Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 31 Jul 2015
Première Urgence – Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organisation. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians victims of marginalisation and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. PU-AMI relies on 30 years of field experience in 50 countries in crisis, as well as on the complementarity of its medical and non-medical expertise, to adapt its programs to each context and to the real needs of the most vulnerable populations.
The association leads in average 180 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PU-AMI is providing assistance to around 4 million people in 21 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and France.
As part of our activities in South Sudan, we are looking for a Field Coordinator in Pamat.
The Field Coordinator is responsible for the proper functioning of the project site, and proper implementation of programs developed on that site.
Safety: He/She is responsible of the safety of the site.
Programs: He/She coordinates the teams, and ensures proper implementation of programs on the site, under the supervision of his/her immediate supervisor.
Human Resources: He/She supervises all of the teams at the site, as well as national and international staff.
Logistical, administrative and financial support: He/She oversees the logistical, administrative and financial components at the site for the purpose of program implementation, and ensures compliance with the relevant procedures, with substantive support from the Logistics Coordinator (LOGC), and the Administrative and Financial Coordinator (AFC) of the mission.
Representation: He/She represents the organization before the partners, authorities, and various local actors operating in the area where his/her base is located.
Coordination: He/She centralizes and disseminates information from/to the site, and consolidates the internal and external reporting activities implemented in his/her field of operations before submitting them to the immediate supervisor.
Assessment/ Strategy:He/She participates in strategy development and proposes new interventions in function of needs identified in his/her field of operations.
1.ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PROPERTY AND PEOPLE AT THE SITE
He/She ensures that the safety plan for the site is up-to-date, and that everyone knows and understands it (both expatriates and locals).
He/She ensures data collection relative to the safety on his/her field of operations, provides analyses, and disseminates them to his/her immediate supervisor regularly or on an ad-hoc basis if urgent.
He/She verifies that the material and human resource means at his/her disposal are adequate to ensure the optimal safety of teams, materials and beneficiaries.
He/She alerts his/her immediate supervisor without delay in case of impending danger of teams or beneficiaries.
In the event of a security incident, (regardless of whether it took place or was avoided), he/she ensures that the information is transmitted to his/her immediate supervisor without delay, and reported upon in accordance with PU-AMI guidelines.
2.ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND PROPOSE NEW INTERVENTIONS
He/She ensures the smooth running of ongoing programs on the site (meeting of objectives, respecting time-lines, budgetary monitoring, contractual reporting…) and reports to his/her immediate supervisor.
He/She sets up a formal coordination system, directs it in the field (meetings, written reports...), and reports to his/her immediate supervisor.
He/She ensures proper filing of all documents produced in the context of the project(s), and ensures the availability of the verification sources mentioned in the proposals.
He/She proposes new interventions and discusses them with his/her immediate supervisor.
He/She is involved in identifying needs on the basis of agreed TOR (Terms of Reference) and with endorsement from his/her immediate supervisor.
When defining new operational activities, he/she coordinates the work of the relevant technical departments and of the administrative and logistical support teams, with a view to preparing project proposals that are complete, and in line with the donors’ formats and internal rules of PU-AMI’.
He/She participates in the Strategy development exercise of the mission.
3.SUPERVISE TEAMS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STAFF AT THE SITE
He/She supervises all national and international teams on the site.
He/She guides the work of the expatriates at the site, tracks the realization of their objectives, and leads the mid-term and final evaluation exercises.
He/She participates in the hiring process, as well as in any decision related to the termination of employment contracts of local personnel on the site.
He/She ensures compliance with the Internal Rules of Procedure of PU-AMI on the site.
He/She is in charge of administrative management of local personnel, in particular, payroll operations, monitoring absences, constructing, updating and archiving administrative files of personnel.
He/She makes sure that all local employees are subject to a written evaluation at least once per contract period and per year.
He/She assumes or delegates responsibility for the integration of any new employee on the site, and ensures, in particular, that the context of program implementation, safety rules, logistical, administrative, HR and financial procedures, as well as procedures for the use of communication and transportation are explained and understood.
He/She completes training programs for expatriate and local staff (organizational support, methodology, technical support as the case may be organization of training sessions…).
He/She drafts or delegates responsibility for the drafting of job profiles for expatriates about to be replaced or hired and sends them for endorsement to his/her immediate supervisor.
He/She prepares the job profiles of local staff under his/her immediate supervision, endorses job profiles of local staff drafted by the Technical Managers at his/her site, and forwards them for endorsement to the AFC, and to any other potentially relevant party, (depending on the position).
He/She constructs the organizational chart of the base, and has it endorsed by his/her immediate supervisor and the AFC.
He/She handles the management of interpersonal conflicts that arise on his/her site, and refers the matter to his/her immediate supervisor in the event that he/she is not able to resolve dispute.
He/She is the guardian of the image of PU-AMI in his/her area of operation, and in that capacity ensures that the entire staff under his/her authority displays behavior consistent with the values upheld by the organization, and with full respect for the local culture.
4.ENSURE LOGISTICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE SITE
He/She ensures that the needs of the site are met (support, programming) and makes the needs known to the Admin & Financial Coo each month, while making sure that all donor and internal procedures are respected, and that commitments are in line with available budgets.
He/She ensures that the site is equipped with the minimum of infrastructure (offices and housing) necessary for execution of the work and accommodation of teams, in optimal conditions of safety.
He/She oversees the vehicle fleet, and more globally ensures its proper functioning, as well as the maintenance of all equipment belonging to the site.
He/She ensures adequate storage arrangements for all property and equipment.
He/She ensures proper delivery of all purchases planned for the operational sites.
He/She prepares and updates the inventory of supplies and equipment for the site, and submits it to the LOGC.
He/She is responsible for cost optimization; and uses budget tracking to achieve this; he/she ensures adequate financial resources for the running of the site.
As regards budgetary monitoring, he/she participates in team-based analysis (along with technical, administrative and logistics management) and is responsible for detecting anomalies and proposing adjustments to his/her immediate supervisor and to the Admin & Financial Coo.
He/She ensures that accounting entries are completed in compliance with internal rules, and communicated to the Admin & Financial Coo according to the agreed calendar.
Together with the Admin & Financial Coo, he/she tracks the cash flow for his/her site, and oversees disbursements.
Together with the Admin & Financial Coo, he/she ensures that a system of internal oversight is in place at the site. He/She ensures compliance with procedures for undertaking expenditure commitments, and participates in the process of endorsing purchase orders.
He/She is the guardian of the bookkeeping, and in that capacity makes sure that cash balances and bank accounts are absolutely and permanently backed up by appropriate accounting documents.
5.ENSURE THE REPRESENTATION OF PU-AMI IN THE JURISDICTION COVERED BY HIS/HER SITE
He/She represents the association before local actors, whether they are official or not, and ensures that good relations are maintained with each of them in compliance with PU-AMI’s principles of neutrality and independence.
He/She attends main coordination meetings when they take place, and participates actively.
In the event of visits from Donors, he/she participates in the organization and implementation of the visit.
6.ENSURE REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
He/She is responsible for writing donor reports for programs implemented on his/her site; reports which are wholly or partly drafted by him/her (involving consolidation of technical sections drafted by the technical managers and/or resource persons on his/her site).
He/She sends the internal and external reports to his/her immediate supervisor while meeting the internal deadlines for endorsement (Situation Report, incident report) and external contractual deadlines (project reports).
He/She organizes the two-way dissemination of information: from the site to the field coordination and from the field coordination to the site (regular and ad-hoc Situation reporting).
He/She attends internal coordination meetings and participates actively.
TRAINING
Project Management
Training in public health / Agric / Water, sanitation / Other…
Financial Management
Logistics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Minimum of 2 years of international and technical expriences in the humanitarian sector
Experience in Safety Management is an asset
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Excellent writing skills
Project Management skills and Team Management required
Knowledge of procedures related to institutional donors (OFDA, ECHO, AAP, UN agencies …) may be desirable
Management of vehicle fleets, stocks, supply chains is a plus
SOFTWARE
Current user of the pack Office
Saga would be desirable
LANGUAGES
ENglish is required
French is an asset
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
Ability to withstand pressure
Sense of diplomacy
Analytical skills
Capacity to adapt and showing organizational flexibility
Organization, rigor and ability to meet deadlines
Ability to work and manage affairs professionally and with maturity
Ability to represent the activities and the mandate of PU-AMI before local authorities
Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions
Ability to work with various partners, in a spirit of openness, and with adaptable communications strategies
Strong listening and negotiation skills
Good people and communication skills
Ability to remain calm and level-headed
EMPLOYED with a Fixed-Term Contract
MONTHLY GROSS INCOME: from 1 870 up to 2 200 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PU-AMI
COST COVERED: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
INSURANCE including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
HOUSINGin collective accommodation
DAILY LIVING EXPENSES (« Per diem »)
BREAK POLICY : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
PAID LEAVES POLICY : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months
How to apply:
Please, send your complete application (resume and cover letter) to recrutement@pu-ami.org