Business Administration Position: Marketing Specialist Location: Yunguilla, Ecuador Qualifications: Experience in small business development Goal: Identify avenues to successfully market blackberry & other small fruit products Responsibilities: Review current production practices. Develop marketing plan to include concrete methods of attaining additional marketing avenues Minimum commitment: 1 month Project Manager: Juan-Carlos Collaguazo, Accountant Lodging: Community homes Available: yes no Position: Marketing Specialist Location: Yunguilla, Ecuador Qualifications: Experience in small business development Goal: Improve supply/demand ratio of current recycling business Responsibilities: Review current recycling business Develop written plan of proposed changes Train individuals to put plan into practice Minimum commitment: 1 month Project Manager: Juan-Carlos Collaguazo, Accountant Lodging: Community homes Available: yes no Position: Marketing Specialist Location: Santa Marianita, Ecuador Qualifications: Experience in small business development Goal: Identify avenues to successfully market recycled paper Responsibilities: Review current practices Develop marketing plan to include concrete methods of attaining additional marketing avenues Minimum commitment: 6 months Project Manager: Galo Armas, Eco-enterprises Coordinator Lodging: Santa Marianita Office/Lodge Available: yes no Position: Strategic Planning Specialist Location: Maquipucuna Reserve/Quito, Ecuador Qualifications: Experience in strategic planning Goal: Improve follow-up of specific & overall foundation objectives Responsibilities: Review the most current strategic plan developed Determine status of projects Assign specific tasks & time-line of each objective Develop accountability mechanism for projects Minimum commitment: 6 months Project Manager: Rodrigo Ontaneda, President Lodging: Maquipucuna/Quito, Ecuador Available: yes no Position: Resource Manager Location: Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador Qualifications: Experience in resource management Goal: Develop plan for efficient use of available resources Responsibilities: Review current use of resources available Seek input from staff Develop written plan Assist in training new thought processes to put plan into place Minimum commitment: 6 months Project Manager: Rodrigo Ontaneda, President Lodging: Maquipucuna Reserve/Quito, Ecuador Available: yes no Position: Development/Special Events Coordinator Location: U.S./Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador, and Europe Qualifications: Experience in fundraising Goal: Develop plan for donor interaction, to include finding donors to follow-up Responsibilities: Find donors Organize entire trip for donors to visit reserve Accompany donors to reserve Organize all activities while at the reserve Prepare all follow-up letters/calls to donors Keep records of donors & their donations Minimum commitment: Ongoing Project Manager: Rodrigo Ontaneda, President Lodging: Maquipucuna Reserve/Quito, Ecuador Available: yes no Position: Paper Making Specialist Location: Santa Marianita, Ecuador Qualifications: Experience in making paper Goal: Train local residents how to operate a paper making business Responsibilities: Review current facility & operations of the training center Develop written plan of training needs Train individuals to put plan into practice Minimum commitment: 3 months Project Manager: Loreina Viscaino, Eco-enterprises Assistant Lodging: Santa Marianita Office/Lodge Available: yes no Position: Bamboo Specialist Location: Nanegal, Ecuador Qualifications: Carpentry skills working with bamboo Goal: Develop bamboo business Responsibilities: Review current practices using bamboo to build signs, furniture, etc. Develop written plan, to include training and production needs Train individuals to put plan into practice Minimum commitment: 2 months Project Manager: Juan Carlos Unda, Environmental Guard Coordinator / Alejandro Mosquera Lodging: Community Homes Available: yes no Position: Librarian Location: Quito, Ecuador Qualifications: Experience in library science Goal: Improve libraries of the Maquipucuna Foundation Responsibilities: Assess libraries in Quito, Maquipucuna Reserve, Yunguilla, and Zamora Prepare report-outlining ideas to improve the system Train individuals to put plan into practice Minimum commitment: 1 month Project Manager: Fernando Aguilar, Library Manager Lodging: Maquipucuna Reserve/Quito, Ecuador Available: yes no