L’International Rescue Committee recrute un Chef de section, Mali

Descriptif du poste

The International Rescue Committee’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded over 80 years ago, the IRC is a leading humanitarian and development organization with presence in more than 40 countries. Across contexts, the IRC is committed to delivering innovative, high-impact programs tailored to the needs of communities affected by crisis. 

The IRC began working in Mali in 2012 in response to the political crisis. The IRC has provided lifesaving assistance to over half a million displaced Malians displaced by conflict and facing severe food shortages. The crisis in Mali has also led to a collapse of basic public services such as health care and education.

Scope of work

Job responsibilities 

•  Provide strategic and technical leadership and direction, define and implement activities to achieve the greatest impact toward project goals and objectives;
•  Develop, review, and monitor in coordination with key project staff, annual work and performance plans to ensure long-term and short-term priorities are on track;
•  Oversee technical direction and project delivery to ensure activities are in line with the performance framework and meet all standard operational policies and procedures;
•  Oversee the Deputy COP in managing partners and providing financial and operations support that optimizes resources through sound budgets, consistent financial tracking, and timely submission of reports to the donor;
•  Report to USAID through both formal and informal debriefings, annual and semi-annual reports;
•  Maintain active and cooperative relationships with all key stakeholders, including government officials, project partners, other implementing agencies, and related institutions;
•  Represent the project and the organization in public and ensure distribution of information about project achievements and lesson learned;
•  Support project staff by creating and maintaining a work environment that promotes teamwork, trust, mutual respect, and empowers staff to take responsibility.

Requirements

•  Advanced degree (PhD or MA) from an accredited university in Economic Recovery and Development, International Development, or related field; equivalent experience may be substituted for graduate degree;
•  Minimum of 10 years of experience in similar economic recovery and positive youth development programs, and experience managing complex international donor-funded development activities in challenging environments. 
•  Significant previous experience working in conflict or crisis situations.
•  Experience working in Mali or within the West Africa region on economic recovery and positive youth development programming. 
•  Previous experience as COP of USAID-funded programs preferred;
•  Demonstrated experience in managing multi-year and multi-million-dollar projects.
•  Demonstrated success incorporating innovation and participatory, flexible, and gender-sensitive programming into implementation.
•  Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with local counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders;
•  Demonstrated innovation and success in staff capacity-building and in participatory, flexible, and gender-sensitive programming and implementation;
•  Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders
•  Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
•  Capacity to work well under pressure, and the ability to communicate appropriately and effectively cross‐culturally is critical.
•  The candidate must be fluent in English and French.

Working environment