Justice Offres d'emploi - Pictou, NS

Online placement

Location of partner : Peru

Start date : April / May 2025

Duration of placement : 4 months

Language requirements : Spanish Level 4-Advanced

Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada only

General Purpose :

As a communications advisor, you will contribute to the FTA of the IDL by publicising each of the activities carried out by the area, each sentence, each court hearing, each report, each article, each document, each pronouncement, depending on their importance.

In this role you will :

Coordinate with IDL's communications department to publicise activities in the official media. And to lobby with alternative and mass media in Peru and with foreign press correspondents in Peru. You will prepare press releases, take or obtain photographs and videos, write articles and disseminate them on the department's social networks and different media, if necessary.

Translate press releases, articles, communiqués and other communication products into English for dissemination to international media and networks of activists, NGOs and other solidarity groups and IDL allies.

Broadcast press conferences, forums and other events on IDL's Facebook Live and / or other virtual broadcasting channels. You will participate in all the meetings in the area and coordinate with each of the members of the area, both those who work in Lima and those who work in the provinces.

The position is in the city of Lima, the capital of Peru, where you will work with a committed, multidisciplinary team that closely monitors public policies on issues relevant to the country, such as human rights, justice, security, the environment and indigenous peoples.

The role of the E-Volunteer

As an E-Volunteer, you will :

• Support the work of the different members of the constitutional litigation area (ALC).
• Evaluate the relevance and importance of each activity and disseminate it in coordination with those responsible for these activities.
• Think of creative and innovative ways of disseminating activities on both classic and more modern social networks.
• Take responsibility for ALC publications.
• Develop contacts with the national press and foreign correspondents, both in the mass media and alternative media.
• Produce communication products and take responsibility for webinars and other public activities such as press conferences.

Essential academic qualifications :

Essential professional experience :

What’s in it for YOU? A life-changing experience!

About Us, the Project and the Partner

Cuso International

Cuso International is an international cooperation and development organization that works to create economic and social opportunities for marginalized groups. Together with our partners, we are focused on efforts to advance gender equality and social inclusion, improve economic resilience, and deliver progress on climate action. We believe that by sharing skills, we can build better futures. Founded in 1961, Cuso International works in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.

We seek individuals who share our values and are committed to supporting marginalized groups, including those from the LGBTQIA+ communities.

Project - Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality (SHARE)

Cuso International will deliver the Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality (SHARE) project, with a contribution from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) over seven years (2020-2027). SHARE aims to improve the economic and / or social well-being of the poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable people, particularly women and girls, in developing countries, to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to increasing the engagement of Canadians in international development and key global issues, this project will aim to increase the performance of country partners to deliver more inclusive, innovative and environmentally sustainable development initiatives that advance gender equality, in support of the action areas of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy.

Partner - Instituto de Defensa Legal

Defence of fundamental rights, promoting democracy, freedom of communication and the rule of law, promoting public policies that guarantee fundamental rights.