Desired start date: 30/04/2025
Duration of the mission: 8 mois
Location: Addis

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.

Job description

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The Country Director is the Solidarités International official representative in the Country. She/He is in charge of the development and smooth running of the mission. She/He proposes mission strategy, according to the geopolitical and humanitarian context, and ensures its implementation once it has been validated. With the Head of program, She/He monitors projects, ensuring that they are progressing in accordance with the Solidarités International charter and complying with internal and contractual procedures. She/He mobilizes the material and financial resources necessary for the programs to run effectively and with the Head of support services, supervises the administration of these resources. She/He coordinates the teams in place and is the final responsible for the security on the mission. She/He is the direct liaison for Solidarités International HQ.

ISSUES AND SPECIFIC CHALLENGES

• Coordination and strategic orientation
• Relevance and operational quality / operations monitoring
• Propose and organize the Human, financial and logistic layout of the mission, ensure the financial resources and means necessary for the completion of projects are mobilized. Guarantee that resources are used effectively
• Human Resource Management
• The CD is responsible for the security of all teams and property on the mission, under the supervision of the HQ Desk Officer, with the support of FCs. He
• Monitor and analyze the security situation and ensure that teams clearly understand it.
• Relationships with financial donors / fund-raising and Representation
• Internal and external communication / reporting
  
  

PRIORITIES ON THE 2-3 FIRST MONTHS

• Ensure the Kick off / launching of new project (CDCS) , follow up of the current GFFO / CDCS project implementation, develop new projects in hard to reach area
• Develop new project and ensure communication with donors and partners
• Coordinate, participate to the setting up / building up of the coordination team
• Oversee the switch to regular administrative processes in compliance with country regulations.

SECURITY CONSTRAINTS

The security environment in the region can be tense, dynamic and volatile, especially at field level, Capital being usually more secure. This will require flexibility about SI program and development, monitoring & application of security rules .

SI will offer you

A salaried position:
According to experience, starting from EUR 3740 gross per month (3400 base salary + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly) and a monthly Per Diem of USD 450.

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 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:

Living conditions are quite good at Capital level, with an easy access to all essential goods and services. The security situation can be more tense and living conditions more dificult at field level

Comment postuler

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

Please note that CV-only 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

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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.