System Practice Specialist

Location: Phoenix AZ, Washington DC, or remote in US or a country with an established office in Africa, Asia, or Latin America

Why we are different…
Talent. Faith. Thrive.
When you join Food for the Hungry (FH), you embrace God’s calling for your life and engage in work that combines your talents and faith. In the same way that FH is committed to unlocking resilience and flourishing in communities around the globe, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where our team members can thrive and grow. We believe every imaginable problem has a solution and that our contributions make a difference. FH continues to re-imagine impactful solutions to respond to the devastation of poverty globally. FH serves millions of the world’s most vulnerable people, helping them overcome poverty and injustice by collaborating with country offices to build resources, capacity, and resilience. Food for the Hungry turns adversity into impact. FH has harnessed the power of faith for more than 50 years. Our Heartbeat Christian values permeate throughout the organization.

A successful candidate will have the following:
FH seeks an experienced Systems Practice Specialist professional who will lead the adoption of systems practice across programs, ensuring high-quality implementation to drive transformation that positively impacts the well-being of children, families, and communities. The Systems Practice Specialist will build organizational capabilities to design, develop, and deliver holistic, sustainable solutions that apply Systems Practice in alignment with the new Program Model and Design Methodology. The qualified Systems Practice Specialist will have 5+ years of progressively increasing technical responsibility, preferably with expertise in Systems Practice and experience designing, conducting, or collaborating with formative research as it pertains to map systems.
Additionally, the top candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and:
● A vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a Christian commitment to serving the poor, and in full agreement with FH’s Christian beliefs.
● Demonstrated skills in program design & development preferably using systems practice across several technical sectors and development areas.
● Experience in developing systems map as a tool for visualization and understanding of complexities.
● Knowledge in designing systemic solutions including effective use of mapping tools and Human Centered Design (HCD).
● Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment, demonstrating flexibility and resilience.
● Ability to travel up to 35% of time domestically and internationally, to insecure countries or locations.

What you’ll do…
As the Systems Practice Specialist, you will:
● Lead the deployment of Systems Practice to create solutions that transform systems and foster an enabling environment for achieving desired outcomes.
● Support the design of monetizable value-driven products and services related to Systems Practice that enable FH to gain comparative and competitive advantage in the market.
● Forge a new path that repairs these structural imperfections and equips the people we serve to have agency, and ownership of resources to be resilient and flourish.
● Provide demand-based, high-quality professional services for operational excellence using systems practice.
● Provide demand-based technical backstopping and supportive supervision for programming applying systems practice.
● Develop research and learning agenda for Systems Practice.
● Create a community of practice around Systems Practice.
● Generate evidence of effectiveness for Systems Practice through periodic research and innovation.
● Document FH’s systems practice approach and work with country teams to develop and disseminate case studies and thought pieces on our Systems Practice work and that of our partners.
● Establish the organization as a thought leader in Systems Practice by participating in public forums and meeting with potential new partners to help tell the FH’s story.

What you’ll get…
If in the US: Along with competitive pay, FH offers medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% premiums paid for employees and 50% of premiums paid for dependent coverage. We also provide a great 401k plan with a 6% employer match, vacation and wellness leave, short-term and long-term disability Insurance, and 12 paid company holidays.
If outside the US: Along with competitive pay, FH offers insurance – Health, Disability, Life; pension; vacation and sick leave; and company-paid holidays

WOW us!
If you’ve got the experience we are looking for – and want to join our mission – apply today! We get a lot of resumes; help us get to know you better by following these suggestions: submit a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, answer the following questions:
● Why do you want to work for Food for the Hungry?
● Based on what we are looking for, how will you meet the expectations for the role?

Safeguarding Policy
FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the Heartbeat Values and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.