HI recruits 01 Field Coordinator

HI recruits 01 Field Coordinator

Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.

Handicap International is changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ».
HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since the organisation was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in more than 55 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

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CONTEXT:

The Syrian crisis is the greatest humanitarian crisis of the last 20 years. According to the latest UN figures, about 13.5 million people are currently affected by the crisis in Syria, including about 6.5 million IDPs, while over 5 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries or in Europe. The current humanitarian response only provides a patchy and partial coverage of the growing humanitarian needs. Seven years after the beginning of the crisis, the number of injured persons in Syria keeps rising, with a severe lack of health and psychosocial support care and psychosocial support. In hard-to-reach areas and/or areas of new displacement, local populations and IDPs are in need of emergency assistance in terms of food, household essential items, and other basic needs. The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern.

HI is managing a large humanitarian program from three different hubs along three main pillars:

1. Support to health partners for the provision of comprehensive psychosocial support services through training, technical supervisions and donations of assistive devices and/or Equipment

2. Education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons and urgent marking of hazardous areas

3. Training and technical support to other humanitarian actors on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons in the humanitarian response

The actual intervention is based on a mix of partnerships with local structures and organizations, and direct implementation programs.

GENERAL MISSION

In this context, and under the responsibility of the Area Coordinator for the North-East, the Field Coordinator will be in charge of managing the first field base, and in particular of:

– Ensuring representation at field level with local authorities and humanitarian actors;
– Managing the field base team
– Managing security in the area under his/her responsibility
– Contributing to strategy development
– Supervising the implementation of HI’s humanitarian and resilience programs
– Supervising the support services team (HR, Logistics, Finance)

SPECIFICITIES:

International staffs in the 1st base live in collective guesthouses with 3 to 6 permanent staff and occasional visitors. Life conditions are good, with well-furnished individual rooms, full-equipped kitchens, ACs and heaters, and terraces/gardens. Staff is allowed to walk around, visit the town center and the marketplace, have lunch and dinner in local restaurants, and do sport activities.

PROFILE SOUGHT

Experience:
• At least 3 years of professional experience in humanitarian / emergency contexts and/or in early recovery contexts
• At least 1 year of experience in management of field bases and/or programs and/or at coordination level
• Solid work experience in early recovery, resilience and/or community-based interventions is a strong asset;
• Solid work experience in one or more core sectors is a strong asset: health (physical rehabilitation, P&O, psychosocial support), mine action (risk education), and/or inclusion / protection mainstreaming
• Experience in Iraq, Syria and/or in other Middle Eastern countries is a strong asset

Skills:
• Strong team management and organizational skills
• Strong analysis capacity for the development of the base strategy
• Strong internal and external coordination and representation skills
• Fluency in oral and written English is compulsory
• Strong computer skills (use of MS Word, Excel, Outlook and other relevant software)
• Security management and/or context analysis is a strong asset
• Good understanding of logistics, HR, finance and compliance management is an asset
• Arabic and/or Kurdish skills are a strong asset

Personal qualities:
• High level of autonomy and initiative
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
• Ability to work under high pressure

CONDITIONS:

• Starting date: November 2019
• Length of the contract: 1 year
• Salary from 2750 € (gross) / month regarding the experience of the candidate
• Per-diem: 593 €/month net
• Hardship allowance: 500€/month net
• Insurances: medical health coverage, retirement planning, repatriation
• Paid holiday: 25 days per year
• R&R: 5 days every 8 weeks
• Accommodation: collective housing fully covered by Humanity & Inclusion
• Single position

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