Field Coordinator

Position description

The Field Coordinator is expected to perform all the key tasks for the role, in terms of leadership, management and strategic development. He/she will be expected to lead the base and work on the funding oppurtunities with support of Coordination team. Solid security management and negotiation skills are a must for the area, given the numerous security threats and difficult environment in particular in working with authorities.

The main challenges:

Al Mokha is an area with high security concerns, given proximity to frontlines as well as general insecurity due to the presence of multiple armed groups, criminal and radicalized actors. Work to be done in assessing the strategic direction of the base and deepening resilience focused activities, as well as working on capacity building.

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Capacity building of staff, especially in the nationalization of both other expat positions (Admin and Log);
• Identify local and international partnerships with focus on access to new areas;
• Developing access strategy and strengthening coordination with other actors;
• Reinforcement and implementation of security protocols;
• Networking and context analysis C19.

Your profile

EDUCATION:

• Diploma (BA or MA) in relevant field (Political science, international relations or other).

EXPERIMENT IN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR:

• 3-4 years.

EXPERIMENT ON SIMILAR POSITIONS:

• 0-2 years.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Knowledge and experience of Yemen or Middle East appreciated;
• Management skills including security management;
• Leadership and Negotiation skills.

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS:

• Multi projects and multi donors management experience;
• Strong interpersonal skills and problem solving capacity, anticipation and self-organization capacities;
• Great drive to achieve results and stress management capacities, willingness to work in complex and violatile environment.

Language:

• Fluency in written and oral English mandatory;
• Arabic an asset.

Application instructions

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