Handicap International South Sudan Career Opportunities

Handicap International Emergency Coordinator South Sudan Career Opportunities

Emergency Coordinator

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 working 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.

For further information about the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/

Present in more than 55 countries, Handicap International is composed of 2 operational directions:

A Humanitarian Action Division (HAD)

A Development Action Division (DAD)

Job Context:

HI has been operating in South Sudan since 2006, implementing emergency and development actions aimed at improving the protection, quality of life, and the promotion of the rights of people with disabilities (PWDs) and other vulnerable individuals and communities. From 2006 to 2013, HI implemented a range of projects, shifting progressively from an emergency action/ repatriation to a resilience approach up to 2013.

On July 9, 2011, South Sudan became an independent state after suffering from 50 years of war that left two million dead. South Sudan has some of the worst health indicators in the world, such as a lack of access to basic services, the existence of landmines and unexploded ordinance, and high food insecurity.

In December 2013, conflict broke out in South Sudan. Handicap International (HI) was not only forced to briefly suspend its activities and evacuate some staff members, but the organization’s office in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state, was destroyed. In mid-July this year, fighting broke out in the capital Juba, which killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands to neighboring countries of Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

As of September 2016, the HI Programme includes:

An emergency component with 2 projects (Protection/Urban IDP in Juba and an emergency Flying Team project)

A long-term component with a victim assistance project (focus on rehabilitation), an inclusion/DPOs project and a psychosocial project focusing on people suffering from mental health problems.

Your Mission:

Under the line management of the Program Director, technical support from HQ, and with close functional links with the Operational Coordinator for long-term projects, you will be responsible for:

Humanitarian

surveillance and analysis

Strategic development of the emergency component of HI’s action

Operational monitoring and coordination of emergency projects

Team management and security follow up

Reporting

You will have under your responsibility a team of around 25 (including 6 expatriates), and you will manage directly 4 of them: the Emergency Response/Flying team Project Manager, the Protection Project Manager, the Rapid Assessment & Response Manager and 1 data base officer.

Candidate’s Profile:

You have:

Generalist bachelor’s or master’s degree (Political Science, IFAID, etc.) or a degree in project management

3 or 4 years of experience in emergency contexts and/or in development projects, ideally in both of them

Previous experience in an emergency mission, including at least one experience in a conflict-related context

1 or 2 years of professional experience in coordinating humanitarian projects or as a field coordinator

Strong management skills

Ability to take decision in a short time

Ability to explore new strategic vision

Knowledge about emergency funding donors

Capacity to work under pressure in humanitarian crisis situations and insecure environments

Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written) including the ability to write reports

A previous experience in South Sudan/ East African contexts and/or in rehabilitation projects and IDP/refugees projects would be an added value

Job environment:

Position is based in Juba, the capital. Many INGOs and UN agencies are presents in the city; the leaving conditions are basic but acceptable (generator, water tanks, basic roads). The rainy season in South Sudan goes from May/June to September/October. During this period, movements are mostly limited since the roads are impracticable.

A special system of R&R is in place with time for rest out of the country every 6 weeks.

Conditions:

Employee:

Salary from 2757 € gross/month regarding the experience of the candidate

Perdiem : 550 € net/month

Hardship allowance : 500 € net/month

Insurances : medical hearth coverage, retirement planning, repatriation

Paid holiday : 25 days per year

R&R : 5 days every 6 weeks

Housing : Collective taken in charge by Handicap International

Status : this position is not accompanied

South Sudanese citizens are welcome to apply. The conditions of employment for national staff will be detailed later according to the experience of the candidate and in the framework of the local salary grid.

How to apply:
Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link: https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/en/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=2221&idpar...