Desired start date: as soon as possible
Duration of the mission: 1 year
Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
WHAT WE DO…
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association that, for over 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs: drinking, eating, shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI implements through its interventions expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and the promotion of hygiene, but also in the essential field of food security and livelihoods. Present in over 20 countries, SI teams, 2,500 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, a few volunteers, etc. – intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.
THE MISSION
Solidarités International has been working in Burkina Faso since 2018, mainly in the North, Centre North, Boucle du Mouhoun and Sahel regions. Since then, SI has been providing food security, WASH and emergency shelter responses to populations affected by the deterioration and loss of their livelihoods following a deterioration in the security situation. The SI mission in Burkina is young but is experiencing significant development with now 5 operational bases (Ouahigouya, Kongoussi, Djibo, Sebba, Dori) and 1 coordination base in Ouagadougou. Currently, SI is a member of RRM-Frontline in consortium with ACF, HI and DRC on ECHO and GFFO funding. Since 2019, SI has been implementing a major multi-sectoral response program to the urgent needs and recovery of displaced populations with BHA. SI’s SAME portfolio has gradually evolved. Since 2020, SI has been deploying cash transfer and voucher interventions (Redrose) under AAP and BHA funding mainly, but also Startfund. SI is co-lead Burkina of a cross-border consortium (IRC Mali Lead) funded by the DUE which aims to support resilience and conflict reduction in northern Burkina. SI is also implementing a program on the EHA Nexus with partners Gret and URD on AFD and USAID funding, which are 2 new donors for the mission and for SI in general. Finally, since 2022, a project funded by ECHO has been underway in the Sahel (Sebba base) for a multi-sectoral EHA SAME response integrated into a health-nut response led by PUI.
Operational bases (5): Djibo, Kongoussi, Ouahigouya, Sebba, Dori.
Number of internationals: 26
Number of nationals: 156
2022 budget: approximately EUR 10 million / 2023 projection: EUR 14 million
DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFER
General objective:
Il/elle pilote la définition, le développement et la mise en œuvre de la stratégie programmatique intersectorielle en lien avec la DP et conformément au mandat et lignes directrices de l’organisation au niveau régional et global. Il/elle participe à la revue de la stratégie programmatique de SI au Burkina Faso, à l’orientation des différents départements techniques/programme, en animant l’inter-département et les réflexions techniques et programmatiques. Il/elle identifie les opportunités stratégiques de l’action de SI et contribue au développement des partenariats opérationnels.
ll/elle est responsable de la qualité de la mise en œuvre des programmes et projets de SI au Burkina, fournit le support nécessaire aux équipes, contrôle et garantit le respect des processus programmatiques internes et exigences contractuelles, en adéquation avec la charte de SI, les standards humanitaires et les guidelines. Il/elle est garante de l’intégration de la sensibilité au conflit, de la protection transversale et du respect du principe du Do No Harm tout au long des cycles de projets.
Le/la DPA organise, planifie et développe le cadre d’analyse du contexte du Burkina Faso, afin de garantir une compréhension continue et actualisée du contexte, des dynamiques locales et tendances/scénarios, du positionnement des acteurs et des bailleurs, de manière à identifier les gaps de couverture des besoins et à être force de plaidoyer ; il/elle développe le cadre de gestion des données programmatiques pour informer la veille contextuelle et le positionnement programmatique.
Le/la DPA supervise la conception des propositions de projets (cadrage stratégique et opérationnel, analyse des besoins et de la réponse, cadre logique, analyse Do No Harm) en accord avec la stratégie du pays et de la région ; il/elle coordonne l’ensemble des départements et valide les propositions avant la soumission au siège.
Main Challenges:
Management of senior department managers and experts in their field: State and local authorities imposing restrictive conditions on NGOs, need for strong adherence to humanitarian principles
Strengthening intersectoral integration EHA / Shelter / FSL / Nutrition /
Protection internally and with international and national partners.
Field travel sometimes called into question due to the security context in intervention areas
Continuous programmatic adaptation in a rapidly changing context
Monitoring a wide variety of internal and external subjects and interlocutors (including operational partners on consortium projects)
Priorities for the first 2/3 months:
Lancement de la rédaction des propositions de projet 2023 (CDC) et 2024 (HIP 2024) et capitalisation sur les projets antérieurs
Poursuite du renforcement du département MEAL et du développement d’un cadre de gestion et d’analyse des données programmatiques produites en interne
Développement d’un cadre de surveillance et d’analyse contextuelle et situationnelle continues basées sur l’analyse de données de terrain, internes et externes
Revue de la nouvelle organisation des programmes dont RRM au niveau des bases en lien avec la révision de la stratégie Pays
Développement d’un SOP RRM pour améliorer l’intégration multisectorielle
Suivi opérationnel continu et orientations des équipes programmes en lien avec les évolutions de contexte et partage des outils de gestion de projet (APU/Chrono/OFU/DFU) au siège mensuellement
VOTRE PROFIL
Formation :
General higher education: Masters in international relations, development and humanitarian action, political science or equivalent
or
University technical training of minimum BAC + 5 level in connection with the SI areas of action (EHA, SAME, shelters, protection, nutrition)
Experience :
At least 3-4 years in the humanitarian sector
Technical and cross-functional skills:
Strategic vision, reflexivity, ability to analyze the context and the agenda of the different actors
Strong interest in coordinating internal and external interventions
Flexibility and adaptation, innovative and flexible, able to find solutions quickly
Excellent management and leadership skills
Excellent representation skills, clarity, precision and ease in oral and written expression
Autonomy, dynamism and proactivity
LANGUAGES :
French
English
Languages of the country is a plus
IF YOU WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
A salaried position: Depending on experience, from €3,080 gross per month (€2,800 basic salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem of €550.
SI also covers accommodation costs and travel expenses between the expatriate’s home country and the duty station.
Breaks: During the mission, a system of alternating between work and leave is set up at a rate of 7 working days every three months (with USD 850 allocated by Solidarités International). In addition to these break periods, there is one additional day of rest per month worked.
Social and medical coverage: Expatriates benefit from insurance that reimburses all health costs (including medical and surgical costs, dental and ophthalmological care, repatriation) and a welfare system that includes war risks. The costs of essential vaccinations and anti-malarial treatment are reimbursed.
LIVING CONDITIONS:
The city of Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the largest city in the country. Life there is relatively pleasant. The city benefits from many restaurants and places to go out. The cultural life is very lively.
Traffic is rather fluid, expatriates are allowed to drive their personal vehicles. Some also come to the office by bike.
The city benefits from very good telephone and internet coverage, with several operators.
Security rules exist on the mission, thus, certain places and neighborhoods are prohibited. There is no curfew. The political and social situation has been volatile since the coup d’état of September 2022, additional restrictions or occasional periods of confinement may be considered.
The position is supported by SI in shared guest (accommodation).
HOW TO APPLY
Do you recognize yourself in this description?
If yes, send us your CV and cover letter.
Applications containing only CVs will not be considered.
SI reserves the right to close a recruitment before the deadline of the announcement. Thank you for your understanding.
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Solidarités International (SI) is committed to preventing and combating any type of abuse – any act of sexual exploitation, abuse and/or harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or its collaborators, harm to persons and/or property, fraud, corruption, undeclared conflict of interest, financing of activities that violate human rights – that could be perpetrated in the context of its interventions. SI applies zero tolerance to any type of abuse, particularly acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International est un employeur équitable qui combat toute forme de discrimination. SI ne demandera jamais une rétribution quelconque en vue de participer à un processus de recrutement.
