Asistente de Programas CBT

The position supports the implementation of emergency response activities at the national level, focusing on food assistance through cash-based transfers (CBT), commodity vouchers, and value vouchers to assist affected populations. The role involves specialized activities within programmatic technical areas, supporting project management, data collection, analysis, and reporting to aid operational decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialized and/or standardized activities within the technical scope of the assigned program area, ensuring alignment with WFP policies and guidelines.
• Provide project management support and general office assistance in line with WFP policies and procedures.
• Collect data and support analysis and reporting (e.g., on food assistance needs, resource utilization, program progress) to support operational decision-making.
• Maintain accurate and timely data recording within the technical scope, applying institutional standards and guidelines.
• Collaborate and exchange information with internal counterparts to support effective implementation and monitoring of ongoing projects.
• Support communication activities with partners, agencies, NGOs, and public institutions at the local level.
• Serve as a contact point for general operational inquiries and request assistance as needed.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP can respond rapidly and deploy resources to affected areas at the onset of a crisis.

Requirements

• Completion of secondary education. Post-secondary certificate in relevant functional area is valued.
• Five years of experience in similar activities.
• Fluency in Spanish (level C).
• Working knowledge of English for reading WFP materials and policies is desirable.
• Experience facilitating communication with technical teams such as nutrition and vulnerability analysis (VAM).
• Experience contributing to program implementation.
• Experience assisting or observing policy debates or helping organize them.
• Analytical and operational capacity with field experience implementing CBT.
• Interpersonal and coordination skills to work in teams and with diverse actors.
• Proactivity, autonomy, and organizational skills to meet commitments and deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Reporting skills.

Skills

• Cash-based transfers implementation
• Program Implementation
• Nutrition Analysis
• Vulnerability Analysis
• Policy Debate Support
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Reporting
• Field Operations Experience
• Program Coordination
• Emergency Response
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Organizational Skills
• Spanish Fluency
• English Reading Skills

Languages

Spanish, English