Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Closing date: 30 Sep 2015
Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a Non-Governmental Organization of international solidarity based in France. Founded in 1991, SIF is a non-profit and non-political organization that intents to help, to bring relief and to protect the lives of those threatened by natural disasters, armed conflicts or by economic collapse. SIF intervenes around the world through operations of emergency relief, rehabilitation and development. SIF provides its help in respect of the cultural diversity, without any distinction of origin, religion or gender.
SIF is recruiting a head of mission**(M/F)** to be based in its Ramallah office, and provides the overall leadership and strategic direction for SIF’s operations in West Bank and for the overall program development and implementation.
Missions and activities:
Follow-up and analyze the humanitarian, political, cultural, and economic context
Implement the operational strategy of SIF in the country in coherence with SIF rules and in response to the need of populations. Be proactive in elaborating the strategy in collaboration with the headquarter
Propose new operational guidelines according to changing context
Ensure coordination, development, follow-up, and evaluation of programs implemented in the field
Monitor the relevancy, quality and coherence of programs
Follow-up on the safety situation and ensure its understanding to the teams
Ensure the organization of the local and expatriate team: framework, follow-up, supervision, evaluation of HR needs, task and responsibility diving-up
Ensure allocation of financial resources and the necessary means to fulfill the projects
Represent SIF among donors, NGOs, international organizations, local authorities, and report all the interviews to the desk officer at the headquarter in your periodic report and on ad hoc basis if necessary
Starting date: Mid october 2015
Profile:
Minimum 3-5 years experience in a similar position
Confirmed experience in coordination in a country, in positions with significant responsibilities
Good knowledge of English is essential (knowledge of Arabic is an asset)
Experience in team management
Ability to manage local and expat staff
Very good skills in analyzing the context (security, humanitarian…)
Remuneration+benefits
- Wages according to profile + per diem
- 1 year contract
- Fly ticket provided, at the beginning and at the end of the mission (only for the country of origin)
- Break period of one week, each three months (salary maintained)
- Flying ticket to home adress at 6th month break period
- Housing
How to apply:
CV+cover letter to rhp@secours-islamique.org
