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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 an independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
For further information about the association: http://www.handicap-international.us
Present in more than 55 countries, Handicap International is composed of 2 operational directions:
- The Direction of Humanitarian Action (DAH)
- The Direction of Development Action (DAD)
MISSION CONTEXT
The Syrian crisis is the greatest humanitarian crisis of the last 20 years. According to the latest UN figures, about 13.5 million people are currently affected by the crisis in Syria, including about 6.5 million IDPs, while over 4 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighbouring countries or in Europe. The current humanitarian response only provides a patchy and partial coverage of the growing humanitarian needs. Five years after the beginning of the crisis, the number of injured persons in Syria keeps rising, with a severe lack of health and psychosocial support care and psychosocial support. In hard-to-reach areas and/or areas of new displacement, local populations and IDPs are in need of emergency assistance in terms of food, household essential items, and other basic needs. The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern.
HI is managing a large humanitarian program from four different hubs (South, Centre, North and North-East), along four main pillars:
1. Support to health partners (hospitals, care houses, psychosocial support centers, local NGOs) for the provision of comprehensive psychosocial support services ( psychosocial support, psychosocial support and/or prosthetics and orthotics) through training, technical supervisions and donations of assistive devices and/or equipment
2. Emergency response to the basic needs of vulnerable people affected by sudden crisis, through one-shot distributions of food baskets, household essential items and hygiene kits, and through the management of an adapted humanitarian coordination mechanism for emergency responses
3. Education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons (including mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms light weapons) and urgent marking of hazardous areas
4. Training and technical support to other humanitarian actors on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons in the humanitarian response (with a special focus on inclusive health and inclusive livelihoods)
MISSION DESCRIPTION
HI opened a base for the first time in the North-East in December 2016. The initial activities in the area are now launched. In the meantime, with the start of a major offensive in a neighboring area, HI is anticipating some growing humanitarian needs and is planning to open a second field base.
In this context, and under the responsibility of the Field Coordinator, the Project manager will be in charge of:
-contributing to the need assessments and the elaboration of the intervention strategy
-recruiting and managing the program teams in the ERW Risk Education sector. Basic Needs and/or health sector may be an area for future development under the responsibility of this position
-training the program teams in general program implementation tasks and tools, and facilitating the provision of technical trainings by HI’s technical advisors for each specific sector
-managing the implementation of the programs under his/her responsibility and ensuring the achievement of targets and results
-ensuring regular data collection, data analysis and indicator follow-up for the programs under his/her responsibility
-managing the activity budget for the programs under his/her responsibility
-ensuring the respect of financial, logistical and HR procedures by the program teams
-representing HI with local authorities, local partners and other humanitarian actors in the intervention areas, in coordination with the Field Coordinator.
SPECIFICITIES
Medium level of insecurity in the intervention areas.
Low level of insecurity in Iraqi Kurdistan.
REQUIRED PROFILE
Qualifications/training:
-Degree diploma in Humanitarian Action / Development studies or social fields
Experiences:
-at least 3 years of professional experience in humanitarian / emergency contexts or in protracted conflict / chronic crisis contexts
-at least 2 years of experience in management of humanitarian projects
-solid work experience in at least one core sector: Mine Action (risk education and/or NTS/marking), response to Basic Needs (emergency distributions of food and/or NFIs) and/or health (physical rehabilitation and PSS). Experience in more than one sector is a strong asset
-experience in Syria, Iraq and/or in other Middle Eastern countries is a strong asset
Competencies:
-strong team management skills
-high level of autonomy and initiative
-strong internal and external coordination and representation skills
-strong organisational skills
-strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
-ability to work under high pressure
-high level of motivation and proactivity
-fluency in oral and written English is compulsory
-arabic and/or Kurdish skills are a strong asset
-strong computer skills (use of MS Word, Excel, Outlook and other relevant software). Experience with databases is an asset
Personal qualities:
-positive thinking and solution-oriented
-sense of humor