Analista Técnico Territorial de Desarrollo Local y Fortalecimiento Institucional

The position supports the implementation of the project to improve public expenditure quality in Food Security and Nutrition (SAN) in prioritized territories of Guatemala. The role involves coordinating with local and municipal authorities, supporting institutional strengthening in planning and financial management, and facilitating sustainable and inclusive SAN responses with a gender focus.

Responsibilities

• Support project coordination for implementation in assigned prioritized territories.
• Participate in workshops and training meetings, preparation of implementation conditions, planning and monitoring.
• Support updating methodological guides for planning, financial management and SAN awareness.
• Systematize and produce information on progress of results to inform donors and government partners.
• Prepare monitoring reports as requested by the project.
• Collaborate closely with Planning and Governance Analyst to ensure coherence and effectiveness of territorial interventions.
• Implement project actions according to annual operational plan in assigned territories.
• Ensure correct implementation of institutional strengthening methodology in planning, financial management and SAN awareness.
• Implement training processes for public officials on Strategic and Operational Planning, Budget Management and Results-Based Management.
• Provide technical assistance to support review and approval of SAN-related proposals from local to departmental levels.
• Ensure integrated and sustainable SAN responses in prioritized territories.
• Coordinate interventions with SESAN officials at local, municipal and departmental levels.
• Contribute to improving public investment in SAN with gender focus.
• Implement interinstitutional coordination mechanisms to strengthen governance and effective intervention levels.
• Articulate with SISCODE system bodies and SAN commissions at various levels.
• Advise on needs identification, proposal formulation and resource management with gender focus.
• Support planning and execution of SAN-related projects at local levels.
• Ensure projects align with development strategies and respond to community needs with gender focus.
• Facilitate knowledge generation, capacity development, knowledge exchange and advocacy related to assigned thematic areas.
• Perform other functions as necessary for efficient project and area operation.

Requirements

• Master's Degree or equivalent in Public Policy, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Human Rights, Economics, Nutrition, Food Security and Nutrition Management or related fields.
• Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Law, Social Sciences, Economics, Business, Social Work, Engineering, Nutrition or related fields with 2 additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Master's degree.
• Candidates with a Master's degree do not require professional work experience.
• Candidates with a Bachelor's degree must have at least 2 years of relevant professional experience in territorial management and local development.
• Fluency in Spanish is required.
• Basic knowledge of English is required.
• Ability to communicate in the predominant local language (Izabal) is valued.
• Experience facilitating training processes with key territorial actors.
• Experience providing technical assistance to officials and community actors.
• Experience working with SISCODE, municipalities and local level.
• Experience working on Food Security and Nutrition issues.
• Experience working with public administration, cooperation projects or United Nations System.
• Experience with UNDP policies, norms and procedures.
• Experience in achieving agreements, consensus, synthesizing viewpoints and concretizing actions.
• Experience using Public Management for Results methodology in the public sector.
• Experience with legal framework related to decentralization and food security and nutrition.
• Experience with legal framework related to public sector budgeting process.

Skills

• Territorial management
• Local Development
• Training Facilitation
• Technical Assistance
• Food Security
• Public Administration
• Cooperation Projects
• UN System Experience
• UNDP Administrative Policies
• Consensus Building
• Public Management for Results
• Decentralization Legal Framework
• Public Sector Budgeting
• Project Coordination
• Institutional Strengthening
• Finance Management
• Gender Focus Programming
• Spanish Fluency
• Basic English
• SISCODE Experience

Languages

Spanish, English