Le Comité Central Mennonite recherche un.e Coordinateur.trice des projets, des relations et de la connexion des personnes au Honduras.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Project, Relations & Connecting People Coordinator will be one of two people collaborating in this role, working alongside MCC Nicaragua & Honduras Representatives and admin in accompanying the various projects and partners of MCC Honduras & Nicaragua through planning, monitoring, evaluation, and coordination of MCC exchange programs through relationship building, site visits, and coordinating exchange events.

The MCC Nicaragua & Honduras program oversees projects in both countries and this position will be part of a team that works together to share the program monitoring and evaluation (PME) and MCC Connecting People Coordinator (CPC) functions. As a part of this team, this role will be supervised by the MCC Nicaragua & Honduras Representatives and will work alongside a PME Coordinator counterpart in Nicaragua. The strength of this position will be in the diversity, collaboration and flexibility in learning, serving and complementary working styles. The Honduras team member will take the lead on responsibilities related to the GSL program, the Nicaragua team member will take the lead on responsibilities related to PMER processes, and the Nicaragua & Honduras Rep will take the lead on emergency response processes. Each of these roles has the responsibility for both PME and GSL processes in their respective countries but will have the support of the other team members as needed (see attached Roles in the PME/GSL team document).

Project, Relations & Connecting People Coordinator will be located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and will be traveling to Nicaragua occasionally.

MCC wants people to have a sense of the adjustments that workers typically need to make in this location. Listed below are some of those challenges as well as ways workers typically adjust, and even thrive in this new environment:

• Working together with local communities, project staff, and leaders can be a challenge as there are a variety of opinions, perspectives, and ways of accomplishing a task. This requires patience and humility.
• Expressing and understanding complex and western-oriented PMER concepts is an ongoing challenge that requires creativity, cultural sensitivity and the ability to listen well.
• This position maintains a balance between traveling to communities for project accompaniment and time spent doing office work. Ability to navigate between these modes of work is essential.
• Frequent delays or unpredictable circumstances can make coordinating travel and logistics difficult. Frequent travel can be emotionally draining and cause difficulties in building deeper local relationships. Patience and flexibility are important, and effective self-care is essential.
• Living amid a context of sociopolitical tension or unrest is a challenge. MCC invites all its workers to find and depend on local communities of support made up of friends, members of a local church, partner agencies, etc., and to take advice given by these persons seriously.
• While parts of Honduras have modern infrastructure and conveniences, they may not be consistently reliable. Certain realities of life in Honduras can be physically and emotionally challenging (e.g., hot humid weather, rough or unpaved roads, unreliable water and power supply, tropical diseases, gender stereotypes, fear of crime).
• As in many cities, the worker should be very cautious about being out at night alone. Petty crime and theft require vigilance with respect to belongings and personal safety. The worker is required to follow MCC’s security protocol and needs to become accustomed to using her/his community as the most important source of security, even when it might infringe on one’s independence and mobility.
• Violence, even if not experienced personally, is emotionally taxing and can cause constant levels of stress and trauma that need to be recognized and addressed throughout the worker’s term. Workers need to be aware of their own needs and take actions to make sure they have the support and rest they need. MCC offers psychological and counseling assistance to workers who need support in any area (not just in trauma) during their term.
• Local Anabaptist churches are welcoming to MCC participation in their church life. It may be a challenge for the worker to adjust to a different pace of worship and church life.
• Dengue, chikungunya and Zika are health concerns in all in Honduras.

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