Organizational and Community Development Facilitator - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Georgia - 2 years, plus 3 months training
Peace Corps
Marketing & Communications, Customer Service
United States
Posted on May 3, 2025
About The Job
Apply by :
October 1, 2025
Know By
December 1, 2025
Depart On
May 27, 2026
Duration
2 years, plus 3 months training
ELIGIBILITY: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Project description
Georgia is a vibrant country filled with natural wonders, welcoming people, and dynamic opportunity. Its rich culture, delicious cuisine, and beautiful landscape offer Volunteers a tremendous backdrop to make a historic impact as part of the valued legacy of Volunteers to serve in the country.
Georgia is at a crossroads politically, socially, and economically. The promise of a Western future has inspired and driven the people of Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today, most Georgians remain committed to this future, including democratic values and principles, but the road forward is becoming less clear. Peace Corps Volunteers have a tremendous opportunity to support everyday Georgian people as they continue to improve their quality of life, create opportunities in their communities, and strive towards the realization of their shared Western vision.
Even with the recent shifts in the public sphere, the country’s community and economic development priorities continue to focus on building a democratically and economically stable state through the development and strengthening of civil society institutions; having educated, motivated, and confident youth; and offering development opportunities for entrepreneurship, business, and other essential skills needed in the 21st century. Despite laudable aspirations in the areas of civil society, youth, and economic development, gaps still exist in achieving these ambitious goals.
Organizational and Community Development Facilitators work under Peace Corps Georgia’s Individual and Organizational Development (IOD) Project to contribute to Georgia’s efforts to build a strong, democratic, and economically-sound society. Through this project, Volunteers and their assigned regional and local organizations, will support citizens of Georgia—especially youth, women and vulnerable populations—to be civically engaged and to attain economic well-being.
Volunteers are placed in small cities, towns, and villages to work with local non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, regional youth departments, non-formal educational centers, libraries, departments of local municipalities, or other not-for-profit or governmental organizations/entities. The capacity level of these organizations varies, ranging from well-established and high functioning to newly established with limited organizational capacity. You will serve as a co-facilitator, co-planner, co-trainer, and mentor in your organization and community while working closely with local counterparts and community members to design and implement projects and activities to build individual and organizational capacity in project design and management, grant writing, fundraising, information technology, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, networking, and English for work purposes. In collaboration with your counterparts, you will design and deliver professional development trainings or mentorships in the areas of employability skills, entrepreneurship skills, digital literacy, project design and management, organizational management, leadership, youth empowerment, and other civic engagement topics that will support youth and other individuals to become more skilled and civically engaged members of the society.
Peace Corps Georgia offers high quality technical training and support in the areas of assignment for all trainees and Volunteers, earning a strong reputation for excellence. Peace Corps Georgia is committed to providing all Volunteers with relevant professional and cultural training for effective service in their communities.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:
Apply by :
October 1, 2025
Know By
December 1, 2025
Depart On
May 27, 2026
Duration
2 years, plus 3 months training
ELIGIBILITY: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Project description
Georgia is a vibrant country filled with natural wonders, welcoming people, and dynamic opportunity. Its rich culture, delicious cuisine, and beautiful landscape offer Volunteers a tremendous backdrop to make a historic impact as part of the valued legacy of Volunteers to serve in the country.
Georgia is at a crossroads politically, socially, and economically. The promise of a Western future has inspired and driven the people of Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today, most Georgians remain committed to this future, including democratic values and principles, but the road forward is becoming less clear. Peace Corps Volunteers have a tremendous opportunity to support everyday Georgian people as they continue to improve their quality of life, create opportunities in their communities, and strive towards the realization of their shared Western vision.
Even with the recent shifts in the public sphere, the country’s community and economic development priorities continue to focus on building a democratically and economically stable state through the development and strengthening of civil society institutions; having educated, motivated, and confident youth; and offering development opportunities for entrepreneurship, business, and other essential skills needed in the 21st century. Despite laudable aspirations in the areas of civil society, youth, and economic development, gaps still exist in achieving these ambitious goals.
Organizational and Community Development Facilitators work under Peace Corps Georgia’s Individual and Organizational Development (IOD) Project to contribute to Georgia’s efforts to build a strong, democratic, and economically-sound society. Through this project, Volunteers and their assigned regional and local organizations, will support citizens of Georgia—especially youth, women and vulnerable populations—to be civically engaged and to attain economic well-being.
Volunteers are placed in small cities, towns, and villages to work with local non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, regional youth departments, non-formal educational centers, libraries, departments of local municipalities, or other not-for-profit or governmental organizations/entities. The capacity level of these organizations varies, ranging from well-established and high functioning to newly established with limited organizational capacity. You will serve as a co-facilitator, co-planner, co-trainer, and mentor in your organization and community while working closely with local counterparts and community members to design and implement projects and activities to build individual and organizational capacity in project design and management, grant writing, fundraising, information technology, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, networking, and English for work purposes. In collaboration with your counterparts, you will design and deliver professional development trainings or mentorships in the areas of employability skills, entrepreneurship skills, digital literacy, project design and management, organizational management, leadership, youth empowerment, and other civic engagement topics that will support youth and other individuals to become more skilled and civically engaged members of the society.
Peace Corps Georgia offers high quality technical training and support in the areas of assignment for all trainees and Volunteers, earning a strong reputation for excellence. Peace Corps Georgia is committed to providing all Volunteers with relevant professional and cultural training for effective service in their communities.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have one or more of the following criteria:
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in any field.
- 5 years’ professional work experience.