Culinary Response Corps Member, Latin America (Talent Network)

World Central Kitchen is building a regional standby network of experienced culinary professionals across Latin America who can deploy quickly when an emergency response is activated in their area. Qualified candidates will be added to our roster and contacted on a needs basis.

Requirements

• Culinary experience and working authorization in activation location within Latin America
• Bilingual fluency required, fluent Spanish/Portuguese and English
• Must have solid foundation in professional kitchens, catering, food service, or hospitality: including high-volume cooking and recipe scaling.
• Background in catering operations, large-scale events, festivals, or concert food service. Proven ability to manage production schedules and kitchen flow efficiently.
• Prior experience in humanitarian relief, community kitchens, or disaster response
• Experience managing catering logistics and timed meal delivery for large groups
• Executive Chefs, Sous Chefs, Prep Leads, Line Cooks, and Kitchen Managers are strongly encouraged to apply
• Familiarity with HACCP, ServSafe, or equivalent food safety certification standards
• Strong documentation, organizational, and reporting skills
• Tech fluency with Slack, Airtable, and Google Workspace

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling
• Opportunity to work on diverse activations around the world: hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes, and humanitarian crises
• Chance to join a tight knit, mission-driven team where your culinary talent becomes a tool for impact
• Opportunity to learn, grow, and serve communities with dignity and respect