Volunteer: Marketing + Communications Volunteer Placement; online and in-person in Peru

Volunteer:
Marketing and Communications Volunteer Placement (online and in-person) in Peru at Global Nomadic.

Location
:
Talara, Peru

Duration
:
Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 6 months

Start dates
:
Project is ongoing; you can join at any time, depending upon availability

In-person placement
: from $1466 USD for the first 2 weeks + from $608 for each week thereafter

Online placement
: from $1081 USD for the first 2 weeks + from $415 for each week thereafter

• Gain personal hands-on experience working with a growing Peruvian NGO.
• Work alongside experienced and passionate professionals and local communities.
• Learn from educational seminars on topics including international development, NGO/social enterprise creation and management, marketing and outreach, research techniques, and more.
• Impact: your financial contribution helps fund projects and sponsors food for a family affected by COVID-19. In appreciation, the family will plant a tree in your name, and a thank-you photo will be sent during your placement.
• Live and work in a north Peru surfing hotspot (relevant to the in-person placement).

As a Marketing and Communications Intern, you will be given ownership of the organization's outreach projects, working with Directors and other interns to promote development initiatives. The daily activities may vary and include the following:

• Social media content creation and management for Facebook, Instagram, Linked In, and Twitter
• Photography and videography to support communications; capture biodiversity and community events
• Coordination of the design of promotional material for the organization and its partners; design merchandise
• Communication with our team at home and abroad; engage with the Lobitos community; organize and promote workshops and in-person events; newsletters; webinars and online fundraising events
• Online program activities: marketing research, content curation, creation of graphic elements, monitoring engagement, and implementing marketing and communication goals
• Participate in online seminars on NGO management, outreach, sustainability, research methods, and community engagement

You can participate in this position through our Online Program with a discounted financial contribution. Online activities may include:

• Marketing research for upcoming initiatives
• Content curation for all forms of social media and marketing
• Creation of graphic elements to be used online
• Implementation of visual elements and monitoring engagement on online channels
• Implementation of marketing and communication goals

In addition, you can take part in online educational seminars given by our Directors:

• NGO/Social enterprise creation and management
• Outreach and Business Development
• Sustainability perspectives from a local on-the-ground development organization
• International environmental and social sustainability standards
• Research methods and community engagement

This project works with a surfing-inspired sustainable development nonprofit (NGO) driving development in coastal communities in northern Peru through sustainability. We develop environmental, educational, infrastructure, and socio-economic projects in partnership with local communities and international interns.

• Entry level

• Volunteer

• Research, Training, and Science

• Environmental Services and International Trade and Development