Project Supervisor Job Description

The Project Supervisor is the first level of the Latin America Project Staff management structure.  The Project Supervisor serves as the direct supervisor and resource person for a group of eight to ten Volunteers in three or four different communities. 

An important role of the Project Supervisor is that of program coordinator and liaison between Volunteers, host communities, AMIGOS Senior Staff, and partnering agencies.  During the summer program, the Project Supervisor assists the Volunteers with problem-solving, responds to their health needs, delivers correspondence, and facilitates team-building between and among partners and community groups. 

Project Supervisors are also expected to take an active role in the specific community initiatives and to facilitate program planning with Volunteers and community members and groups at the community level.  Project Supervisor positions are voluntary, and all veteran Volunteers who have successfully completed the AMIGOS program are eligible to apply.

Pre-Program Responsibilities

• Participates in spring training workshop
• Seeks information and learns about host country and assigned program
• Assists in Volunteer recruiting and/or Chapter or Correspondent Volunteer training
  

Program Responsibilities

• Safeguards health and safety of AMIGOS Volunteers through providing health and emotional support
• Upholds and enforces the AMIGOS Standards of Conduct during entire program
• Works as a team member with the entire Project Staff
• Cultivates and maintains contacts at the community and regional levels
• Plans and executes a survey of each potential host community:  secures food and appropriate lodging for Volunteers, identifies communication resources, arranges transportation, builds network of community contacts, and develops a local emergency procedures (CALM) plan
• Understands and upholds project safety policies and protocols
  

• Supervises and works with around 8-10 Volunteers, spending at least one night per week in each community
• Assists in planning and executing group training sessions- Briefing, Midterm and Debriefing
• Develops a work schedule in conjunction with the Volunteers, community leaders, and partner agency officials and monitors the work pace
• Facilitates delivery of supplies to each community before the arrival of the Volunteers and as needed throughout the summer
• Provides each Volunteer with general guidance, motivation and support
• Accurately records the supplies and materials utilized in each community
• Manages weekly expense account
• Delivers medicine, mail and personal supplies for Volunteers
• Assists Volunteers in problem-solving and decision-making
• Works with Volunteers to gather close-out information for each host community, writes final close-out reports for each community, and contributes to final program evaluation