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Community Development Specialist
Community Development
Community development projects are tangible ways to demonstrate love and build relationships with a language community and local officials. A Community Development Specialist identifies and finds ways to meet the felt needs in the community. These will pave the way for language development and Bible translation projects to start.
Responsibilities:
Relate to community members, leaders and local officials to understand the felt needs and possible community development projects.
Facilitate or lead workshops and training courses to meet the local community’s interests and/or needs.
Work alongside the Bible translation team to integrate community development and language work where appropriate.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or other qualification in a relevant field.
Experience in community development and adult learning/training is beneficial.
Previous cross-cultural experience is beneficial.
Other training may be required by individual projects.