Solidarités International (SI) is a French humanitarian organisation operating for over 35 years who is committed to providing aid in the event of conflict and natural disasters. Our mission is to provide aid as quickly and as efficiently as possible to endangered populations by meeting their vital needs: water, food and shelter.

SI has started activities in North-eastern Nigeria in August 2016 in the fields of Wash and is now intervening in 4 areas of the state for Wash and Shelter activities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Shelter Officer
Location: Dikwa, Borno
Beginning of contract: 8/10/2018
Contract duration: 3 months
Probation period: 1 month
Delocalization policy: applicable, according to SI conditions

Objectives

• Under the supervision of the Watsan Team Leader and in functional link with the Shelter advisor Assistant, the shelter Officer will lead and supervise shelter work projects, respecting deadlines and technical requirements.

List of Main Responsibilities
Set-up and operational monitoring:

• Under the supervision of the Watsan Team Leader, take part in logistical and administrative organization and the planning and preparation of job sites
• Ensure the construction and/or the maintenance of construction work using Solidarités International tools (in particular):
  • Take part in the identification of sites where work is to be carried out
  • Recruit and train the workforce (carpenters, mason, …) and daily workers
  • Control the quality/quantity of the materials arriving in the construction site
  • Be in charge of given the materials to the IDPs
  • Allocate the on-site workforce according to instructions given by the team leader or Shelter advisor assistant
  • Carry out work according to technical guidelines and estimates and follow the recommendation of the Shelter Coordinator or Shelter advisor assistant.
  • Controls the quality of the implementation
  • Respect deadlines established with his/her supervisor or project manager
• Supervise operational teams, contractors and communities, and ensure the best use of available resources
• Organize, plan and supervise community participation
• Anticipate any problems associated with the management of his/her activity and propose solutions to avoid them
• Manage the supply of worksite materials by collaborating with the logistics department
• Report to the project manager and/or program manager assistant on the state of decentralized stock (‘field’ stock) on his/her sites.
• Take part to the evaluation of the technical competence of contractors
• Respect Solidarités administrative procedures before, during and after each work project
• Establish safety and security measures for each activity and ensure that these rules are respected by the workforce under his/ her supervision and by the population

Reporting/communication /representation:

• Fill and send daily report to the Watsan Team leader,
• Fill and send concrete test report, and quality check report
• Fill and send monitoring report
• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her team leader and/or project manager
• Take part in the drafting of project progress reports under the supervision of his/her team leader
• Take part in seminars and workshops related to the carrying-out of activities and to project objectives
• Report to his supervisor regarding the development of activities and specific tasks that he/she has been assigned, any problems encountered and the quality of relations with the beneficiaries
• Report back all information or problems linked to his/her activity, Solidarités programs or safety issues
• Listen to the local population and authorities in order to identify any needs, complaints, or major events which could affect the activities of Solidarités
• Analyze the humanitarian situation by taking into account protection issues/Do No Harm to the population
• Collaborate with local authorities and administration
• Take part in restitution meetings and clusters on request

Requirements
Professional experience:

• 6 months of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)

Languages:

• English, Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus)

Personal qualities:

• Teamworking skills
• Good time management skills
• Good communication skill

Technical competences:

• Good knowledge of planing, implementing and evaluating shelters project
• IT skills: EXCEL, WORD, OUTLOOK, AUTOCAD…

Job Title: Cash Officer

Location: Ngala, Borno
Beginning of contract: 8/10/2018
Contract duration: 3 months (with possibility of extension)
Probation period: 1 month

Goal/Purpose

• The Cash officer will be responsible for the management and implementation of the cash and voucher activities which is aimed at improving food access for the vulnerable displaced and host populations at the community level under the supervision of the FSL Team Leader

Main Tasks

• Support in implementing detailed work plans for cash and voucher activities
• Ensure that targeting of beneficiaries to receive cash and voucher transfers is carried out transparently and accountably.
• Facilitate Community Mobilization, meetings and capacity building training for the target beneficiaries at the community
• Registration of Household for cash and voucher transfer, distribution of food voucher smartcard for beneficiary household and Cash disbursement for household and proper monitoring
• Work closely with community structures to follow up on implementation of cash and voucher transfers planned activities
• Work with traditional community to ensure the identification and selection of the most vulnerable populations and provide information to ensure accountability fairness and transparency during implementation activities.
• Verification of the beneficiaries to ensure the identification and selection of most vulnerable population is verified before cash transfer is made.
• Collect information to ensure that the surveillance of the unconditional cash transfer situation in the area of implementation of the program is achieving the expected result, when required
• Support MEAL team in activities monitoring (market assessments, baseline, endline, post distribution monitoring, price monitoring, focused group discussions, vendor monitoring etc)
• Training of vendor on how to use the devices in making transaction and supervision of vendor’s transaction and recording the problem
• Support complaint response mechanism by receiving, recording and reporting complaints from beneficiaries, community leaders, community volunteers and other stakeholders
• Plan and sensitize of beneficiaries on use of smartcards, payment mechanism, their rights and benefits.
• Coordinate with vendors on timing of cash disbursement and mobilize beneficiaries for cash and voucher collection at vendor disbursement sites.
• Conduct vendors monitoring to supervise cash and voucher disbursement, record and report device and smartcard challenges to FSL Team Leader.
• Monitoring of biweekly price monitoring within the assigned LGA in collaboration with MEAL team.
• Ensure that documentation is properly done for all items distributed (donation certificates, delivery notes, beneficiary lists and supply request order)
• To provide reports according to the requirements of the FSL assistant (Bi - weekly updates, success stories, case studies etc.)
• Compiles weekly and monthly reports and ensuring timely submission of such written reports to the FSL assistant for consolidation and sharing

Requirements/Technical Competencies

• Training: University degree in Economics or a similar domain.
• Relevant experience on Food items distribution and monitoring will be highly appreciated.
• Project related skills: good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up
• IT skills: Good knowledge of Office software: Excel, Word.

Professional Experience:

• 1 year of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector) - Humanitarian experience is a plus

Languages:

• English (mandatory), Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus)

Personal Qualities:

• reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (internal and external communication), team player, capacity to delegate and to manage, initiative and autonomy, capacity of prioritization of tasks

Job Title: Wash Assistant
Location: Ngala, Borno
Beginning of contract: 8/10/2018
Contract duration: 3 months
Probation period: 1 month

Goal / Purpose

• The WASH Assistant is in charge of supporting the Multisector Project Coordinator and the Activity Managers towards the good implementation, achievement and reporting of the objectives defined in the proposals;
• S/he guarantees the proper coordination mechanisms are in place inside the operational teams in the different areas of intervention, and in cooperation with the Multisector Project Coordinator.

Main Tasks
Project relevance, quality and design:

• Contribute to establishing operational assessment and evaluations activities;
• Contribute to define SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL’s WASH local strategy and contribute to the annual programming by proposing new activities, especially activities targeting vulnerable people and IDPs in Borno State;
• Responsible to propose and guarantee quality approach mechanism are in place for the programs to ensure transparency accountability of SI activities;
• Support the writing of technical annexes and chapters (including the logical framework) for the proposals;
• Support the implementation of the activities in compliance with the annual operational strategy and SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL’s technical requirements;
• Participate in evaluating the relevance of the activities carried out, as well as the effectiveness of the interventions and their appropriateness with respect to contextual development and the population’s needs;
• Propose to the Multisector Project Coordinator adjustments to the programs, if necessary;
• Participate in building the teams abilities with respect to techniques or new methodologies.

Implementation and operational monitoring:

• Support the Activity Managers in planning their operational activities;
• Meet the deadlines and adhere to predefined quality specifications;
• Support the Multisector Project Coordinator in ensuring the project management, monitoring and evaluation tools are in each operational department;
• Propose quality criteria and monitoring indicators for programs;
• Anticipate any issues linked with carrying out the activities and help to resolve any problems related to the activities;
• Suggest any adjustments to be made to the activity depending on contextual and indicator developments;

Institutional Knowledge Building - IKB:

• Use the IKB tools proposed by SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL;
• Participate in the centralization, validation, and distribution of procedures, guidelines and tools linked to the multisector activities;
• Build up on SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (and stakeholders) intervention methods and techniques;
• Ensure that project files are complete, regularly updated, and saved on the mission external hard drive;
• Define the prerequisites for opened positions together with the Multisector Program Manager;
• Greet and brief the new staff working on the program;
• In collaboration with the Multisector Project Coordinator, set up technical trainings depending on the operational needs and identified training requirements;
• Lead working groups and thematic meetings with the support of the Multisector Project Coordinator;
• Evaluate and assess the performance of colleagues under his/her direct supervision on a regular basis;
• Ensure adherence to SI security regulations and reinforce them with his/her team.

Reporting/ Communication / representation:

• Pass upward to the Multisector Project Coordinator and Coordination team any information on the security situation or on any event that could impact SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL activities and safety of the teams;
• Support the drafting of activities reports and amendments (including any annexes relating to specific activities) for the financial donors, local authorities and for internal purposes (weekly and monthly reports) by compiling all the operational data before sending them to the Multisector Program Manager;
• Ensure that all reports required by the Multisector Project Coordinator are delivered on time and in the correct format;
• In his/her assignment area, might be appointed to represent SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL at meeting or forums concerning the activities;
• In collaboration with the Multisector Project Coordinator, and administrative department, support the preparation of administrative documents (MoU, handover, etc.) to be jointly signed with government authorities, communities or partner’s;
• Coordinate with field representatives in accordance with management guidelines;
• Coordinate with support team (Logistic and Administration) as well as field team involved on the program;
• Represent the organization when asked and/or delegated to do so.

Requirements/Technical Competencies

• Training: University degree in Water and Sanitation or Environmental or Water Resources Development or in one of the Civil Engineering disciplines of Water Supply and/or Hydrology, hydrogeology or Sanitation/Hygiene Engineering.
• Relevant experience on deep borehole drilling and development will be highly appreciated
• Project related skills: good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up
• IT skills: Good knowledge of Office software : Excel, Word, GIS, and drawing software (autocad)

Professional experience:

• 1 year of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)

Languages:

• English, Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus)

Personal Qualities:

• Reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (communication), team player, capacity to delegate and to manage, initiative and autonomy, capacity of prioritsation of tasks

Job Title: Shelter Officer
Location: Monguno, Borno
Beginning of contract: 8th October, 2018.
Contract duration: 3 months - Probation period: 1 month
Delocalization policy: applicable, according to SI conditions

Objectives

• Under the supervision of the Watsan Team Leader and in functional link with the Shelter advisor Assistant, the shelter Officer will lead and supervise shelter work projects, respecting deadlines and technical requirements.

List of Main Responsabilities
Set-up and operational monitoring:

• Under the supervision of the Watsan Team Leader, take part in logistical and administrative organization and the planning and preparation of job sites
• Ensure the construction and/or the maintenance of construction work using Solidarités International tools (in particular):
  • Take part in the identification of sites where work is to be carried out
  • Recruit and train the workforce (carpenters, mason, …) and daily workers
  • Control the quality/quantity of the materials arriving in the construction site
  • Be in charge of given the materials to the IDPs
  • Allocate the on-site workforce according to instructions given by the team leader or Shelter advisor assistant
  • Carry out work according to technical guidelines and estimates and follow the recommendation of the Shelter Coordinator or Shelter advisor assistant.
  • Controls the quality of the implementation
  • Respect deadlines established with his/her supervisor or project manager
• Supervise operational teams, contractors and communities, and ensure the best use of available resources
• Organize, plan and supervise community participation
• Anticipate any problems associated with the management of his/her activity and propose solutions to avoid them
• Manage the supply of worksite materials by collaborating with the logistics department
• Report to the project manager and/or program manager assistant on the state of decentralized stock (‘field’ stock) on his/her sites.
• Take part to the evaluation of the technical competence of contractors
• Respect Solidarités administrative procedures before, during and after each work project
• Establish safety and security measures for each activity and ensure that these rules are respected by the workforce under his/ her supervision and by the population

Reporting/communication /representation:

• Fill and send daily report to the Watsan Team leader ,
• Fill and send concrete test report, and quality check report
• Fill and send monitoring report
• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her team leader and/or project manager
• Take part in the drafting of project progress reports under the supervision of his/her team leader
• Take part in seminars and workshops related to the carrying-out of activities and to project objectives
• Report to his supervisor regarding the development of activities and specific tasks that he/she has been assigned, any problems encountered and the quality of relations with the beneficiaries
• Report back all information or problems linked to his/her activity, Solidarités programs or safety issues
• Listen to the local population and authorities in order to identify any needs, complaints, or major events which could affect the activities of Solidarités
• Analyze the humanitarian situation by taking into account protection issues/Do No Harm to the population
• Collaborate with local authorities and administration
• Take part in restitution meetings and clusters on request Personal abilities

Requirements

• Professional experience: 6 months of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)
• Languages: English, Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus)

Personal qualities:

• Teamworking skills
• Good time management skills
• Good communication skills

Technical competences:

• Good knowledge of planing, implementing and evaluating shelters project
• IT skills: Excel, Word, Outlook, Autocad…

Job Title: Admin Assistant
Location: Ngala, Borno
Beginning of Contract: 8/10/2018
Contract Duration: 3 months– Probation period: 1 month
Delocalization Policy: Applicable, according to SI conditions

Mission

• At his/her assigned base level, the administrative assistant supports the administrator in the processing of accounting operations as well as all tasks relating to Human Resources

List of Main Responsabilities
Administrative Management of Personnel:

• Welcome and participate in administrative briefing of new personnel
• Assist the administrator for the administrative management of recruitment and hiring
• Participate in the organization of training
• Ensure archiving and monitoring of individual dossiers and deliver all documents relative to the professional life of Solidarités International employees
• Ensure the confidentiality of all HR datas
• Participate in the monitoring of work contracts on the base
• Collect payment details and integrate them into the Human resources management software (Homère)
• Issue pay slips and supervise payment of salaries after approval by the administrator
• Calculate taxes and duties and create pay records for the relevant organizations
• Keep an organization chart up to date for the base
• Assist the administrative in the organization and conduct of meetings with personnel representatives
• Participate in the application of policies relating to salaries and benefits for Solidarités International
• Monitor changes in the cost of living

Team Management:

• Train and support team members under his or her supervision
• Ensure the minimal replacement of members of the admin services in case of absence (days of, sickness etc.)

Treasury / Accounting / Management:

• Supervise the physical maintenance and safety of cash boxes
• Prepare monthly closing, revision and integrity of accounts for the base
• Issue vouchers, supervise archiving of records
• Participate in audits or any checks issued by partners or head office, at the base level
• Participate in the consolidation of budget follow ups and cash forecasts at the base level
• Monitor due dates for payments of contracts managed by the administrative coordinator
• List liquidity needs in concert with the admin coordinator
• Carry out pay-outs and advances, within established guidelines
• Keep the registry of cash pay-outs and the cashier’s register
• Record budgetary transfers and keep accounting codes
• Verify, before recording, that records conform to regulations and procedures of Solidarités International
• Translate accounting documents if necessary
• Exchange currencies at request of superiors
• Verify cash balances daily and report any discrepancies to superior
• Archive accounting records according to Solidarités procedures after a final verification of receipts etc.
• Guarantee security of the cash and confidentiality of information

Reporting / Communication:

• Participate in supervision of regulations in effect
• Aid Admin Coordinator in relations with administrative authorities.

Personal Abilities
Professional Experience:

• 1 year of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)

Languages:

• English, Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus)

Personal Qualities:

• Reliable
• Honest
• Very good organization
• Resistance to stress
• Very good interpersonal skills (communication)
• Team player

Technical Competences :

• Good knowledge of Office Software : Excel, Word, Outlook and working with a previous accounting software is a plus

Job Title: Wash Officer
Location: Dikwa, Borno
Beginning of contract: 1/10/2018
Contract duration: 3 months (with possibility of extension) 
Probation period: 01 month

Mission/Objectives

• Under the supervision of the Watsan Team Leader, the Wash officer will lead and supervise work projects, respecting deadlines and technical requirements.
• The Wash officer will be in charge to implement and follow-up the drilling and the rehabilitation of boreholes and in the host community and IDP camps.
• According to the context the Wash officer could be in charge of supervising the construction of Block of emergency latrine and shower, shelter or another task.

Main Task
Set-up and operational monitoring:

• Under the supervision of the Watsan Team Leader, take part in logistical and administrative organization and the planning and preparation of job sites
• Ensure the construction and/or the maintenance of construction work using Solidarités International tools (in particular):
  • Take part in the identification of sites where work is to be carried out
  • Recruit and train the workforce and daily workers
  • Allocate the on-site workforce according to instructions given by the team leader
  • Carry out work according to technical guidelines and estimates
  • Respect deadlines established with his/her line manager
• Supervise operational teams, contractors and/or communities, and ensure the best use of available resources
• Organize, plan and supervise community participation
• Anticipate any problems associated with the management of his/her activity and propose solutions to avoid them
• Manage the supply of worksite materials by collaborating with the logistics department
• Report to the project manager and/or team leader on the state of decentralized stock (‘field’ stock) on his/her sites.
• Take part to the evaluation of the technical competence of contractors
• Respect Solidarités administrative procedures before, during and after each work project
• Establish safety and security measures for each activity and ensure that these rules are respected by the workforce under his/ her supervision and by the population

Reporting/communication /representation:

• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her team leader and/or project manager
• Take part in the drafting of project progress reports under the supervision of his/her team leader
• Take part in seminars and workshops related to the carrying-out of activities and to project objectives
• Report to the team leader regarding the development of activities and specific tasks that he/she has been assigned, any problems encountered and the quality of relations with the beneficiaries
• Report back all information or problems linked to his/her activity, Solidarités programs or safety issues
• Listen to the local population and authorities in order to identify any needs, complaints, or major events which could affect the activities of Solidarités
• Analyse the humanitarian situation by taking into account protection issues/Do No Harm to the population
• Collaborate with local authorities and administration
• Take part in restitution meetings and clusters on request

Requirements
Technical Competences:

• Training: Training: University degree in Water Resources or Civil Engineering or in one of the disciplines of Water Supply and/or Hydrology.
• Project related skills : good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up
• Microsoft Office ( Excel and Word skills), GIS and drawing software (autocad)
• Management related skills.

Personal abilities:

• Professional experience: 6 months of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)
• Languages: English, Kanori, Haussa,
• Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (communication), team player.

Job Title: Deputy Country Director for Programs

Job number: SRH03014
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract Type: Short term contract
Desired Start Date: ASAP
Duration of the mission: 12 months renewable

About the Job
Under the supervision of his Country Director and with the support of headquarters teams, the Deputy Country Director for Programs is responsible for:

• Structuration: The mission is rather young (summer 2016) and has grown very rapidly, it is reaching a moment where it needs to be structured and strengthened to ensure a serene continuous evolution. This process is currently ongoing, but needs to be continued. Considering his strategic position in the organogram of the mission, the DCD is in daily contact with the whole coordination team, and has to ensure that all those departments are working in good cooperation with the program teams.
• Implementation: Important delays have been taken in the implementation of the current projects, because of internal and external factors. The DCD has to ensure that all the program teams are not reproducing the same past mistakes.
• Reporting and proposal writing: the DCD, with the support of the Grants manager, is in charge of the drafting of the reports to donors (interim, final…), or ad-hoc reports. S/he is the one responsible of the redaction of the proposals: strategic orientations in cooperation with the other members of the coordination especially the Country Director, organization of assessments, division of the tasks between the departments involved in the redaction…
• Quality Follow up: as head of the Program Coordination department, the DCD is in charge of the improvement of the quality of the intervention, thanks to the supervision of a MEAL and technical department (shelter advisor, water analyst…).
• Partnerships and representation: the mission is working in partnership with various partners within 3 consortia (2 with ALIMA, 1 with PUI, ACTED, REACH, INTERSOS and TDH). The governance/management of these consortiums must be closely monitored and improved. A regular participation in coordination meetings (Abuja and Maiduguri) must also be ensured.

The Main Challenges of the Position
Specific stakes and challenges:

• Security: the volatile security context can lead to delay/suspension of activities and reduce the access to the areas of implementation. Furthermore, the regular clashes between the different stakeholders of the conflict are causing important movements of population. Thus, the programs, and more globally the mission, should show a strong adaptation and reactivity capacity.
• Contractors: SI’s activities are sometimes requiring strong technical skills and heavy machinery (borehole drillings…). Thus, SI has to rely on contractors to conduct those works which should be very closely monitored.
• Lack of coordination: the several organizations active on the field are not coordinating enough, which has an impact on the implementation of the activities.
• Management: Head of a team of six persons, the DCD has the direct management of four staffs: one grants manager (expatriate), one WaSH Coordinator (expatriate), one Shelter advisor (national) and one MEAL Coordinator to be recruited (expatriate). As functional manager of the program team at base level, the DCD should have regular exchanges with the Program managers, without overlapping the Field Coordinators.
• A key management point is that in Maiduguri are located both an operational base and most of the coordination team. It will be important to ensure that communication schemes are in place and that there is no confusion between base and coordination (decision making, roles and responsibilities).
• National HR: the strong profile of some key staffs allowed to recently launching the nationalization of several expatriates’ position.

Priorities for the 2/3 First Months:

• Capitalization on the lessons learnt of the past projects recently finished and follow up of the redaction of the final reports.
• Supervision of the 2018 programs recently launched to make sure that the activities are on track.
• Reinforcement of the role of the Program Coordination team, in order to increase the quality and the monitoring of the activities implemented.
• In case of any new opportunities, follow up of the redaction of new project proposals.

Living Conditions:

• In Maiduguri the base offers a comfortable environment, in spite of limited movements outside of the compound for security reasons.

Your Profile

• Strong leadership, capacity to inspire and bring together various profiles.
• Good capacity to delegate, but strong capacity of following up several projects in several areas to allow a quick reactivity in case an issue arises.
• Good communication skills, especially towards the remote bases, field teams and partners (NGOs, authorities, donors…).
• Strong workload resistance.
• Understanding of projects and programs stakes (experience in WASH and or emergency is an asset).
• Previous experience in managing a consortium and strong partnerships with other NGOs.

SI will Offer You

• A salaried post: according to experience from 2600 euros gross per month, plus 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly + perdiem
• Bearing in mind that an increase in salary levels is planned for April 1, 2018, which will substantially change remuneration levels.
• Social and medical cover: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses 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.
• Vacation: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of one break every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7-day break during the 3rd and the 9th month (with 500 euros allocated by Solidarités). He or she will also be entitled to go back to his or her home country for a 14-day period after six months spent on the mission (Solidarités will cover travel costs).

Job Title: Logistics Coordinator
Job number: SRH03136
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract Type: Short term contract
Desired start date: asap
Duration of the mission: 12 months

About the Job
Under the supervision of his Country Director and with the support of headquarters teams, the Deputy Country Director for Programs is responsible for:

General Objectives

• The logistics coordinator pilots logistics activities of the mission to ensure the smooth running of SI programs in the country.
• He/She ensures the implementation of SI procedures and logistics tools on the mission and ensure their compliance and their proper use.
• He/she helps define the mission strategy, drafting and designing projects necessary means and activities SI.
• He/She supports the head of mission in the operational safety. He is the referent on the mission and the link between headquarters and the mission for any issue related to logistics
• He/She supports the Field coordinator and base staffs in all necessary matters
• Priorities for the 2/3 first months
• Kick off of new projects purchases
• Follow up of bases procurement process
• Training of new national base logistics managers

Specific stakes and challenges:

• Management: The team in coordination office is composed by
• 1 Deputy Log Coordinator (expatriate)
• 1 IT Responsible
• 1 Stock Manager
• 1 Procurement Manager, who is the manager of 2 purchase officers

Moreover, the Log Coordinator has a functional link with the Log Managers in the bases:

• Partners: the main partners are the NGOs of the consortium projects and WFP in Monguno. The cluster meeting participation is a very important part of the log Coordinator part
• Context: The specificity and difficulty of the context implies challenges in the carry on of the daily logistics activities
• Contractors: SI’s activities are sometimes requiring strong technical skills and heavy machinery (borehole drillings…). Thus, SI has to rely on contractors to conduct those works which should be very closely monitored.

A key management point is that in Maiduguri are located both an operational base and most of the coordination team. It will be important to ensure that communication schemes are in place and that there is no confusion between base and coordination (decision making, roles and responsibilities).

Your Profile

• 5 years of logistics management experience with at least 1 years’ experience at a management/ coordination level and 2 year in an international (i.e. not home country) context
• A degree in Logistics, Engineering, Business, or related field
• English proficiency
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft packages, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Knowledge of security management systems and approaches for NGO’s
• Ability to integrate into the local environment, taking account of its political, economic and historical characteristics
• Appropriate skills and experience in the capacity building and training of staff
• Strong experience of developing and implementing systems
• Knowledge of project management, vehicle management, procurement, stock control and management systems;
• Ability to work under pressure to pursue multiple tasks simultaneously to successful conclusions
• Resilience to stress
• Ability to work under own initiative.

Living conditions:

• In Maiduguri the base offers a comfortable environment, in spite of limited movements outside of the compound for security reasons.

We Offer
SI will offer you:

• A salaried post: according to experience from 2640 euros gross per month with a monthly perdiem.
• R&R: during the assignment, a system of R&R is implemented every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7-day break during the 3rd and the 9th month (with 750 USD allocated by Solidarités International). He or she will also be entitled to go back to his or her home country for a 14-day period after six months spent on the mission (Solidarites International will cover travel costs).
• Social and medical cover: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses 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.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (CV, Cover Letter, References in one single file) in only one file in Word or PDF to: hr.coo.deputy@solidarites-nigeria.org The subject of the mail must be  the Job title you are applying for.
Note

• The file must be named with your name and surname.
• Candidates from Dikwa are invited to apply
• As the position is required as soon as possible, Solidarites International reserves the right to select a candidate and finalize the recruitment before the final date.