Location: Western Region (Copan, Ocotepeque and Lempira) and Western Center (Intibucá, Comayagua and La Paz) – headquarters Copan or Comayagua
Reports to: Global Communities Country Representative, Honduras
Notes: This position is subject to award and customer approval for commencement, with an anticipated completion date of May 30, 2027.
The candidate must be a Honduran citizen or have a valid work permit in the country at the time of application.
Overview:
Global Communities works at the intersection of humanitarian aid, sustainable development, and financial inclusion to save lives, promote equity, and ensure a strong future. We support communities at the forefront of their own development, partnering with local leaders, governments, civil society, and the private sector to achieve a shared vision of a more prosperous and equitable global community. We work with government, non-government, private sector, and community stakeholders to promote transparency, foster accountability, and access the channels they need to make their voices heard, promote change, and realize their full potential.
Global Communities is seeking a General Coordinator/Project Director for an early bird project**.** This program will last approximately 1.5 to 2 years and will support groups of producers practicing subsistence agriculture to achieve increases in production and productivity, inserting them into the formal market through the promotion and incentive of productive alliances, the adoption of practices and approaches aimed at preventing or mitigating the adverse effects of climate change, as well as small Business Groups to offer technical assistance, complementary goods to primary production and/or transformation and agro-logistical services to primary producers.
The General Coordinator will ensure the achievement of results in the area of ​​intervention by using human and material resources effectively and efficiently, maintaining appropriate coordination with counterpart national authorities and with other national and local authorities in the intervention areas. We are looking for passionate and dedicated professionals to help us build the world we envision: one of greater opportunity, where crises give way to resilience, and all people thrive.
Responsibilities:
Field implementation:
- Develop sustainable activities by working with farmer groups and small agribusiness groups in program design, planning, implementation, coordination, communication, and reporting.
- Foster an enabling environment by supporting the program’s efforts to integrate multicultural and multiethnic skills development protocols into national and local guidelines and systems, supporting (as needed) relevant ministries and other stakeholders in achieving this goal.
- Work with the program team and support units to organize fieldwork in the various technical intervention sectors, including economic recovery and livelihoods, agriculture, food security and health, and institutional strengthening. The General Coordinator will lead the development of operational plans on the ground to ensure the achievement of established objectives.
- Oversee program implementation, ensuring compliance with the approved proposal and work plan.
- Ensure that activities meet minimum humanitarian standards and funder requirements.
- Compile, develop, and/or review program reports and other program deliverables or funder applications, ensuring that documents meet required quality standards
- Anticipate, identify, and evaluate potential risks that may affect activities and timelines, and propose mitigation strategies to meet and/or revise established objectives.
- Work with the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team to review key findings, improve program implementation, and strengthen the feedback mechanism and quality assurance (QA) initiatives.
- Perform other duties as required by the immediate supervisor.
Program Management:
- Supervise the program’s technical staff to ensure compliance with Global Communities’ ethical policies.
- Coordinate with the program’s technical team the development of the annual implementation plan and the procurement plan.
- Work as a team with the program support units of the Global Communities Honduras office in the areas of finance, human resources, procurement, and auditing, ensuring compliance with the organization’s operational guidelines, regulations, and policies.
- Identify and report noncompliance with institutional policies and procedures and coordinate with supporting operational units to resolve any issues.
- Oversee the program budget, program implementation plan, monitoring and evaluation plan, and procurement plan, ensuring compliance with approved documents.
- Develop program management tools and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed.
- Provide capacity building support to program staff through training and mentoring, as needed.
- In close coordination with the country representative, manage the relationship with the funder.
Ratings:
Key requirements
- A university degree in agricultural engineering, agronomy, agribusiness, or a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agricultural economics, business administration, sociology, or another discipline relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the position.
- Master’s degree in agriculture, rural development, planning, territorial or local development, projects, finance, or administration.
- At least ten (10) years of work experience in the promotion, support or advice of economic and social development processes in rural areas, agricultural or rural development programs, business development or territorial development projects in rural Honduras, with indigenous and/or Afro-descendant peoples.
- Proven experience as a director, coordinator, chief, manager, or other senior leadership position within a program or project with a similar focus or scope to ComRural III. A track record of achievements as a director, coordinator, chief, or manager is required.
- Proven experience in managing and/or administering funds for subprojects, donations, or investments aimed at producers or communities in rural or mid-rural areas.
- Proven experience managing business plans and community plans with producers or producer organizations in rural areas, regardless of the source of funding.
- Proven experience supporting subsistence farmers with climate-smart agriculture initiatives or agribusiness with producers or producer organizations in rural areas.
Other requirements
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written, to meet the various technical and managerial requirements of the agreement.
- Leadership and management of technical teams.
- 100% proficiency in Spanish (spoken, reading, and writing).
- The ability to drive a 4*4 vehicle is required, with a valid driver’s license.
Global Communities welcomes and seeks applications from all sectors of society. We are committed to a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of all people and offers equal opportunities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment.
Global Communities maintains strict safeguarding principles and has a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. In the recruitment, selection, and appointment process, Global Communities will conduct robust reference and background checks, including international vetting as a Global Misconduct Disclosure Scheme signatory, to ensure the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and the prevention of abuse. The incumbent must perform their duties in accordance with the Global Communities safeguarding policy and standards of conduct.
General Coordinator/Project Director
(Anticipated Climate Smart Agriculture and Agri-Logistics Program)
Location: Copan or Comayagua headquarters – Copan or Comayagua headquarters
Reports to: Global Communities Country Representative, Honduras
Please Note: This position is contingent upon award and client approval for its commencement, and an anticipated end date of May 30, 2027.
**Please note: We are seeking local nationals for this position.**
Overview:
Global Communities works at the intersection of humanitarian assistance, sustainable development and financial inclusion to save lives, advance equity and secure strong futures. We support communities at the forefront of their own development, partnering with local leaders, governments, civil society, and the private sector to achieve a shared vision of a more prosperous and equitable global community. We work with government, non-government, private sector, and community stakeholders to promote transparency, foster accountability, and access the channels they need to make their voices heard, promote change, and realize their full potential.
Global Communities is seeking a General Coordinator/Project Director for an anticipated project**.** This program will last approximately between 1.5 and 2 years and will support groups of producers who practice subsistence agriculture to achieve increases in production, productivity, inserting them into the formal market, through the promotion and encouragement of productive alliances, the adoption of practices and approaches aimed at preventing or mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. as well as small Groups of Entrepreneurs to offer technical assistance, complementary goods to primary production and/or transformation and agro-logistics services to primary producers.
The General Coordinator will ensure the achievement of results in the area of intervention using human and material resources effectively and efficiently and maintaining adequate coordination with national counterpart authorities and with other national and local authorities in the intervention areas. We are looking for passionate, dedicated professionals to help us build the world we envision: one of expanded opportunity, where crises give way to resilience and all people thrive.
Responsibilities:
Field Implementation:
- Develop sustainable activities by working with farmer groups and small agri-business groups on program design, planning, implementation, coordination, communication, and reporting.
- Foster an enabling environment by supporting program efforts to integrate multi-cultural and multi-ethnic skills building protocols into national and local guidelines and systems, supporting (as required) relevant ministries and other above-site stakeholders to achieve this goal.
- Work with the program team and support units to organize field work across the different technical sectors of intervention including economic recovery and livelihoods, agriculture, food security and health, and institutional strengthening. The General Coordinator will lead the development of field operational plans to ensure the achievement of established goals.
- Oversee program implementation, ensuring accordance with the approved proposal and work plan.
- Ensure that activities comply with minimum humanitarian standards and funder requirements.
- Compile, develop and/or review program reports and other program deliverables or funder applications, ensuring that documents meet required quality standards
- Anticipate, identify and assess potential risks that may affect activities and timelines and propose mitigation strategies to meet and/or revise established objectives.
- Work with the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team to review key findings, improve program implementation, and strengthen the feedback mechanism and quality assurance (QA) initiatives.
- Perform other duties as required by immediate supervisor.
Program management:
- Supervise the program’s technical staff to ensure compliance with Global Communities ethics policies.
- Coordinate with the program’s technical team to develop the annual implementation plan and the procurement plan.
- Work as a team with the program support units of the Global Communities Honduras office in the areas of finance, human resources, procurement, and audit, ensuring that the operational guidelines, regulations, and policies of the organization are respected.
- Identify and report non-compliance with institutional policies and procedures and coordinate with the supporting operational units to resolve any issues.
- Oversee the program budget, program implementation plan, M&E plan and procurement plan, ensuring compliance with approved documents.
- Develop program management tools and standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed.
- Provide capacity building support to program staff through training and mentoring as needed.
- In close coordination with the Country Representative, manage the relationship with the funder.
- Coordinate closely with the Program Support Team at headquarters, as needed.
- Represent Global Communities and overall program interests as necessary and appropriate.
- Build and maintain strong working relations with key internal and external stakeholders, beneficiaries, prime and subcontractors, suppliers, and partners.
Qualifications:
Key requirements
- A university degree in agricultural engineering, agronomy, agribusiness, or a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agricultural economics, administrative sciences, sociology or other discipline relevant to the functions and responsibilities of the position.
- Master’s degree in agriculture, rural development, planning, territorial or local development, projects, finance, or administration.
- At least ten (10) years of work experience in promoting, supporting or advising economic and social development processes in rural areas, agricultural or rural development programs, business development or territorial development projects in rural Honduras, with indigenous and/or afro-descendant peoples.
- Verifiable experience as director, coordinator, chief, manager or other position representing the highest leadership role within the program or project with similar focus or scope to ComRural III. History of achievement as director, coordinator, chief or manager is required.
- Verifiable experience in management and/or administration of funds for subprojects, donations or investments aimed at producers or communities in rural or rural areas.
- Proven experience in managing business plans and community plans with producers or producer organizations in rural areas regardless of the source of funding.
- Proven experience supporting subsistence farmers with climate-smart agriculture or agribusiness initiatives with producers or producer organizations in rural areas.
Other requirements
- Effective communication skills, both oral and written, to meet the various technical and managerial requirements of the agreement.
- Leadership and management of technical teams.
- 100% proficiency in Spanish (spoken, reading and writing).
- The ability to drive a 4*4 vehicle, with a valid driver’s license, is required.
Global Communities positively welcomes and seeks applications from all sections of society. We are committed to a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of everyone and offers equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Global Communities holds strict safeguarding principles and has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment. In the process of recruitment, selection, and appointment, Global Communities will conduct robust reference and background screening checks, including international vetting as a signature of the Global Misconduct Disclosure Scheme to ensure children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded, and abuse is prevented. The incumbent is required to carry out their duties in accordance with Global Communities Safeguarding policy and the Standards of Conduct.
How to apply
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