PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

All Hands and Hearts is a disaster relief nonprofit. This position requires travel to our communal program bases which are located in the communities we serve. Understand your responsibility for the safety of yourself and for those around you. Make yourself aware of, and comply with all safety protocols (including COVID-19), which may differ between locations, based on local risk assessment and local regulations.

We understand vaccination is the best way to protect our beneficiaries, community members, staff and volunteers. To be considered for this position you must be fully vaccinated.  Subject to applicable guidance, the term fully vaccinated currently refers to when an individual has received either a single-shot vaccine or both doses of a two-shot vaccine, and two weeks have elapsed since the final dose.

Possible locations for this role are the Bahamas, Mexico, Guatemala, the Philippines or Peru.

To us, diversity is acknowledgment, promotion, and celebration of our differences and similarities. All racial identities, ethnicities, sexes, nationalities, gender identities and expressions, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientations, ages, spiritualities (or lack thereof), points of view, and socioeconomic statuses can fit in with us.

Through our stance on diversity, we unite individuals from around the world and serve communities affected by disasters with purpose. Response, recovery, resilience and renewal are why we exist—yet, it’s respect for humanity that drives us forward every day.

Everyone is welcome.

Position Purpose

A versatile position within a dynamic nonprofit that provides relief to survivors of natural disasters. The position is full-time and is responsible for developing and maintaining a queue of long-term reconstruction projects in AHAH’s  countries of operation, conducting a formal project hand-over training to our program construction team, and contributing to the creation of a monitoring and evaluation protocol for our International Recovery operations.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to: Program Development Manager

Roles reporting to position: N/A

Approximate number of reports: N/A

Essential Functions

• Help Program Development Manager identify and assess potential International Recovery project sites.
• Provide needed data on building codes, common building designs, reported market costs, and potential project and base locations.
• Help Program Development Manager create building designs and develop scope and work plan for projects, full Bills of Quantities, and labor cost summaries for potential new projects.
• Contribute as needed to creation of Project Approval Summaries for all potential projects in construction queues.
• Support a wider team to identify locations for bases for new programs.
• Help Program Development Manager hand over project plan to the Program team and train the Project Manager and Construction Site Coordinators in the use of required tracking and data collection tools.
• Contribute as needed to the creation of standard tools and systems required to plan, budget, and hand over International Recovery projects.
• Assist in the creation of strategy, indicators, data collection tools, and data analysis processes for monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of the Program Development team.
• Share information and plan activities with Partnerships team and existing Program teams (if present in country) to identify local technical resources for advice and assistance, ensure good coordination with local partners, and smooth transition between Programs.
• Ensure appropriate Risk Assessments are completed to identify threats and vulnerabilities.
• Work with the Project Team to create a Security Plan detailing Standard Operating Procedures and appropriate Contingency Plans to mitigate identified risks and reduce or control the impact of an incident.
• To be considered for this position you must be fully vaccinated.  Subject to applicable guidance, the term fully vaccinated currently refers to when an individual has received either a single-shot vaccine or both doses of a two-shot vaccine, and two weeks have elapsed since the final dose.
• Other duties as assigned.

Financial Responsibilities

• Is this position responsible for the operating budget of the associated department? No
• Does this position have any other financial responsibilities? No

Position Requirements

Education: Requires a bachelor's degree in Building Science, Civil/ Structural Engineering/ Architecture or equivalent technical related field.

Related Experience: Must have a minimum of 1-year experience working for All Hands and Hearts, or another Disaster Response organization. Demonstrated experience in building design, construction work planning, and creation of accurate BoQs and Materials Schedules. Previous international travel experience, preferably in developing countries.

Special Competencies/Certifications  Good written and oral communication skills. Must be confident working with AutoCAD and Microsoft Project (or similar project management software) and with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel. Applicants need to be well organized and have a flexible approach to managing multiple tasks and prioritizing them appropriately. The individual is able to manage a large workload and perform in a fast-paced environment.

Work Environment/Conditions: Based in-country, location might change. Communal living environment. High-stress situations.

All Hands and Hearts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic.