Action contre la Faim recrute un Coordinateur adjoint terrain, Mueda, Mozambique

VOTRE ENVIRONNEMENT DE TRAVAIL

Mozambique is currently ranked 185th/191 on the Human Development Index, and around 946,000 people are internally displaced in northern Mozambique (mostly in Cabo Delgado). Nearly 1.9 million people are highly food insecure due to conflict, low rainfall and high food prices.

Action contre la Faim has been working in Mozambique between 1991 and 2001, and has resumed its presence in 2019 via local actors’strengthening and in 2021 via direct interventions. ACF’s mission in Mozambique is currently in full expansion, with ongoing large scale emergency projects and several others in discussion. The field team is composed of 120 people, and the team is still growing.

Our assistance currently focuses on the Province of Cabo Delgado, with an office in office in Pemba and a sub-office in Mueda. However we are working on a registration in two other Provinces in the Northern part of the country.

The organization currently plays a strong role in Health emergency capacities strengthening, through the support of the mobile health brigades and health facilities and nutrition care to IDPs and host communities. ACF is working to reduce food insecurity among the affected population (food and cash assistance) and contribute to improve their resilience through by supporting household agriculture and incoming generating activities. ACF is also improving access to WASH services and WASH practices at institutional (school/health facilities) and community levels for IDPs and host communities.

Mueda base is currently hosting integrated big programs in nutrition/health (support to health facilities and mobile clinic), WASH (WASH in Health), FSL (food distribution, livelihoods) and MHPSS (Psychological First Aid, Psychosocial Support linked to care practices), with humanitarian and early recovery programming. Programs are led within IDP settlements and at host community level. You will be the direct manager of 4 Program Managers and the indirect manager of a 55 people team.  Mueda is currently under govermental curfew (7pm) – however, the city in itself is calm. Several other international NGO are present in Mueda and you can have a social life (BBQs, going to local bars/restaurants etc.). The base is currently under the process of moving in a new guest house (2 bathrooms for 3 rooms).  There are daily UNHAS flights between Mudea and Pemba, the province capital, located on the coast. When worload permits it, and until UNHAS flights are free, you can come spend Friday + weekend or week-end + Monday in Pemba. If you love fish and seafood (octopus, squid, shrimp, fish, lobster, etc), Pemba will then be your culinary refuge. Pemba is also renowned as being a prime tourist destination for water sport and diving enthusiasts as a coral reef lies close to the shore. At 30min car, you will find amazing beaches where to relax and even spend the night (several lodges).

VOTRE POSTE ET VOS RESPONSABILITÉS

Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator in Mueda, we are looking for a Deputy Field Coordinator to lead the successful implementation of ACF programs in accordance with contractual requirements and expected technical & programmatic quality standards, the overall management of Program Team and provide support to the Field Coordinator

More specifically, you will:

• Contribute to the strategic planning and positioning of ACF in the Mueda base, by ensuring the mobilization of the program teams
• Contribute to the development of projects in the areas of intervention, by ensuring the mobilisation of programme teams
• Ensure project planning and monitoring to guarantee the implementation of quality activities & promote programmatic integration
• Ensure the integration of gender and protection in the programme strategy, the functionality of the accountability mechanisms and support the building of the organisation’s acceptance in the area
• Contribute to the quality and impact measurement process, to capitalisation and advocacy and ensure qualitative internal and external reporting
• Ensure appropriate coordination and partnership with external actors
• Manage the team through individual action plan, annual appraisal of directly supervised staff, identify training needs and train
• Replace FC during absences

VOTRE PROFIL

You hold a Master’s degree in development or humanitarian aid or international relations with a minimum of 2 years of experience in the field and in one or more challenging context. You also have experiences in project management (previous PM or coordinator position) with a good knowledge and understanding of Humanitarian coordination mechanisms and of all or part of ACF sectors of intervention: Nutrition & Health, WASH, FSL, Emergency response, MHCP-GP.

With excellent personal and communication skills, you know how to adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through withthrough strong analytical and conceptual thinking and ability to understand complex issues.

You speak fluently English and you are able to speak and understand Portuguese or fluent in Spanish or Italian.

VOS CONDITIONS D’EMPLOI

• 6 months of fixed-term contract under French law (for international candidates) or Mozambique law (for national candidates)
• Remuneration according to ACF’s policy

ACF is committed to people with disabilities and actively fights against all forms of discrimination.

POURQUOI NOUS REJOINDRE ?

You are looking forward to oversee an integrated programming in a conflict sensitive area, and to learn about the different sectors of ACF (nutrition, health, WASH, Food Security and Livelihoods and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support). You like creating processes and tools, and build up capacities of your team. This position is perfect to prepare yourself becoming a Field Coordinator next, is such is your plan of career.