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Solidarités International Food Security Coordinator - Kabul


Solidarités International is a French humanitarian organization which provides aid and assistance to victims of war or natural disaster. For over 30 years the association has focused on meeting three vital needs – water, food and shelter – by carrying out emergency programmes followed by longer-term reconstruction projects. Whilst fully respecting the assisted populations’ customs and culture, Solidarités International’s programmes are implemented through the joint expertise of around 180 expatriates and 1500 local managerial staff and employees. Solidarités International is currently present in Africa (Central African Republic, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire), in Asia (Afghanistan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan) and in Haiti.
The FS coordinator, as technical advisor of the mission, contributes to the development of Solidarités International strategy by proposing a sector-based strategy in the field of Food Security. He/she specifically guarantees the quality and suitability of proposed technical approaches and ensures the appropriateness of FS activities and general SI objectives to the needs of the local populations. He/she coordinates the project cycle and more particularly the operational monitoring of FS programs implemented in the intervention country. He/she contributes to the process of capitalization and the improvement of Solidarités International methods and techniques in the field of FS.
FONCTIONS
Strategic orientation
• Propose and develop a sector-based strategy in accordance with SI’s policies and priorities for the intervention country. • Propose and organize diagnostic missions in the field of FS. • Support the Head of Mission in the monitoring and analysis of the FS sector and the analysis of donors’ strategies for FS activities • Be the driving force for putting new FS activities into place. • Participate actively in programming work • Participate actively in the week for technical coordinators
Relevance and quality of projects
• Confirm the relevance of any assessments carried out • Propose and organize evaluation missions • Support the program supervisor/s in setting up a technical approach and assessing the financial, human, and logistical elements of programs to be implemented. • Approve the technical approaches and aspects of projects for FS activities • Ensure that all FS programs are implemented respecting Solidarités International annual operational strategy, technical requirements, and the criteria stipulated by financial backers. • Ensure the relevance and consistency of FS programs vis-à-vis the needs of the local populations. • Ensure that the programs under his/her supervision achieve the required results • Ensure that work meets sustainability requirements and that established norms and standards are respected • Develop the FS team capacities with techniques and new methodologies
Coordination, technical support and operational monitoring
• Ensure that resources from the Tool Box are used correctly in the management of the FS project cycle. • Ensure that the planning and monitoring timetable is consolidated / validated • Approve the quality criteria and performance indicators of FS programs proposed by the program managers. • Ensure that monitoring indicators are in place and relevant • With the coordination team, take part in the monthly review of programs (budgetary, operational, logistical…) • Provide support and advice to the logistical service for the purchase of specific materials for FS activity • Provide a technical and methodological support to program managers for the planning and implementation of FS activities • Supervise and support the FS program managers, monitor and evaluate FS activities implemented • Anticipate difficulties relating to how FS activities are carried out and facilitate the resolution of problems linked to FS programs • Propose the reorientation of FS activities according to changing context and indicators
Internal Knowledge Building
• Ensure that Solidarités International’s IKB tools are correctly used and disseminated throughout HQ (technical unit and desks) • Participate in the centralization and dissemination of procedures, guides and tools linked to FS activities • Propose improvements to existing tools • Form a network of FS experts, develop technical partnerships with others actors in this sector of the intervention zone and regularly keep the technical unit informed of this • In coordination with the technical unit, capitalize on the intervention methods and techniques, and on the experiences acquired by Solidarités International and others actors in this activity field • Ensure that handover reports are written by all program managers before the end of their contract and that these are sent to headquarters
Personnel management
• In conjunction with HQ HR, define the prerequisites for FS position openings and adapt existing criteria if necessary. • Welcome and brief expatriates working on FS programs • Identify training requirements within the FS team and the resources available in the work area • Implement technical training in line with operational needs identified by training requirements • Lead workshops, coordination meetings and/or technical exchange programs • Evaluate and assess the performance of collaborators under his/her direct supervision • Actively participate in the organization of regional technical weeks and compiling reports of these work sessions • Supervise adherence to security regulations by personnel under his/her supervision
Reporting / communication / representation
• Support the HoM with fundraising and the negotiation and examination of project proposals relating to his/her activity • Convey information to the relevant authorities on security matters or any event having a possible consequence on Solidarités International activities and the security of the teams. • Consolidate FS activity reports and supervise the preparation annexes linked to FS activities for reports and/or financial donors • Ensure that all reports are delivered on time and in the correct format • Validate technical expertise reports • In conjunction with the HoM, establish and maintain a communication network and good relations with local/government authorities, financial donors representatives, UN agencies and other international agencies • Ensure that SI is represented at all meetings or forums concerning FS activities • Represent the organization when asked and/or delegated to do so • Reply to headquarter requests regarding specific needs
Expériences / Formation du candidat
Education: Bac + 5 (master degree) in Agronomy.
Experience: • Previous proven and long experience in food security (mandatory). • Previous experience of project management in NGO / humanitarian fields. • Previous experience in an unstable environment (conflict / post conflict country). • Experience of team management. • Experience of trainings and capacity building.
Technical skills and knowledge: • Knowledge of project cycle management, project design and proposal writing. • Knowledge of livelihoods, agrarian systems and natural resources management. • Knowledge of SI rules and procedures is a plus.
Transferable skills: • Excellent analytical skills. • Capacity to work under pressure. • Good organization skills. • Good writing/editing skills.
Languages: • Fluent in English (spoken and good analytical and redaction skills). • French would be highly appreciated (some reporting to donor in French) • Knowledge of Dari or Farsi will be appreciated.
Salaire / Indemnité
Salaried post: from 1700 euros gross per month, according to experience, plus 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly, and a monthly Per Diem of 500 dollars
Solidarités International will cover accommodation and travel expenses from the expatriate’s home country to the site of the assignment.
Social and medical cover: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.
Vacation: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of one break every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7-day break during the 3rd and the 9th month (with 500 euros allocated by Solidarités). He or she will also be entitled to go back to his or her home country for a 14-day period after six months spent on the mission (Solidarités will cover travel costs).
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