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mid and late career professional openings


Mid- and late-career professionals
FH provides exciting opportunities for professionals with advanced academic degrees and/or significant professional experience.

Most often these positions entail teaching or training national staff in project planning, management, finance, church strengthening or international development. The cultural contexts where we serve sometimes require people in leadership positions who are visibly older and wiser!

Although some of the positions listed here could provide a salary (where noted), FH always encourages its staff to consider the joy of living a life on support. We stand ready to help any staff member assemble a financial support team.

Unless otherwise noted all positions here require a minimum initial commitment of three years.



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Title/Description
Country
Category
CA-14 Expatriate Advisor for Peace Bridges
Summary: Equip peace builders from partner groups to offer basic conflict prevention education and/or conflict counseling and mediation. Develop a specialization in violence prevention interventions aimed at reducing incidents of violence in families, between youth and general communities. Mobilize those we train, to work in cooperation with Peace Bridges as peace educators and/or mediators/conflict counselors. Build a sustainable, local NGO, with international links yet under the directorship of a Cambodian national and majority national staff

Requirements: Current Hunger Corps with at least two years’ field experience. Experienced mediator and/or trainer in peace education with a related degree in psychology, social sciences, or law. Experience in cross cultural mediation work preferred. Comfortable with values consistent with Anabaptist teaching on peace, justice and reconciliation.

Cambodia Church Strengthening/Pastoral
CH-10 Country Director
Summary: The Country Director for Mainland China is FHI's chief representative in this area. This important role demands a wholistic maturity and a commitment to the vision and values of FHI. Evidence of a clear calling, willingness to work interdependantly, coping abilities, resilience, and resourcefulness is needed.

Requirements: Previous management experience is required, as well as a minimum of three years service within a Christian relief and development agency or equivalent. Significant wholistic maturity is mandatory as well as a commitment to FHI's Corporate Identity. Fluency in Chinese and a working ability in English is required.

China Leadership/Management
DR-09 International Staff Coordinator
Summary: The International Staff Coordinator (ISC) will work under the supervison of the Staff Development Manager or the Country Director. This position will design, implement, and evaluate procedures to assure the effective recruiting, orientation, training, and member care of all staff. However, an emphasis will be on the Hunger Corps toward the appropriate people profile.

Requirements: Applicants must evidence spiritual maturity and the ability to use/apply God's Word in leading self and others. Emotional health and maturity, excellent training and people skills, and a fluency in English and the local language (verbal and written) must be evidenced. Applicants must also have at least 3 years experience as a Hunger Corps in the DR (or nearby field sharing the same language). Other requirements include training and experience in managing personnel, basic Christian counseling, and job design and staff development programs.

Dominican Republic Human Resources
G-12 International Staff Coordinator
Summary: In partnership with the Guatemalan Human Resources person, the ISC will facilitate recruitment, orientation, training, development, and ongoing member care of all Hunger Corps serving with FHI in Guatemala. This is a strategic position that ensures proper personnel resources are available to fulfill the VOC in Guatemala and works to further the career development of those people. Based in the central office.

Requirements: Applicants must have 3+ yrs of previous work experience in Latin America with Guatemalan experience preferred. They must speak Spanish and English, and be fluent in local culture and customs. Must have excellent interpersonal skills and a proven history of successful, multi-cultural team management. Additional preferred skills/experience include: education/training, job analysis, job development, negotiation, administration, human resources management and Christian counseling & discipleship.

Guatemala Human Resources
G-16 Microenterprise Specialist
Summary: Will help identify market opportunities and work with the community to develop small income generating projects and businesses. Will provide training for business development and entrepeneurship, evaluate progress of income projects and build relationships with national businessmen, involving them in rural area business development. Will be based in a regional center, though may help in more than one region.

Requirements: Must have business skills/experience, preferably in the area of micro-enterprise or small businesses, good organizational skills, innovation and a willingness to learn Spanish.

Guatemala Microenterprise
P-04 International Staff Coordinator
Summary: This person will facilitate Recruitment, Orientation, Training, Development and ongoing Member Care of the Hunger Corps serving in Peru. Will work directly and indirectly with the Country Director, International Staff, National Organizations, the International Office Human Resource Department and National Staff.

Requirements: Requires a minimum of 1 year of previous work experience in Peru. Must display Spanish and English proficiency and familiarity with Peruvian culture and customs. Must have excellent interpersonal skills and experience with team management (multi-cultural preferred). Other preferred skills include education/training, job analysis and job development, negotiation, administration, and Christian counseling and discipleship.

Peru Human Resources
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Food for the Hungry
ATTN: Nicklas Carmody
1224 East Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034

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