Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion
Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of disabled workers.
JOB CONTEXT:
HI is re-opening a two-country program covering Ukraine and Moldova. In Ukraine, HI aims at intervening in the West and East of the country, adapting modalities of intervention to the various and diverging contexts of implementation. Aligning itself with the priorities of the Ukraine Flash Appeal HI pillars of interventions are the following: • Health: HI aims to improve access to quality physical rehabilitation and mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) for conflict-affected vulnerable population. To this extent, HI will conduct direct health service provision to persons with injuries or disabilities while also strengthening the capacity of existing health structures. • Protection: Recent and ongoing attacks having dangerously exacerbated Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination in Ukraine, HI will conduct a multi-pronged approach to EO risk education, adaptable to the evolution of the conflict and humanitarian. In addition, HI will not only ensure that persons with disabilities are receiving tailored services throughout its intervention, but will also foster a disability- inclusive humanitarian response. • Basic needs: to respond to the most acute needs for displaced households hosted by the local population or living in collective centers, HI will ensure they have access to sufficient and appropriate hygiene and Non-Food Items (NFI), including tailored items responding to the specific needs of infants, elderly people and persons with disabilities. To this extend, HI will tailor its intervention modalities upon household needs whilst considering local market capacities in various geographical areas. An approach including in-kind donations, vouchers and/or cash-based transfer will be designed at early stage of the project, in line with the evolution of the specific context • Humanitarian-to-humanitarian logistics: HI will propose to emergency stakeholders mutualized storage and transportation to ensure delivery of emergency in-kinds as close as possible to the most affected populations.
YOUR MISSION:
The Area Manager is responsible for developing and implementing, in the area where he/she is based, the projects part of the Programme operational strategy. He/she ensures optimal quality and impact of the projects implemented in the area, through a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms. He/she shares with all HI managers the responsibility of a sound management and successful functioning of the global organization
He / She follows up security management, assist planning of shared services managers and operations team on a daily basis to facilitate activities implementation.
His/her main responsibilities are:
• Be the manager (direct report) of the Project managers’ team in the area of assignment
• Steer organization transformation, in particular through managerial and work practice change and continuous improvement of working processes
• Contribute to the development of the Programme’s Operational Strategy, and to its implementation and annual monitoring
• Implement the project part of the Programme’s Operational Strategy
• Ensure the deployment of and compliance with HI global frameworks, institutional policies and standards
• With both operational opportunities and risks in mind, contribute to the monitoring and analysis made by the line Manager, and propose mitigation measures when relevant
• Develop external influence of HI (clusters, forums, operational & strategic alliances, etc.) and the external representation of the organization (events, media) on his/her responsibilities area
Experiences
· You hold a degree in a field related to the job such as humanitarian action, political science, international relationships…
· You have at least 3 years of professional experience in project and base management in challenging humanitarian contexts
· You have experience in emergency response. Previous experience in exploration/base opening is a strong asset.
· You have proven managerial and representation experience.
· You have excellent communication skills as well as strong writing and reporting skills.
· You demonstrate good adaptability and interpersonal skills.
· You are autonomous and proactive.
· You are able to work under pressure.
· Oral and written English is mandatory.
· You are available ASAP
Salary Package
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team
· The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
• International contract from 3 to 6 months starting ideally in July
o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
o Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount**
o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
o Repatriation insurance paid by HI
· Salary from 2869 € gross/month upon experience
· Perdiem: 550 € net/month – paid in the field
Hardship : 500 euros/month
· Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
o unaccompanied
· Housing: Collective taken in charge by HI**