Operations Manager – Chad At Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

Handicap International /Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity association, which intervenes in situations of poverty and’exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerabilities, she acts and testifies to meet their basic needs and improve their living conditions. It is’ committed to promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.

Since its creation in 1982, HI has implemented development programs in more than 60 countries and intervenes in many situations of emergency. Today we have a budget of about 255 million euros, with 4794 employees worldwide.

At Handicap International, we strongly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our structure. That is why we are committed to a disability policy in order to foster the reception and integration of people with disabilities.

Thank you’indicate if you need’a particular layout, including to participate in the 1st interviews. Find more’information on the’association : www.hi.org.

CONTEXT :

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) has been present in Chad discontinuously since the 1990s and permanently since 2014. HI intervenes today in N’Djamena, in the’Est (Adre), the’Ennedi (North East), in Moundou, Doba and Gore (South), in Kanem (Mao) and Lake Chad in Bol and Baga Sola (West). The main current sectors of intervention are :

• Mine action including technical and non-technical investigations,’risk education, mine clearance, and remediation ;
• Functional rehabilitation (kinesitherapy, orthopedics, equipment) ;
• L’inclusive education ;
• L’emergency education and protection
• L’ socio-economic integration of the most vulnerable households, in particular through the development of’AGR, and vocational training ;
• Inclusive local development and’ support for community solidarity

YOUR MISSION :

Under the responsibility of the Programme Director, as Operations Manager, you contribute to the implementation of the mandate and strategy of’Humanity & Inclusion. You ensure the’ optimization of the quality and the’impact of projects implemented in the country, through’a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms. You share with all other HI managers the burden of’a healthy management and’a good functioning of the global’organization, through paradigm shifts.

Two major challenges are offered at the post. The first being the support of our local partners and the second being the implementation of our projects, in particular the two new projects that will start in the second half of 2024 in a new area.

In this context, its missions are as follows :

Mission 1 : Management

• Incarnates HI values on a daily basis, and is a role model.
• Understands the strategy, the’explicit, translates it into operational objectives for his team, leads the necessary changes. Gives meaning to every act of management. In this context, it encourages exchanges of practice between and within directions. Encourages’innovation and risk taking.
• Organizes the operational management of its team, structures work around identified processes, drives performance, and facilitates problem solving.
• Contributes to the development of its employees, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and commitment to HI. Ensures compliance with the code of conduct of institutional policies, the’ state of mind and expected individual and collective behaviors.

Mission 2: Strategy and steering

• Contributes to the development of the operational strategy of the programme, as well as’s to its implementation and annual monitoring
• Implement the project part of the operational strategy of the programme
• Contributes to organizational transformation, in particular through changes in managerial practices, continuous improvement and contributes to the improvement of work processes

Mission 3: Standards and Expertise

Ensures the deployment and compliance with the global frameworks, institutional policies and standards of HI.

This includes: mandatory frames of reference (such as mission and values of HI or HI change theory:’access to services), all HI institutional policies (Security/Code of Conduct and Protection/Fraud Prevention/PES and Quality Reference Project/age-gender-handicap), the’ set of institutional directives and processes ; delegation thresholds ; security levels …

Mission 4: Operational implementation

• Ensures the proper management and monitoring of projects under his responsibility
• Keeping in mind the potential opportunities and risks, contributes to the monitoring and analysis of evolutions made by its hierarchical manager, and propose mitigation measures if necessary
• Develops the’external influence of HI (forums, operational & strategic alliances, etc.) and the external representation of the’organisation (events, media) in its area of responsibility.
• Ensures the functional animation of teams on its area

Mission 5: emergency preparedness and response

• Pilots emergency preparedness actions in its department and, in case of’urgency, reorganizes the priorities of its team according to the humanitarian imperative, the, in order to’ ensure a fast and efficient HI response.

SPECIFICITIES/PARTICULARITIES OF THE POSITION :

The post is based in N’Djamena, where there is no curfew in the Klemat district, but a curfew in the rest of the city at 0:00 am. Restaurants and activities are available.

YOUR PROFILE :

With a general education/degree (Political Sciences, School of Commerce, etc.), you have at least 3 years of experience in project management, with at least some experience in project coordination.

You have good skills in management of’team, as well as the’experience in external representation.

You have’ experience in l’ methodological support to the design and management of projects and in the development and management of partnerships.

CONDITIONS :

At HI, the starting conditions are commensurate with your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. Particular attention is paid to health issues and to your personal situation : https://hi.org/fr/travailler-chez-hi

• 24-month International Contract, ideally from 1 December 2024 ;
• The international contract allows social coverage adapted to the needs of each :
• Salary : from 2869 € gross/month ; according to professional experience ;
• Perdiem : 779.61 € net/month – paid in local currency on the ground ;
• Hardship : 250 € net/month
• Paid leave : 25 Days per year ;
• R&R : according to mission level: 5 days every 3 months
• Post :
• Unaccompanied :
  • Taking care of the costs of transport, visas and transport of your personal belongings ;
  • A child allowance of 100 € paid from 2 dependent children, paid in local currency on the ground ;
• Open to couples :
  • Support for the’accompanied by visa and travel expenses, insurance if not covered ;
  • Support for’an annual return home ticket ;
• Open to families :
  • A child allowance of 100 € paid from 2 dependent children ;
  • Participation in the fee of’registration for the’school of children over 3 years old ;
  • Health cover for the’ whole family ;
  • Taking care of the costs of transport, visas and transport of your personal belongings ;
• Accommodation : Individual supported by HI ;
• If you are resident(e) in the country : local package.
• Unemployment insurance levied only for nationals of’UE ;
• Retirement insurance ;
• Health coverage, repatriation, pension covered by HI and’employee ;