Desired start date: March 2025
Duration of the mission: 1 year
Location: Abuja
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 26 countries, the SI teams – 3200 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.
La mission
Solidarites International launched its operation in Nigeria in 2016 as a consequence of the humanitarian needs of displaced populations and host communities caused by the current crisis with conflict and the ongoing violence in the North-East of Nigeria led by Armed Opposition Groups since 2009. The security situation and epidemics/outbreaks continue to affect millions of lives in Northeastern and North Western parts of Nigeria. As of June 2022, according to IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix, an estimated 2.2 million people are displaced within Borno State which remains, for a major part, inaccessible to humanitarian actors.
The targeted sectors of intervention are WASH, Shelter, RRM, Food Security & Livelihoods. The annual budget of the mission is around 8.3 million euros in 2022.
The mission is organized with a coordination office in Maiduguri and 3 bases located in Ngala, Dikwa and Monguno managed remotely from Maiduguri for the North-East. In the North-West, Solidarites International is conducting activities on 3 bases located in Gusau, Anka and Taleta in Zamfara State. Abuja is the representative for the mission Nigeria.
General objectives:
The Country Director is Solidarités International’s ofÏcial representative in the country. He is in charge of the management of the mission, which includes security overview, operations monitoring and ensuring financial stability of the mission.
Issues and specific challenges:
Security overview to supervise operations in sensitive areas / Donor Fatigue with a global trends of funding decrease / Transition to absorb with new staff dynamic
Priorities for the 2/3 first months :
Define operational dimensionning in term of staffing and area of operation, based on the outcome of the proposal season
Security constraints
No walk policy everywhere in the country / Security situation calm in Abuja, level 3 in Maiduguri, level 4 in sub-bases
Other:
Based in Abuja, with periodic presence in Maiduguri (where the coordination is), and occasional field visits
SI WILL OFFER YOU
A salaried position
According to experience from 3740 euros gross per month (EUR 3400 base salary, gross / month + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) + a monthly Per Diem of USD 600.
SI 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 3 months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7 working days break at 3, 6 and 9 months (with USD 850 allocated by SI). In addition to these, SI adds 1 additional rest day per month of work, i.e. 12 additional days off for a one-year contract.
Insurance package
Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which covers 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
Several possibility of entertainement and outings in Abuja, limited but existing in Maiduguri, inexisting in sub-bases / Collective house in Maiduguri / Appartment of CD also used for expats transit in Abuja (possibility to walk in the residence, with gym and swimming pool)
Education:
Bachelor or masters in a related degree: Logistics, Transport, Warehousing, IT, Supply Chain, Management
Experience:
EXPERIMENT IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR: +5 years
EXPERIMENT ON SIMILAR POSITIONS: 3-4 years
Technical skills:
1 Strategic thinking.
2 Ability to communicate diligently internally and externally.
3 Knowledge of general operational and support frame of INGOs.
4 Strong team management capacities.
Transversal skills:
1 Excellent sense of organization.
2 Ability to develop resourceful networking.
3 Self-control and calmness.
4 Solution oriented.
Language: English.
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.
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.
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