HAMAP AND BREF
HAMAP-Humanitarian’s mission is to enable populations to access, find and develop their land and water resources.
Faced with conflicts and climate change, HAMAP-Humanitarian supports local organizations in their land mine clearance projects, access to water and sanitation, and agriculture, by promoting environmentally friendly use.
HAMAP-Humanitarian partners with other organizations to jointly respond to essential needs such as education and health.
OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT
HAMAP-Humanitarian’s human philosophy is to stimulate its ecosystem, develop and sustain its employees, ensure health and quality of life at work, the social responsibility of the organization and respect for all. HUMAN AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING!
THE MINE ACTION PROJECT IN SENEGAL
This project is in the start-up phase in the south of the country, in Casamance. Following its usual approach, HAMAP-Humanitaire intervenes with a local partner, supporting its development of skills.
For this first year, the project consists of carrying out education activities on the risks of explosive devices among populations, non-technical surveys and socio-economic studies.
The actual mine clearance activities would begin in a subsequent phase.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
The ACM Senegal Project Coordinator ensures the implementation of the project and the strengthening of the partner in the field. He/she is the relay of results and compliance obligations between headquarters and the partner. He/she supports the partner in planning and implementation. He/she is responsible for monitoring and reporting the project and contributes to the expected results. He/she works in conjunction with the local partner under the coordination of the Headquarters Project Manager. He/she ensures the coordination of field teams and in particular an international expert in risk education.
Support project implementation, quality and reporting
• Actively ensure the coordination and launch of the project with the local partner;
• Monitor operations and verify the proper implementation of activities according to the set objectives;
• Establish monitoring tools, collection, entry and regular analysis of project data;
• Contribute to communication on the project, in conjunction with the Communication Manager in France;
• Write the various reports requested by the headquarters team and ensure the overall quality of the deliverables;
• Participate in the preparation of donor audits;
Monitor support activities and organizational capacity building
• Identify the organizational capacities of the implementation partner and help support areas for improvement;
• Strengthen the capacities of local teams in project management;
Ensure communication around the project
• Organize, facilitate and document coordination meetings with the implementation partner according to a determined frequency;
• Represent the organization to the partner and local authorities in the area of intervention to the French embassy, international NGOs, and possibly other institutions and donors;
Support the programmatic development of HAMAP-Humanitarian in Senegal
• Participate in the review of project cycles; strategic reflections, review and development of budgets and periodic action plans for the program;
• Support the assembly of the rest of the project, the writing and monitoring of the closure;
• Develop the opportunity for longer-term partnerships with local NGOs
Transverse
• Guarantee knowledge and application of security rules with the entire project team;
• Ensure compliance with the compliance rules imposed by HAMAP-Humanitaire;
• Ensure that you maintain a good understanding of all aspects of operations by remaining informed more broadly on issues, developments and achievements within HAMAP-Humanitarian;
• Ensure strict application of purchasing, human resources and financial monitoring procedures;
Formation
Bac +5 in international relations, international project management or other equivalent diploma (Bioforce type training).
Experience
• 5 years of minimum experience including 3 years minimum in an equivalent position in an international NGO, and 2 years minimum in the field;
• Prior experience in West Africa;
• Experience working with a local partner;
Knowledge/skills
• Project coordination (grant management, administration, finance, understanding of the logical framework, monitoring of indicators, implementation of monitoring tools, etc.);
• Confirmed managerial skills;
• Strong capacity for adaptation, analysis and organization;
• Excellent writing skills;
• Rigor, autonomy and sense of responsibility;
• Ease and taste for working in a team;
• Fluent French and proficiency in English appreciated;
• Strong appetite for interculturality;
Conditions
• Basic gross salary according to HAMAP’s profile and internal grid
+ Local living allowance of 900 euros
+ A housing allowance of 200 euros (HAMAP does not provide a Guest-House on this mission)
+ Context bonus ( “hardship”) of 250 euros
• Return plane ticket to the place of action
• Complete social protection according to HAMAP internal policy
• 2.08 working days of paid leave
+ annual payment of a ticket plane to home
+ 1.25 days of recovery per month (with mandatory rotation every 6 months) + a plane ticket covered up to the city of reference (for this mission the city of reference is Dakar )
How to apply
To apply, please send your LM application + CV to recruitment@hamap.org specifying the reference “CdP Senegal ACM-HAMAP”. No incomplete applications will be considered.