Date of operation desired : ASAP
Contract : CDI
Location : France ( Seat ) or Regional office in Dakar with field trips
WHAT DO WE DO …
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITIES ( SI )is an international humanitarian aid association which, for more than 40 years, has provided assistance to populations victims of armed conflict and natural disasters by meeting basic needs, drinking, eating, sheltering. Particularly engaged in 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 that, essential, food security and livelihood. Present in around twenty countries, the SI teams made up of expatriates, national staff, headquarters staff, some volunteers…- intervene with professionalism and commitment in respecting cultures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFER
Attached(e) to the Sahel Regional Directorate covering the countries of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Cameroon, the/referent(e) desk has the following role :
- He/she is the/the guarantor of the implementation of the Programmatic Strategy at the level of the desk and the countries of intervention’
- He/she supports the Regional Director (DR) in the definition of the strategy of the countries of’ intervention.
- He/she participates in the definition and the respect of the Strategic Programmes of the countries of the Desk
- He/she is in charge of monitoring the proper implementation, and, the relevance and quality of the projects developed on the missions, depending on humanitarian needs and within the framework of annual programming.
+ In the absence of DR, he/she replaces it in its current operational functions (excluding security management) and provides the link with the Country Directors.
- It is a position requiring a real strategic proposal force at the desk level, and strong mission support capacities for the definition and implementation of projects. The candidate will be able to show a pragmatism very combined with a relevant operational vision.
Main activities of the post
An essential link between headquarters and the field, the program reference has an extremely rich and varied spectrum of functions :
- Strategy and Programming
- Operational Quality and Relevance
- Creation of expertise
- Representation / External coordination
Land displacement : 3 to 4 missions / year, duration from 15 to 20 days.
YOUR PROFILE
Training and experience :
- 3 years minimum on program coordination functions or field coordinator
- Previous experience in managing headquarters projects appreciated.
- Significant experience in partnership development or consortium project management.
- Training/Experience in economic & social sciences specialty food/nutrition, agronomy or equivalent highly appreciated.
- English and French, read, spoken and written
- Experience and expertise of the Sahel highly desired
Skills and qualifications required :
Your field experience in coordination functions has necessarily brought you skills in project management and definition of operational strategies. You also have a great ability to operationalize a strategy, conceptualize and plan a project and synthesize and disseminate’ information.
More classically, your practice of’anglais is perfectly fluid and you are also perfectly at’aise with the Pack Office.
IF YOU WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
Position based in France (head office) or Dakar (regional office) with field trips
If based in France :
- CDI Contract – Framework Statute
- Monthly gross remuneration of : 3 183 € or 3 316 € depending on the grid in force at headquarters
- Possibility of teleworking: 4 or 12 days of Teleworking per month or 100% of teleworking with 3 days of mandatory face-to-face per month. In accordance with the Telework Charter in force and the manager.
- Leave : 2.0833 CP /month and 1 day RTT / full month of work
- Days of recovery and medical coverage taken care of 100% during the field trips
If based in Dakar
- CDD contract 12 months (renewable) – Expat status
- Salary : According to the’experience, from 2900 euros gross per month, as well as’un Per Diem monthly. SI also covers accommodation costs as well as travel costs between the country of origin of the expatriate’ and the place of mission.
- Possibility of individual housing pack.
- Social coverage:L’expatriate(e) benefits from’a quality social coverage to cover all health costs and’an accident insurance including war risks.
- Break: During the mission, work-rest alternation is ensured by breaks planned every three months with an allowance of 850 USD. Based on a one-year mission : breaks from 7 working days to 3, 6 and 9 months of mission ( with a participation of 850 USD paid by Solidarités ).To these break times, we must add the granting of an additional day of rest per month worked, ie 12 more days for a one-year contract.
HOW TO POSTULATE
Do you recognize yourself in this description ?
If yes, send us your CV and Motivation Letter via this site :
Applications containing only CVs will not be considered.
Solidarités International reserves the right to close a recruitment before the announcement’s due date. Thank you for your understanding.
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Solidarity International (SI) is committed to preventing and combating any type of’abus – any act of’ exploitation,’abus and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or its collaborators, harm to persons and/or property, fraud, corruption, conflict of interest, not declared, etc, financing of’activities infringing human rights – which could be carried out as part of its interventions. SI applies zero tolerance to’ with respect to any type of’abus, particularly acts of SEAH.
Solidarity International is a fair employer that fights all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any compensation in order to participate in a recruitment process.
