Capacity Building Project Manager – UKRAINE M/F

ORGANIZATION :

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

At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.

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CONTEXT :

Since the beginning of the war, HI has set up a two-country program covering Ukraine and Moldova. Aligning itself with the priorities of the Ukraine Flash Appeal and Regional Refugee Response Plan, HI pillars of interventions are :

• Health: HI aims to improve access to quality physical rehabilitation and mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) for conflict-affected vulnerable population.
• Protection: Given the scale of humanitarian and protection needs, HI intervenes at various levels to ensure that vulnerable conflict-affected populations have access to multi-sectoral services tailored to their needs. In addition, HI aims to foster a disability-inclusive humanitarian response.
• Armed Violence Reduction: Recent and ongoing attacks dangerously exacerbated Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination in Ukraine. In light of this, HI is conducting a multi-pronged approach to EO Risk Education and Conflict Preparedness and Protection (CPP), adaptable to the evolution of the conflict.
• Basic needs: to respond to the most acute needs for displaced households hosted by the local population or living in collective settings, HI is providing hygiene and non-food item kits, with an approach various modalities of intervention including in-kind and/or cash-based transfers.

MISSIONS :

Since March 2022, as part of the Atlas Logistique (AL) component of its intervention, HI has been operating in Ukraine to offer logistical solutions to humanitarian organizations (humanitarian-to-humanitarian approach) in order to facilitate the delivery of aid in a faster, safer and most efficient manner the most affected populations. Currently, with three logistics hubs in Dnipro, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, HI proposes mutualized storage as well as transportation services (including in hard-to-reach destinations) to other humanitarian actors. As per needs observed on the ground, HI also propose cold chain/temperature-controlled storage and transport services to organizations delivering temperature-sensitive humanitarian goods to affected populations and local partners. In 2024, HI’s strategy is to launch a capacity-building component within the framework of its Atlas Logistique activities, intended at supporting stakeholders involved in the humanitarian response to optimize aid supply chains, enhance humanitarian access, and/or develop their own common logistics services.

Reporting directly to the Atlas Logistique Operations Manager, the Atlas Logistique Capacity-Building Project Manager contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in Ukraine, and oversees the operational planning, implementation and monitoring of the Atlas Logistique capacity-bulding component of HI’s operational strategy in Ukraine. S/he supports his/her team to ensure optimal quality, effectiveness and impact of the project implemented by means of a delegation system with appropriate oversight mechanisms. Like all other managers within HI, the project manager shares responsibility for the sound management and effective functioning of the global organisation.

More specifically, s/he is in charge of :

• Overseeing the overall implementation of the capacity-building component of Atlas Logistique’s intervention in Ukraine, and in particular the operationalization of capacity-building actions towards other humanitarian stakeholders and their smooth running;
• Ensuring the implementation of the project activities complies with HI / AL quality standards and policies, as well as funding agencies’ requirements, suggesting and implementing technical and operational adjustments accordingly;
• Ensuring continuous project monitoring (including progress against indicators/objectives of the project, key performance indicators, budget monitoring, etc.), supports the conduct of project outcomes/impact evaluation and lessons learning exercises, and ensure processes to ensure accountability towards stakeholders of the project (targeted stakeholders including partners, funding agencies, etc.) are in place and respected ;
• Ensuring the management of the capacity-building project team and the development of their skills ;
• Taking part in the coordination between humanitarian logistics actors, build and maintain strong links with the operational partners ;
• Exploring operational development opportunities on the transport component of the intervention in line with the evolution of the context.

CHARACTERISTICS :

• The security in Dnipro city and surroundings area of intervention remain relatively stable, although air alarms tend to disrupt work and out of activities.
• Dnipro being a large Humanitarian hub for the East, numerous international organizations are located in the city and social life (restaurant, café) is possible under a strict curfew (00:00 to 05:00). Good quality international and local food is available, with several malls and lots of different restaurants at walking distance from the hotel and office. Communication (phone, mobile data, internet) is working well. HI currently has around 10 international staffs in Dnipro.

PROFILE :

• You hold at least a bachelor degree in logistics, or a degree from an engineering school or business degree specialized in logistics…. / you have training in…
• You have 3 years of experience in a logistics-related, supply-chain management, transport or operations management.
• You already got an experience in an NGO.

CONDITIONS :

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

• 4 months International contract starting from 1st, March 2024
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
• Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
• Pension scheme
• Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
• Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2448€ gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 537,13€ net/month
• Hardship: 500 € net/month paid with your salary
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: Level 3: 5 days every 8 weeks => + possible transport/package support.
• Position:
  • unaccompanied
    • Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects (from 12 months of mission)
• Housing: Collective taken in charge by HI

If you are resident in the country: local package