VOTRE ENVIRONNEMENT DE TRAVAIL :
Action contre la Faim est présente au Cameroun depuis 1998. Depuis 2014, notre action se concentre principalement dans la Région de l’Est et de l’Extrême Nord du pays sur des programmes d’urgence initiés auprès des réfugiés centrafricains et des communautés hôtes affectés par les troubles socio-politiques en RCA et les violences liées à l’activité de Boko Haram dans la région du lac Tchad. ACF a mis en place des programmes long terme de résilience des populations, de nutrition santé et d’eau, assainissement et hygiène avec le soutien d’ECHO et de SIDA pour plus de 150 000 bénéficiaires. Depuis fin 2018, ACF, sous le nom de Action Against Hunger, est aussi présente dans le Sud-Ouest, en appui à la crise qui sévit dans cette région. Notre stratégie 2020 repose sur la réponse aux besoins humanitaires immédiats et la contribution au redressement économique et au renforcement de la résilience et de la cohésion sociale au Cameroun.
Action Against Hunger’s strategy is based on responding to immediate humanitarian needs and contributing to economic recovery and strengthening resilience and social cohesion in Cameroon. Cameroon is a fairly stable country. However, the Far North region remains an area of great vigilance with the presence of Boko Haram fractions on the border with Nigeria. Similarly, the Northwest / Southwest regions are very unstable. There are 140 employees on the mission, spread over 5 bases: Batouri in the East, Maroua and Kousseri in the Far North, Buéa in the South West and coordination in Yaounde.
Context of Buea :
The size of the team is small (17 staffs), with one assessment team and 2 mobile teams (one in partnership with Caritas). In Buea, southwest region, the security context remains instable. The size of the team is relatively low (2 mobile clinics turning in the field, some 20 staffs overall). Some acceptance has been gained, and requires to be maintained. Key aspect of the job is to ensure staff remains safe, through close monitoring and contact with actors on the ground. Review of security documents will be required. Some security assessments would be expected after few months. INSO is expected to start activities there, which would strongly contribute to reinforced coordination around security in the response.
VOTRE POSTE ET VOS RESPONSABILITÉS :
You will be responsible to ensure the safety of AAH in South West; whilst at the same time providing an enabling security environment to allow AAH teams to be at the cutting edge of operational implementation in South West.
You key objectives will be :
- To follow access issues in the field for ensuring staff safety ;
- To negotiate when necessary on humanitarian access with all the involved actors ;
- To implement and update AAH humanitarian access strategy ;
- To implement and update AAH security management system ;
- To train and make AAH staff aware of security environment, procedures and rules with briefings, awareness sessions and simulation exercises…
VOTRE PROFIL :
- You have at least 2 years of experience in program in INGOs on a similar position with a previous experience working in security fragile environment ;
- You are proficient in evaluating the risks in field missions and you have a confirmed experience in setting up and developing security management tools, procedures and rules, in conducting training on security environment ;
- English (oral and written) is professional. For security reasons, French speaker applicants would not be considered.
VOS CONDITIONS D’EMPLOI :
Length of contract : 8 months, starting as soon as possible
Retribution & Benefits :
- Monthly gross salary from €2 010 to €2 335 upon experience ;
- Per diem and living allowance: 201€ and 342€ ;
- country allowance : 450€ ;
- + 16% of monthly gross salary as reimbursement of retirement insurance for non-French citizen ;
- + Child allowance (capped).
Transportation and accommodation :
- Coverage of transportation costs to and in the mission ;
- Individual room in guesthouse covered.
Medical coverage : 100% coverage of medical expenses + repatriation insurance.
Leaves and RnR :
- 25 days of paid leaves per year ;
- + 20 RnR per year ;
- + 215 € at each RnR period every 12 weeks ;
- Coverage of the transportation expenses to the RnR area of reference (GABON).
Training :
- Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform Crossknowledge © ;
- Technical trainings at HQ or regional level (averagely 1 per year) ;
- Intermission Workshop once a year ;
- Participation to external trainings costs upon eligibility of the request.
POURQUOI NOUS REJOINDRE ?
The security and access context is complex, dynamic, tense and fragile and thus passionnating. Previous experience working in security fragile environment and non-franchophone. This position is crucial and will be very interesting given the context and the positionning of ACF / AAH response in this region.
