Key information
Country: CAR – Position based in Bangui, with regular travel to Birao (Vakaga)
Duration: 12 month contract (renewable)
Starting position: as soon as possible
Conditions: employee contract, gross monthly salary from €2,369 to €2,884 depending on experience, monthly per diem €606, 100% medical coverage + repatriation insurance + welfare, accommodation and transport covered international and local as part of the mission, rest every 3 months.
Position not open for departure with family.
TGH has chosen a deliberately simple and transparent remuneration policy, accessible on our website www.trianglegh.org .
The salary levels announced in our job offers are therefore set within the framework of the salary scale and are not open to negotiation.
More information on www.trianglegh.org , “Recruitment” section .
TGH reserves the right to terminate the recruitment process as soon as a candidate is positioned
Presentation of TGH
“Actor of lasting and shared solidarity”
Created in 1994, TGH, a French international solidarity association based in Lyon, develops and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programs in the areas of water, hygiene and sanitation, civil engineering, food security and rural development, socio-educational and psychosocial. TGH currently works in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Context
The Central African population is estimated at 6.1 million people according to projections made in 2022 by the Central African Institute of Statistics and Economic and Social Studies (ICASEES), an increase of 56% since the last census in 2003. Average life expectancy is 54 years compared to an average of 58 years for all neighboring countries. For a predominantly young population, 78% of whom are under 35 years old and 50% under 18 years old, the population density in CAR has increased from 6.2 to 9.7 inhabitants per km² in 20 years, with a rate of urbanization of 42.5%.4 The towns of Bambari, Bangui, Berberati, Bimbo, Paoua and Mbaïki account for 39.4% of the entire population and are among the most populated localities.
Infant and maternal mortality rates in CAR remain a global concern. It is the fifth highest in the world with 99 deaths per 1,000 births and the maternal mortality rate is the fourth highest in the world with 835 deaths per 100,000 live births.
According to the Human Development Index (HDI) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the CAR, ranked 188th out of 191 countries and territories, is one of the poorest countries in the world. After two consecutive years of economic slump (2020 and 2021), economic activity in the CAR came to a complete halt in 2022 due to the consequences of the war in Ukraine, which continues into 2023, the shortage of fuel on the market, and the floods of 2022 and 2023. As a result, real gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell to 0% in 2022. According to World Bank projections, the level of poverty remains worrying, 68.8% of the population living on less than $2.15 per day over the projected period 2023-2025
Heavy reliance on subsistence agriculture, forestry and extractive industries, which remain underdeveloped, make CAR one of the least developed countries economically diverse in the world. This fragility, aggravated by the multiple shocks (violence, natural disasters, explosive devices) that the country has been going through over the last decade, results in poor socio-economic opportunities for its predominantly young population and a strong dependence on exports of raw materials derived from the subsoil and the environment (logging): all factors preventing the country from creating the shock absorbers necessary to mitigate external shocks.
In general, the humanitarian situation has significantly improved in CAR, but a large part of the population remains exposed to shocks and their consequences.
According to the 2024 Humanitarian Needs Overview published by OCHA, at the national level 1.9 million people have a humanitarian need falling under general protection, knowing that numerous violations and protection incidents affecting different population groups persist across the country. country (23,815 incidents documented between January-August 2023, compared to 9,784 between January-August 2022), and that many areas with economic potential continue to be the subject of conflicts to the detriment of the well-being and rights of populations, leading to forced displacement and other protection issues such as those related to housing, land and property (LTB).
A new constitution was adopted after the referendum of July 30, 2023, with 95.3% votes in favor of the constitutional reform, for 1.7 million voters who participated in the process. The main changes include the creation of a position of vice-president and the lifting of provisions limiting the length of the presidential term which is now seven years, without mention of the limit on the number of mandates.
Despite the weekly prevalence of armed clashes in all provinces of the country involving armed groups and the Central African Armed Forces, the overall security situation is considered to be stabilizing. Although very controversial on a diplomatic and ethical level, the presence of Russian private militias has helped to pacify certain areas. However, today this is much more discreet. It remains visible on the control of mining territories and on technical support to law enforcement in urban areas, particularly around Bangui.
Also note that the mandate of MINUSCA was extended in November 2023 until November 2024.
Highlights of the intervention context
Between April and October 2023, more than 20,000 people, mainly women and children, including 15,476 refugees and 4,701 Central African returnees, fleeing the war in Sudan, found refuge in the CAR in the prefectures of Vakaga (Birao and Am- Dafock), Bamingui-Bangoran (Ndele 656 people), and that of Haute Kotto (Sam-Ouandja 2,408 people). Given that Sudan supplies several towns in the northeast of the CAR, notably Birao and Ndele, the war and the insecurity it has generated along the border have severely disrupted movement between Sudan and the CAR . This led to a sharp increase in the price of basic necessities. In the north-eastern region of the CAR where 97% of goods usually come from Sudan, the interruption of cross-border trade has led to a 20% increase in the cost of the minimum consumption basket in Birao, essential products such as sugar, oil, salt, soap and flour having become rare and sometimes unavailable in local markets. This situation aggravates the vulnerability of the 40% of the population who already suffer from acute food insecurity in the region.
In Birao, where TGH intervened upstream in the installation of the Sudanese refugee site of Am-Dafok pouis Korsi (Birao) in WASH and Protection, there is a recent influx of new arrivals in January 2024. The population of the entrusted site under the responsibility of the CNR is 3,000 people (19% aged 0-4, 21% aged 5-11). The trend is increasing: +1,000 people registered between mid-October 2023 and early January 2024.
The risks of tensions between refugees and the host community (access to water, deforestation, imbalance between access to humanitarian aid and local standard of living) are palpable.
A permanent link of more than 15 years with the communities of Birao and the communication axes and the traditional authorities, associated with concrete and visible achievements, allow the TGH teams to benefit from a strong reputation throughout the territory and a very good level of acceptance.
Presentation of the mission
TGH began its action in CAR in 2007 to support vulnerable populations in the Vakaga prefecture. Today, the association operates in Vakaga (in Birao and on the roads) in the sectors of Food Security and Livelihoods, Water, Hygiene, Sanitation and Education/Capacity Building – in through a multi-sector project financed by AFD in consortium with PUI, which operates in Bamingui-Bongoran. To this day, TGH still remains one of the only international humanitarian organizations with a continuous presence in this marginalized and remote region. Recently, in order to respond to the influx of refugees linked to the Sudanese crisis, TGH obtained new funding from UNICEF for an urgent multi-sectoral response in WASH, Child Protection and Education in Birao and on the axes, to respond – among other things – to the needs of displaced populations coming from Sudan (since April 2023).
At the same time, the association is implementing a multi-annual project in the vocational training sector in consortium with Mercy Corps financed by the AFD in Bangui, Mbaïki and in the western region of the country (Carnot, Berberati, etc.). In addition, in Bangui, TGH has been working with street children since 2014, and since 2020 with incarcerated minors to guarantee marginalized children access to basic socio-educational and medical services, and participates in the process of family reunification and foster care. TGH’s intervention aims to improve the protection and reintegration of children in street situations and incarcerated/released minors; it is financed by the CDCS.
TGH has long been present in Ouaka, but due to lack of funding, the Bambari base was closed in June 2022.
The mission is financed to the tune of approximately 3.5 million euros. The current team is made up of 20 expatriates and around 130 national staff, spread across the different operational bases (Bangui and Birao).
Later
The Finance / HR / Admin Coordinator ensures the proper functioning of the administration and the proper management of the mission’s funds and human resources. He/she guarantees compliance with rules and procedures.
The Finance / HR / Admin Coordinator works under the responsibility of the Country Director in collaboration with the Management Officer based at headquarters. He/she ensures a close functional link with the Administrative Manager based in Birao himself under the direct supervision of the Field Coordinator and he/she directly supervises the capital Administrative Manager based in Bangui.
He/she assumes the following main responsibilities:
FINANCE
- Guarantee the proper use of funds, in accordance with financing contracts, in compliance with internal procedures as well as donor rules;
- Manage all mission budgets and liaise with headquarters for financial strategies;
- Coordinate and finalize the development of new budgets linked to project proposals;
- Maintain the mission assignment table;
- Prepare financial reports;
- Ensure monitoring of lessor contracts and payments;
- Supervise the expenditure and maintenance of all cash registers and bank accounts of the mission;
- Supervise the payment of local taxes and ensure tax monitoring;
- Consolidate and verify the mission’s accounts;
- Manage all mission cash flow and prepare supply requests;
- Provide financial management tools to project managers, the Country Director, logistics and administrators and headquarters and ensure their regular updating;
- Provide monthly support to project managers and the logistics department on issues related to budget monitoring;
- In conjunction with the Compliance department, support project-related audits.
ADMINISTRATION
- Ensure that TGH works in compliance with current Central African laws;
- In conjunction with the compliance department, ensure proper archiving of accounting and administrative documents;
- Maintain a summary table of all contracts (rentals, purchases, etc.), and ensure their proper archiving;
- Train administrative teams in the correct application of all internal procedures;
- Brief each new expatriate on the organization, its functioning and its administrative procedures, and provide reminders when necessary;
- Ensure the follow-up of legal files, in conjunction with the TGH legal advisor and the Country Director.
HUMAN RESSOURCES
- Ensure that the HR policy defined by TGH and all human resources-related procedures are known and respected by the national and expatriate team, propose adaptations if necessary;
- Ensure compliance with Central African labor law and propose adaptations if necessary;
- Maintain good relations with the labor inspectorate and occupational health;
- Coordinate all recruitment carried out on the mission;
- Centralize data related to personnel management, supervise the monitoring of contracts and the payment of salaries;
- Capitalize on training needs and participate in the implementation of training for national employees;
- Provide technical support to project managers and coordinators in the management of their teams (monitoring individual evaluations, support for disciplinary procedures, etc.).
INTERNAL COORDINATION
- Participate in internal coordination meetings at the mission and propose relevant adaptations to the general functioning of the mission;
- Initiate and lead monthly inter-base meetings to ensure the sharing of information on procedures, administrative, financial or human resources information on the mission;
- Work in close coordination with the logistics and programs department;
- Contribute to the development of the mission’s annual and/or multi-year strategy.
REPRESENTATION AND EXTERNAL COORDINATION
- Maintain and develop good working relationships as well as good visibility of the association with civil authorities, donors and other humanitarian actors;
- Represent the association in inter-NGO admin coordination meetings.
MANAGE THE TEAM
- Ensure good coordination and internal communication, in particular by holding regular meetings;
- Inform the Country Director and, where applicable, headquarters, of the issues and problems raised by his team;
- Ensure the resolution of conflicts within the team and keep the Country Director informed.
These responsibilities may be reviewed based on changing needs on the ground.
Safety, working and living conditions
The unstable and volatile security context requires compliance with sometimes restrictive security rules (curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. currently in Bangui). Travel in the field is possible but requires prior analysis and travel in the city is generally not subject to restriction, unless there is tension in the city. TGH is a humanitarian actor known and appreciated in both areas of intervention.
In Bangui, expatriates have single rooms in two shared houses located on two concessions. One of the houses is located in the same compound as the office. A satisfactory wifi connection is available at both concessions. It is possible and authorized in Bangui to go to many restaurants, bars, sports complexes, supermarkets, stores, markets, etc.
Profile
- Experience of at least three years in an NGO administrative position essential;
- Experience in an admin/end/HR coordinator position in an NGO desired;
- Good knowledge of the humanitarian environment (NGO, IO, EU, etc.);
- Mastery of IT tools (including Excel and Word), knowledge of SAGA;
- Good writing skills in French;
- Ability and motivation to live and work in a team;
- Ability to set up and deliver training;
- Ability to accept a basic level of comfort;
- Ability to live and work in an unstable security context;
- Meaning from diplomacy.