• Job number: SRH05881
• Status: Employee
• Area of expertise: Regional Coordination / Country Director
• Position: Missions
• Country: Syria
• Contract Type: Short term contract

About us

Desired start date: 1st of August 2024
Duration of the mission: 12 months
Location: Amman

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

SI has been working in Syria since 2012, and is today operating in North East Syria (NES) and North West Syria (NWS)

The NES programs provide an integrated assistance in the WASH, NFI, Shelter, FSL sectors to displaced populations and host communities affected by the conflict.

The NWS programs provide WASH and NFI/Winterization support to affected populations.

In NES and NWS, the lifesaving activities are:

• Wash – emergency package in IDPs settlements,
• Distribution of NFIs and cash for vulnerable populations,
• COVID Response (WASH in Health, distributions).

And in NES, SI is implementing more sustainable activities:

Individuals’ houses rehabilitations

About the job

General objective:

The Deputy Hub Director Programs supports the Hub Director in setting up and monitoring operations.
He/she is responsible for supervising and coordinating Solidarités programs in the country/region of assignment.

Strategic orientation

• Follow and analyze the political, cultural and economic context of the country/region of intervention
• Organize diagnostic missions and analyze humanitarian needs in the country/region of intervention
• Coordinate the development of projects and the drafting of proposals to donors

Coordination and operational monitoring

• Ensure that all programs are implemented in coherence with annual operational strategy, Solidarités International technical requirements and financial donor criterias
• Ensure that programs are relevant to the population’s needs

Learning / Team Management / Representation

The main challenges:

Remote management – new position with communication channels to be established – lack of registration in Türkiye – New strategy required for Türkiye

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Ensure scale-up of our BHA funded operations, while engaging in an updated annual plan for 2025
• Kick-off strategy development for operations in Türkiye
• Ensure the management of growing local partnerships.
• Further development Protection Mainstreaming Department and good practices in terms of community engagement

Your profil

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience on a similar position
• 5 years or more in the humanitarian sector

Specific skills :

• Program strategy development
• Full Project Cycle Management (Needs’ assessment, Program Development and Monitoring, Budget & Reporting)
• Excellent writting skills in English
• Experience of working with ECHO, AFD and BHA would be an asset
• An experience in development / recovery settings would be appreciated
• An experience specifically on WASH, FSL or MEAL would be an asset

Language:

• English necessary
• Arabic would be an asset

SI Will Offer you

A salaried position:

According to experience, starting from EUR 3080 gross per month (2800 base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem of USD 785.

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 three 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.

Family posting

LIVING CONDITIONS:

Living conditions in Amman are very good with access to a wide range of restaurants, cafes. Most products (food, clothing…) are easily accessible in Amman.
20% of the time in Turkiye & NWS (depending on access)

SECURITY:

Security in NWS can be volatile and prevents, together with administrative impediments, regular presence in the region. Adherence to strict security procedures is necessary, while the security levels can vary according to the different geographical locations and the changes of context.
In Amman, security risks are extremely low and restrictions are very limited.

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) est déterminé à prévenir et à combattre tout type d’abus – tout acte d’exploitation, d’abus et/ou de harcèlement sexuels (SEAH) à l’encontre des membres des communautés bénéficiaires ou de ses collaborateurs et collaboratrices, atteinte aux personnes et/ou aux biens, fraude, corruption, conflit d’intérêt non déclaré, financement d’activités portant atteinte aux droits de l’homme – qui pourrait être perpétré dans le cadre de ses interventions. SI applique une tolérance zéro à l’égard de tout type d’abus, particulièrement des actes de SEAH.

Solidarités International est un employeur équitable qui combat toute forme de discrimination. SI ne demandera jamais une rétribution quelconque en vue de participer à un processus de recrutement.

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.