4th February, 2012
Discovering Latin America, relies exclusively on the work of its volunteers to carry out its mission and objecitives. If you are a Latin American living in London or if you have an interest in Latin America, its culture, its people or its language, we want to invite you to be part of our team of volunteers.
Being a volunteer can deliver a wealth of benefits: Self-worth, great fun, friendships and job opportunities can all be part of getting involved with us. DLA may be an outlet for your natural talents, a road-test for your new career, or simply a handy way to meet new friends and share your experiences.
There are several areas in where volunteers can help; this might be related to the running of our organisation or the various events and festivals that we organise. We want to match your interests and skills to the positions available throughout the organisation. It’s your choice. Your commitment to a particular position depends entirely upon your circumstances, interest and the length of time your position is available for. You can contribuite to DLA at any time of the week, day or night. You can voulnteer at evenings and weekends, depending on what you want to do.
There are many ways of getting involved such as running your own project, organising a fundraising event, contribute in the different festivals we run every year or helping in the day to day running of the operations of DLA.
Everybody can apply, we will ask you to send us your CV and covering letter with the area of your interest, your experience and qualifications so we can place you in the most suitable role. We also advertise placements where specific skills and qualifications are needed. Opportunities for you to learn and gain experience in the area you wish to get involved in are always available. We will then call you for an interview to give us both the chance to assess each other and get to meet people you will be working with.
If you are ready to be a DLA volunteer, send us an e-mail. We would also like to invite you to check the list of positions currently available and apply if you feel you will be able to make a contribution.
Rhythms of Latin America is the team in charge of events relating to music and dance from the area. We have started to organise this year’s events and we are looking for volunteers to join our team. Discovering Latin America is in charge of all the aspects involved in the organisation of the events, so we want to invite you to share your knowledge and passion for Latin America and help us make these events a complete success. If you are looking to gain experience in a specific area or you want to give us a hand and make a difference in Latin America, or just want to practice your Spanish, we want to hear from you.
The areas where we still have vacancies are as follows:
Programming team: The volunteers for this area will ideally have an excellent knowledge of Latin music and dance, understand the current market and have a clear grasp of the Latin music and dance scene in London. Do you have a good instinct for what the British public will enjoy? Come and join our team!
Marketing Team: We are looking for volunteers with experience in this field, with exciting ideas and connections.
Press Team: This area is divided into British press and Latin American press. You will be charged with generating press coverage both pre- and post-event, building relationships with the relevant media etc.
Production Team: This would suit someone with event management experience; we need a team to take on all the operational aspects of the events, liaison with venues, artists, contractors etc.
New Media: working in conjunction with the marketing and press team, you will be in charge of raising our events’ profile through social networking sites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Hi5 etc.
If you are interested in any of this areas and would like to join us, send us your CV and covering letter via e-mail . Please use the subject to tell us the area that you are applying for.