Social Scientist for Organizational and Psychosocial Community Strengthening in an Awá Community (f/m/x)
Your tasks
- You work together with the community to analyse needs, resources, and potentials and develop a multi‑year work plan based on these findings.
- You design intergenerational activities that strengthen cultural identity, family structures, and nonviolent conflict resolution.
- You develop and accompany qualification processes for traditional authorities, community leaders, and the Guardia Indígena — including methodology development, curricula, and practice‑oriented training.
- You strengthen networks and alliances with other indigenous organizations, church actors, and academic partners, and support advocacy initiatives promoting indigenous rights and autonomy.
- You ensure thorough documentation of learning processes, are responsible for monitoring and reporting, and enable effective knowledge transfer.
- You will be responsible for the proper expenditure and management of funds on site in accordance with donor guidelines and AGIAMONDO specifications. In doing so, you will work in partnership with colleagues from the partner organisation.
Your profile
- You hold a university degree in social or political sciences, anthropology, social work, or law, and have at least five years of experience in community‑oriented work and participatory methods.
- You bring sound knowledge of gender, human‑rights‑based, and intercultural approaches as well as experience in political participation, lobbying, and advocacy.
- You are familiar with the dynamics of armed conflict and have already worked with indigenous communities in Latin America.
- You are skilled in didactics, training design, and the systematization of learning experiences.
- You are fluent in Spanish and have at least a good command of English.
- You work empathetically, collaboratively, and with strong communication skills — including in church contexts — and you show high intercultural sensitivity in working with traditional authorities and spiritual practices.
- You bring resilience, self‑management, and flexibility for a rural work environment with a dynamic security situation.
- You identify with Christian values and the goals and principles of church‑based development and peacebuilding.
Your cooperation with AGIAMONDO and Hermanas Lauritas
Responsible and challenging
AGIAMONDO e. V. is the personnel service of German Catholics for development cooperation. In the Civil Peace Service, we offer professionals the opportunity for meaningful service in cooperation with local development actors. The Civil Peace Service (CPS) is a personnel program for violence prevention and peacebuilding in crisis and conflict regions. It is committed to a world in which conflicts are resolved without violence.
In Colombia, the CPS has been supporting civil society organisations for many years in developing non-violent conflict resolution, strengthening human rights and supporting traumatised communities. The work of the ZFD is based on partnership, trust and long-term commitment. Experts contribute their expertise, learn from local experiences and help to strengthen structures for peaceful coexistence.
You will be based in the Resguardo Edén Cartagena in the rural area of Ricaurte (Nariño). The region is tropical humid, with limited infrastructure and a dynamic security situation. Travel typically takes place during daylight hours and often together with community members or the Guardia Indígena. Accommodation is initially provided in the house of the Hermanas Lauritas, and later possibly within the resguardo. Medical services are available locally, with more comprehensive care in Pasto and Ipiales. The Resguardo Edén Cartagena is committed to strengthening cultural identity, collective values, territorial autonomy, and community well being. Collaboration includes work with women and youth, psychosocial accompaniment, educational processes, and nonviolent conflict transformation. Close partnerships exist with indigenous networks such as URIPAWA, CRIC and ONIC as well as with church actors.
This location is not suitable for families with children.
Your contact person
Ms Jacqueline Kallmeyer
Contact us
AGIAMONDO e.V.
Ripuarenstrasse 8
50679 Köln
