Implementation and Communications Assistant – Sucre, Venezuela
Deadline for receiving applications Sunday, thirteen (13) July 2025, 11:59 pm (Bogotá DC Colombia Time)
Institutional Information
World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). We are a widely recognized, faith-based international organization working in more than 20 countries. In an increasingly complex and fragmented world, our work seeks to unite all people in the shared effort for justice, peace, and reconciliation.
Our work, actions, and operations are guided by a commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their condition. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work and for our on-the-ground presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community-centered. We primarily work with people in vulnerable situations to claim and defend their rights, and we proactively engage with local government and community structures. For more global information, please visit: www.lutheranworld.org/WorldService
World Service has been present in Colombia since 2002 and in Venezuela since 2019. Through the Colombia-Venezuela Binational Program, it is currently implementing the “For Hope and a Future” Strategy (2025-2031), focused on three strategic areas: 1. Protection and Social Cohesion, 2. Climate and Resilient Livelihoods, and 3. Quality Services, with a focus on the Nexus between emergencies, recovery, and development. Our partners in Colombia and Venezuela include community-based, ethnic, peasant, and women’s organizations. Our allies include members of the ACT Alliance and the Forum of Humanitarian Organizations. We are supported by donors such as ECHO, the European Commission, and United Nations agencies, among others. We also work hand in hand with Lutheran Churches in the region and their related agencies in North America and Europe. For more information about the Binational Program, please visit: https://worldservice.lutheranworld.org/where-we-work/colombia-and-venezuela
Description of the area to which the service is limited
The Service is subscribed to the Operations Area of ​​the LWF – Colombia Venezuela Program, which is led by the Operations Management and responsible for the coordination, planning, organization, analysis and assurance of an efficient and effective programmatic operation of the LWF/SM COL-VEN and the projects developed, from the higher institutional objectives preserving its mission and vision.
Coordinates its activities with:
- Field Leader Delta and Sucre (East)
- Project team in Delta Amacuro and Sucre
- Administrative, financial, and programmatic team in Venezuela.
Location
Based in Sucre, Venezuela . However, you must be available to travel within the country and/or wherever required to carry out the activities inherent to the Service.
Service objective
Support the coordination of operational implementation and communication with communities of the school-based program in Sucre state. With the team, ensure that activities are carried out on time and with the quality requested by the donor and the LWF.
Description of activities:
MANAGEMENT
- Prepare a schedule and lead the execution of field activities related to the School-Based Program (SBP), including the formation of school meal teams, distribution plans, and follow-up on take-home baskets.
- Supervise consulting field staff during school-based program distributions.
- Guarantees the communication products, materials, prints and stationery necessary for beneficiaries and involved personnel to carry out activities in schools and distributions
- Prepare a schedule and lead the execution of field activities related to the School-Based Program (SBP), including team formation, distribution planning, and follow-up on take-home baskets.
- Ensure the design and planning of training sessions to ensure community access to information during field activities within the framework of the program’s objectives in Delta Amacuro.
- Prepare and submit state reports related to the implementation of the School-Based Program.
- Support the efficient and effective implementation of the project based on the objectives, results, activities and their indicators, work plan, budget, and procurement plan, taking into account the guidelines and guidance of the LWF VE and the donor, in coordination with the LWF VE core program team.
- Support the implementation of the school-based program with beneficiary communities, emphasizing humanitarian and transparency principles and adhering to the selection criteria defined in the project.
- Responsible for ensuring that all stakeholders in the school food program understand how the community feedback mechanism works. Ensures the necessary communication products, materials, printouts, and stationery are available to beneficiaries and staff involved in carrying out activities in schools and distributions.
- Participate in the work sessions convened by the Caracas Base Office for context analysis, project follow-up and monitoring, and group planning, in accordance with the protocols and manuals of the Lutheran World Federation.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure the effective implementation of the LWF security policy and ensure the implementation of the LWF Codes of Conduct and other institutional policies within the framework of the project.
- Strictly comply with LWF/SM-CO procedures, manuals, and policies.
- Ensure proper cash management for travel advances for activities. Complete travel reports that comply with donor requirements and LWF administrative procedures.
- Ensure proper compliance with the administrative and control procedures applicable to them, within the scope of their activities within the framework of the specific project and FLM policies.
- Comply with LWF procedures, manuals, and policies, including the Codes of Conduct, Safety and Security Policy, Security Manual, Child Protection, and any other provisions established by the LWF.
The LWF has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, and all staff have a duty to comply with and promote the LWF Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy in the conduct of all activities.
Professional Requirements
Level of Education
- We are looking for undergraduate students or technicians in the final semesters of their studies in social sciences, political sciences, anthropology, international studies, engineering, and/or related fields.
Work Experience
- Minimum experience of one (1) year in successful humanitarian project or program activities
- Desirable experience of one (1) year of successful actions in highly complex projects.
- Experience with Food Security projects in NGOs and/or international organizations is desirable.
- Experience in personnel management is desirable.
Experience working in Sucre is also desirable.
Languages ​​and office automation
- It is essential that you read, speak, and write Spanish, whether as a native language or with proven advanced fluency.
You have excellent command of spreadsheets, word processors, the Internet, and office tools.
Other required knowledge and skills
Knowledge:
- Personal commitment to humanitarian work and building an inclusive country.
- Ability to work with initiative and proactively.
- Knowledge of differential approaches.
- Social and communication skills that facilitate teamwork synergy.
- Ability to generate alliances with other organizations and strategic actors.
Functional Competencies:
- Have residence in Sucre-Venezuela
- Personal commitment to humanitarian work and building an inclusive country.
- Communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of the region’s sociopolitical context, human rights, international humanitarian law, and the Sphere Project.
- Knowledge of the political, social, economic and cultural context of the country
Corporate Competencies:
- Knowledge of the political, social, economic and cultural context of the country
- Personal commitment to humanitarian and development work and the construction of an inclusive country.
- Capacity to incorporate a gender equality approach into the component’s actions, promoting equitable participation and responding to the specific needs of men and women across their different age groups.
- Ability to comply with and promote the “Zero Tolerance Policy against discrimination and violence against women and girls” in the development of LWF activities in the region.
- Capacity to incorporate the gender equality approach into the component’s actions, promoting equitable participation and responding to the specific needs of men, women and the LGTBIQ+ population, in their different age cycles
Type of Link
- Professional services contract.
How to apply
App Features
Apply at the call link: CP 026 2025 VZ_ Implementation and Communications Assistant – Sucre- Venezuela
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Includes:
- Motivation letter (maximum one page) that should focus on the job criteria, broadly express motivation for the service based on qualifications, and be complementary to the resume.
- Updated resume, including immediate supervisor contacts, maximum of three pages with three (3) work references and two (2) recent personal references.
- Send them in separate files in PDF format. Name the files as follows: first name, then last name, and the content. E.g.: ANA MARIA PEREZ CORREA_ (HV or CM).
Important note:
- Only proposals that meet all the requested requirements and are submitted within the specified deadline will be reviewed.
- The selection and contracting corresponding to this call will be subject to the prior approval of the organization funding the project to which the service to be selected is associated.