Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org

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JOB CONTEXT:

The HI Afghanistan operating framework is outlined in the operational strategy (“Stratop”) developed at the beginning of 2022 for the next two years. The pillars are Health/Basic Needs, economic Inclusion / Armed Violence Reduction, and protection of Vulnerable Populations.

HI is currently involved in different sectors of activities, including physical and functional rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS), inclusive livelihood and mine risk education.

HI has five offices located in the different provinces of intervention. The central office is in the capital city (Kabul) and hosts the management team (including operations, finance, logistics, human resources, technical unit, humanitarian access and advocacy, and Security).

Five bases, located in Herat (West), Kunduz (North), Nimroz, Nangarhar and Kandahar (south), are fully operational with dedicated support services and project management teams. The Programme also has projects in Bamyan, which the Kabul main office manages.

HI Afghanistan employs 450 national and 10 international staff and has a budget of 8 and 10 million euros. Most fundraising efforts and donor relationships are held at the Kabul level. HI is also part of different fora/coordination bodies (ACBAR, INSO, HAG, etc.) and a member of several clusters, including health, and Co-Chairs the Disability Inclusion Working Group.

YOUR MISSION:

HI intends to recruit a competent and qualified Consortium Coordinator to support FCDO grant management and implementation. This position is part of the Operation Department hosted at the HI Country office in Afghanistan. The Consortium Coordinator’s primary purpose is to oversee the FCDO Grant implementation, manage Project staff, facilitate FCDO partner engagement between FCDO Grantees. As well as act as a liaison between the HI, Consortium Steering Committee (CSC) The Consortium Coordinator reports to the Operations Manager and works closely with Technical unit, Finance department and the project team.

Mission 1: Management of the landlord and partnership relationship

Responsibility 1: Donor Relations

• Ensure compliance with the donor’s rules and respect for contractual commitments: consolidation, control and reporting of operational and budgetary elements.
• Represent HI (and the other consortium members) in all matters relating to the project with local, national, traditional, political, military and diplomatic authorities and bodies, with international organisations and with international coordination mechanisms and systems.

Responsibility 2: Coordination and management of partnerships

• Organise and implement governance schemes for his/her project (ARCI and coordination mechanisms/tools).
• Facilitate internal coordination between his/her team and all relevant departments (Operations Manager, Shared Services, technical teams, MEAL, etc.).
• Ensure coordination with all partners involved in the project / consortium members, and ensure effective communication mechanisms.
• Ensure the overall management of the partnerships/consortium partners and the associated contractual documents (partnership contracts, MoUs, amendments, reports, etc.).

Mission 2: Coordination of operations

• Ensure coherence in project strategy and implementation, in collaboration with relevant departments and in accordance with general standards and procedures.
• Ensure the management and compilation of project data.
• Contribute to the steering of the transformation of the organisation.
• Develop HI’s external influence (forums, operational and strategic alliances, etc.) and the organisation’s.
  • You hold a generalist bachelor’s or master’s degree (Political Science, etc.) or a degree in project management or equivalent professional experience.

Mission 3: Principles and know-how

Ensuring the deployment of and compliance with global frameworks, institutional policies and HI principles.

This includes, among others, the core reference frameworks (e.g. HI Mission and Values; Theory of Change: Access to Services), all HI institutional policies (Security; Code of Conduct and Protection; Anti-Fraud and Corruption; PEAHS and Project Quality Framework; Disability, Gender and Age), all institutional guidelines and processes, delegation thresholds, security levels, etc.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

The security and access situation in the Country has improved significantly since the conflict has ended, however security measures remain in place as the context remain unpredictable.

The Guesthouses in Kabul is shared between international staff, and are spacious, very well equipped, secure and comfortable, in order to provide adequate living conditions and wellbeing to international staff considering the limitations to move around the city. The guesthouses have sports facilities as well as common areas for recreational activities. HI in Afghanistan provides a cleaner for the Guesthouses during working days.

YOUR PROFILE:

• You have a proven experience in highly insecure and volatile contexts (preferred work experience in Afghanistan).
• You have at least 2 years of professional work experience in emergency/protracted emergencies / transition / development contexts.
• You have experiences on donor relations, external relations, fundraising and strategic positioning.
• You know how design and coordinate of complex emergency/recovery / development interventions.
• You have strong and solid management and communication skills.
• You are fluent English is mandatory (oral and written).
• You show strong organizational skills, you are autonomous and reactive.

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team