Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) Job Vacancies, Saturday 28, November 2015

Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organisation. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. PUI relies on 30 years of field experience in 50 countries in crisis, as well as on the complementarity of its medical and non-medical expertise, to adapt its programs to each context and to the real needs of the most vulnerable populations. Theassociation leads in average 250 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 3 million people in 20 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Caucasus and Europe.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE

JOB ID: #1280836

DESCRIPTIONS

Premiere Urgence Internationale positioning:

In light with the humanitarian situation described above, Premiere Urgence Internationale is launching an exploratory mission in Nigeria to further assess the needs.

Considering the security context, Premiere Urgence Internationale has externalized the security analysis to OS Consulting.

The Exploratory Mission will include two phases :

Networking and Mapping

Field Assessment


RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direct supervision of the Emergency Officer (EO) at HQ, the main objectives of the Country Representative in Nigeria are the following:

Develop a clear analysis of humanitarian needs’ coverage gaps including geographical, sectoral and target communities priorization

Develop a clear analysis of funding opportunities related to the identified gaps

Develop, if relevant, recommendations and methodologies for the conduction of in-depth technical assessments

Develop a network of relevant and reliable contacts among the main external stakeholders linked to humanitarian interventions (NGO, UN agencies, donors, authorities, suppliers…)

Evaluate the relevance and feasibility of the deployment of a PUI intervention in the country and provide linked recommendation and positionning strategy / intervention propositions

RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety & Security : S/he is responsible for the safety & security of all PUI staff and resources within the country

Needs’ Assessment and Strategic positionning: S/he is responsible for the proper analysis of the humanitarian situation in the countries, the identifications of uncovered needs, the suggesting of conduction of in-depth assessments and the drafting of strategic positionning and project concept papers.

Human Resources: S/he manages all PUI staff in the country including needs’ identification, recruitment…

Logistical, administrative and financial monitoring: S/he, with the direct support of Emergency Officer at HQ, ensures that logistical and administrative practices used by the team in-country respects PUI procedures and templates. S/he is the responsible in fine of all logistics, administrative and financial elements at field level.

Representation: S/he represents the association in its relations with partners, donors,the media and different authorities. S/he builds up a strong and comprehensive network of relevant and reliable external stakeholders.

Relations with Headquarters: S/he is the link between the field team and HQ.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

5 years of humanitarian experience in project coordination.

Previous experience as Head of Mission in an NGO

Previous experience in assessment / exploratory missions

Successful experience in expatriate team management and multi-sector programmes.

Security management

Excellent negotiation skills

Excellent writing skills

Excellent safety and security management and analysis skills

Languages:

English mandatory

Hausa desirable

PROPOSED TERMS

Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract (3 to 4 weeks renewable)

Monthly gross income: from 2 420 up to 2 750 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI

Cost covered: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…

Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation

Housing in collective accommodation

Daily living Expenses (« Per diem »)

Break Policy : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance

Paid Leaves Policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months

ASSESSMENT OFFICER

JOB ID: #1280791

DESCRIPTIONS

Premiere Urgence Internationale positioning:

In light with the humanitarian situation described above, Premiere Urgence Internationale is launching an exploratory mission in Nigeria to further assess the needs.

Considering the security context, Premiere Urgence Internationale has externalized the security analysis to OS Consulting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direct supervision of the Country Representative for Nigeria , the Assessment Officer mainobjectives are the following:

To lead the technical aspects of the assessments in the different IDPs sites and host communities

To contribute to the building of a relevant picture of the humanitarian needs and linked gaps in the country

To contribute to the design of appropriate interventions (Concept Notes)

To contribute to the drafting of an assessment report

Related Activities

Support the country representative in identifying areas / populations / sectors of concern in terms of humanitarian needs and gaps in coverage

Lead the technical design / fine tuning of the assessment tools to be used in collaboration with the Country Representative. Make sure that the tools used are in coherence with PUI standard tools.

Lead the multisectorial assessment (central and field level information and data collection, analysis…). If requested by the country representative engage into assessment components of other sectors like shelter, NFI, food security….

By delegation from the country representative, interact with external stakeholders in terms of programs, technical aspects…

Support the country representative in the drafting of a summarized, action oriented, needs’ assessment report.

Support the country representative in the design of appropriate emergency interventions in relevance to the needs and gaps identified (drafting of concept notes / proposals…)

In compliance with the frame set by the country representative, respect and (when relevant) enforce, the security protocoles defined, the logistics frames and the financial procedures of PUI

Experiences and Training

Project management

2 years of humanitarian experience in project management

Previous experience in assessment / exploratory missions

Experience in security sensitive areas

Experience with PUI (desirable)

Experience in Nigeria (desirable)

Excellent data collection / analysis skills

Excellent writing skills

Languages

English mandatory

Hausa desirable

QUALITIES

Trustworthiness and a sense of responsibility

Charisma and strong advocacy skills

Ability to use authority, when necessary

Analysis and synthesis abilities (discenrment, pragmatism)

Ability to adapt

Organisational skills, ability to be thorough and respect due dates

Strong listening and negotiation skills

Good people and communication skills

Ability to remain calm and level-headed

General ability to resist stress and particularly in unstable circumstances

Ability to work in unstable circumstances.

Ability to work with minimalistic comfort and limited support resources

PROPOSED TERMS

Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract (3 to 4 weeks)

Monthly gross income: from 1,970 up to 2,310 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI

Cost covered: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…

Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation

Housing in collective accommodation

Daily living Expenses (« Per diem »)

Break Policy : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance

Paid Leaves Policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months

TO APPLY

Interested and qualified candidates should please send their application (Resume and Cover letter) to Alexandre Darcas, Recruitment & Careers Manager via: recrutement@premiere-urgence.org using “Country Representative – Nigeria” as subject.

DUE DATE: 31 December, 2015