Yemen

PROFILE / EXPERIENCE :

 

- Generalist educational background: Master in Humanitarian field, project management, politics, etc.

- Minimum 3 years in the management of emergency humanitarian programs

- Experience in emergency and post-emergency contexts

- Proper knowledge of HI Humanitarian Action Division operations is an asset

- Proven management skills

 

SKILLS:

 

- Strong communication, analysis and reporting skills

- Strong organizational capacities

- Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills

- Pro-activity and flexibility

- Autonomy and sense of team working

- Sense of humour

 

LANGUAGES AND IT SKILLS:

 

- English mandatory (oral and written) ; Arabic is an asset

- Good command of Excel

 

- Based in Amman with frequent trips to Sana’a, for 2 to 3 weeks

- Start: ASAP

- Duration: until 31st of August 2016 (possibility to renew upun fundings)

- Living conditions: GH shared with other expatriates (no charges) 

- Social insurance: 100% covered

- Salary upon experience and HI salary grid

 

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NGO PRESENTATION

 

Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.

For more information: handicap-international.org

 

Handicap International is divided into 2 operational departments:

- Humanitarian Action Division

- Development Action Division

 

The mission will be directly link with the Humanitarian Action Division. 

 

MISSION CONTEXT

 

Yemen has been for long the poorest country in the Arab world. After the Arab Spring in 2011 the humanitarian crises have intensified as one of the major humanitarian crises at the moment since 2012 with almost half of the population being food insecure. That created an increasing unrest among the population and discontentment with the government. 

 

During the summer of 2014 the Shia minority group, called Houthis has taken control of several important cities, among them the capital Sana’a in September. Meanwhile the Southern separatist movement increased their call for an independent south while Al Qaida and linked groups (mainly based in the Eastern parts of the country) are fighting Houthis and other groups. 

 

In January 2015, the Houthis did overthrow the President Hadi and its government, forced to leave the country from Aden and exile in Saudi in February, taking virtually control of almost all Yemen.. Since end of March, an international coalition of Sunni countries (Decisive Storm Coalition) led by Saudi Arabia allied with the Yemeni President still recognised by the International Community, and backed by western countries, has launched a military campaign against the advances of the Houthis in the country. Aden has been taken back by the government forces in July, after four months of war but militias and jihadist groups have grown in the instability and the town is sinking into chaos. The government, affiliated groups and the Saudi-Led Coalition (SLC) have gradually regained territories in all directions towards Sana’a, the capital being clearly their objective and massive airstrikes have targetted the country and Sana’a in particular. 

Humanitarian truces have been decided twice in July 2015 but not respected. The same situation occurred end of 2015, the ceasefire was only technical but this time allowed peace talks from December 15th to 20th and due to resume mid-January 2016. However since the end of December SLC offensive has intensified and truce was declared ended. An escalation of violence is presently giving little hope for a long term cease of hostilities that could permit humanitarian assistance to reach a maximum of the 82 % of the population in dire need of support.

The intervention of HI in Yemen consists in the support of health structures (hospital, rehabilitation services) in Sana’a with the deployment of teams setting up:

- Rehabilitation activities: provision of assistive devices and specific trainings to health staff

- PSS activities to support injured persons

- Mainstreaming of inclusion and vulnerability within coordination forums and providing technical support to other humanitarian stakeholders.

 

In 2016, Handicap International expects to develop its activities in Yemen; different batches of assessments will be launched to tailor HI’ operational strategy (development of community based approach in different governorates of Yemen).

 

Under the direct responsibility of the Head of Mission and in close cooperation with the coordination team, the technical cell and the program managers, the Operational Coordinator will be in charge of:

-     Contributing to strategic programming and constant adaptation of the operational strategy regarding the evolutions of humanitarian situation

-     Ensuring relevancy and quality of the project implemented by HI, ensure cross cutting between the different projects and thematic developed by HI in the field (rehabilitation, PSS, inclusion, mine action, etc.)

-     Ensuring capitalization and internal reporting

-     Ensuring external reporting and coordination 

-     Supporting the development of local partnerships

-     Managing the technical advisors and the M&E department

 

MAIN TAKS OF THE EXPATRIATE:

 

1. CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEFINITION OF PROGRAMATIC STRATEGY

2. ENSURE RELEVANCY AND QUALITY OF THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTED BY HI, CROSS CUTTING BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND THEMATIC DEVELOPED BY HI IN THE FIELD

3. ENSURE CAPITALIZATION AND REPORTING 

1. ENSURE EXTERNAL REPORTING AND COORDINATION

2. DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS

3. TEAM MANAGEMENT

4. REPORTING ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACTIVITIES 

• AMMAN, JORDAN

Western and modern life, malls, restaurant, bars etc. Possibility to move in the country during the WE (Petra, Wady Rum, etc.).

No curfew, possibility to move in taxi from one place to another.

Shared guesthouse with 1 or 2 others expatriates; office separated but available by feet.

 

• SANA’A, YEMEN

High level of insecurity with curfew and limited displacements.

No entertainment activities outside of the guesthouses.

Shared guesthouse/office.

PROFILE REQUIRED 

 

- Diploma in anthropology/sociology or politics sciences

- Experience in anthropology or sociology on the Field is an asset

- At least 2 years of experience in Humanitarian field with an INGO

- Experience in Emergency context required

- Experience of Middle East is an asset

- Willingness to work in conflict is required as presence in Yemen will be sought as much as it is seen possible 

- English mandatory (oral and written) 

- Arabic is a strong asset

- Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills

- Ability to work under high pressure with a great level of personal organisation

- Willingness to be part of a general security management process and ready to commit to strict rules

NGO PRESENTATION

 

Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.

 

Handicap International is divided into 2 operational departments:

- Humanitarian Action Division

- Development Action Division

 

 

For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.org 

 

MISSION CONTEXT

 

Yemen has been for long the poorest country in the Arab world. After the Arab Spring in 2011 the humanitarian crises have intensified as one of the major humanitarian crises at the moment since 2012 with almost half of the population being food insecure. That created an increasing unrest among the population and discontentment with the government. 

 

During the summer of 2014 the Shia minority group, called Houthis has taken control of several important cities, among them the capital Sana’a in September. Meanwhile the Southern separatist movement increased their call for an independent south while Al Qaida and linked groups (mainly based in the Eastern parts of the country) are fighting Houthis and other groups. 

 

In January 2015, the Houthis did overthrow the President Hadi and its government, forced to leave the country from Aden and exile in Saudi in February, taking virtually control of almost all Yemen.. Since end of March, an international coalition of Sunni countries (Decisive Storm Coalition) led by Saudi Arabia allied with the Yemeni President still recognised by the International Community, and backed by western countries, has launched a military campaign against the advances of the Houthis in the country. Aden has been taken back by the government forces in July, after four months of war but militias and jihadist groups have grown in the instability and the town is sinking into chaos. The government, affiliated groups and the Saudi-Led Coalition (SLC) have gradually regained territories in all directions towards Sana’a, the capital being clearly their objective and massive airstrikes have targeted the country and Sana’a in particular. 

Humanitarian truces have been decided twice in July 2015 but not respected. The same situation occurred end of 2015, the ceasefire was only technical but this time allowed peace talks from December 15th to 20th and due to resume mid-January 2016. However since the end of December SLC offensive has intensified and truce was declared ended. An escalation of violence is presently giving little hope for a long term cease of hostilities that could permit humanitarian assistance to reach a maximum of the 82 % of the population in dire need of support. 

 

The mission will be directly link with the Humanitarian Action Division. 

 

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

 

The intervention of HI in Yemen consists in the support of health structures (hospital, rehabilitation services) in Sana’a with the deployment of teams setting up

- Rehabilitation activities: provision of assistive devices and specific trainings to health staff

- PSS activities to support injured persons

- Mainstreaming of inclusion and vulnerability within coordination forums and providing technical support to other humanitarian stakeholders 

 

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

 

Based on the field, under the direct responsibility of the HoM and in close link with federal advocacy

- Contributing to the design, implementation and follow-up of HI advocacy strategy regarding Yemen crisis and its impacts at national, regional and international levels.

- Ensuring reliable and up to date data and information are available for advocacy purposes

- Liaising with relevant stakeholders and networks involved in advocacy actions at national/regional level

 

MAIN TASKS 

 

DATA COLLECTION AND EVIDENCE BASED ADVOCACY

- Provide regular, up to date and timely information to feed into federal advocacy strategy

- Ensure that consistent and reliable data produced at field level include advocacy stakes and that it is shared with advocacy team at federal level

- Participate in ad hoc internal meetings to provide updated information to HI federal network regarding developments on advocacy issues and situation at field and regional level

- Contribute to and review key advocacy documents and reports pertaining to the Yemen crisis prepared by Handicap International

 

ADVOCACY STRATEGY AND FUNDING

- Identify key issues at field level for advocacy 

- Liaise with federal advocacy team, desk, Foundation and federal communication to build and review HI advocacy strategy and messages on the Yemen crisis

- Build coordinated action plans & mechanisms to implement HI advocacy strategy at regional and national level

- Ensure that advocacy activities are more systematically incorporated into field projects, including in proposals submitted to donors

- Participate to Yemen mission analysis about advocacy impact on HI presence  in Yemen and on-going activities

 

NETWORKS AND REPRESENTATION

- Participate into relevant networks at national/regional level and liaise with federal advocacy on collective advocacy initiatives when appropriate

- Liaise at national/regional level with key international NGOs involved in the response to the Yemen crisis

- Participate when relevant in meetings and interviews with key decision makers, donors and medias within European members of HI federation

- Based in Amman or Sanaa regarding to the security context. Presence in Yemen will be sought as much as it is seen possible

- The position is not open to couple and family 

 

Status: 

- Salaried contract. Salary according to the position and experience of the candidate + 457€/month of expatriate indemnity + cost of living index according to the living base

- voluntary contract: voluntary indemnities + local perdiem according to local cost of living

 

Starting date: 17/04/2016

Length of the assignment : 3 months

Housing: collective paid by Handicap International

PROFILE / EXPERIENCE NEEDED :

• Experience of 1 year at program coordination position
• Experience in project management (Project manager, etc.) of 3 years
• Experience in emergency context, preferably in the Middle East
• At least 1 year of professional experience in the field of vulnerability / disability
• Experience in remote management is an asset
• Experience in Health Program is an asset
• Experience in capacity building ; preferably in remote management

To apply, follow this link : https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1338&idpartenaire=142

NGO PRESENTATION

Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.
For more information: handicap-international.org

Handicap International is divided into 2 operational departments:

• Humanitarian Action Division
• Development Action Division

The mission will be directly link with the Humanitarian Action Division.

MISSION CONTEXT

Yemen has been for long the poorest country in the Arab world. After the Arab Spring in 2011 the humanitarian crises have intensified as one of the major humanitarian crises at the moment since 2012 with almost half of the population being food insecure. That created an increasing unrest among the population and discontentment with the government.

During the summer of 2014 the Shia minority group, called Houthis has taken control of several important cities, among them the capital Sana’a in September. Meanwhile the Southern separatist movement increased their call for an independent south while Al Qaida and linked groups (mainly based in the Eastern parts of the country) are fighting Houthis and other groups.

In January 2015, the Houthis did overthrow the President Hadi and its government, forced to leave the country from Aden and exile in Saudi in February, taking virtually control of almost all Yemen. Since end of March, an international coalition of Sunni countries (Decisive Storm Coalition) led by Saudi Arabia allied with the Yemeni President still recognised by the International Community, and backed by western countries, has launched a military campaign against the advances of the Houthis in the country. Aden has been taken back by the government forces in July, after four months of war but militias and jihadist groups have grown in the instability and the town is sinking into chaos. The government, affiliated groups and the Saudi-Led Coalition (SLC) have gradually regained territories in all directions towards Sana’a, the capital being clearly their objective and massive airstrikes have targetted the country and Sana’a in particular.
Humanitarian truces have been decided twice in July 2015 but not respected. The same situation occurred end of 2015, the ceasefire was only technical but this time allowed peace talks from December 15th to 20th and due to resume mid-January 2016. However since the end of December SLC offensive has intensified and truce was declared ended. An escalation of violence is presently giving little hope for a long term cease of hostilities that could permit humanitarian assistance to reach a maximum of the 82 % of the population in dire need of support.

DESCRIPTION
The program coordinator will be focused on a project consisting in the support of persons with functional limitations (in particularly war-injured individuals and their caregivers) in Yemen (Sana’a and potential other areas). This project includes the following components:

1. Early Rehabilitation activities: provision of assistive devices to persons with functional limitations, and specific trainings to health staff within Health Facilities and other relevant structures ;
2. Psychosocial activities: to support persons with functional limitations (in particularly war-injured individuals and their caregivers) and other potential at-risk groups
3. Protection activities: mainstreaming of inclusion and vulnerability within coordination forums and providing technical support to other humanitarian stakeholders

To be noted that HI wishes to also expend the same kind of activities outside Sana’a area in the coming months and the Program Coordinator will be expected to take an active part in this process.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXPATRIATE :
Based in Jordan (Amman) or in Yemen, under the direct responsibility of the Head of Mission, the Program Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Supervising the implementation and taking appropriate action in order to meet the quantitative and qualitative objectives of the project in Yemen;
• Ensuring the coordination and standardization of the project activities between the different bases, reviewing operational tools and proposing appropriate improvement;
• Providing leadership and support to the National Project Managers under your line-management (capacity building);
• Coordinating strongly with the Technical Advisors, for the qualitative aspect of the program (including staff training);
• In coordination with the logistics, human resources and the administrative departments, ensuring the respect of the procedures in the frame of the project implementation;
• Setup and manage operational partnership with international and local actors to support the implementation of the project in Yemen;
• Ensuring external representation and replace the HoM when needed in its representation duty;
• Regularly reporting on the overall project implementation progress and results as per requested by your line manager;
• Support the implementation of other operations when relevant and upon request of the HoM

Competency
 Degree diploma in Psychology, Psychosocial or Social Sciences.

Experience
 At least 4 years of experience in Psychosocial field
 Experience of training and technical supervision in field of Psychosocial support with NGOs, preferably in emergency context
 A previous experience in rehabilitation is a plus
 A previous experience in the field of vulnerability/disability in emergency situation with INGOs is a plus
 Experience in the region would be a strong asset

Personal skills
 Strong communication and reporting skills
 Strong organisational skills
 Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
 Ability to work under high pressure
 English mandatory (oral and written)
 Arabic an asset

MISSION PRESENTATION

The intervention of HI in Yemen consists in the support of health structures (hospital, rehabilitation services) and communities in Sana’a and possibly in the countryside with the deployment of teams setting up
– Rehabilitation activities: provision of assistive devices and specific trainings to health staff
– PSS activities to support injured persons and their caregivers
– Mainstreaming of inclusion and vulnerability within coordination forums and providing technical support to other humanitarian stakeholders

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical supports:
 Support and coordinate the provision of training to the psychosocial workers through direct provision of formal training, supervision and practical analysis.
 Providing continuous technical support to the rehabilitation and psychosocial worker staff in its field of expertise
 Providing technical support to the logistics department in your field of expertise, ensuring technical validation of psychosocial related devices; items and equipment
 Designing technical tools, trainings, leaflets, protocols and other relevant documents and disseminate them among the mission upon prior validation by HQ Technical Advisors
 Technical support in the project implementation (definition, planning, monitoring and evaluation)
 Support in recruitment of psychosocial national staff and self-care consultant

Representation and external coordination
 Representation of HI towards local authorities
 Participation in all kind of coordination meetings from Amman (Government meetings, clusters, working group)
 Report any relevant information related to Psychosocial matters to relevant stakeholders
 Direct coordination with MHPSS actors in bilateral

Program strategy: in close link with the Specific needs PMs, and Program Coordinator
 Analysing psychosocial existing resources (facilities, HR, level of education, equipment,…) and needs in order to define the strategy together with the Program Coordinator, with the inputs of the PMs
 Ensuring the technical relevance and quality of HI intervention related to your field of expertise
 Ensuring delimitation of the emergency psychosocial intervention
 Ensuring comprehensive approach and coordination with the rehabilitation and inclusion staff
 Ensuring coordination and coherence of our intervention amongst local and international actors, avoiding duplication and promoting complementarities
 Participating in continuous psychosocial needs assessments for new projects to be developed/adaptation of the existing projects
 Participating in the proposals writing on technical aspects.

Reporting
 Review monthly the technical situation report (SITREP) in order to validate and analyse the relevant data related to your activities (statistic, review monthly objectives, etc.)
 Support in writing donor reports: monthly, intermediate and final reports
 Provide a handover/end of mission report
 Debriefing at HQ at the end of your mission.

 

 

To apply, please follow this link : https://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=1328&idpartenaire=142