Food Security Expert (Flying)

Duration : Indefinite

Start date : Immediately

You’ll contribute to ending world hunger by …

As part of the Production Department, this position will be responsible for ensuring execution capacity with frequent travel and direct field work. It covers gaps and ensures direct field support to projects and programs throughout the project cycle: a) identification, b) planning, c) execution, d) monitoring and e) evaluation. It can also perform internal evaluations and participate in context diagnoses. It participates in capitalization initiatives and dissemination of good practices at the level of field teams, promoting good practices both at the level of management and technical approaches.

Key activities in your role will include

• He oversees, often in the field, that all projects integrate planning, execution and management tools throughout the project cycle for good monitoring and consolidation of data at the project and contract level.
• It provides support throughout the project cycle from the identification and design phase, to those of planning, execution, monitoring and closing. Ensuring the coherence and technical quality of projects and programs.
• It covers gaps and ensures direct field support to projects and programs throughout the project cycle.
• It provides technical knowledge to field teams and ensures the application of protocols and methodologies according to their technical competence.
• Identifies technical development needs and implementation issues.Together with the rest of the production team, he participates in the planning, measurement and monitoring of operations.
• Participates in the processes of modelling interventions, technical development and updating of training modules. Identifies good practices and lessons learned and participates in the processes of identifying training needs of the teams they supervise and in the selection, briefing and debriefing of project managers and other technical profiles as needed.
• It maintains direct communication with the heads of the Technical Departments, raising alarms about weaknesses in our methodologies, the need for new technical developments and the identification of barriers to the scaling of intervention modalities.

Do you meet the profile required criteria?

• Technical profiles (engineering, rural development, environment…) or other relevant profile. Advanced training in a discipline related to humanitarian action and international cooperation.
• Experience in defining interventions and preparing proposals, Solid capacity in project planning and implementation. Practical sense in the application of project cycle management, Solid experience in providing technical support to field teams, intuition and resolution capacity.
• Minimum previous experience of 4 years, including experience of implementation of projects in the field. Previous experience in a position Familiar with international quality standards. Sphere, Core Humanitarian Standards….
• Knowledge of Development Cooperation and Emergency Response.
• Specific knowledge of cash based interventions desirable Familiar with donor call processes.
• Experience as Project Manager and in direct implementation of projects at the field level Demonstrated ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.
• Spanish and English essential. French desirable.

Our remuneration package:

Incorporation into a multicultural, professional and innovative organization and possibility of participating in projects of high social impact.

• Indefinite Contract.
• Based in Madrid.
• Competitive remuneration based on the candidate’s worth.
• 50% field trips
• Access to flexible remuneration plans (medical insurance, transportation, childcare tickets and food).
• Professional career adapted to you where talent and motivation are recognized.
• Continuous training in both technical skills and soft skills.
• Reconciliation between personal and professional life, with the option of flexible hours, intensive working hours and the possibility of taking advantage of our teleworking program.
• 25 working days of holidays per year with the possibility of organizing them at your discretion and even taking half days.

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.