Job Description

Miyamoto International (Miyamoto) is a global, multi-hazard engineering and disaster risk management firm that builds resilience to sustain economies, safeguard communities and save lives around the world. Built on decades of engineering expertise in the field, as well as frontline experience responding to more than 100 disasters, Miyamoto’s specialists support how partners address the economic, political, social, sustainability and resiliency challenges in disaster risk reduction and post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.

Miyamoto International is seeking an experienced P rogram Manager in relation to our Venezuela Earthquake Response Program for a temporary assignment not to exceed three months.

This role will provide quality management and oversight of Miyamoto’s Venezuela earthquake response program and interface regularly with country-based and globally based technical experts and implementation teams for timely and quality delivery.

This is anticipated to be State/DHR funded work, but further scope related to additional donors and partners for the Venezuela response may be added in the future.

This is a high energy role and will require English/Spanish language abilities, as well as the ability to organize, manage and work effectively on complex opportunities, in rapid response to immediate humanitarian crises, and often across multiple time zones.

Key responsibilities of this position includes, but are not limited to:

• Information and deliverables packaging and presentation for client: field teams will ensure accuracy, this review is for completeness, and adherence to donor procedure and presentation standards.
• Cross-functional coordination: work across the team with inputs coming from various parties who will contribute throughout the project. Communicate frequently, proactively, and openly across Miyamoto on programming and implementation status, including raising and troubleshooting challenges.
• Partnership and Stakeholder Management: Support collaboration across incoming requests and help facilitate links across entities (e.g. clusters from Geneva end & coordination with Venezuela-based focal points).
• DHR focal point: Maintain relationships with DHR, participate in donor meetings, support award follow ups and amendments and ensure donor compliance requirements are understood. Ensure contractual service level agreements with DHR are met and identify risks before deadlines are missed.
• Financial oversight: Review budgets, monitor expenditures, support budget revisions, assess burn rates, and coordinate with finance teams on financial risks.
• Decision Support: Given LAC regional and country context experience, provide analysis and recommendations regarding program adjustments, resource allocation, and strategic priorities.
• Central point of reporting: ability to rapidly provide quick download on response progress, challenges, financial status, and emerging risks.
• Hiring: Support to staffing outreach support and track onboarding /vetting through terrorism databases.
• Track Miyamoto field deployments—who is coming in and out, security, visa, travel issues and backstop. Coordinating across multiple time zones and managing after-hours and on-call coverage. Facilitate onboarding support of emergency staff, including security briefings.
• Maintain records, field reports and open/closure documentation.
• Field deployments: Travel to Venezuela to support field operations as needed

Your team spirit should motivate others, inspire new ideas and contribute toward the firm’s mission and global growth. Successful candidates thrive in a dynamic, global work environment and share our passion for helping others.

Benefits This is a temporary, project-based position. Temporary employees are generally not eligible for company-sponsored benefits except as required by applicable law or applicable benefit plan provisions.

Miyamoto International is an equal opportunity employer.

The salary range for this position is $11,000.00-$12,000.00 per month. Salary offers are determined using a variety of factors, including but not limited to: years of experience, education, depth of knowledge, geographic location, and equity with internal staff.