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Field Coordination

Main Tasks

Coordination and strategic orientation

  • Within his/her intervention zone, monitor and analyse the humanitarian, political, cultural, social and economic context.
  • Within his/her intervention zone, propose and develop an operational strategy in line with the association's policies and the population's needs.
  • Within his/her intervention zone, propose new operational directions according to how the context develops

    Relevance and operational quality / operation monitoring

  • Ensure the coordination, development, monitoring and evaluation of the programmes implemented within his/her intervention zone.
  • Ensure that the programmes in his/her intervention are relevant and consistent.
  • Ensure that the programmes in his/her intervention zone are implemented in accordance with the annual operational strategy, Solidarités International's technical requirements and financial donor' criteria.

    Resource management

  • Propose the human, financial and logistical scale for his/her intervention zone and its organisation
  • Ensure that financial resources and other means necessary for accomplishing projects in his/her intervention zone are mobilized.
  • Guarantee the appropriate use of resources in his/her intervention zone

    Human resource management

  • Build and maintain a team dynamic which enables the objectives of Solidarités International to be carried out in his/her intervention zone
  • Promote the ethics and values of Solidarités International
  • Monitor the implementation of Solidarités International's human resources policy and procedures (recruitment, EAP, etc.)
  • Monitor the personal and professional stability of Solidarités International employees and ensure that an adequate living and working environment is maintained
  • Manage associates placed under his/her direct supervision

    Security

  • Responsibility for the security of teams and property in his/her assigned zone, under the HoM's supervision
  • Monitor and analyse the security situation and ensure it is understood by teams
  • Ensure that all new arrivals in his/her intervention zone are given a geopolitical and security briefing
  • Under the supervision of the Head of Mission, ensure that all documents and procedures relating to security are updated regularly
  • Ensure that all security rules and procedures are respected in his/her intervention zone
  • Ensure that a permanent security monitoring system is set up
  • Ensure the immediate management of any security incidents occurring in his/her intervention zone and immediately notify the HoM

    Financial backer relations / search for funding

  • Monitor and analyse financial donor strategies in his/her intervention zone
  • Participate, at the request of the HoM, in the search for funding and ensure the financial stability of the organisation and the programmes implemented in his/her intervention zone
  • Strengthen relations between Solidarités International and donor representatives in his/her intervention zone

    Internal and external communication

  • Ensure that documents produced in his/her intervention zone meet deadlines and quality standards
  • Ensure that all internal reporting respects the standard formats and procedures
  • Organise regular coordination meetings
  • Ensure that key operational information circulates properly, in his/her intervention zone and between the bases and the country coordination

    Representation

  • Be the official representative of SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL in his/her intervention zone for aid workers, administrative, political and local authorities, civil society and the media
  • Be an active participant in humanitarian forums and relevant coordination meetings

    Profile

    Qualifications

    Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

    Experience:

  • Previous experience in team management (including expatriates) and strategic orientation;
  • Experience in security management in unstable environments;
  • Experience in conflict/post-conflict contexts, preferably with experience in supporting emergency response;
  • Strong program management and supervisory experience;
  • Previous experience in Southern Sudan is major advantage;
  • Knowledge and understanding of the cluster system
  • Previous experience with SI preferable.

    Language

  • Both fluent English and French : speaking, reading and writing skills
  • Arabic is an asset

    Computer skills

  • Proficient in the use of MS Office
  • GIS skills an asset

    Other desirable qualities:

  • Commitment to the fundamental principles of Solidarités International charter and ethos
  • Ability to live in remote areas and insecure environments within related restrictions.

    Duration

    6 months beginning 01/07/2013

    Contact

    Marie Beatrix Carrale

    How to apply:

    CV and Cover Letter

    https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/syndicated/private/syd_apply.cfm?I...

    Closing Date: 30th June 2013

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