Deputy Field Coordinator for Programs

Deputy Field Coordinator for Programs

Solidarites International

Sittwe, Myanmar

About the job

General objective:

The Program Deputy Field Coordinator (P-DFC) is in charge of supervising the implementation of programs in Rakhine State. In line with both SI annual country strategy and the evolution of the humanitarian needs in the area, the DFC-P will support designing and implementing new projects… She/He oversees the quality of project implementation through the direct management of Program Managers. She/he also supports the Field Coordinator (FC) in his representing tasks in external meetings under FC delegation.

Main responsibilties include coordination and programme monitoring, institutional and capacity building of managers in project cycle management and WASH technical skills (in support of the WASH Coordiantor), reporting/communication/external representation and team management.

The main challenges:

• Deterioating security, social, economic and political context in Rakhine
• No more MoU leading to lack of official authorization to work preventing full implementation to the scale needed. No official INGO visas for expatriates. AA/MAF conflict in Rakhine on November 2023 – road/waterways totally blocked, lack of access to areas of interventions, not TAs for expatriates and extremely rarely for national staff and materials
• Specificty: most of the workforce in Rakhine is composed of camp-based staffs which are both SI satff and beneficiaries.

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Understand the security, political, social and economic context of Rakhine
• Familiarise with SI’s internal rules and regulations
• Set up clear workplans with all managers under his/her line management according to the ongoing projects, priorities and capacities of each staff, as per guidance andhandover notes provided by exiting DFC-P.
• Organise work and regular meetings with the WASH Co
• Preparation of final reports with managers and FC
• External representatiion and meeting with key Rakhine partners (OCHA, UNDSS, MSF, OXFAM, DRC, NRC, CCCM cluster, WASH cluster, Health cluster)

Your profile

Education/academic background:

• More than 5 years experience in the humanitarian sector
• More than 5 years experience on a similar position

Specific skills and experience:

Technical skills:

• Water and/or sanitation technical background
• Excellent project management skills incl. Budget management
• Experience in community mobilization/engagement, dialogue with community

Transversal skills:

• Autonomy
• Good analytical skills and proactivity
• Coordination and external communication skills
• Excellent team managemnet and capacity building skills

Language:

• English (mandatory)
• Myanmar (an asset)
• French (an asset)

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