Job title: Logistic Administration Manager for
Lower Juba (Somalia Mission)
1 Position
Reference position (according to
Solidarités’ scale):Management – D2
1. General recruitment information:
Desired start date: 01/09/2015
Title and duration of programme: "WaSH and food security support for drought
and conflict affected populations in South Central Somalia" – 01/04/2015
to 31/03/2016
Duration of financing for post: 7
months
Source of financing for post: ECHO / CIAA
Duration of the mission: 7
months from 1st September
Status / allowances and salaries: According to internal salary scale
Place of work: Dhobley (Somalia), with frequent visits to project sites and upon request visits to Nairobi (country office) and Dadaab (Kenya)
2. Objectives:
2.1 Context of the position
Solidarites International joint Kenya
/ Somalia mission was opened started in march 2007. SI has been directly
implementing programs mainly in South and Central Somalia.
In 2015 mission includes operations
in one region in Kenya (Marsabit) and 3 regions in Somalia (Gedo, Lower Juba
and Galgaduud).
The Logistic Administration Manager
has the role of Head of Finance, Human Resources and Logistic Department in
Somalia for Lower Juba in which Solidarités International intervenes.
The Logistic Administration Manager
is the one responsible to ensure that SI procedures are respected within the base
for both departments.
The Logistic Administration Manager will be under the supervision of the Field Coordinator and will work closely with Nairobi coordination team.
2.2 Specific objectives
- Logistic Administration Manager proposes a
logistic and administrative strategy in order to support activity
implementation in the region.
- Logistic Administration Manager mobilizes the
material and financial resources necessary for programs to run smoothly,
and supervises resource management.
- Logistic Administration Manager coordinates
his team to respect monthly deadlines and compliance with Solidarites
International Procedures
- Logistic Administration Manager is the direct
contact for all Finance, Human Resources and Logistic in his region.
3. Profile sought:
Education:
- Bachelor degree with 5 years of work
experience in Logistic, Finance, Human Resources or related, or equivalent
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years increasingly responsible
working experience in Logistic, Finance, Human Resources and in the NGOs
sector
- At least 3 years of field experience in
Somalia with an International NGOs
- Experience of working in South Somalia is
compulsory
- Experience of working in Lower Juba is an
added value
- Experience in proposal and report writing.
Technical skills and knowledge:
- Proven managerial record and experience in
managing large staff and budgets
- Previous experience in working in insecure
environment and Security management
- Advanced proposal and report drafting skills
required.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight
deadlines
- Well organized and able to prioritize under
stressful situations and tight deadlines
- Ability to perform assigned tasks with minimal
support
- Excellent communication, coordination and
negotiation skills
- Team leader and pro-active
- Proven knowledge of donors’ rules and
regulations guidelines (ECHO/CIAA and others);
- Good knowledge of the Project Cycle
Management;
- Excellent organizational skills: ability to
work independently & productively in a fast-paced environment;
- Excellent writing skills in English,
- Ability to synthetize information;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills:
ability to effectively liaise with a variety of people in a multi-cultural
environment;
- Excellent competency in Microsoft
packages(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Languages:
- Excellent English (writing and oral)
- Excellent Somali (writing and oral)
- Knowledge of Kiswahili is and added advantage
- Knowledge of French is an added advantage
Other desirable qualities:
- Mature personality with proven analytical
thinking,
- Decision making and conflict resolution
capacity.
- Flexible work attitude and proactive
- Creativity and energy to implement new
approaches
- Ability to cope with high levels of stress.
- Ability to work productively in a team
environment;
- Flexible and willing to perform tasks outside
of core duties.
- Ability to respect and abide rules and
regulations.
- Strong capacity to work with initiative and
without close supervision;
- Dynamic in rapid change
- Demonstrated interest in geopolitics.
- Enthusiasm in working with local communities and
good networker
4. Context of the post:
Brief overview of SOLIDARITES
INTERNATIONAL work in the country: Solidarites
International has been operational in Kenya and Somalia since 2007. SI main
areas of intervention are WASH and Food Security.
In Kenya, SOLIDARITES has field base
in North Horr. Resilience and WASH project are implemented in Marsabit County,
with funding from EU and DFID. In Somalia, SOLIDARITES Is implementing projects
are focusing on WASH and Food Security.
n Lower Juba SI was operational
between 2007 and April 2014, for one year due to lack of funding programs where
suspended. In 2015 SI obtained funds to re-open activities.
How the mission is organized: Solidarites International Kenya/Somalia mission is
covering both countries with one regional office in Nairobi and field offices
in Kenya and Somalia.
The coordination team is based in
Nairobi. The Field Team dedicated to Kenya Programs is based in North Horr.
The Kenya/ Somalia mission does not follow a classic set up. There are two different missions followed by the same coordination team. Kenya and Somalia contexts are different.
External actors (INGOs, LNGOs,
donors, authorities, forums, etc.) are completely separated for Kenya and
Somalia missions: it therefore multiplies the workload of the coordination
team.
Specific context of the area in which the employee will be working
Main Working Location: 85%
working in Dhobley and 5% Dadaab (base and visit to project locations) and 10%
in Nairobi (coordination/donor meetings upon request).
Dhobley (Somalia) and Dadaab (Kenya) are Operational base for Lower Juba. Team will be facing significant security issues.
There are very few extra professional
activities possible. Several other NGOs present. Curfew at night. Base is basic.
Nairobi is a relatively safe city, although precautions must be taken. Main risks are from vehicle accidents, mugging, and vehicle hijackings.
Job title: Logistic Administration Manager for
Beledweyne (Somalia Mission)
1 Position
Reference position (according to
Solidarités’ scale):Management – D2
Country and base of assignment: Somalia, Beledweyne
1. General recruitment information:
Desired start date: 01/09/2015
Title and duration of programme: "WaSH and food security support for drought and
conflict affected populations in South Central Somalia" – 01/04/2015 to
31/03/2016
Duration of financing for post: 7 months from 1st September 2015
Source of financing for post: ECHO / CIAA
Duration of the mission: 7 months
Status / allowances and salaries: According to internal salary scale
Place of work: Beledweyne
(South Central Somalia), with frequent visits to project sites and upon request
visits to Nairobi (country office)
2. Objectives:
2.1 Context of the position
Solidarites International joint Kenya
/ Somalia mission was opened started in march 2007. SI has been directly
implementing programs mainly in South and Central Somalia.
In 2015 mission includes operations
in one region in Kenya (Marsabit) and 3 regions in Somalia (Gedo, Lower Juba
and Galgaduud).
The Logistic Administration Manager
has the role of Head of Finance, Human Resources and Logistic Department in
Somalia for Beledweyne in which Solidarités International intervenes.
The Logistic Administration Manager is the one responsible to ensure that SI procedures are respected within the base for both departments.
The Logistic Administration Manager
will be under the supervision of the Field Coordinator and will work closely
with Nairobi coordination team.
2.2 Specific objectives
- Logistic Administration Manager proposes a
logistic and administrative strategy in order to support activity
implementation in the region.
- Logistic Administration Manager mobilizes the
material and financial resources necessary for programs to run smoothly,
and supervises resource management.
- Logistic Administration Manager coordinates
his team to respect monthly deadlines and compliance with Solidarites
International Procedures
- Logistic Administration Manager is the direct
contact for all Finance, Human Resources and Logistic in his region.
3. Profile sought:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of work
experience in Logistic, Finance, Human Resources or related, or equivalent
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years increasingly responsible working
experience in Logistic, Finance, Human Resources and in the NGOs sector
- At least 3 years of field experience in
Somalia with an International NGOs
- Experience of working in South Somalia is
compulsory
- Experience of working in Beledweyne is an
added value
- Experience in proposal and report writing.
Technical skills and knowledge:
- Proven managerial record and experience in
managing large staff and budgets
- Previous experience in working in insecure
environment and Security management
- Advanced proposal and report drafting skills
required.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight
deadlines
- Well organized and able to prioritize under
stressful situations and tight deadlines
- Ability to perform assigned tasks with minimal
support
- Excellent communication, coordination and
negotiation skills
- Team leader and pro-active
- Proven knowledge of donors’ rules and
regulations guidelines (ECHO/CIAA and others);
- Good knowledge of the Project Cycle
Management;
- Excellent organizational skills: ability to
work independently & productively in a fast-paced environment;
- Excellent writing skills in English,
- Ability to synthetize information;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills:
ability to effectively liaise with a variety of people in a multi-cultural
environment;
- Excellent competency in Microsoft
packages(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Languages:
- Excellent English (writing and oral)
- Excellent Somali (writing and oral)
- Knowledge of Kiswahili is and added advantage
- Knowledge of French is an added advantage
Other desirable qualities:
- Mature personality with proven analytical
thinking,
- Decision making and conflict resolution
capacity.
- Flexible work attitude and proactive
- Creativity and energy to implement new
approaches
- Ability to cope with high levels of stress.
- Ability to work productively in a team
environment;
- Flexible and willing to perform tasks outside
of core duties.
- Ability to respect and abide rules and
regulations.
- Strong capacity to work with initiative and
without close supervision;
- Dynamic in rapid change
- Demonstrated interest in geopolitics.
- Enthusiasm in working with local communities
and good networker
4. Context of the post:
Brief overview of SOLIDARITES
INTERNATIONAL work in the country: Solidarites
International has been operational in Kenya and Somalia since 2007. SI main
areas of intervention are WASH and Food Security.
In Kenya, SOLIDARITES has field base
in North Horr. Resilience and WASH project are implemented in Marsabit County,
with funding from EU and DFID.
In Somalia, SOLIDARITES Is implementing
projects are focusing on WASH and Food Security. 2015 SI obtained funds to open
activities in Beledweyne
How the mission is organized:
Solidarites International
Kenya/Somalia mission is covering both countries with one regional office in
Nairobi and field offices in Kenya and Somalia.
The coordination team is based in
Nairobi. The Field Team dedicated to Kenya Programs is based in North Horr.
The Kenya/ Somalia mission does not follow a classic set up.
There are two different missions
followed by the same coordination team. Kenya and Somalia contexts are
different.
External actors (INGOs, LNGOs,
donors, authorities, forums, etc.) are completely separated for Kenya and
Somalia missions: it therefore multiplies the workload of the coordination team.
Specific context of the area in which the employee will be working
Main Working Location: 90%
working in Beledweyne (base and visit to project locations) and 10% in Nairobi
(coordination/donor meetings upon request).
Operational base is in Beledweyne
town. Team will be facing significant security issues.
There are very few extra professional
activities possible. Several other NGOs present. Curfew at night. Base is
basic.
Nairobi is a relatively safe city, although precautions must be taken. Main risks are from vehicle accidents, mugging, and vehicle hijackings.
How to Apply:
Send a cover letter and CV with 3
references to the following email address:
jobapplication@solidarites-kenya-som.org.
Please indicate the job title and
location in the email subject line.
Deadline for applications: 31st August 2015.
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.
Solidarités International is an equal opportunity employer
