Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. The association leads in average 190 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 5 million people in 20 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and France.
In the Republic of South Sudan (SSD), more than 3 years of armed conflict have shattered the lives of millions of people. 2014 and 2015 have been years of continued instability due to unresolved border issues (between Sudan and South Sudan) and more importantly due to the civil war between SPLM/A forces loyal to President S. Kiir and SPLA-IO loyal to the rebel leader R. Machar, former vice-president. As of beginning of 2017; at least six out of 10 states are affected by armed violence, 1.66 million people have been displaced within the country, more than 1.100.000 refugees have fled out of the country, 3.9 million people are severely food insecure. Among IDPs, about 180.000 people have found refuge in UNMIS PoCs. All this needs to be considered in a very young country within which virtually the entire population has experienced forced displacement at least 1 time and hence where resilience is massively jeopardized.
Previous Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBeG) (where PUI is operating since Feb. 2015) has been and still is largely neglected by humanitarian assistance because of their peripheral situation with regards to the armed conflict. However, NBeG has extreme levels of food insecurity, has the highest prevalence of malnutrition, where the prevalence Global acute malnutrition rate for children aged 6 to 59 months is persistently high and above the emergency threshold of 15% and Access to health care is poor.
Our action in the field :
PUI has been operating in SSD since February 2015 and intends to extend the coverage of its current intervention. Addressing urgent needs of the most vulnerable in the targeted areas is planned through the following strategic objectives:
- Improvement of the access to health care services
- Reduction of the risks associated with food insecurity and undernutrition
Other strategic objectives will be considered in 2017 and will be used to define complementary needs assessment in the area where PUI is already operational but might also cover new counties/states depending on the evolution of the political/security situation. The sectors PUI would like to investigate are the following: Shelter & NFIs, Water Sanitation & Hygiene, Rehabilitation & Construction and Economic Recovery.
In 2015 PUI has implemented the following projects in the county of Aweil North (previous NBeG State):
- Access to Primary Health Care services:
A Primary Health Care Centre has been fully operational in Malual Centre Payam and associated to outreach and community based activities in an area where host community is massively vulnerable and where movements are still recorded. The targeted area is virtually free from other type of humanitarian intervention. This project is funded by ECHO DG, and we anticipate continuing with the same donor in 2017
- Nutrition
PUI provides nutrition services according to the National Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) protocol at PHCC level and through outreach activities, which includes Out-patient Therapeutic Program (OTP) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TFSP) for children between 6 and 59 months as well as pregnant and lactating women (PLW) at 11 different nutrition sites in Aweil North, with the support of ECHO, UNICEF, WFP, CDCS and GIZ. At Majak Kaar PHCC PUI runs a Stabilization Centre (SC) for children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) with complications, which also serves as a referral site for OTPs and TSFPs run by PUI and other partners. PUI is currently assessing the gaps in the area, with the aim to scale up if needed.
- Food Security:
Food distributions have targeted about 600 IDP households in Aweil North County as well as the families of patients discharged after having been treated for Acute Sever Undernutrition in the PHCC. This project has been supported by CIAA in 2015 and has also allowed distributing daily food parcels to patients and care-takers at the PHCC level.
- Assessments
The mission has done multi sectoral needs assessment in February-March 2017, with the aim to assess the needs and identify root causes of the continuous deteriorating nutritional status of the population in Aweil North in March 2017. The outcome of this assessment has led to preparing proposals for Food Security and livelihood, and input for the future strategy in South Sudan
Currently PUI is doing a health facility and nutrition gaps analysis in Aweil North and Aweil West. Alos this assessment will give input for PUI’s future strategy
The financial volume of operation in 2017 is expected to increase.
As part of our activities in South Sudan, we are looking for a Field Coordinator in Pamat.
The Field Coordinator is responsible for the proper functioning of the project site and proper implementation of programmes developed on this site.
- Safety: He/She is responsible of the safety of sites, the Base, the PHCC and the nutrition sites
- Programs: He/She coordinates the teams, and ensures proper implementation of programmes on the sites, under the supervision of his/her immediate supervisor
- Human Resources: He/She supervises the teams, both national and international staff
- Logistical, administrative and financial support: He/She oversees the logistical, administrative and financial components at the sites for the purpose of programme implementation and ensures compliance with the relevant procedures, with substantive support from the Logistics Coordinator and the Administrative and Financial Coordinator of the mission
- Representation: He/She represents the organization externally to partners, authorities, and various local actors operating in the areas where his/her bases are located
- Coordination: He/She centralizes and disseminates information from/to the sites and consolidates the internal and external reporting activities implemented in his/her field of operations before submitting them to the immediate supervisor
- Assessment/ Strategy: He/She participates in strategy development and proposes new interventions in function of needs identified in his/her field of operations
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Training and Experience :
Training :
- Project Management
- Bachelor in International relations, Political sciences, international development, social sciences or any other relevant field
Experience :
- Humanitarian, International, and Technical experience
- Minimum of 2 years in project management
- Experience in safety management
- Successful experience in expatriate team management in multi-sectorial programs
Knowledge and aptitudes :
- Excellent writing skills
- Project Management skills
- Team Management
Computer skills :
- Pack Office
Qualities of candidates :
- Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
- Ability to withstand pressure
- Sense of diplomacy
- Analytical skills
- Capacity to adapt and showing organizational flexibility
- Organization, rigor and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work and manage affairs professionally and with maturity
- Ability to represent the activities and the mandate of PUI to local authorities
- Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions
- Ability to work with various partners, in a spirit of openness, and with adaptable communications strategies
- Strong listening and negotiation skills
- Good people and communication skills
- Ability to remain calm and level-headed
Languages :
English required
French appreciated
Proposed Terms :
Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract – 12 months
Start date : 15 July 2017Salaire / Indemnité
Monthly gross income : from 2 200 up to 2 530 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUIInsurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
Housing in collective accommodation
Daily living expenses (« Per diem »)
Please send your application (CV and Cover Letter) to Jean-Christophe Ouedraogo, Human Resources Officer for Expatriates at [email protected] with the following subject : “FieldCo Pamat South Sudan”.
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