Title: Deputy Field Coordinator
Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ramu, Teknaf, Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Economics/Development Studies/Anthropologies/Statistics/International Affairs/Public Health or any other relevant discipline.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ DURATION: 1 YEAR
∎ START DATE: ASAP
∎ LOCATION: (SADAR & RAMU) / (UKHIYA & TEKNAF)
∎ CONTRACT TYPE: FIXED TERM
∎ The Deputy Field Coordinator will lead the successful implementation of Action Against Hunger (ACF) programs, the overall management of the Program team and provide support to the Field Coordinator.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Your detailed responsibilities in this position will be:
∎ Objective 1: Coordinate overall implementation and the quality of the program at the field level.
∎ Leading and monitoring the Program Manager's implementation of programs at field level, with support and collaboration of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Head of Department, Heads of Technical Departments, and under the supervision of the Field Coordinator (FC).
∎ Monitor potential program delays or hindrances and timely report to Field Coordinator, suggesting corrective measures considering Programme team inputs and Budget and Finance Unit recommendations.
∎ Ensuring the synergy, coordination and efficient flow of information between Program Managers and Support services (Logistics, Finance, Human Resources)
∎ Collaborating with Field Coordinator, Head of Technical Departments, M&E to design new proposals; also ensuring that field inputs from Program Managers are timely received at coordination/technical level.
∎ Ensuring the implementation of technical recommendations from internal audit, experts, consultancies and Head of Departments.
∎ Ensuring that the MEAL (monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning) process is implemented at the field level.
∎ Identify needs and contribute to project elaboration, contribute to strategy and the positioning of ACF in Cox Bazar.
∎ Objective 2: Manage the Program team at Cox's Bazar Sadar & Ramu (With possible expansion into other Upazila).
∎ Maintaining conducive and professional relations with team members and promoting a strong team spirit.
∎ Ensuring proper flows of communication to all teams and disseminate updates and other info when relevant, particularly between program and support functions.
∎ Supervising all direct reports, including technical/operational guidance, conflict mediation/management, HR situation follow up (contribution to recruitments, staff orientation/induction, action plans, appraisals, leaves, disciplinary measures).
∎ Monitoring the implementation of the ACF Charter and prevention of frauds or abuses of power and inform the Field Coordinator when needed.
∎ Providing capacity building and coaching to Program staff on project management best practices.
∎ Objective 3: Facilitate the coordination system within the organization at programs and support levels.
∎ Providing regular updates to the Field Coordinator and technical Head of Departments (HoD) on program implementation and being a facilitator between the field and the Office Coordination.
∎ Ensuring adequate and timely technical and programmatic coordination with other actors, either operative partners or external stakeholder. Both on project design and implementation phases.
∎ Ensuring that program teams proactively address relevant requests of support to the technical coordination team.
∎ Supporting the Field Coordinator in the facilitation of program visits, dissemination of field visit reports and recommendations follow up.
∎ Coordinate the donors report writing processes at field level in collaboration with Programme Managers and with support from HoDs and Grant Coordinator.
∎ Ensuring the timely and proper provision to the Field Coordinator (FC) of all relevant internal program-related reporting documents requested to the Field Office.
∎ Objective 4: Replace Field Coordinator during absences and liaise with stakeholders.
∎ Representing ACF with state actors (civil society network), United Nations agencies, Non-Government Organizations, and donors at the field site level for all related topics, under the delegation of the Field Coordinator and in collaboration with the Program Managers (for programs) or Country Director (for representation with local authorities).
∎ Participating in the humanitarian coordination activities at the field level and attending relevant program-related meetings, workshops on program matters to represent ACF at a local level.
∎ Following up contextual and security analysis, ensuring that relevant information is passed to and implemented by field teams to guarantee the minimum security threshold
Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in the field of program management in emergency context preferably in INGO. Professional experience in global project management organization planning, implementation of the project cycle, implementation and monitoring of financial and budgetary procedure, recruitment and management of teams, reporting etc.
∎ Skills:
∎ Good managerial, operational and humanitarian leadership skills. Strong computer, coordination and communication skills. Advanced analytical skills and ability produce clear, concise analysis and draw recommendations. Good command of English (spoken and written). Ability to believe and follow ACF's principles and values.
Salary:
∎ Gross monthly Salary BDT 1,73,886/;
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 02 basic salary per year.
∎ Provident Fund: 7.5% of Basic Salary.
∎ End of Contract Benefits: As per organization policy.
∎ Medical coverage: 80% hospitalization coverage medical expenses (max limit BDT 120,000 per year).
∎ Group Life insurance and Group Personal Accidental Insurance
∎ Maternity Benefit: 3 (three) basic salary.
∎ Birth Allowance, Marriage Allowance, etc.
∎ 18 days of paid annual leave per year.
∎ 10 days of paid casual leave per year.
∎ Up to 01 month of paid sick leave per year.
∎ Up to 26 calendar week's maternity leave.
∎ Paternity Leave, Marriage Leave, etc.
∎ Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform (online base) Cross knowledge.
∎ Participation to external training upon eligibility of the request.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 18 Jul 2021
Company Information:
∎ 4 Jul 2021
∎ Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com