Finance Administration and HR Manager

Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Publicado hace más de 30 días
Empresa:
Semilla Nueva
Descripción de la Empresa:
Malnutrition is one of the greatest barriers to the world’s poorest people escaping poverty. The 900 million people in Africa and Central America who eat corn daily are some of the most affected, with nearly half of Guatemala’s children suffering from stunted growth. Semilla Nueva launched the world’s first social enterprise dedicated to the development, production, and sale of more nutritious, biofortified corn seed directly to small farming families. Farmers buying our seed increase their yields and incomes, while improving the diets of hundreds of thousands— and someday millions—of the world’s poorest consumers. Semilla Nueva is currently expanding our model to work with other seed companies, the Guatemalan government, and partnerships in other countries. In 2021, our fourth year of sales, our seed reached 12,000 families directly and over 20,000 through partnerships. Semilla Nueva works with some of the world’s leading scientists at organizations such as CIMMYT, HarvestPlus, INCAP, and universities like Purdue, Cornell, Tufts, and Harvard. Our donors include some of the most prestigious in impact philanthropy, including Cartier Philanthropy, Mulago and the U.S. Government. Our seeds are based on conventional breeding (non-GMO), although we are not opposed to well-tested biotechnology. Our work has led to rapid growth and international recognition, including an Ashoka fellowship, Mulago fellowship, and Forbes 30 under 30 for our founder.
Tipo de Contrato:
Tiempo Completo
Experiencia requerida:
5 a 10 años
Educación requerida:
Postgrado
Género:
Indiferente
Cantidad de Vacantes:
1

Descripción de la oferta de trabajo

Summary of the position
The Finance, Administration, and HR (FAHR) Manager will oversee day-to-day financial management,
implement administration systems, and lead hiring and human resources. They will manage a team of
nine people and report directly to the FAHR Director. The ideal candidate must have a growth mindset,
resilience to overcome challenges, and be prepared for the hard work of a fast- growing start-up
organization.

Summary of the Organization
Semilla Nueva has a team of 50 employees with a budget of $4.9M. The organization is based in
Guatemala, with a US legal presence, activities in Honduras and El Salvador, and support from some of
the world’s most prestigious donors, including USAID, Cartier Philanthropy, the Mulago Foundation
and many others. Semilla Nueva develops high-yielding, climate-resilient maize seeds that have been
conventionally bred (non-GMO) to have higher levels of the most important missing nutrients: zinc,
iron, and quality protein. Our approach to large-scale adoption of these seeds relies on three
strategies:
1. Breeding commercially competitive biofortified seeds, which can increase incomes and
prevent crop losses for farmers who currently use older hybrid seeds or recycled
Open-Pollinated Varieties (OPVs);
2. Piloting subsidies to seed companies to profitably sell new, higher-yielding, climate-resilient,
biofortified seeds at prices the poorest of the poor can afford.
3. Working with governments to institutionalize these subsidies.
Our goal is for a minimal amount of subsidy to support hundreds of thousands of farming families to
use biofortified seeds, consume biofortified maize, and sell biofortified maize into the market, while
improving their incomes. The biofortified maize sold in the market will be purchased and eaten by
millions of poor consumers, improving the nutrition of these populations. In 2023, three seed
companies in Guatemala produced and sold our seed, reaching over 24,000 farmers and feeding
800,000 people. Our seed is being used by the governments of Guatemala and El Salvador, with testing
in process for El Salvador and Eastern Africa and a plan to reach 3 million farmers, feeding 100 million
people within the next ten years.

Specific Tasks
● Departmental management
○ Ensure team members are prepared for weekly meetings, prepare agendas with the FAHR Director, and ensure meeting minutes and
follow-up
○ Supervise of weekly departmental KPIs and support the team in overcoming challenges or setbacks
○ When problems or needs for new solutions arise, research possible solutions, review and brainstorm with the team, and implement where possible or present to FAHR Director for decisions
○ Improve systems and practices related to how other organizational departments request support from the FAHR team and make it easier and more efficient for these departments to meet FAHR requirements
○ For new projects, ensure team understanding and alignment with the FAHR director and supervise implementation while identifying problems and proposing solutions

● Financial and administrative management
○ Support the Finance and Administration Associate Manager in developing annual draft budgets for each department in the organization, reviewing expenditures monthly, and creating scenarios for budgetary changes as needed
○ When financial reporting systems change, supervise the rollout of new systems
○ Supervise annual report filings, payroll processing, and payments for contracted services (US and Guatemala office)
○ Improve systems to track grant agreements/contracts and ensure compliance, including financial reporting
○ Understand donor preferences to guide financial execution and reporting

● Human Resources and culture
○ Lead efforts with the HR coordinator to refine quarterly and annual performance reviews, 360 reviews, and team culture surveys
○ Update job descriptions, annual review of salary and benefit benchmarks, and propose any adjustments
○ Understand personnel needs within the organization, availability of talent in the market, and support department leads on the design of
new positions and hiring activities
○ Support the FAHR Director in systematizing and standardizing the hiring and onboarding process, developing indicators for outcomes, and presenting them to the leadership team.
○ Create a framework for personal growth and training plans, support department leads in implementation, and monitor progress

Qualifications
Soft skills
● Problem-solver and self-starter who can be up and running quickly after thorough
organizational onboarding
● Ability to anticipate risks (proactively rather than reactively)
● A passion for contributing to and creating a highly effective and collegial organizational and team culture
● A successful track record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization, and problem-solving skills that support and enable sound decision-making

● Ability to track tasks through completion
● Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
● Takes initiative and is self-motivated, resourceful, detail-oriented, dependable, with strong attention to detail
● Values alignment: You embody our 4 team’s values: Conviction for real development, Find the way, Transparency that empowers, and
Congruence

Hard skills
● Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field
● At least 5 years of overall professional experience; ideally, 3+ years of broad financial and operations management experience
● Must be proficient in spoken, written, and reading business English and Spanish.

Desired
● Experience working with bi-laterals and/or government-funded projects
● Familiarity with USAID financial and reporting requirements

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
1. 30-45 minute introductory conversation
2. A technical activity to measure analytic, organizational, problem-solving, and presentation skills
3. A two-hour interview
4. Interviews with the Leadership Team and FAHR department leads
5. Psychometric tests, background checks, and references
6. Offer and final negotiation

COMPENSATION AND LOCATION
● Compensation of 40,000-45,000 USD per year, depending on profile
● International health insurance fully covered by Semilla Nueva
● Location: Guatemala City
● Start date: as soon as we identify the right person
● Position type: Full-time

Before applying, please review our website, blog, and Annual Report which are found at
www.semillanueva.org

To apply please email your CV to xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx with the subject line “FAHR Manager –
your name”

Semilla Nueva is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining a diverse community with a
work environment that is welcoming, respectful, and encouraging to all. We foster a culture of inclusion
that celebrates and cultivates diversity along multiple dimensions, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender
identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, out-of-home care, age, national origin, socioeconomic
status, religion, ability, culture, and experience.
Salario:
Q 11.00 Mensual
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