Belgium

DESIRED PROFILE:

• You hold a University Degree in Economics, Food Sciences, International Relations, Development studies or related field

• You have at least 5 years of experience in the implementation of Food Security projects in humanitarian/ development contexts (designing and conducting household socio-economic vulnerability analysis, food security and market assessments, Emergency Food assistance, Cash and Voucher assistance….)

• You know writing and supporting the implementation of policy/strategic guidance as well as tools development
• You have a very good understanding of the humanitarian context (standards, stakeholders, mechanisms)
• You are familiar with intercultural participatory approaches.
• you have good communication skills and able to interact with people from different cultures; you are flexible, patient and not afraid to evolve in a changing environment
• You are flexible and available for field missions
• You are Fluent in English or French and have a good working level of the other (both orally and writing) - Other languages (especially Spanish and Arabic) is a plus

Place: France, Belgium or  place of national association of HI (Germany, UK, USA & Canada)

Type of contract: Fixed Term Contract of 12 months with possible renewal

Starting date:  As soon as possible

Closing date for applications: 7th of September 2020

 

“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 changing his name and becomes « Humanity & Inclusion ». HI, Humanity & Inclusion 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 people with disabilities 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 62 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

HI is engaged in an employment policy in favour of disabled workers.

For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

 

CONTEXT:

            As Food Security Specialist, you are a member of the Basic Needs & Economic Inclusion Unit, part of the Social & Inclusion Division.

            The S&I Division is composed of 20 persons, around 6 Units: Basic Needs & Economic Inclusion (BaNEI), Inclusive Governance, Inclusive Education, Social development, and Technical Assistance for Inclusion.

            The BaNEI Unit, currently composed by 6 people (one Emergency Livelihood Specialist, one Emergency Cash & Market recovery Specialist, two Economic Inclusion Specialists and one Policy Lead) including a Manager, encompasses initiatives in emergency, recovery and development settings with around 74 projects in more than 40 countries that range from WASH, emergency NFI/FI distribution, multipurpose assistance, wage to self-employment, graduation projects, economic recovery and resilience.

            You will also collaborate closely with the other emergency specialists and the Emergency Division, especially with the Emergency Livelihood Specialist.

 

 

Under the responsibility of the BaNEI Unit Manager and the leadership of the Emergency Livelihood Specialist acting as Team Leader, in support of the operational teams (headquarters and field), you will support the development of HI strategy for the Food Security sector in humanitarian response (with a strong focus on food assistance for the first 6 months of the contract)

You will also be in charge of developing and framing the approach and tools related to the implementation of food security activities in humanitarian responses, as well as providing technical support for the proper implementation of field projects.

You will have a strong professional relationship with the Emergency Division team: participation to the working groups, contribution to the response strategy among others

 

This is a fixed term position in order to support HI response to COVID-19 and its impact on Food Security with possibility of renewal according to needs.

 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your main mission will be to support HI and its country programs in the design and implementation of food assistance activities

 

In this part your main tasks will be:

• Develop, frame and disseminate strategy, professional approaches, know-how, positioning and interventions for the Food Security sector. The focus will be first on food assistance in humanitarian context delivered through various modalities (cash, vouchers and in-kind), especially in the context of COVID-19 impact but you will also ensure sectorial watch, harnessing and appropriation of norms and international standards internally. Participate in developing guidance for different intervention modalities and ensure dissemination

 

• Provide technical and methodological support to Food Security projects implemented by field teams (with a focus on the current Covid-19 response). You will also be in charge of ensuring the inter-field and global technical coherence of the interventions, through field missions, regular distance exchanges, training facilitation, technical coaching, etc.

 

• In coordination with the technical specialists carrying out HI's other sectors of intervention in a humanitarian context (Physical and functional rehabilitation, Mental Health &Psychosocial, Protection, Inclusion, Shelter, Atlas Logistique etc…), you develop holistic and inclusive approach to respond to food needs of populations affected by a crisis with particular attention to vulnerable people and people with disabilities;

 

• Contribute to the capitalization of experience through the development of lessons learnt, research and innovation projects on Food Security when relevant, in order to ensure technical learning and promote best practices.  Identify strategic learning questions.

 

• In support of the BaNEI Unit Manager and the Team Leader and in links with the Policy Lead, ensure internal and external representation on Food Security expertise. You will be involved in various external technical networks and, if necessary, ensure the link with other actors in the humanitarian response.

 

 

CONDITIONS OF THE POSITION:

• Type of contract :  Fixed Term Contract of 12 months with a possible renewal
   
   

APPLY:

Only by the following link:

http://www.jobs.net/j/JRhKDaII?idpartenaire=142

• Relevant academic qualifications (university level) in Agriculture, Economics, Natural Sciences, or related discipline
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in dealing with commodities and sustainability at the international level
• In-depth knowledge of sustainability issues in the cocoa sector
• Experience of agri-business and/or related policy measures
• Track record of implementing action that contributes to system change
• Familiarity with the WWF Network and/or other international NGOs is an advantage

Required Skills:

• Effective strategist, manager and motivator
• Good communicator
• Capacity to work effectively in virtual teams
• Ability to raise and manage funds
• Fluent in English; proficiency in other relevant languages such as French and/or Spanish are advantageous

Behavioral competencies:

Adheres to WWF’s values: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging

Your Role:

As Cocoa Lead Expert you are responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of WWF’s position and strategy on cocoa. You will create, conduct and coordinate a cross offices cocoa working group in order to create alignment and strengthen the role of sustainable cocoa in WWF’s global conservation agenda.

As Cocoa Lead Expert, you have a strong technical grasp of cocoa sustainability issues that enables you to consult, support and advise WWF on business and government policies, agriculture, forestry and landscape work related to cocoa. Besides, you maintain excellent relationships with the cocoa sector stakeholders, including multinational companies, governments & policy makers, civil society organizations and academia.

Responsibilities:

1. Developing WWF position on cocoa and associated strategy to reduce the key impacts of cocoa production on biodiversity and forests.

• Align WWF’s commodity and global strategies on forests, markets and food and ensure that cocoa is becoming a strategic crop within the network based on the best available scientific knowledge
• Develops asks, compelling arguments, and business cases for change, that support the engagement of companies, government agencies and other organizations that are identified as priorities.
• Identify, engage and influence demand companies and traders on sustainability issues in cocoa sector
• Ensures that WWF’s interests are represented in priority industry platforms, multi-stakeholder initiatives, standards bodies, or roundtables for cocoa. Prepares or contributes to policy positions relevant to cocoa.

2. Overseeing the execution of strategy and coordinating across all network offices.

3. Mobilizing the WWF to ensure a well-coordinated approach towards sustainable cocoa across network.

• Sets up and coordinates a WWF cocoa working group and convenes regular meetings
• Motivates WWF Network staff and key offices to help conceive and take part in implementing the Cocoa Strategy through their office contributions
• Contributes to internal learning and knowledge management by routinely and consistently sharing lessons learned and models of change

4. Fundraising, communicating and mobilizing resources towards more sustainable cocoa.

• Plan and oversee budget for cocoa work
• Identify sources of funding and develop fundraising proposals to implement WWF’s cocoa strategy with the support of relevant national, regional offices of WWF-International teams.
• Contributes to reporting on cocoa’s work with respect to external and internal funds as required
• Communication:
  • Co-develops WWF’s communication strategy and messages on cocoa
  • Is consulted about international messaging or releases that relate to cocoa, its supply chains or the stakeholders involved.
  • Spokesperson on cocoa at the international level

Achievements:

In the first year of your mission, your priorities will be to (1) convene the WWF network, (2) develop a clear vision for the role of cocoa in WWF’s global conservation agenda, develop a strategy accordingly, (3) support and advise the engagement with market players and multistakeholder platforms in key consumer markets and (4) identify funding opportunities and develop project proposals in particular to connect WWF’s priority landscapes (in particular the TRIDOM landscape in the Congo Basin) to markets.

• Vous avez un diplôme de comptabilité ou une expérience similaire
• Vous avez une expérience de 3 ans minimum dans la comptabilité ou le contrôle
• Vous aimez les contacts et êtes sociable
• Vous êtes flexible, critique, analytique, précis, avide d’apprendre
• Vous pouvez travailler tant de manière indépendante qu’en équipe
• Vous êtes impliqué et avez un comportement engagé
• Vous n’avez pas peur de prendre des responsabilités et vous travaillez de façon planifiée, axée sur les résultats
• Vous avez les connaissances informatiques nécessaires : Excel, Word, E-mail, logiciel comptable
• Vous vous exprimez couramment en français, néerlandais et anglais (écrit et parlé). L’espagnol et l’arabe sont un atout.
• Vous êtes prêt à travailler tant à Bruxelles qu’à Sint-Niklaas et à vous rendre à l’occasion à l’étranger
• La solidarité internationale vous tient à cœur
• Vous vous sentez proche de la vision et de la mission de Solidagro et Viva Salud

Dans le cadre d’un lien de collaboration structurelle entre les deux organisations, Solidagro et Viva Salud sont à la recherche d’un collaborateur financier audit (M/F/X) pour leurs bureaux, respectivement à Sint-Niklaas et à Bruxelles.

Description des tâches

Cette fonction comprend entre autres les tâches suivantes, selon les besoins de chacune des organisations. Elles peuvent être spécifiques en fonction de l’organisation :

• Contrôle interne et audit de l’organisation (y compris les investissements étrangers)
• Suivi financier et audit des rapports des organisations partenaires des asbl (dans le cadre du lien de collaboration)
• Audit concernant le respect des lignes directrices et de la législation, tant par les organisations partenaires qu’en Belgique
• Renforcement des capacités des organisations partenaires sur le plan financier en collaboration avec le bureau local
• Assistance à l’administration financière et générale des asbl
• Vous rapportez au coordinateur financier et administratif

Offre

• Travail à plein temps
• Entrée en fonction immédiate possible : jusqu’au 31/12/2020 uniquement chez Solidagro, et par la suite réparti entre les deux organisations 
• Vous rejoindrez des équipes enthousiastes et un environnement de travail flexible et stimulant, avec de l’espace pour réaliser des idées créatives dans un cadre international
• Formations possibles
• Salaire et conditions de travail B1c suivant PC 329.01
• Remboursement des frais de déplacement domicile-travail

Cet offre vous intéresse ?

Envoyez une lettre de motivation et votre CV à anuschka@vivasalud.be avant le 24 août 2020. Les entretiens auront lieu début septembre 2020.

 

You will have the following experience and qualifications:

• Masters level degree in a relevant field.
• At least three years of experience working in the relief and development NGO sector.
• Field experience in development or humanitarian responses
• Field experience in medium to high security contexts
• Demonstrable experience developing or working with disaster response and security systems

You will display:

• Awareness of humanitarian quality standards (Core Humanitarian Standard, SPHERE, Red Cross Code of Conduct, and others)
• Solid project assessment, design and management skills
• Understanding of the humanitarian coordination system
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, and ability to work with colleagues and partners with diverse skill levels, language levels and perspectives (often through remote communication)
• Flexibility and ability to cope in fast-moving and changing situations; able to thrive on a variety of tasks
• Strong problem-solving abilities, strong logical analytical skills and a constructive attitude
• Strong English communication skills (written and verbal). Additional languages will be considered an added asset.
• A concise, diplomatic and clear communicator, including via well-structured writing
• Highly organised, proactive, able to work independently
• Agreement with Mission East’s Organisational Values

Other requirements:

• Mission East upholds high standards in all aspects of Safeguarding. In view of the nature of this role potentially requiring involvement with vulnerable individuals (including situations where there are potential imbalances of power), you will be required to provide both a self-certification and formal certificate of good conduct.
• Mission East upholds high standards in Counter Terrorism (COTER) and sanctions regulation compliance. In view of this role’s travel to and remote involvement with our field offices, Mission East will conduct a thorough pre-employment background check of successful candidates, including checking through the SDN sanctions lists.

Background
Mission East is an international relief and development organisation working in crisis-affected countries in the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Asia. We deliver emergency relief during disasters as well as long-term development assistance.  We are based on Christian values.  Mission East works to support vulnerable people and help local communities lift themselves out of poverty and marginalisation. We work directly with our beneficiaries or through local and international partners. We constantly strive to strengthen the relevance, effect and sustainability of our programmes.

More information on Mission East can be found at: http://www.missioneast.org
The DRM is a key role in Mission East’s Operations Team in Brussels and works within our Quality, Learning and Development Team. This team  provides cross-cutting support to all programme managers, country teams and partners, striving for continuous improvement across the organisation. The Disaster Response Manager will play a critical role in promoting excellence in disaster response and security processes.

 

Role purpose / overall responsibility:
The Disaster Response Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining Mission East’s capacity to engage in disaster responses, provides surge capacity for new responses, and supports effective security systems across the organisation.

 

Key tasks and Responsibilities:
Support Mission East’s disaster response capacity  

• Review, develop, and promote policy, tools and processes for disaster response
• Capacity building of local partners and Mission East country teams to respond to future and ongoing disasters, including development of preparedness and contingency plans
• Promote good practice in disaster response, including compliance with Core Humanitarian Standards, inclusive approaches, good monitoring and evaluation practices and links to Disaster Risk Reduction efforts
• Monitor trends and opportunities in the humanitarian aid sector and engage in networking

Play an active role in new disaster responses

• Carry out initial assessments for new responses
• Act as a lead programme staff deployed to disaster responses in new locations and provide surge support to country-teams/partners responding to new disasters
• Provide HQ programme management support to new responses when not deployed to the location, including liaising with other departments and alliance partners

Support effective security systems across the organisation

• Promote security good practice throughout the organisation
• Maintain up-to-date HQ security documentation and systems
• Provide security inductions and promote security awareness
• Participate in HQ Crisis Management Teams
• Follow developments in security good practice and participate in relevant networks

Provide flexible support and additional capacity to the Operations Team, particularly in peak periods

• Prepare or review project proposals or reports to donors
• Contribute to multi-country reviews/applications
• Other tasks as may be reasonably requested.