Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. est une organisation indépendante à but non lucratif, qui a été fondée à l’occasion de la guerre en Afghanistan en 1981 et qui est maintenant active dans le monde entier. Avec un volume annuel de projets de 25 à 30 millions d’euros, Help fournit une assistance rapide en cas de catastrophe et une reconstruction durable pour et avec les personnes dans le besoin, notamment en Afrique, en Asie et en Europe.
As a globally operating humanitarian aid organization, Help receives funding and the highest recognition from national and international donors and is committed to the national and international standards of humanitarian aid as well as the transparent use of funds and impact monitoring.
Scope of position: Full-time (40h/week)
Contract duration: 12 months (renewable)
Reporting duty: Country Director
To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Head of Program at the earliest possible date.**
Would you like to take on a challenging and exciting position?
Then support us in the following areas:
Program Management:
- Technical and financial management of all projects
- Technical supervision of program coordinators and specialists
- Direct hierarchical supervision of program managers based in Bamako
- Program team coordination (monthly inter-program meetings)
- Responsible for Program development
- Responsible for budget monitoring of projects
- Responsible for achieving project results
- Responsible for capitalization processes and their internal use (capacity building)
- Responsible for technical and financial interactions with all co-contracting or subcontracting organizations within the framework of projects
- Represent Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe in Mali in terms of programmatic aspects towards the donors
Ressource Management:
- Responsible of the recruitments related to the program managers and project specialists
- Responsible for the direct hierarchical management of the project teams (leave, leave of absence, assessments, training, sanctions, promotions etc.)
- In line with security analysis, providing inputs with regards to program activities
- Management of aspects related to the local installation of offices (rental, relations with local authorities, licenses, authorizations etc.)
- Management of consultants and external service providers specific to projects
Program quality and development
- Line management for Core Competence Specialists
- Member of the Senior Management Team (SMT)
- Compliance with and adherence to Help-Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe policies, guidance and procedures
- Identify funding opportunities, develop funding strategies and forecasts
- Grants management, reporting to donors, including compliance with donor standards
- Quality control, M&E and organizational learning
- Capacity building of all technical staff
- Deputize for CD when require
Network and Representation
- Cooperation with relevant international and national NGOs working in the project area
- Participate to networks, initiatives and other meetings regarding humanitarian response
Convince us by:
1- Qualification:
- Master‘s degree in business administration, Project management or any equivalent Masters level or higher degree.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar position
2- Experience:
Technical skill and competence:
- Capacity to deal with many different issues, to self- update and learn very quickly from a highly and constantly evolving environment
- Ability to manage and prioritize a high workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines
- Good representation skills
- Knowledge of WaSH, health and nutrition activities are appreciated
3- Language: Good communication skills, with good written and spoken French and English.
We offer:
- a demanding and meaningful activity with responsibility and creative scope
- an international working environment characterized by a high level of commitment and team spirit
- flat hierarchies and flexible working hours
- performance-related and attractive remuneration
- 30 days of annual leave
How to apply
Please send your application stating your salary expectations and earliest availability (please only: cover letter, CV, professional qualification, certificates as well as three references in a file attachment and max. 5 MB data volume!) by e-mail until 25/12/2021 to**:** [email protected] and in Cc [email protected] Your contact person is HR Coordinator. Kindly state in your application where you found the job advertisement. People with disabilities will be given preferential treatment if they are suitable for the position.
