The Biohaus Foundation has been active in Haiti since the devastating earthquake in 2010, primarily with solar projects. In addition to several smaller PV systems to supply health stations, schools and cooperatives we have set up  the largest and most modern solar system in Haiti at the edge of the capital Port-au-Prince in Tabarre. . This supplies a dozen facilities (schools, hospitals etc.) of our partners npfs Haiti (nos petits frères et soeurs), an international children's aid organization, with electricity. Since 2014 we have set up a training course for solar technology  in their vocational school. Now we are looking for a

teacher (m/f) for solar technology

Solar technology is one of the few sustainable solutions in Haiti for the economic development of the country. Since 2013, a market for solar energy has been developing in Haiti.  But knowledge and skilled  workers for this area are missing.  Npfs is offering dual training courses in nursing, telecommunications, sanitary installation, electrical engineering and car mechanics in its « Centre de Formation Professionelle de Notre Dame de Guadelupe » . Currently, 500 adults between the ages of 20 and 35 are visiting the vocational school, which is run by 50 teachers. Since 2012, there are two-year training programs to become an electrical technician. Since 2014, these have been extended by solar technology. This instructions have been carried out by a German teacher for solar technology and took the first steps towards establishing the solar technology training branch.

These activities are financed and actively accompanied by the Biohaus Foundation for Environment and Justice.
Since 1954, the international children's aid organization “nuestros pequeños hermanos (nph)”  is giving homes to abandoned and orphaned children in Latin America and provides them with education,  medical care and support. The Biohaus Foundation has many years of well-founded experience in solar technology and delivers its networks and experience to the training.

Your tasks

• You continue the work of the external experts who have been working there so far. In doing so, you will establish a curriculum of the solar technology, that is recognized for its technical and didactic standards and is in line with both the German dual training system and the requirements of the developing Haitian market.
• You will primarily perform the following tasks:
• You will train two Haitian electrical engineering instructors to become qualified solar technology instructors.
• You will develop a training and examination curriculum for solar technicians in cooperation with other Haitian vocational education and training institutions and government agencies as well supervisory authorities.
• You support the graduates on their way to self-employment.
• You will support and advise the solar school company START with regard to its corporate development and, if necessary, also in the practical realization of installations.
• You develop locally marketable advanced training modules "Photovoltaics" for local electricians and carry them out.
• You support governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations on their way to establish solar technology in the country.
• You set up contacts with potential cooperation partners and customers and lead the professional exchange with local and international partners.

 
Your profile

• You are a vocational school teacher, solar technician or electrical engineer or have completed a comparable apprenticeship.
• You possess at least 2 years professional experience in the field of solar technology.
• They are prepared to enter into a challenging environment and ideally have have non-European experience abroad.
• Furthermore, you have practical experience in adults education and in the curriculum development and are able prepare them methodically and didactically for their targets.
• Ideally, you will have knowledge of business administration and/or corporate management.
• With your intercultural competence, you will be in a position to enter vocational school and to integrate you into the team.
• Orally and in writing you communicate well in French.
• You are an EU citizen or a Swiss citizen with a humanistic orientation.

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity of a meaningful job in an interculturally challenging environment. The remuneration / maintenance payment is based on the rules of the Development Aid Deployment Act and on your needs. Your contact person is the founder and chairman of the foundation Willi Ernst.