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Economic Empowerment Educator

Peace Corps
  • 🇨🇴 Colombia
  • On-site
  • 1 day ago
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Project Description

Recent graduates and business professionals are invited to support Colombia’s next generation of entrepreneurs.

Rural and semi‑urban communities in Colombia face persistent economic disparities. These challenges are driven by institutional factors—such as unequal access of quality education, health care, and public services—as well as socio-spatial barriers. With only 16% of rural households having internet, the significant digital divide impacts available opportunities. The Government of Colombia is prioritizing financial literacy and entrepreneurship skill development among youth and women to encourage economic participation and growth in these underserved areas.



As a Community Development Educator, you will collaborate with schools, vocational training institutions, and community groups to develop essential business skills. You will also support micro-enterprises, such as vendors and small-scale agricultural producers, to streamline and scale their operations. These efforts will create more economic opportunities, which will improve household financial security and contribute to long-term economic growth.

Required Skills

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Bachelor's degree in any business discipline.
OR
High school diploma or GED and four years of experience in business management.

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Associate degree in any business discipline, plus two years of full-time, related business work experience post-high school.
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Bachelor's degree in any business discipline.
OR
High school diploma or GED and four years of experience in business management.

Living Conditions

Volunteer sites are located in small to medium-sized rural and semi-urban communities in the Caribbean and Andean regions, typically no more than six hours from a major city. The Caribbean is hot and humid year-round, with frequent power outages and water shortages. The Andean region is cooler, with temperatures between 45°F and 75°F. Volunteers live with host families during Pre-Service Training and the first six months of service. Afterward, they may move to independent housing if it meets Peace Corps’ criteria.

Job Highlights

Build your entrepreneurial knowledge as you teach business basics to students and support micro-business owners and community groups.
Advance your Spanish proficiency through daily collaborations and community interactions.
Immerse yourself in Colombian culture and cultivate lifelong friendships.

Activities

Facilitate classes and activities that build entrepreneurial thinking, socio-emotional skills, vocational orientation, and life planning. 
Strengthen entrepreneurial knowledge and skills, confidence, and community participation among youth and women’s groups. 
Facilitate workshops on personal financial management and basic business practices. 
Support micro-enterprise owners to access to professional development opportunities and resources.
Coordinate with Colombia’s national vocational training agency to enhance technical training opportunities in rural communities. 

You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as business-focused English conversational clubs or digital literacy workshops.

Training

As a Community Development Educator, you will be trained on strategies for effective project design and management, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship. Peace Corps/Colombia will support you in learning technical Spanish vocabulary to help you comfortably live in and connect with the community.

After 10 weeks of training, you will move to rural or semi-urban community where you will collaborate with teachers and community groups to assess needs and develop long-term solutions.

Couple Living Conditions

Couples who are selected for the same sector will live together but work with different local partners, which may be in the same community or in neighboring communities (not more than 30 minutes apart)., Cohabitating couples are highly encouraged to present themselves as married throughout service due to cultural expectations.

Couple Training Conditions

Cross-sector couples will live with different host families who may reside in different communities during training. Cross-sector couples may see each other for joint-sector training days or on the weekends but neither are guaranteed.
  • Country: Colombia
  • Partner Organization Name: Secondary Schools; Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA); local community groups
  • Language Requirement: Spanish 1
  • No Degree Required: Yes
  • Primary Sector: Community Economic Development
  • Apply By: 15-Jan-2027
  • Know By: 01-Mar-2027
  • Start Date: 21-Aug-2027
  • Assignment Length (months): 24
  • Positions Available: 4
  • Accepts Couples: Yes
  • Accepting Applications?: No
  • Request Type: 140 Business Advising
  • Posted on LinkedIn: No
  • Couple Types: Heterosexual and same-sex couples are accepted for this program.
  • Couple Sector Combinations: Each person must apply separately and must qualify for a position in either the same or a different sector than their partner.

Economic Empowerment Educator · Peace Corps

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