Desired start date : 01/07/2024
Type of contract: CDI
Localisation : France
WHAT DO WE DO …
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, for more than 40 years, has provided relief to populations victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters by responding to vital needs, drinking, eating and shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI implements through its interventions expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and promotion hygiene but also in the essential aspect of food security and means of existence. Present in more than 20 countries, the SI teams – 2,500 people in total, made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, a few volunteers, etc. – intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.
THE MISSION
Since March 2020, SI has been operating in France to respond to the COVID 19 health crisis in four territories. Our projects target people living in degraded housing sites such as shanty towns, camps or squats and in particular having limited access to basic services, in terms of drinking water, sanitation, and access to hygiene products. first need. In times of health crisis, “unconnected” people are more vulnerable and, more than ever, need access to these Water, Hygiene and Sanitation services to be able to apply barrier gestures and improve their living conditions.
Opening of a mission in Mayotte: SI was contacted by local community stakeholders regarding the drinking water crisis faced by a high proportion of the population living in the department of Mayotte.
The significant difficulties in accessing water, hygiene and sanitation for these people, and therefore the health risks to which they are exposed, led SI to set up a base in Mayotte at the end of 2022 to support local actors through 4 axes:
- Coordination of local actors
- Containment of epidemic risk
- Technical support for the development of local projects for access to water and sanitation
- Advocacy and capacity building of local actors
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Field Coordinator has the role of Global Coordinator in an area in which Solidarités International operates. He/she proposes the regional strategy based on the geopolitical and humanitarian context and ensures its implementation once validated. He/she is the direct and privileged interlocutor of the Country Director and local partners.
Main objective :
The CT must propose and develop an operational strategy consistent with the association’s policies and the needs of the populations. The specificity of the North zone is the multiplicity of interlocutors and contexts of intervention.
As zone coordinator, he supports teams in sizing and carrying out activities whose quality he must ensure. He/she is also responsible for the proper use of allocated budgets and compliance with procedures. He/she is in contact with associative and institutional partners.
Main Challenges:
3 very diverse areas of intervention: North Littoral where SI provides technical support, the MEL where activities are very limited and the IDF with different contexts in each department. In these territories it is necessary to find a coherence of intervention which can be manifested by an adaptation of activities and partnership relations. Area which includes reluctant territories which require the development of new forms of intervention.
Priorities for the first 2/3 months:
- Taking up position and handing over/meeting contacts
- Develop the strategy for applying water access standards in IDF in conjunction with town halls, EPCIs and elected officials and maintain regular activities in the areas
- Maintain and develop institutional partnerships
YOUR PROFILE
Experience :
- A first experience in an equivalent position
Technical skills :
- Team management
- Project management
- Intervention strategy
- Capacity for contextual and political analysis of the intervention area
- Representation externe
- Prioritization and versatility
LANGUAGES :
- French
- English is a plus for partnership relations in the northern coast
IF WILL OFFER YOU THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
A salaried position: Depending on experience, from EUR 2860 gross per month (2600 basic salary + 10% annual leave compensation paid monthly).
HOW TO APPLY
Do you recognize yourself in this description?
If so, send us your CV and Cover Letter.
Applications containing CVs only will not be considered.
SI reserves the right to close a recruitment before the deadline of the advertisement. Thank you for your understanding.
And to learn more about Solidarités International: www.solidarites.org
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Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and combat any type of abuse – any act of sexual exploitation, abuse and/or harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or its collaborators and collaborators, harm to persons and/or property, fraud, corruption, undeclared conflict of interest, financing of activities violating human rights – which could be perpetrated within the framework of its interventions. SI has zero tolerance for any type of abuse, particularly acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is a fair employer that fights all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any compensation for participating in a recruitment process.
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.