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The
Guatemala Accompaniment Coordinator is responsible for training and
supervising
NISGUA’s short-term emergency accompaniers who work with
individuals and groups
that have experienced acts of intimidation and threats due to their
work.
She maintains relations with Guatemalan grassroots organizations and
NGOs
related to the genocide legal cases, responds to human rights
emergencies, and
helps to organize the
NISGUA Liaison to
Affected Communities
The
Liaison to Affected Communities works in coordination with
Guatemalan communities affected by large-scale mega-projects such as
mines and
dams. She works
with the communities in
Communications
Coordinator
The
Communications Coordinator is responsible for NISGUA's written and
web-based publications; she creates and distributes information and
analysis on
the current situation in
U.S.-Based
Executive Director
The
Executive Director is responsible for managing all aspects of
NISGUA’s program
and organizational functioning, which include developing, implementing,
and
supervising program and policy work as directed by the Board;
fundraising and fiscal
management; strategic leadership; network development; the coordination
of
NISGUA’s coalition activities; primary public representation
of the
organization; and staffing. The Executive Director develops and helps
carry out
campaigns, is the program lead for NISGUA’s U.S.-based policy
advocacy work,
and supervises NISGUA’s staff in
G.A.P.
Coordinator
Through
the Guatemala Accompaniment Project (G.A.P.), the G.A.P. Coordinator
recruits,
selects, and provides extensive training to human rights
monitors and
serves as the primary liaison with U.S. Sponsoring Communities who
maintain
relationships with at risk Guatemalan communities. She supports NISGUA’s speakers tours to
the
Grassroots
Liaison
The
Grassroots Liaison is responsible for managing NISGUA’s
individual donor base
and increasing network membership and grassroots activist participation. She orchestrates the
logistics and follow
up for 4-5 informational and fundraising mailings per year, maintains
NISGUA’s
database, shares activist tools with the grassroots base, provides
logistical
assistance for events such as delegations and tours, and manages
NISGUA’s
e-lists and year-end calendar sales. Through ongoing contact with the
network,
the Grassroots Liaison identifies and supports strategies to increase
network
involvement (both financial giving and activism).
This is currently a ¾ time position.
Email: liaison@nisgua.org
Finance Manager
The
Finance Manager is responsible for NISGUA’s bookkeeping and
accounting, bill pay,
gifts processing, and provides general office support.
She works with the Executive Director to
provide quarterly financial analysis to the Board, ongoing cash-flow
projections and other financial forecasting.
This position is 10 hours a week. Email: administrator@nisgua.org
Development
Manager
The
Development Manager identifies
and cultivates foundations and new individuals who may be interested in
financially supporting NISGUA’s work. She writes
grant proposals and
reports, coordinates NISGUA’s foundation deadlines calendar,
provides strategic
research, advises the Executive Director about fundraising priorities
and
opportunities, and works with the Executive Director and program staff
to match
NISGUA’s programs with new sources of funding. This position is 12 hours
a week. Email: development@nisgua.org
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