Country: France
Closing date: 25 Jun 2017
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 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 disabled 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 sixty countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.
Present in more than 55 countries, Handicap International is composed of 2 operational directions:
The Development Division
The Humanitarian Action Division (HAD)
CONTEXT: Within the Direction of Operations and Technical Resources, the Humanitarian Action Division (HAD) is responsible for Emergency interventions and Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) operations. The HMA Desk - part of the HAD- has been created in March 2016 with the mandate of overseeing HMA operations in all HI programmes/missions and pursuing HMA development opportunities in new contexts/countries.
The HMA Desk’s responsibility is reflected through 2 levels of engagement:
Direct management of programmes: The Desk has the full responsibility for managing 3 programmes: HI-Chad, HI-Iraq and HI-Libya. For those programmes, the HMA Desk rolls out the whole HI mandate/sectors and does not confine its responsibility to the HMA sector.
Support to HMA operations in all HI programmes: The Desk contributes to defining programme’s HMA strategies and project’s logic of interventions. The Desk plays a key role in fundraising for HMA. During the project implementation phase, the Desk provides a specific HMA support to the programme’s support services. In close collaboration with the Technical Division, The Desk support setting up operational methodologies.
The HMA Desk team is made of 2 Deputies, 1 HMA Development Manager, 1 Logistics Advisor, 2 Finance Controllers.
One of the 2 deputies is moving in the field and we need to replace her.
OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION:Under the responsibility of the Desk Manager, your mission consists in supporting the development and management of programs in order to ensure a qualitative implementation, in accordance with means and timeframes. You works remotely with the Heads of Mission or project/ops coordinators in the field, in functional relationship with the other DDO and closely with a range of internal services.
Your key responsibilities of the position are :
1. Programs strategies/internal coordination.
Participate in the definition of strategic orientations and their monitoring
Organize and participate to coordination and information meetings
2. Support to project design and reporting
Coordinate new projects development process between office programs and concerned services.
Monitor project deadlines and quality control of documents submitted to donors
3. Ensure compliance with the project cycle management framework by program teams and institutional policies
Facilitate the deployment of the Monitoring and Evaluation Policy (PSE) within the programs.
Support programs on methodological and organizational aspects of the projects.
Participate in the strategy of the desk to improve the measurement of impact and effects of the projects
4. Monitoring programs HR issues
Coordinate production of jobs descriptions, HR administrative documents and appraisals, with the HR unit
Contribute to international staff briefings.
Participate in the recruitment process for project managers and support services positions
5. Contribute to internal/external communication of the desk activities
Liaise between communication department and the programs to produce communication tools
Upon Desk manager’s request, represent the Desk within the organization and externally
PROFILE REQUIRED :
You have at least 3 years of experience as project coordinator in humanitarian contexts
You have ideally worked in humanitarian mine action field
You are recognized for your interpersonal skills, including strong written and oral communication skills
Fluent or native English speaker, and ideally with a strong knowledge in French
CONDITIONS OF THE POSITION:
Type of contract: Salaried contract starting from 17th of July 2017 until 31st of March 2018
Additional benefits: luncheon vouchers and health insurance
Working hours: 39 hours a week with 22.5 days of RTT (work time reduction) to be taken each year
TO APPLY:
Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link: https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=2138&idpartenaire=1
Further information about the association: http://www.handicap-international.org/
How to apply:
Only on line : https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=2138&idpartenaire=136