations. * Demonstrate adaptability to learn and replicate knowledge on Disaster Risk Management, safeguarding, and related topics in collaboration with safeguarding teams. * Report any incidents of abuse, physical or emotional violence, or neglect affecting children or adolescents, using the organization’s reporting mechanisms. * Comply with child safeguarding policies, spontaneous disclosure procedures, anti-harassment and anti-bullying policies, fraud prevention, health and safety, and other relevant policies. * Report any violations of FENAMAD’s Code of Conduct, using the organization’s reporting mechanisms. **INTERVENTION AREA** The project will operate in the following locations: **Madre de Dios Region** * **Community-Level Intervention** Native Communities of Monte Salvado, Puerto Nuevo, Bélgica, Infierno, Palma Real, Sonene. * **Local Government-Level Intervention** Districts of Las Piedras, Iñapari, and Tambopata; and Tambopata and Tahuamanu Provinces. **INDIGENOUS FACILITATOR PROFILE** Applicants must meet the following requirements: * Belong to a native community of the Ese Eja people, endorsed by the Ese Eja Nation. * Have served as a leader in their community or in an indigenous organization. * Demonstrate linguistic competence in the Ese Eja language. * Possess strong oral and written communication skills. * Be proactive, responsible, and demonstrate leadership and teamwork capabilities. **WORK LOCATION** Work will be based in Puerto Maldonado, with field visits to the project’s priority native communities. **CONTRACT DURATION** Hiring of an Indigenous Facilitator will be for a period of 03 months starting from the contract signing date, extendable subject to satisfactory performance, project requirements, project validity, and funding availability. Position type: Full-time Travel availability: * 75% (Desirable) Work location: On-site employment