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Peace Corps
United States
Posted on Apr 12, 2026
Start date
July 1, 2026
End date
January 6, 2027
Duration
27 weeks
ELIGIBILITY: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Activity/project background
The Southern Africa Nazarene University in Eswatini has three faculties: Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Theology. The Faculty of Health sciences (FOHS) currently offers bachelor’s degrees in the following specialties: nursing and midwifery (BSNM), nursing anesthesia, medical laboratory science and two programs that started in 2025, pharmacy, and nursing (MScN) majoring in nursing education and leadership, and management. The MScN is a three-year program offered part-time with an intake of twenty (20) students each year.
The Southern Africa Nazarene University is seeking the support of one Virtual Service Pilot Participant (VSPP) to provide support to the Faculty of Health Sciences, bringing in expertise of teaching at the post-graduate level for the MScN program. The VSPP will co-review and co-teach nursing informatics coursework, allowing for new opportunities for faculty members to engage in various ways of curriculum design, planning, and teaching. This engagement will also allow students to expand their knowledge base and learn beyond the context of Eswatini. The university anticipates admitting 20 students for the MScN program. The mode of delivery for the course is both in-person and online. The nursing informatics course is a semester module offered once per week.
The organization has previously collaborated with the Peace Corps. They understand that the role of a VSPP is very different than a Peace Corps Volunteer or Peace Corps Response Volunteer.
Engagement and tasks
The VSPP will engage in the following tasks, in collaboration with their host country partners:
Online collaboration will generally occur between 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eswatini time (SAST). Specific times will be determined during orientation.
The host country counterpart will have access to Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams for regular communication and collaboration.
Per the Child Protection Code of Conduct, when engaging online with minors (0–18), two adults must be present.
Optional Additional Activities
The Peace Corps mission is to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:
Essential Qualifications
Education: Doctorate in nursing with specialty in health/nursing informatics or related field
Experience:
Experience:
Desired qualifications
VSPPs will be engaging with the host country partner, in coordination with Peace Corps post staff, remotely from the US. They should have access to a computer, internet, and telephone in order to enable direct engagement with the Peace Corps overseas office and the Host Country Counterpart assigned by the host country partner.
Orientation with the host country partner will be provided, within the designated virtual service hours, during the first week of virtual service via an online presentation and discussion. The host country partner will provide an overview of its organization, the local context, and how they envision collaborating with the VSPP.
The VSPP will have regular check-ins with their counterpart and bi-weekly check-ins with Peace Corps staff. Spending unstructured time with counterparts can be critical to relationship-building and is encouraged through activities such as coffee chats and informal calls within the weekly 5-15 hours.
Engagement safety and security
The VSPP will receive an orientation on Peace Corps’ Child Protection Policy and how it relates to online engagement along with IT security best practices. The VSPP will be expected to follow safety and security guidelines for online engagement to ensure their safety and that of the Host Country Partner and their counterpart, and any beneficiaries of the engagement.
Supervision Requirements
The VSPP will report to a designated Peace Corps staff member. The VSPP will be expected to abide by the Virtual Service Pilot Participant and Donation Agreement and Participant Principles of Engagement. The VSPP will also be expected to check in with the designated host country counterpart as assigned by the host county partner.
July 1, 2026
End date
January 6, 2027
Duration
27 weeks
ELIGIBILITY: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be a U.S. citizen.
Activity/project background
The Southern Africa Nazarene University in Eswatini has three faculties: Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education, and Faculty of Theology. The Faculty of Health sciences (FOHS) currently offers bachelor’s degrees in the following specialties: nursing and midwifery (BSNM), nursing anesthesia, medical laboratory science and two programs that started in 2025, pharmacy, and nursing (MScN) majoring in nursing education and leadership, and management. The MScN is a three-year program offered part-time with an intake of twenty (20) students each year.
The Southern Africa Nazarene University is seeking the support of one Virtual Service Pilot Participant (VSPP) to provide support to the Faculty of Health Sciences, bringing in expertise of teaching at the post-graduate level for the MScN program. The VSPP will co-review and co-teach nursing informatics coursework, allowing for new opportunities for faculty members to engage in various ways of curriculum design, planning, and teaching. This engagement will also allow students to expand their knowledge base and learn beyond the context of Eswatini. The university anticipates admitting 20 students for the MScN program. The mode of delivery for the course is both in-person and online. The nursing informatics course is a semester module offered once per week.
The organization has previously collaborated with the Peace Corps. They understand that the role of a VSPP is very different than a Peace Corps Volunteer or Peace Corps Response Volunteer.
Engagement and tasks
The VSPP will engage in the following tasks, in collaboration with their host country partners:
- Review existing curriculum and determine areas for course and content enrichment
- Co-develop online content for the Nursing Informatics coursework
- Co-teach certain units in the MScN curriculum on nursing informatics coursework once per week. Classes occur once per week for 80-minute blocks. The course will last around 18 weeks. Teaching times are flexible and can be adjusted as necessary
- Co-develop and adapt teaching resources from the American context to enrich teaching and learning
Online collaboration will generally occur between 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eswatini time (SAST). Specific times will be determined during orientation.
The host country counterpart will have access to Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams for regular communication and collaboration.
Per the Child Protection Code of Conduct, when engaging online with minors (0–18), two adults must be present.
Optional Additional Activities
The Peace Corps mission is to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals:
- To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women.
- To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served.
- To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
Essential Qualifications
Education: Doctorate in nursing with specialty in health/nursing informatics or related field
Experience:
- Teaching nursing informatics
- Developing online course curriculum
Experience:
Desired qualifications
- Virtual engagement and communication
- 3 years teaching nursing informatics
- Management role at a clinical or nursing education center
VSPPs will be engaging with the host country partner, in coordination with Peace Corps post staff, remotely from the US. They should have access to a computer, internet, and telephone in order to enable direct engagement with the Peace Corps overseas office and the Host Country Counterpart assigned by the host country partner.
Orientation with the host country partner will be provided, within the designated virtual service hours, during the first week of virtual service via an online presentation and discussion. The host country partner will provide an overview of its organization, the local context, and how they envision collaborating with the VSPP.
The VSPP will have regular check-ins with their counterpart and bi-weekly check-ins with Peace Corps staff. Spending unstructured time with counterparts can be critical to relationship-building and is encouraged through activities such as coffee chats and informal calls within the weekly 5-15 hours.
Engagement safety and security
The VSPP will receive an orientation on Peace Corps’ Child Protection Policy and how it relates to online engagement along with IT security best practices. The VSPP will be expected to follow safety and security guidelines for online engagement to ensure their safety and that of the Host Country Partner and their counterpart, and any beneficiaries of the engagement.
Supervision Requirements
The VSPP will report to a designated Peace Corps staff member. The VSPP will be expected to abide by the Virtual Service Pilot Participant and Donation Agreement and Participant Principles of Engagement. The VSPP will also be expected to check in with the designated host country counterpart as assigned by the host county partner.