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Vue d'ensemble

Context of the position

 

FRC activities

The delegation is based in Port-Vila, capital of Vanuatu, on the island of Efate. The Vanuatu FRC was recently reorganized because of the division in September 2013 of a single delegation comprising the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, which was under the responsibility of a single head of delegation.

The delegation of Vanuatu will be from January 2016 composed of a head of delegation, four heads of project (2 DRR and 2 WASH), one admin coordinator, one logistics coordinator, on shelter delegate, two wash support staff and one reporting officer.

4 projects are currently underway:

  • A disaster risk reduction project (TBR4 – Together Becoming Resilient)
  • A disaster risk reduction project (TBR5 – Together Becoming Resilient)
  • A project on disaster impact mitigation (SCP3 – Supporting Community Planning)
  • A recovery project focusing on WASH and shelter (TANA – Recovery in North Tanna)

 

Work context

The entire FRC team is based in Port-Vila on the island of Efate, while the activities are implemented in other provinces (Tafea and Malampa) in isolated communities where communication is an issue with a limited mobile phone network. Operations monitoring and implementation with communities is not easy. The field trips must be scheduled and require prolonged absences from the central office. Targeted communities are small and hardly offer any service (even small businesses), which reinforces the isolation and sometimes discomfort during these trips.

In addition, Vanuatu is based on a tribal organization and customary law, which sometimes leads to conflicts at local level (particularly in relation to land ownership) that can be complicated for delegates to understand.

Sometimes, the pace of work in the Pacific is also particular. “Stress” is not really accepted in this context, there is often a detachment or demotivation of the teams as soon as the workload becomes too heavy or the expectations are too high. This results in a very high turnover of staff throughout the project. It is therefore imperative to find a balance between achieving the objectives of the project on time and the pace of work of the peaceful environment while supporting local teams daily.

The activities are implemented in close cooperation with the VRCS.

 

 

The position

Function

  • Responsible for finance, HR and administration activities, coordinates and efficiently ensures the management within the mission, using the resources, procedures, tools and standards determined by FRC in consultation with the VRCS.

Chain of command

  • Answers directly to the Vanuatu head of delegation.
  • The team for which he/she is responsible consists of one HR/Admin assistant and one finance assistant.

Operational links

  • Cooperates with the project delegates and the logistics department at mission level.
  • Cooperates with the HR, finance and donor units at headquarters’ level (Paris).

 

Expérience

The candidate profile

Qualification and requirement:

Essential qualifications:

  • Rigor, integrity and confidentiality
  • Great sense of diplomacy, good capacity builder and patience
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Management and teamwork
  • Administrator/finance officer profile
  • Experience in financial and administrative management of a delegation in an international organization
  • Knowledge and/or experience of program donors (ECHO, USAID) strongly desired
  • Good knowledge of Office package (Word, Excel, PPT, Internet, etc.).
  • Good knowledge of SAGA software
  • Experience in team management

Desirable qualifications:

  • Knowledge of the Red Cross Movement

Languages:

  • Working French and English essential

 

 

 

Location : Port Vila – VANUATU

Duration: 12 months

To be filled: March 2016

 

Prerequisites

  • Passport valid for more than 6 months at the moment of departure
  • Up-to-date vaccination card / fitness for travel

To be better acquainted with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, we invite you to follow two training sessions online, free and accessible to all, that also constitute a real advantage for your application:

WORC (The World of Red Cross and Red Crescent) is an e-learning course on the fundamental principles and operations of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. Its 12 modules address subjects such as the origin and history of the Movement, its fundamental principles, its emblem, the International Federation, the ICRC and national societies. It is intended for all: volunteers, employees, members or people wishing to get more information on the biggest humanitarian movement in the world.

Stay Safe is intended for every staff in a position to carry out international missions on behalf of the Federation or a National Society of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The course aims at developing a common culture of security management within the Movement in order to enable a better understanding of the main threats and risks for humanitarian actors in the field, and offers solutions to restrain their impact.

You will find these lessons on the IFRC Learning Platform open to all by clicking on the following link: https://ifrc.csod.com/client/ifrc/default.aspx

 

 

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