Asociado Principal de Programas (Coordinador de Campo)
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) has been operating in Honduras since 1970, focusing on enhancing livelihoods and human capital by addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty. WFP collaborates closely with the government and partners to meet the basic needs of vulnerable populations during crises, reaching approximately 1.5 million beneficiaries annually across its extensive network of offices and logistics hubs.
Job Purpose
The Principal Programme Associate (Field Coordinator) will support the Deputy Country Director by overseeing and coordinating field operations across seven sub-offices. This role is crucial for ensuring effective food assistance programs by acting as the primary liaison between field offices and the country office in Tegucigalpa. The incumbent will identify programmatic, operational, and administrative needs of sub-offices, channeling them to relevant units and ensuring timely resolution. A key responsibility is to monitor sub-office compliance with WFP's internal processes and controls, including finance, administration, human resources, logistics, procurement, and security, thereby ensuring efficient and compliant program delivery and support to vulnerable populations.
Responsibilities
The Field Coordinator, reporting to the Deputy Country Director, plays a crucial role in overseeing WFP's operations across seven sub-offices. This position involves coordinating, supervising, and providing specialized support for food assistance programs, ensuring alignment with WFP policies and objectives. A key responsibility is to act as a liaison between the Tegucigalpa office and field locations, facilitating timely information exchange and addressing programmatic, operational, and administrative needs identified by the sub-offices. The Field Coordinator ensures that field offices adhere to WFP's internal processes and controls, including finance, administration, human resources, logistics, procurement, and security. This involves contributing specialized knowledge to project activities, preparing complex reports and data analyses, and making recommendations to supervisors. The role also entails fostering strong relationships with local partners, NGOs, and government institutions to ensure efficient food assistance delivery and conducting thorough food security analyses. Furthermore, the Field Coordinator is responsible for supporting capacity-building efforts for WFP staff, partners, and national/departmental governments, and supervising sub-office heads, providing guidance and training to ensure collective objectives are met. They also maintain regular communication mechanisms with sub-offices, ensuring field realities inform planning and decision-making, and promoting harmonization of procedures and tools across different locations.
Work Experience
Requires seven years of progressive professional experience in the functional area of the position. Desirable experience includes participating in technical program implementation (e.g., nutrition), progressively responsible roles, contributing to policy discussions, and coordinating/supervising field offices, including administrative, financial, and internal control processes. Proficiency in MSOffice, excellent interpersonal skills, and a valid driver's license with 4x4 manual transmission experience are also needed.
Skills
Project Management, Coordination, Supervision, Reporting, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Capacity Building, Emergency Preparedness, Financial Management, Administrative Processes, Logistics, Procurement, Security Awareness, Interpersonal Skills, Driving (4x4 manual transmission)