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Are you CSAP material?

"I was very interested by the hands-on approach of CSAP, its dynamism and its very specific, response-oriented attitude of development. I was particularly encouraged to approach due to the enthusiasm and innovation of the program, its emphasis on youth and the aim to attract women." - Student pursuing career in the field of development, UK

 

From the Caribbean Sea to the savannahs of Africa, from the ancient civilizations of Asia and onto the South Seas, CSAP offers you some of the most exotic tropical locales on this planet.

You are likely to interact with caring communities and some of the friendliest people in this world who speak your language.

Often the project work is outside the pollution-soaked metropolis and big towns and rather in nature-rich settings. All CSAP project assignments will challenge your professional expertise irrespective of how extensive or intensive your experience might have been.

Enriching your life, not your wallet

CSAP experts do not receive any fees or consultancy charges. A daily subsistence allowance within the rates recommended by the International Civil Service Commission is payable for meeting living expenses.

It offers you a platform to prove your professional worth, a chance of doing a project assignment that you will remember for a long, long time to come and an opportunity for making a difference to the world of tomorrow.

Criteria

The ideal expert, when given a sentence or two about the project, would immediately visualise the problem and the possible solutions and not ask for more and more information as any "typical consultant" would.

You will be an asset to CSAP if you are:

  • Pleasant: most of CSAP projects involve dealing with large numbers of people and not just sitting at a desk
  • Creative and Innovative: a sharp and active mind is necessary in coming up with alternatives, in adapting and in customising solutions
  • Fond of saying 'Yes, it can be done' instead of 'No, it is not possible'
  • Comfortable in unstructured and undefined situations
  • Tops in your professional expertise, talent and knowledge of contemporary trends and ideas

A typical CSAP expert is likely to be of higher calibre, maturer (irrespective of age) and more talented than a typical paid consultant, practical rather than pedagogical or academic.

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