• Job number: SRH05974
• Status: Employee
• Area of expertise: Other
• Position: Missions
• Country: Yemen
• Contract Type: Short term contract

About us

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.

About the mission

SI opened its mission in Yemen in 2017, establishing its coordination in Aden.

Since then, SI expanded the geographical scope of its intervention, and established offices in Al Mokha, Taizz and Marib, and operational presence in Hodeidah, Lahj, Dahle, Abyan, Shabwah, and Hadramout Governorates.

The mission has a forecasted budget of about 21M Euros for the year 2024. It operates from Aden, where the coordination is based, and 4 operational field bases located in Taiz, Marib and Al Mokha with Emergency team also stationed in Aden. The mission is composed of approx.

20 expatriates and about 150 national staffs. Objectives for the mission for 2024 is to build on its Emergency Response capacity to expand in hard-to-reach areas and develop qualitative interventions responding to emergency and protracted needs, while enhancing resilience.

SI is currently undertaking 11 different projects in Yemen, financed respectively by the ECHO, BHA, UN-OCHA, CDCS, SDC, DUTCH MOFA, CIAA and DG INTPA. SI implements emergency and resilience WASH programs with activities of water trucking, rehabilitation of water network, construction of emergency latrines and showers, distribution of hygiene kits, hygiene promotion, and cleaning campaigns.

Under its FSL portfolio, SI distributes unconditional, multi-purpose cash to IDPs and host communities, support the livelihood component by supporting in Income Generating activities.

SI has been one of the first humanitarian actors to access the West Coast and remains as of today positioned in hard-to-reach areas close to the frontline of Marib, Hodeidah and Maqbanah. SI aims at maintaining this positioning and further expanding its presence.

About the job

General objective:

The Field Coordinator is expected to perform all the key tasks for the role, in terms of leadership, management and strategic development.

He/she will be expected to lead the base and work on the funding oppurtunities with support of Coordination team.

Solid security management and negotiation skills are a must for the area, given the numerous security threats and difficult environment in particular in working with authorities.

The main challenges:

Al Mokha is an area with high security concerns, given proximity to frontlines as well as general insecurity due to the presence of multiple armed groups, criminal and radicalized actors.

Work to be done in assessing the strategic direction of the base and deepening resilience focused activities, as well as working on capacity building.

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Capacity building of staff, especially in the nationalization of both other expat positions (Admin and Log)
• Identify local and international partnerships with focus on access to new areas
• Developing access strategy and strengthening coordination with other actors
• Reinforcement and implementation of security protocols
• Networking and context analysis C19

Your profile

EDUCATION:

• Diploma (BA or MA) in relevant field (Political science, international relations or other)

EXPERIMENT IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR

• 3-4 ans

EXPERIMENT ON SIMILAR POSITIONS:

• 0-2 ans

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Knowledge and experience of Yemen or Middle East appreciated
• Management skills including security management
• Leadership and Negotiation skills
  

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS

• Multi projects and multi donors management experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and problem solving capacity, anticipation and self-organization capacities
• Great drive to achieve results and stress management capacities, willingness to work in complex and violatile environment
  

Language:

• Fluency in written and oral English mandatory
• Arabic an asset
  

SI will offer you

A salaried position:

According to experience, starting from EUR 3080 gross per month ( 2800 base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem 750 USD.

SI also 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 two months (with a USD 850 break allowance, allocated by Sl).

To these breaks periods, SI grants one (1) additional rest day per month worked.

Insurance package: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which refunds 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:

• Accommodation is in SI rented guesthouse in the centre of Al Mokha City, on second floor, same building with the office.
• The guesthouse is fitted with decent size rooms – with shared bathroom/toilet and well air conditioned, including open terrace and basic sports equipment available.