Afghanistan

 You hold a Master Degree in Finance or Business Administration or a related experience in the sector. You have at least 3 years of professional experience in a humanitarian sector, with 12 months minimum in similar position (ACF is a plus). You have strong communication skills, ability to lead and enjoy working in team. You have a strong capacity to work in a complicated security environment.

You are also recognized for your excellent diplomatic and organizational skills. You also demonstrate priority management and planning abilities. You are a challenges-seeker with high degree of flexibility and autonomy.

Fluent in English (speaking and writing) is mandatory. A good level in French is an added value.

Country: Afghanistan - Kabul

The Mission is over 360 national staff and around 12 international staff.

Projects (Nutrition, MHCP, FSL, WASH, ERM)

The Finance Team in Kabul Office is composed of 4 National staff.

Length of contract: 12 months - starting from the 1^st of November 2017

The position: Under the supervision of the Country Director, you will be responsible to ensure sound and transparent administration of funds by providing accounting and financial management consistent with the ACF financial management framework and local legislation. You will be in charge of:

•  Contribute to the definition of mission strategy: creating the budgetary framework of the mission, making financial and budgetary information available to other departments to facilitate the establishment of the country strategy, producing high quality and timely financial and budgetary contributions to "proposals" and reports for funding bodies.
•  Ensure high quality accounting for the mission: disseminating information about accounting procedures throughout the mission and ensuring they are observed, the correctness of accounting and analytical entries, timely forwarding of the monthly accounting bundle, verifications of cash stocks and bank accounts according to ACF regulations
• Ensure high quality cash management for the mission: designing, promulgating and ensuring compliance with cash management procedures across the mission, the availability and safe keeping of the necessary cash, adapting methods for cash transfer in the light of local conditions and security considerations, monitoring the correspondence between cash forecast and the BFU, anticipating treasury risks and resolving difficulties
• Provide financial and budgetary management: promulgation of and compliance with the financial rules of funding bodies, establishing the annual budget, leadership in budgetary matters at mission level and steering the process of budget forecasting, cost analysis and issuing budgetary, monitoring financial risks and issuing alerts when necessary, providing the necessary materials for negotiations with funding bodies and producing documents to funding bodies
• Promote and     ensure financial collaboration and coordination with mission partners: participating in the process of selecting partners and validating the financial risk analysis provided by the bases, defining with partners the modes of financial and budgetary management in the framework of joint projects, validating the financial and budgetary aspects of partnership conventions and agreements, taking full advantage at mission level of all innovative practices in the field of financial and budgetary management in partnerships
• Prevent and manage fraud and corruption
• Manage the Finance team in capital and be Technical/Support Manager of Finance Managers in the bases

Status:

Gross monthly salary ranging from €1805 to €2305 depending on relevant experience

Food and hygiene expenses, per diem, transportation costs, collective or individual accommodation, medical insurance

25 days of annual paid leaves and 20 days of rest and recuperation (R&R) per year

The Mission is over 360 national staff and around 12 international staff. Projects (Nutrition, MHCP, FSL, WASH, ERM)

The Finance Team in Kabul Office is composed of 4 National staff.

Context: 

As a politically fragmented, natural disaster-prone nation, Afghanistan has long faced levels of chronic insecurity, internal displacement, and widespread poverty that has subjected its populations to ongoing hardships and recurring humanitarian crises. Communities remain food insecure for a range of reasons, from the cumulative impacts of multiple droughts, erratic climate shocks and seasonal flooding, a lack of infrastructure and limited access to markets, problems that are especially acute among vulnerable populations in remote regions. As a result, Afghanistan ranks poorly on basic human development indicators, with millions dependent on external humanitarian assistance for their daily survival and an estimated four million refugees living abroad in Pakistan and Iran. Although education and health have improved in urban areas, rural populations remain largely vulnerable to maternal and perinatal mortality and infant mortality and diseases, malnutrition being a major concern.

Presentation of the mission: 

ACF has been operating in Afghanistan since his creation in 1979 and is operating now in 4 provinces in Afghanistan through integrated Nutrition, Food Security & Livelihoods, Mental Health & Care Practises and WASH interventions to support the most vulnerable groups, with a strong focus on emergency response to human-made and natural disasters, targeting primarily refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, and flood/drought affected populations. Over the years, ACF has expanded the focus of its’ intervention from short-term, more emergency to longer term projects aimed at addressing chronic vulnerabilities of the communities and strengthening their capacity to prepare to, and cope with disasters. Sector-wise, ACF has established itself over the past 25 years as a prominent Nutrition and WASH actor, with recognized expertise in these two sectors and active membership to sectorial Clusters where ACF is active in the Nutrition Cluster as well as the co-lead of the Nutrition Assessment and Information Management Working Group and co-lead of the IMAM Technical Working Group also as a member of the IYCF Technical Working Group.

Security, working and living conditions: 

ACF is operationally working in 2 bases: Kaboul and Lashkar Gah (Helmand Province) with its coordination team located in Kaboul. In total, the Afghanistan mission counts 250 national staff and 12 international staff.

Kaboul has a very cold winter (a cold allowance will be given if you work during this period), spring and autumn are very nice and summer is pretty hot. The expatriates share a guest house with internet, electricity, TV room, indoor sports room and garden including a badminton and volleyball field. A variety of restaurants, supermarkets and grocery shops where you can have access depending on security rules and situation. The context is highly volatile in Kaboul and security conditions can change very quickly. Thus, the movements are limited, walking outside is often  forbidden and a curfew is strictly imposed.

To know more about Afghanistan:

The ACF’s blog where you can find further information:

http://blog.actioncontrelafaim.org/live-blog/asie/afghanistan-2/ (in French)

For more information on the position and to apply online with CV and motivation letter, please see the link below.

https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1991&idpartenaire=142

Handicap International is looking for a «Physical Rehabilitation Technical Coordinator» for its developpment mission in Afghanistan (12 months renewable).

Interested candidates can find more detailed information about the position via the following link

https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1991&idpartenaire=142

This role requires complete and autonomous management of general surgical procedures (including major surgical procedures), and shared clinical responsibility in post-operative care

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

 

1. Medical Degree and current professional registration on the medical register of your country of residence;
2. Specialisation in General Surgery with at least 5 years' relevant professional experience as first surgeon;
3. Hospital experience in the General, Emergency and/or Trauma surgery departments. 

To apply please send a CV and cover letter to pierluigi.catterino@emergencybe.org specifying in the object: "Application General Surgeon Afghanistan"

Project:  Kabul (AFGHANISTAN); 
Type of contract: paid - 6 months
Language required: English (intermediate proficiency)  

WHO WE ARE

EMERGENCY is an international independent humanitarian NGO, founded in Italy in 1994, to provide free high quality medical and surgical care to the victims of war, landmines and poverty.

Our objective is to strengthen the public health systems of the beneficiary countries through the construction and management of high quality medical infrastructures and by providing training for local medical staff.

EMERGENCY also promotes a culture of solidarity, peace and respect for human rights.

 

EMERGENCY has offices in Belgium, in the USA, the UK, Switzerland, Austria, Hong Kong and Japan.

BACKGROUND AND ORGANISATION OF WORK

 

In carrying out your duties, you will work alongside and supervise the local surgical colleagues, and collaborate with the international specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon, where present. At times, a resident physician (General Surgery) will be present to support clinical activity or research. 
The international surgeon is responsible to the Medical Coordinator, who is in charge of the management and organisation of the project.

The principal areas in which you will work are: 

1. OPERATING THEATRES: 2-3 operating theatres for General Surgery (emergency and elective) and Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery based on the admissions criteria of the Centre;
2. WARDS: 3-4 wards comprising a total of 70-90 beds.

The general surgeon is usually present in the hospital from 08:00 til 16:00, but is on-call 24/7 in case of emergency (including possible Mass Casualties). Daily activity includes: ward round, work in the Emergency Department and Operating Theatres. The team is completed by local and international Operating Theatre specialists - anaesthetist, anaesthetic technicians, theatre nurses. 
The general surgeon organises the rota of the local staff in his/her area of responsibility, guaranteeing staff coverage 24/7.

DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES

 

All EMERGENCY international personnel are expected to know and follow the hospital admissions criteria, guide lines, protocols, and the diagnosis and treatment standards in use in the Centre, and to ensure the correct compilation of clinical records and statistics in both computer and paper formats.

The main duties and responsibilities of the international general surgeon are: 

1. management of general surgical procedures;
2. participation in the post-operative care and clinical management of surgical patients;
3. mentoring of resident physicians (where present);
4. to assist with clinical research and record keeping as required by the scientific programmes of the specialist sector of the Medical Division of EMERGENCY.

Clinical activity and decisions regarding patient care must be discussed and agreed with the anaesthetist, the surgical specialists, the international nursing personnel, and the Medical Coordinator of the project.

MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING OF LOCAL PERSONNEL

 

Clinical activities and patient care are always carried out alongside and in collaboration with local personnel, who thus benefit from training in the field. There is also provision for more specific teaching activities, managed by the international specialists, in accordance with the clinical protocols in use and as agreed with the Medical Coordinator.

CASELOAD AND EQUIPMENT

The caseload varies according to the project and the admissions criteria of the hospital: War Surgery, Emergency Surgery and Elective Surgery. The technological level of the equipment present in the Centres is suited to the clinical and managerial protocols in use, and the level of professional autonomy of the national staff, with the aim of achieving - and sustaining - high standards of care. Diagnostic equipment, basic laboratory tests, technical and auxiliary services are always available.

SURGICAL CENTRE - Kabul, Afghanistan

The Surgical Centre in Kabul is today the most important centre for war surgery in the country. The Intensive Care Unit has 6 beds with monitoring systems and ventilators. CT scanning equipment is available. 

Both paediatric and adult patients are treated. Around 30% of patients are under 14 years of age, and present with bullet injuries, shrapnel, landmine injuries, stab wounds and burns. 

Abdominal,vascular, orthopaedic trauma, plastic, thoracic, maxillofacial, ocular and neurosurgicalinterventions are carried out both electively and in emergency.

Every operating theatre is equipped with single-patient sets specific to the various procedures carried out. The instrumentation varies according to the project.

GUIDELINES, PROTOCOLS AND EQUIPMENT

 

Further information on the guidelines, protocols and clinical services relevant to the post along with details of the instruments and equipment available will be provided at interview and during the period of preparation for the mission. The general requirements and conditions are the same as for other international personnel roles: http://www.emergency.it/work-with-us/requirements-conditions.html

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• You hold a diploma in Psychology or Psychosocial

• You have a proven experience (3 years at least) in Psychosocial field

• You have a previous experience in rehabilitation and experience in training and technical supervision in field of psychosocial support with NGOs, preferably in emergency context

• Experience in the field of disability, protection and/ or inclusion would be an asset

• You are recognized for your strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Working in stressful situations/ contexts is not a problem for you

• You gave good reporting skills

• You are interested in disabilities issues

 

REQUIRED LANGUAGE SKILLS: English : fluent

Handicap International has been present in Afghanistan since the 1980’s. The country is going through a turbulent period, since NATO and US military interventions in 2001 removed the Taliban from power. As a result, Afghanistan remains one of the most impoverished countries in the world. Despite the country having moved towards a more progressive democracy, conflict is still ongoing and, in some areas, escalating. Since September 28th 2015, armed conflict between Afghan Forces and the Taliban over the control of Kunduz in the North of the country have led to hundreds of civilians being reported as wounded by MSF hospital in Kunduz prior to its bombing on October 3rd 2015.

Today, 350 000 civilians including around 40 000 IDPs are still trapped within Kunduz and are at risk of becoming victims of an armed conflict which is still going on. After the bombing of MSF Kunduz Trauma center on October 3rd 2015, all quality emergency rehabilitation care has stopped, leaving injured victims with no more access to quality care: instead, an increasing sizable number has been referred to other care institutions that will run out of capacity to absorb these patients’ needs.

Handicap International is potentially deploying an emergency team in order to respond to the crisis in the Kunduz city.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

You will be under the direct management of the Emergency Coordinator and will work in close cooperation with the Afghan team (especially PM, PSS and Rehabilitation Team Leader).

As a Technical Psychosocial Support, your responsibilities will be the followings:

• Participate in the definition of the strategy of intervention within the project and related operational modalities and tools;

• Ensuring and supervise the quality of the psychosocial support provided to People with Injuries and People with Disabilities (PwIs and PwDs), including children, and their caregivers, by the whole rehabilitation team (Physiotherapists- PTs; psychosocial workers- PSWs; Prosthesis and orthosis workers – P&Os)

• Ensure the implementation of the HI comprehensive approach of rehabilitation through individual, family or group interventions  Ensure that the PSWs provide indirect response through referrals to stakeholders working in social, protection, psychosocial and mental health sectors or any other relevant sectors according to the needs of the beneficiaries (including close follow-up on the process and response). Regarding your mains tasks, you will be in charge of:

• Ensuring the psychosocial technical support of the project staffs within handicap international’s comprehensive approach of rehabilitation (Ensuring the relevance and quality of the intervention and of the technical tools

• The representation, external coordination and training of partners

• The capitalization and Reporting

• Demonstrating willingness to improve professional competences and abilities to increase care quality

• The respect of hygiene and security rules

• Demonstrating an ethics and professional practice

JOB ENVIRONMENT: You will be based in Kabul with frequent travels to Kunduz (depending on security conditions)

6 months - starting date : January 2016

 

 

TO APPLY : http://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1239&idpartenaire=142