Youth Entrepreneurship Advisor

This Volunteer Placement is Located in: Lima, Peru

Start Date: June 2026

Placement Length: 3 months

Language Requirements: Spanish Level 4-Advanced

Please submit a Spanish Resume and Statement of Interest

Eligibility: Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada only

The Volunteer’s Role

As the Entrepreneurship Advisor, you will play a key role in enhancing the business management of micro and/or small enterprises owned by women, youth, indigenous and migrant/refugee communities, people with disabilities, and others, with the goal of fostering their market inclusion, sustainability, and profitability.

You will have the chance to collaborate with underserved groups, ensuring they are treated with dignity, empowered to realize their potential, and fully engaged in society, working alongside partners who can help address and overcome their challenges.

Kallpa is dedicated to enhancing the well-being of children and adolescents in marginalized Peruvian communities by promoting health and social skills. It works across Peru's coast, highlands, and jungle, upholding values like democracy, solidarity, trust, respect, enthusiasm, responsibility, and honesty.

Apply today to help make a meaningful impact!

As a volunteer, you will:

• Provide technical guidance to enhance the business plans of entrepreneurs who have completed the business entrepreneurship course.
• Utilize diagnostic tools to analyze various aspects of the operating business, identifying areas that require improvement and strengthening for better business management.
• Facilitate workshops aimed at enhancing business management skills to advance marketing, sales, product or service development, finance, and accounting strategies, thereby increasing profitability and sustainability.
• Organize workshops focused on developing soft skills for entrepreneurship to boost the competitiveness and productivity of incubated entrepreneurs.
• Provide individualized advice, support, and ongoing follow-up to assist entrepreneurs in implementing their business improvement plans based on diagnostic assessments.
• Maintain the project database with records of incubated entrepreneurs, their improvement plans, provided advice, and follow-up activities for micro or small businesses that enhance their management towards profitability and sustainability.
• Participate in management meetings of the Kallpa Association of the Lima Region to contribute to strategy development and improvement.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.

Essential Background:

• Experience in creating business plans, improvement strategies, and other related marketing skills designed to support the growth of micro or small businesses and their management.
• Knowledge of disability models, social and economic inclusion, gender perspectives, and entrepreneurship methodologies endorsed by EncA.
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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

About Us

Cuso International (Cuso) is an international cooperation and development organization based in Canada that works to create social and economic opportunities for equity-deserving groups. Building on over sixty years of impactful work, we address global challenges by tackling the root causes of inequality. Working alongside our partners, we are focused on efforts to improve economic resilience, advance equity and inclusion for all, and deliver progress on climate action. We believe that by sharing skills, we can build better futures. Guided by our values of courage, inclusion, sustainability and accountability, Cuso combines innovative strategies and enduring partnerships to create lasting, meaningful change in communities across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.
Project: Sharing Canadian Expertise for Inclusive Development and Gender Equality (SHARE)

Partner: Asociación Kallpa

Benefits

Volunteer Support and Requirements

Support Package

Cuso International provides a comprehensive support package to ensure volunteers maintain a modest and healthy lifestyle aligned with local standards. This includes:

• Monthly living allowance
• Accommodation
• Health insurance (including required vaccinations and antimalarial medication)
• Round-trip airfare and visa/work permit costs
• Pre-placement, in-country and reintegration training (along with access to self-directed materials and online resources)
• Ongoing local support
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program during and after placement

Selection and Screening

If you are shortlisted, you will need to:

• Confirm passport or permanent resident details for travel
• Provide two professional references and one personal reference
• Complete a language assessment during the initial phone interview
• Pass a police check and medical clearance before departure
• Comply with anti-terrorism checks
• Agree to uphold the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) policy and Code of Conduct

Residency and Citizenship: Candidates are responsible for confirming how volunteering internationally may affect their citizenship or residency status. Canadian Permanent Residents should verify requirements with Immigration Canada before travel.

Inclusion and Accessibility: Cuso International welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and equity-deserving groups. We provide reasonable accommodations throughout recruitment and placement. If you have accessibility needs, please contact us for support.

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply to volunteer today!