• Job number: SRH05701
• Status: Employee
• Area of expertise: Other
• Position: Missions
• Country: Afghanistan
• Contract Type: Short term contract

About us

Desired start date: ASAP
Duration of the mission: 6 months
Location: Farah

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI’s interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in some twenty countries, the SI teams – 2500 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at HQ, and a few volunteers – intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultural norms.

About the mission

In 2024, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL intents to maintain its operations in Kapisa, Bamyan, Nimroz, Farah and Kabul provinces, aiming at addressing the most vulnerable and shock-affected households in remote districts, shifting to longer term programming, linking basic needs and resilience strengthening. With the recent influx of Afghans returnees from Pakistan, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL will be delivering support at destination point, mainly in Kabul province. SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL will also continue to provide comprehensive solutions for WASH, FSL and winter assistance, working on covering immediate needs while strengthening the communities’ resilience.

About the job

General objective:

The Program Manager is in charge of implementing and achieving the objectives defined in the proposals.

He/she is in charge of supervising the operational teams allocated to his/her program.

He/she guarantees the proper execution and the quality of the implemented program and, if applicable, suggests adjustments or developments to ensure its relevance.

The Program Manager will manage the program team in his respective base. She/he will be under the direct management of the Field Coordinator of his base (Kabul-Kapisa, Bamyan or Nimroz), and under the functional management of the Program Coordinator.

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• BHA and ECHO programs
  • Specific priority for the PM cash distribution in charge of the MPCA under BHA funding to launch MPCA in Bamyan: assessment, team management, implementation, reporting, positioning on mid term on this answer with the support of the DCD program
• Participate to the Recruitment / training of the Program Team at field base level
• Quality insurance
• Review and validate (internally and with communities) community-based identification and selection process
• With the support of the Field Coordinator, conduct the identification and selection process of the activities in the targeted areas
• Draft the APUIC for the programs under its management
• Ensure the transfer modality is still adapted to the context (cash vs. in-kind)
• Ensure that the planned activities are relevant and meet the needs and adapt the planning if needed
• Ensure with the support teams that supply processes linked to the programs under its responsibility are launched and followed up
• Participate in development of new project proposals (UNDP, Unicef, AHF)

Responsibilities and main activities:

• Implementation and operational monitoring.
• Project relevance, quality, and design
• Personnel management.
• Reporting / communication / representation.

Your profile

Education / academic background:

License or master’s degree related to humanitarian sector desirable – political sciences and Business Management accepted.

Specific skills and experience:

• At least one significant experience in as manager of humanitarian programs
• Experience with NGO
• At least 2 years of experience in project management
• Previous experience in implementing emergency project
• Previous experience in carrying out assessments
• Experience of working in tense security, volatile and emergency context
• Experience in team management
• Previous experience in Afghanistan is an asset
• Experience in delivering training and capacity building of staff.
• Experience in WASH or FSL would be a very strong asset.

Language:

English, knowledge of a local language would be an asset (Dari or Pashtu).

SI will offer you

A salaried position:
According to experience, starting from EUR 2310 gross per month (2100 base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem of USD 600.

SI also covers accommodation costs and travel expenses between the expatriate’s country of origin and the place of assignment.

Breaks: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of 7 working days every two months (with a USD 850 break allowance, allocated by Sl). To these breaks periods, SI grants one (1) additional rest day per month worked.

Insurance package: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which refunds all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.

LIVING CONDITIONS:

The security environment in Afghanistan remains tense, dynamic and volatile. While the risks associated with the conflict between the government and the armed opposition have significantly decreased since 15th of August 2022, third party armed groups (notably ISKP) continue to operate in certain provinces including Kabul and the possibility of the emergence of new opposition groups cannot be ignored. On the other hand, the country has always witnessed a certain level of criminality.

Living conditions are quite fair in Bamyan, with possible access to all essential goods and services. The security situation can be tense, and travel is sometimes restricted, but it is possible to have a social life.

Application process

Do you recognize yourself in this description? If yes, please send us your CV and cover letter!

Please note that CV-only applications will not be considered, and that the vacancy may close before the deadline.

Thank you for your understanding.

To learn more about Sl: www.solidarites.org

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Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of abuse, notably acts of SEAH.

Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.