LEBANON – Deputy Country Director Support (H/F)

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    FULL_TIME
  • Posted:
    2 hours ago
  • Category:
    Management and Strategy
  • Deadline:
    17/10/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

  • Job number: SRH06011
  • Status: Employee
  • Area of expertise: Regional Coordination / Country Director
  • Position: Missions
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Contract Type: Short term contract

About us

Desired start date: 01/10/2024
Duration of the mission: 3 months
Location:Beirut (Lebano

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (S 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 volunteersintervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultural norms.

About the mission

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL’s mission in Lebanon has two operational bases (Tripoli and Zahland a coordination office in Beirut. The expatriate team consists of 2 staffs members, while the national team represents about 70 staff members. The mission’s overall budget iw around 9M Euros in
  • Emergency WASH in camps in the north
  • FSL Activities in the Bekaa and Balbek
  • DRR in boh the north and Bekaa valey
  • OSC strenghtening
Emergency Response: WASH NFI and Shelter kits, food parcels distributions.

About the job

General objectives

The Deputy Country Director Support leads the support services of the mission.

She/he manages and coordinates the following support functions: Finance, Human Resources, Logistics.

As DCD Support, s/he ensures the respect by all of the Solidarités International HR, Finance and Logistics processes.

S/he participate to the strategic definition of the mission to support the actual emergency.

  • Coordinate, plan and supervise the coordination support teams’ activities
  • Facilitate the weekly support services meeting with the Financial Coordinator, the HR Coordinator, the Logistic Coordinator.
  • Defines with the CD and DCDP the mission dimensioning and structuration of the mission along with the operational strategy.
  • Support and supervise the Finance, HR and Log Departments and ensures the continuity of it in the event of a support coordinator gap.
  • Make sure reports are done and sent to headquarters
  • Organize and lead information and coordination meeting

Your profile

Education: Degree in management, logistics, HR, finance OR any degree preparing for humanitarian sector.

Experience: At least 2 years relevant logistics HR and Finance and management experience in emergency context Previous experience in remote management is an asset

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Technical skills and knowledge: Good command of logistics and finance procedures / problemsolving and analytical skills with the ability to assess challenges and recommend solution / strong management, training/capacitybuilding skills

  • Training and capacity building skills
  • Flexible approach to managing and prioritizing an important workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines
  • Coordination, and diplomatic skills
  • Team player, capacity to give a positive dynamic to a young team
  • Good analytical skills, ability to adapt
  • Good organization skills
  • Capacity to work under pressure in a tense security environment.

Languages: English mandatory, Arabic is an asset, French is 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 monthland a monthly Per Diem of 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 three months (with a USD 850 break allowance, allocated by S. 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, repatriatioand a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.

LIVING CONDITIONS:

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  • Hotel accomodation conditions
  • Internet and Phone network available
  • Restaurants and international food are available

No high security constraints on a normal basis. Possible to walk in Beirut, go out of Beirut for the weekend, etc. However, with the recent escalation, security constraints are evolving and are now limiting personal movements out of Beirut and may further limit them in case the situation escalates.

Application process

Do you recognize yourself in this description? If yes, please send us your CV and cover letter!

Please note that CVonly applications will not be considered, and that the vacancy may close before the deadline.

Thank you for your understanding.

To learn more about Sl: www.solidarites.org

Solidarités International (Sest déterminé à prévenir et à combattre tout type d’abus – tout acte d’exploitation, d’abus et/ou de harcèlement sexuels (SEAà 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’hommequi 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.

 

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Solidarités International (Sis determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAagainst 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 zerotolerance 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.