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Contract Length: Six Month Contract

Date Needed By: ASAP

New Post or Replacement: Replacement

Accompanied / Unaccompanied: Unaccompanied

Exact Job Location: La Gonâve Island, Haiti

Reports To: Country Director

Responsible For: Project Managers (WASH and Livelihoods); Base Administrator; Finance Assistant.

Liaises With: CD, DP Programmes, DS Logistics Officer, Country Financial Controller, HR Manager, IT Manager, Advisors

Job Purpose:

As a member of the country management team the Area Coordinator (AC) for La Gonave will provide quality leadership and ensure the effective and professional management of Concern’s post Hurricane Matthew Emergency Response. In addition the Area Coordinator will coordinate and support Programme Managers in the closing off respective WASH and livelihood programmes, and ensure effective communication with community stakeholder, local authorities and Senior Management Team on all matters related to La Gonave.

 

The role encompasses oversight and support not just of Concern programmes in the area but also of the administrative and logistical needs of these, through a team of support staff.

The Area Coordinator translates the Country Strategic Plan together with the CMT into project proposals to ensure proper implementation, monitoring & evaluation of interventions in accordance with Concern’s mandate, whilst constantly monitoring the operational context, giving meaning to Concern’s humanitarian principles and values.

 

The Area Coordinator translates the Country Strategic Plan together with the Country Management Team (CMT) into project proposals to ensure proper implementation, monitoring & evaluation of interventions in accordance with Concern’s mandate, whilst constantly monitoring the operational context, giving meaning to Concern’s humanitarian principles and values. The Area Coordinator directly manages the project teams in Saut d’Eau and reports to the Programmes Director. The Area Coordinator receives functional support regarding programme issues from the relevant programme coordinator/ advisors, regarding logistics issues from the Systems Director and regarding financial issues from the Country Financial Controller.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Programme Implementation

• To coordinate and manage the teams emergency response to Hurricane Matthew liaising with key stakeholders and partners and develop strategy for responding.
• To contribute to the planning of the Concern programmes including the reviewing and updating of the Country Strategic Plan, Annual Plans (financial and human resources) and Budget Revisions in consultation and collaboration with the CMT
• To prepare and monitor Project Proposals, Project Budgets and Project Evaluations, in consultation and collaboration with the Country Management Team.
• To be responsible for the management oversight of programmes which are directly managed by project managers on La Gonâve, optimising the use of logistical, financial and human resources potential, in line with the Concern standards and policies.
• Ensure timely and high quality implementation of the La Gonâve programme within agreed plans and budgets, ensuring timely and high quality reporting to Country Director & programme for submission to HQ, donors and partners
• Develop monitoring and evaluation plans and ensure that they become an integral part of programming and are adequately implemented to ensure measurement and achievement of impact of programme interventions
• Organise Emergency Preparedness capacity in the project and assure PEER (Preparedness for Effective Emergency Response) actions are undertaken as per the plan.
• Ensure that Gender and Equality, Protection, DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) are integrated into all programme design and implementation
• Liaise and brief the Senior Management Team (SMT) on programme and situational context (e.g. local government developments, security situation, humanitarian situation)

 

Communication and representation:

• To represent Concern on La Gonâve, taking into account the Country Strategic Plan and the goals and objectives of the programme.
• To establish and maintain relationships with local authorities and other organisations concerning issues relating to the projects.
• To act as an intermediary between the Country Management Team (CMT) and project staff.

• Liaise with other INGOs, local implementing partners and Government representatives as required and in close coordination with the project managers
• Represent Concern Haiti at coordination meetings with local government, NGOs etc as required
• Ensure adequate management of relationships with local implementing partners including planning and oversight of capacity assessment, capacity building and monitoring of partners’ progress against agreed plans as undertaken by designated staff.

 

Financial management:

• To develop and monitor the project budgets in collaboration project managers and department heads.
• To ensure correct and complete implementation of the financial administration of the programme/project according to Concern systems and standards, i.e. bookkeeping, national staff -salary- administration, safe & cash management and cash flow planning.

 

Human Resource Management

• Directly line manage the project managers and heads of finance and administration.

• Ensure briefings, mid-term appraisals, end-of-mission evaluations and debriefings of staff at project level are undertaken according to policy.

• Set goals and objectives and undertake participatory review and feedback for direct reports.

• Support the overall capacity building of the La Gonâve team
• Contribute to the staffing process by preparing job profiles and providing his/her opinion to proposed candidates by the Human Resource office.

• Identify needs and ensure relevant training to address identified needs in collaboration with senior programme staff and the HR Manager.
• Ensure that any issues with regard to performance or discipline are dealt with in accordance with the Concern Haiti staff manual.

 

Security Management

• The Area Coordinator will be the Security Focal Point (SFP) for La Gonâve

• Monitor and report on the security status in the programme area to the Country SFP (ACD-Systems)

• Ensure implementation of the Security Management Plan and the Standard Operating Procedures and Contingency Plans

• Ensure that Security Protocols are adhered to by all staff
• Brief all staff on the Security Procedures and Policies
• Identify security training needs as they ariseOther Duties

• Adhere fully to the commitments and rules of Concern’s Programme Participant Protection Policy and Code of Conduct (P4 and CofC), including the respect of confidentiality
• Report to the appropriate manager all violations of the P4 or CofC
• Undertake any other relevant duties as may be assigned by the ACDP/CD or their designate

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