PCI’s Food, Nutrition, and Livelihoods Security (FNLS) and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Risk Reduction (HA/DRR) technical teams collaborate closely to design and implement food security programs in areas that are highly vulnerable to a broad range of shocks and stresses. The Program Coordinator will contribute to this collaboration by supporting PCI’s HA/DRR and FNLS units in the areas of project coordination, proposal development and reporting, and as necessary administrative and logistical support. S/he manages selected research programs and balances changing needs and priorities in the field and among senior staff.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:**
Technical Support
- Contribute to design and implementation of PCI’s FNLS and HA/DRR programs, including the mainstreaming of strategies to increase resiliency in livelihoods, agriculture, health and nutrition programming.
- Support the engagement of food security technical specialists in emergency responses to food security related crises in both rural and urban contexts.
- Supporting consistent and effective collaboration between field teams dedicated to health, nutrition, livelihoods, and disaster risk management.
- Support effective knowledge management within PCI’s food security, resilience and climate adaptation programs by helping document best practices / lessons learned and supporting field teams in the collection analysis and use of information for decision making.
Program Coordination
- Coordinate program components as directed, including ongoing programs, startup of new programs, operations research and other special projects.
- Facilitate regular communication between program, field offices and key internal staff.
- Supervise field-based interns and facilitate technical, capacity building and logistical support for intern projects.
- Contribute to the coordination and development of program-related materials including training materials, presentation materials, and capacity statements.
- Attend relevant event to enhance PCI program development and track state-of–the-art technical best practices.
- Support other activities in DC/PODD when necessary i.e., proposals, events.
Proposals and Reports
- Compile and summarize information for the development/revision of technical documents and reports.
- Assist with creating and editing marketing materials (capacity statements, lessons learned, abstracts, etc.).
- Assist with the preparation of proposals including literature searches, formatting, and editing.
- Assist with dissemination activities related to increasing PCI’s visibility in technical areas.
- Coordinate review process and serve as reviewer on assigned reports.
- Collaborate with printers/publishers on the publication and distribution of materials, both internal and external to PCI.
Administrative and Logistical Support
- Participate in team meetings and facilitate sharing of information between programs to ensure technical integration and complementarity.
- Help foster an environment of innovation through active participation in innovation processes.
- Supervise DC-based interns: manage schedules and assignments, help with prioritization and provide support as needed.
- Provide support and assistance to the Administrative Assistant, working together as needed to accomplish tasks.
Position Parameters/Special Responsibilities Required:
- May require overtime during peak periods.
- May require local and travel.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or technical training and 1 additional year of experience
- Two to four years of related professional experience
- Experience in food security, nutrition, livelihoods, disaster mitigation and/or humanitarian assistance preferred
- Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, including ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
- Strong research and writing skills
- Ability to take initiative, solve problems, anticipate actions, and to use creative means to complete tasks
- A passion for the mission and values of PCI
- Ability to work as an integral part of a team, taking guidance and input from a variety of staff
- Computer skills including word processing (Microsoft Word), spreadsheets (Excel), presentations (PowerPoint), graphics, Skype and go-to-meeting
- Fluency in English required, and Spanish or French desirable
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