Education Advisor
Cuso International
Education Advisor
Cuso International
International development organization advancing gender equality
Cuso International · Lima, Peru · — · Posted 2026-08-24
Workplace: on_site
Department: Education
This Volunteer Placement is Located in: Lima, Peru
Start Date: January 2027
Placement Length: 5 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
Bring your expertise to Peru and help strengthen technical education for the next generation of students and skilled professionals.
As an Education Advisor, you will work alongside the “Carlos Cueto Fernandini” Public Institute of Higher Technological Education, a public institution serving more than 1,600 students. The institute is advancing an important modernization, quality assurance, and accreditation process, and your experience will help strengthen institutional management, improve teaching and learning practices, support internationalization, and build stronger links with the private sector.
This volunteer opportunity is ideal for a professional who wants to share practical knowledge, introduce international best practices, and support long-term improvements in technical education. Your contribution will help faculty, administrators, students, and graduates benefit from stronger systems, better learning experiences, and improved pathways to employment.
If you believe education can transform lives, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful contribution with lasting impact. By supporting institutional growth and innovation, you will help create more inclusive, relevant, and employment-focused learning opportunities for young Peruvians.
The volunteer will collaborate with the partner organization to strengthen capacity in institutional management, employability, research, and innovation. This includes supporting the development of management documents for licensing and positioning, reviewing academic program profiles and curricula, and helping design strategies to improve workplace culture, customer service, real-world training experiences (EFSRT), and the adoption of international best practices that support inclusive economic development for students and graduates.
As a volunteer, you will:
Essential Qualifications:
Essential Background:
What’s in it for YOU? A life-changing experience!
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: Instituto de Educación Superior Tecnológico Público "Carlos Cueto Fernandini”
Support Package
Cuso International provides a comprehensive support package to ensure volunteers maintain a modest and healthy lifestyle aligned with local standards. This includes:
Selection and Screening
If you are shortlisted, you will need to:
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!
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International development organization advancing gender equality
Cuso International collaborates with partners to create economic and social opportunities for marginalized groups, with a focus on gender equality, social inclusion, economic resilience, and climate action. It achieves this by exchanging skills and placing skilled volunteers with local organizations in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Canada. Its model emphasizes partner-driven, capacity-building projects managed by a registered charity with a long history (since 1961), funded by governments and donors. The goal is to help communities become healthier, more resilient, and more economically secure through skills sharing and inclusive development.
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