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Technical Unit Coordinator - Syria mission (in Amman)

Détails de l'annonce

Organisation : Handicap International Belgium
Site web : http://www.handicapinternational.org
Lieu de l'emploi : Amman / Jordan
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée déterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Coordination
Date de publication : 25/08/2016
Date limite : 01/09/2016

Profil

BACKGROUND & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

  • a higher education degree (Bachelor, Master or PhD) is a strong asset
  • at least 3 years of managerial experience with significant coordination responsibilities
  • experience within one of the mission’s technical domains: physical or occupational therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, psychosocial support, inclusion, mine action and/or basic needs (emergency distributions) 
  • at least 3 years of professional experience in humanitarian context
  • experience in remote management would be an asset
  • previous experience with Handicap International at Headquarters or Field is a strong asset
  • project management skills 

PERSONAL QUALITIES & SOFT SKILLS

  • strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
  • ability to work in a multicultural environment and in a multidisciplinary teamwork
  • ability to work under high pressure with a great level of personal organisationdemonstrated effective communication, analytical and problem solving skills
  • strong communication and reporting skills
  • strong organisational skills
  • flexibility to travel frequently

LANGUAGES

  • English mandatory (oral and written),
  • Arabic a strong asset,
  • French an asset.

Description

NGO PRESENTATION

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:

  • The Direction of Humanitarian Action
  • The Direction of Development Action

MISSION CONTEXT

The Syrian crisis is the greatest humanitarian crisis of the last 20 years. According to the latest UN figures, about 13.5 million people are currently affected by the crisis in Syria, including about 6.5 million IDPs, while over 4 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries or in Europe. The current humanitarian response only provides a patchy and partial coverage of the growing humanitarian needs. Five years after the beginning of the crisis, the number of injured persons in Syria keeps rising, with a severe lack of health and rehabilitation care and psychosocial support. In hard-to-reach areas and/or areas of new displacement, local populations and IDPs are in need of emergency assistance in terms of food, household essential items, and other basic needs. The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern. 

HI is managing a remote humanitarian program from three hubs in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, along four main pillars:

1. Support to health partners (hospitals, care houses, rehabilitation centres, local NGOs) for the provision of comprehensive rehabilitation services (physical and functional rehabilitation, psychosocial support and/or prosthetics and orthotics) through training, technical supervisions and donations of assistive devices and/or equipment

2. Provision of basic needs kits – food baskets, household essential items and hygiene kits – in one-shot distributions to people who experience a sudden degradation of their living conditions due to renewed conflict, displacement and/or exclusion from humanitarian assistance

3. Education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons (including mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms light weapons) and urgent marking of hazardous areas

4. Training and technical support to other humanitarian actors on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons in the humanitarian response.

The actual intervention is based on a mix of remote management of national teams and remote partnerships with local structures and organisations. 

HI SYRIA’S TECHNICAL UNIT

In general, HI’s Technical Unit functions within the 4 technical domains to:

  • Promote continuous improvement of the quality of programs and activities
  • Build the capacity of HI Staff, HI partners, and other relevant stakeholders within the technical domains of basic needs, physical and functional rehabilitation, psychosocial support, and mine action (knowledge, attitudes, competencies)
  • Provide regular input, based on subject matter expertise and program experience, into HI Syria coordination mechanisms to contribute to technically sound and locally relevant program strategies, program development, and program implementation
  • Develop, adapt, disseminate HI technical resources to benefit as many Syrian individuals and organizations as possible within HI’s purview.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TECHNICAL UNIT COORDINATOR

Based in Amman and under the responsibility of the Head of Mission, the Technical Unit Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that the technical aspects of the mission’s activities are represented and advocated for at the Coordination level and that the technical supports within the mission are well coordinated. In addition, the Technical Unit Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that each Technical Advisor guarantees the overall technical quality of HI’s activities in its respective mission domains: physical and functional rehabilitation, Mental Health and psychosocial support, Mine action (Risk Education and marking in particular), basic needs related responses, and Inclusion mainstreaming. It will include: 

  • Leading the Technical Unit in the mission, managing and coordinating the work of the different technical domains in order to:
  •  provide an harmonized technical support within the mission
  •  ensure effective technical support is provided to all   operational activities as needed (by ensuring that the level of support provided in each hub responds to the needs of each team)
  •  ensure growing synergy between all the technical sectors of intervention
  • Monitoring and maintaining Technical Unit’s compliance and coherence with HI quality standards, principles, guidelines and technical frameworks and tools,  as well as to potential minimum quality related donor requirements
  • Feed into the  mission strategy by providing appropriate elements on technical stakes
  • Providing support to implement mission strategy on all technical aspects
  • Anticipate and lead the development of the Technical Unit’s strategy
  • Ensuring HI’s proper representation in sector working groups and other forums through appropriate coordination of the technical teams

In terms of work relationships, you will be placed under the Line Management of the Head of Mission. You will receive technical support from HQ Technical Referents, and will be in direct management & coordination of the Senior Technical Advisors (STA), Technical Advisors (TA) and Technical Consultants (minimum 3 to a maximum of 7 people).

SPECIFICITIES

This is a highly mobile position. The Technical Unit Coordinator should expect to spend at least 50% of his/her working time outside of Jordan, with trips to Beirut (Lebanon), Gaziantep and Antakya (Turkey), and other relevant locations in the Middle-East. There will probably be punctual visits to Northern Iraq and some accessible parts of Syria.

CONDITIONS

  • Status: salaried contract according to experience
  • (from 2200 euros gross + 457€/month of expatriate indemnity + Cost of Living Allowance for Amman + insurances)
  • Start: 1st of August 2016 
  • Duration: 12 months with possible renewal 
  • Living conditions: guesthouse shared with other expatriates (no charges). Possibility of individual accommodation with costs shared between HI and staff.
  • Security conditions: low level of insecurity in Jordan. Low to medium level of insecurity in Lebanon, Turkey.
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