CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Solidarités International
Country: Niger
Closing date: 20 Nov 2014

Date de rédaction :10/10/2014
Date de prise de fonction souhaitée :24/11/2014
Durée de la mission : 3 mois avec possibilité de prolongation suivant financement et strategie
Localisation : Basé à Niamey, avec déplacements possibles (Zinder)

MISSION

Pour en savoir plus sur la mission de Solidarités International (SI) au Niger :

http://www.solidarites.org/fr/nos-missions/niger

RESPONSABILITES

Le coordinateur Administratif et Logistique dirige et coordonne les services administratifs et logistiques de la mission.

Il est le garant du respect des procédures administratives et logistiques de la mission. Il est le garant du respect du cadre légal par l’organisation dans le pays d’intervention.

Context spécifique au poste :

A ce jour, deux projets sont en cours : l’un sur la problématique du Cholera, avec des actions boucliers et coups de poings dans les régions de Tillabéry, Maradi et Tahoua, et l’autre sur la WaSH in Nutrition dans la région de Zinder en partenariat avec ALIMA/BEFEN.

Les enjeux du poste

– Renforcer les capacités du staff local.
– Revoir l’archivage logistique.
– Revoir les procédures RH

PROFILE

Formation :

– Formation en comptabilité/gestion financière et/ou logistique
– Formation en droit / Ressources Humaines constitue un plus

Expérience :

– Expérience professionnelle d’au moins 2 ans sur un poste Financier & RH
– Expérience professionnelle d’au moins 2 ans sur un poste Logistique
– Expérience de Responsable base et/ou Coordinateur terrain est un plus

Compétences et connaissances techniques :

– Forte capacités organisationnelles, de priorisation et de flexibilité
– Sens de la confidentialité
– Bon sens de la communication et de l’écoute
– Connaissance des procédures logistique INDISPENSABLE
– Connaissance des principes de base de la gestion des Ressources Humaines
– Connaissance des procédures RH et administratives INDISPENSABLE
– Connaissance informatique de base indispensable (Word, Excel, Outlook, internet, Power point)
– Connaissance des Outils comptables et RH est un plus (Saga, Omer…)

Langues :

– Français et anglais (projet OFDA)

CONDITIONS

Poste salarié : à partir de 2000 euros brut par mois, selon expérience, plus 10% de prime de congés payés versés mensuellement et Per Diem mensuel de 390000 CFA.

Solidarités International prend également en charge les frais d’hébergement ainsi que les frais de déplacements entre le pays d’origine de l’expatrié et le lieu de mission.

– Couverture sociale : L’expatrié bénéficie d’une couverture sociale de qualité permettant de couvrir tous les frais de santé et d’une prévoyance accident incluant les risques de guerre.

– Break : En cours de mission, une alternance travail – repos est assurée par des breaks prévus tous les trois mois. Sur la base d’une mission de 1 an, l’expatrié prendra un break d’une semaine à 3 et 9 mois de mission (avec une participation de 500 euros versée par Solidarités) ainsi qu’un break de 15 jours à 6 mois de mission (avec une prise en charge du billet d’avion aller et retour entre la mission et le lieu de résidence).

CONTACT : Komi Edem BANSAH, Chargé de Recrutement et Suivi

How to apply:

CV + Cover Letter

https://emea3.recruitmentplatform.com/syndicated/private/syd_apply.cfm?I...

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Niger
Closing date: 23 Sep 2013

Purpose of the Position

As the head of operations of a large-sized office, the incumbent of the post will be accountable for management of cost effective, efficient and secure operations, in support of management, administration and implementation of the countryprogrammes, consistent with operations of all other country offices in the Region in accordance with strategy, plans and decisions made by Regional Management Team and Country Programme Management Teams. The incumbent will be expected to coordinate collaboration with all other UN agencies to accelerate implementation of theHarmonized Business practices initiatives in line within Reform/coherence.

Key Expected Results

1. Effective operations of financial, human resource and administrative managementManages and ensures the effective, equitable and efficient operations of the office's finance, human resource and administrative systems to support and facilitate the attainment of programmatic goals and objectives by meeting changing operational requirements. Ensures effective operations that promote gender sensitivity and gender parity. Advises management and assists in establishing new offices.

2. Policy interpretation and application:As technical professional and senior manager, provides accurate and social policy interpretation and organizational policies and procedures in the management of finance and administrative functions through the provision of technical leadership and operational guidance to the country office.Contributes to global and regional strategic planning and policy changes/formulation on operational matters as necessary; Provides technical input to contribute to the establishment of operational guidelines in close coordination with the head of office, the Regional Operations Officer and DFAM.Implements the effective communication, training, roll-out, monitoring and evaluation of new operational initiatives, guidelines and procedures. (Include aspects required to achieve UNICEF`s objective for gender parity.)

3. Fiduciary integrity/responsibility for funds and assets:Safeguards the financial resources entrusted to the office by advising on and/or managing financial assets, financial planning and cash management activities and by recommending improvements to the financial and administrative management systems and procedures. Accountable for fiduciary integrity/responsibility for funds and assets taking decision on all operational and financial transactions, disbursement of funds, and administrative arrangements. Ensure efficient, cost-effective and transparent utilization of resources through knowledge and technology transfer between offices and consistency of approaches. Negotiate cost effective contractual arrangements with service providers as well as with implementing partners as required

4. Leadership in strategic planning and policy formulation in the areas of operations:Plays a leadership role in strategic planning and decision-making within the UNICEF Operations. Take initiative in development of improved management systems. Provides sound professional input and oversight to the development,reform and change of financial, human resource and administrative policies, systems and procedures that secure the highest standard of efficiency and competence in staff. Participates in global and regional strategic planning and policy changes, including formulation on operational matters; provides authoritative advice from technical, operational and administrative perspectives to contribute to the improvement and establishment of operational guidelines, including those that strengthen gender policy in programming and staff gender parity. Negotiate cost effective contractual arrangements with service providers as well as with implementing partners.Working closely with Head of Sections explore possibility to enter agreement- in line with UNICEF policies - with private sectors/corporate entities in order to access innovative technology, to benefit the country programme against reasonable costs or under special arrangements in the framework of Social corporate responsibility(CSR). Participates in effective management process by providing technical advice and support to corporate committees (including PBR, RMTs, CMT, JCC, CRC, PSB, etc.).

5. Office Services: Ensures the provision of basic offices services including space management, equipment, communications and security to enhance staff safety and productivity.Under the auspices of the Inter-Agency Operations Management Team, supports approaches for enhancing UN common services to attain efficiencies and effectiveness. Play and role in the UN Operation management group, coordinating with peers of other UN agencies, base on the agenda agreed with the UNCT , to plan and implement the Harmonized Business practices initiatives in line within Reform/coherence, including in the areas of Harmonized Cash transfer (HACT), common services, common premises.

6. CPMP:Development of the finance, budget and administrative components of the CPMP is timely completed; participates in the review of office structures and operations, and compilation of required job descriptions, prior to budget preparation, in line with the country programme commitment; contributes to the preparation of budget and the accompanying justification and documentation. Participates in the country programme strategy, development, planning and preview/reviews meetings to identify staffing and administrative operational requirements. Within the framework of the CPMP, coordinates andcontributes towards human resources planning.

7. Compliance and Internal Control:Monitors and manages budget process. Ensures all other operational reporting requirements are fully met for the office.Monitors compliance with all operational systems and procedures and ensures integrity in all financial and other administrative operations of the office.Serves as the focal person for office management indicators; ensures all other operational reporting requirements are fully met for the office; in collaboration with the Deputy Representative, ensures the implementation of agreed audit recommendations; advises on corrective measures to be taken and establishes relevant internal controls. Develops training activities to ensure effective operational performance and efficiency. Identify potential learning organisation which can be resourceful for capacity building of UNICEF staff and partners in good business practices and establishcollaborative partnership with these institution as appropriate.

8. Staff Learning and Development:Develops training activities to ensure effective operational performance and efficiency. Develops and implements effective staff learning and development programme activities for both programme and operations staff on operational matters for capacity building. Plans and conducts operations workshops/learning programmes for organizational competency building, staff development, learning and career development. Provides coaching and counselling to the staff on performance enhancement/development. Liaise with knowledge institutions to explore and conclude whenrequires partnership with this institution for capacity development of staff. Shares best practices in promoting gender awareness and equity in operation.

9. Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration:Maintains government counterpart relations; resolves issues pertaining to conditions of service, operational facilities and privileges within the context of the Basic Cooperation Agreement; Ensures adherence to financial regulations and rules pertaining to Cash Assistance to Government (CAG).Coordinate with Head of sections to identify needs for orientation and training of Government counterparts and implementing partners in UNICEF operations policies and procedures and coordinate contribute to the planning and implementation of capacity building of these partners accordingly.Advises Head of Office on finance, human resource and administrative matters providing guidance on all operational submissions for the approval of the Regional Director; briefs office staff on financial, human resource and administrative policies and procedures providing authoritative advice; provides technical guidance and oversight to junior Operations staff in country offices and swiftly resolves operational issues.Coordinates/liaises with the HQ Divisions to support policy formulation in the area of operations; advises on the applicability of new policy directives to regional operations. Makes substantive recommendations on the improvement of systems and internal controls, planning and restructuring and resolution of sensitive issues and problems, taking into account the prevailing conditions in the locality.Establishes and maintains all consultative and management committees (e.g. APC, JCP, JCC, CRC, PSB, TRT, PBR and Training); Organizes and trains committees in compliance with the guidelines.Collaborates with senior Programme Officers and country office staff providing creative problem solving in support of programming activities while maintaining sound internal operational controls.Represents the office in meetings with local banks and administrative suppliers; negotiates locally issued contracts as well as in meetings with other UN Agencies to coordinate operational matters and activities, including harmonization of the UN common system. Coordinates field emergency servicesProvide leadership for operations commitments implantation in emergency, in line with the CCCs working closely with the Head of sections and clusters coordinators ( Health, Nutrition , Wash and protection as well as in line with the Interagency standing Committee (IASC) principles and the needs as identified by the Humanitarian Country team (HCT)Represents UNICEF in the local salary survey committee and fully participates in all processes of the salary survey review and administration to ensure the methodology is applied correctly throughout. Establish good working relationship with companies/organizations which provide for good comparators in order gain easy access to their information for thesalary survey exercises.Coordinates promptly with the Regional Office, the Head of Office, Programme Officers and other staff in the country office for security-related issues and emergency operations. Provides operational support to emergency preparedness and emergencies. Informs and updates all staff members in the country office on security related issues and emergency operations. Pays particular attention to gender issues that may be expected to intensify during emergencies.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate- Advanced university degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Management, Economics, or directly related technical field(s). Valid professional certification (CA; CPA; etc.) from an accredited chartered accountancyinstitution, in conjunction with a relevant first-level university degree, may be taken in lieu of an advanced university degree. Specialized training in IPSAS and SAP or other ERP systems is considered an asset.

• A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant hands-on experience at the national and international levels in office management, finance, budget, accounting, ICT, human resources, supply or administration is required.

• Previous hands-on work experience in an emergency duty station is required.

• Previous hands on experience in a supervisory/managerial capacity is required..

• Fluency in English and French (oral & written) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Chinese) is considered an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate- Has highest-level communication skills, including engaging and informative formal public speaking.- Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.- Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.- Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources.- Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.- Creates organization-wide processes to help ensure that all adhere to procedures and policies.- Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.- Has high-level leadership and supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high caliber; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching.- Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups. Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all organizational levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and stakeholders.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation. If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children’s rights organization, would like to hear from you. Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies. Applications must be received by 23 September, 2013

Vacancy position link:

https://careers.unicef.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PA...

Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted. In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Organization: Search for Common Ground
Country: Niger
Closing date: 20 Sep 2013

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) is an international non-profit organization that promotes peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC and in Brussels, SFCG’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. SFCG seeks to help conflicting parties understand their differences and act on their commonalities. With a total of approximately 600 staff worldwide, SFCG implements projects from 53 offices in 30 countries, including in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. The organization is an exciting and rewarding place in which to work, with dedicated and enthusiastic staff who love their work. You will be joining a highly motivated staff with a good team spirit and there will be opportunities to grow in the role.

Program

Within Sub-Saharan Africa, SFCG works in eighteen countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, CAR, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Since 1997, SFCG has developed regional strategies to guide and strengthen national programmes to support achievement of SFCG’s mission. In 2010, SFCG met with partners in Abuja to redefine its West Africa regional strategy. Working under the rubric of the ECOWAS conflict prevention strategy, the SFCG regional strategy focuses on key pillars around inclusion, and governance processes specifically mentioning women and young people. The regional themes have led to expansion in West Africa in 2010 as SFCG began building its engagement in the Sahel, notably Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso. There is a large multi-country project with IRD (PDEV2) in these three countries, but this is managed by a separate team. We do however expect a close coordination with the PDEV2 Team.

Summary of Position

The Niger Program Coordinator will be responsible for managing the startup of several new activities in Niger. The initial duration of the contract is three months, but could be extended. The Coordinator will be based in Niamey, but there will be frequent travels to various remote parts of the country. During these three months an office, needs to be secured, staff needs to be recruited, financial systems need to be put in place and programmatic guidance needs to be provided to staff.ResponsibilitiesThe main responsibilities of the Niger Program Coordinator will be to ensure that the three projects are up and running. Organizational Development and Implementation• Establish an office in Niamey to serve for the operational base of the project and serve as SFCG’s representative in Niger• Establish an action team for implementation of the projects - building partnerships with key partners in the project consortium and staff members • Ensure the workplanning with the team, implementation and reporting of the activities in respect of the project to support the project strategic objectives• Maintain regular written and oral reporting to the West and Central Africa Director on key country, regional, program, security and staff issues

Administration• Establishing and managing an operational office in Niamey from which the projects are implemented ensuring compliance with local laws and organizational policies and procedures, including the management and evaluation of a diverse staff across the four countries• Ensure the start-up of the Niger projects on-time and within budget• Ensure compliance with SFCG Operations Manual policies and procedures• Coordinate with the PDEV2 Team Leader updated security and evacuation plans• Oversee the management of the project funds, timely reporting and compliance with contract and donor guidelines • Establishing and monitoring a system of checks and balances to ensure the program is meeting its targets and delivering the requirements as well as capturing the learning locally at each stage. The Niger Program Coordinator will work with the West and Central Africa Director to establish wider strategic priorities in Niger and inform the present themes including defining program priorities, plans and long-term strategy within the overall Africa Program vision and goals. As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties

Minimum Qualifications

? Post graduate degree in social sciences or related field? At least five (5) years of experience in peace-building, media, development and/or related fields ? Proven ability to start up projects,? Affinity with logistical and administrative aspects of a start-up? Demonstrated people and process management skills? Dynamic leader with creative problem-solving skills, particularly in challenging situations? Knowledge of major donor rules and regulations, and the ability to manage multi-donor funding ? Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, as well as the ability to build and conduct effective professional working relationships at all levels, both internally and externally ? Spoken and written fluency in English and French? Strong oral and written communications skills? Cultural sensitivity and adaptability? Experience living and working in various African locales? Entrepreneurial spirit

Salary: Commensurate with education and experience, with excellent benefits

How to apply:

To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to employment@sfcg.org or fax to +1 (202) 232-6718 with the subject heading: Niger Program Coordinator. Please be sure to include minimum salary requirements (in currency figures) or current salary, projected start date, and to mention where you found this posting. No phone calls please. Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. Please see our web site www.sfcg.org for full details of our work.