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Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of businesses and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.

The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics, and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. Without resources to combat threats like volatile weather patterns, worsening natural disasters, and crop and livestock diseases, these small-scale producers face lower incomes and higher risks as they struggle to earn a good living.

Program Overview

TechnoServe has been selected as a preferred strategic sustainability partner by a major global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company to deliver its ambitious corporate commitment on regenerative agriculture (“Regen Ag”). This global program is an opportunity to work with a leading company to demonstrate that there is a future for a better, low-carbon, biodiverse, and profitable approach to farming. Because of its global scope, this program creates a unique opportunity to compare new regenerative farming practices and to share insights and lessons across contexts.

Job Summary

TechnoServe’s Regenerative Agriculture Implementation Team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Program Coordinator. The Senior Program Coordinator will provide financial, procurement, and operational support to the Regenerative Agriculture Implementation Team. This role focuses on ensuring accurate trackers, payment workflows, and compliance with donor and internal requirements. The position is well-suited for a candidate who is interested in developing their finance and project coordination skills while supporting an international program team. 

Function & Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day cross-program support to ensure smooth operations across the program implementation team
• Supports communication between program implementation teams and other TechnoServe teams to streamline financial management processes, including assigning fund codes, tracking expenses, and ensuring compliance with payment and reporting procedures
• Monitors payment workflows across the program, including: POs/invoices, grants, and subawards
• Assists with sub-award processes, including RFP issuance, due diligence, bid analysis, contracting, reporting, and close-out.
• Tracks deliverables, grant disbursements, and reporting in alignment with donor and internal compliance requirements
• Maintains financial and program trackers to monitor budgets, disbursements, and deliverables.
• Submits procurement requests for new contractor and consultant engagements, including contract initiation, extensions, amendments, and close-out in coordination with program and operations leads
• Tracks contractor deliverables and coordinates invoice processing to ensure accuracy and compliance with procurement standards
• Supports the Team Leads in conducting bid analyses and vendor selection processes as needed

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, or similar, with at least two years of experience in project coordination, financial analysis, operational support, or similar. Or at least four years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Strong computer skills, including strong Excel (and similar) required.
• Strong project coordination skills in order to manage multiple tasks and projects efficiently.

Preferred Qualifications

•  Experience in creating and maintaining budget trackers or similar tools.
•  Proficiency in advanced data management and analysis tools is a plus
•  Prior experience writing and editing donor-facing deliverables
•  Familiarity with agriculture, sustainability, or climate topics; direct regenerative agriculture knowledge is a plus.

Required Languages: Fluency in Spanish and proficiency in English. Portuguese is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

•  Demonstrated leadership skills, teamwork, and relationship building
•  Ability to work independently, flexibly, and responsively to deadlines.
•  Ability to resolve quality issues and adapt to changing operational conditions and contexts
•  Proven team player with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and a can-do attitude

Please note: This is a remote position based in the Latin America/Caribbean region where TechnoServe has operations. Candidates must have work authorization in the country from which they are applying. TechnoServe will not provide sponsorship for this position. Application materials should be submitted in English for further consideration. 

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.

We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.

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