Solidarités International (SI) is a French humanitarian organisation operating for over 35 years who is committed to providing aid in the event of conflict and natural disasters. Our mission is to provide aid as quickly and as efficiently as possible to endangered populations by meeting their vital needs: water, food and shelter.
SI has started activities in North-eastern Nigeria in August 2016 in the fields of Wash and is now intervening in 4 areas of the state for Wash and Shelter activities.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Shelter Officer
Location: Dikwa, Borno
Beginning of contract: 1/8/2018
Contract duration: 3 months– Probation period: 1 month
Delocalization policy: applicable, according to SI conditions
Objectives
- Under the supervision of the Watsan Team Leader and in functional link with the Shelter advisor Assistant, the shelter Officer will lead and supervise shelter work projects, respecting deadlines and technical requirements.
List of Main Responsabilities
Set-up and operational monitoring:
- Under the supervision of the Watsan Team Leader, take part in logistical and administrative organization and the planning and preparation of job sites
- Ensure the construction and/or the maintenance of construction work using Solidarités International tools (in particular):
- Take part in the identification of sites where work is to be carried out
- Recruit and train the workforce (carpenters, mason, …) and daily workers
- Control the quality/quantity of the materials arriving in the construction site
- Be in charge of given the materials to the IDPs
- Allocate the on-site workforce according to instructions given by the team leader or Shelter advisor assistant
- Carry out work according to technical guidelines and estimates and follow the recommendation of the Shelter Coordinator or Shelter advisor assistant.
- Controls the quality of the implementation
- Respect deadlines established with his/her supervisor or project manager
- Supervise operational teams, contractors and communities, and ensure the best use of available resources
- Organize, plan and supervise community participation
- Anticipate any problems associated with the management of his/her activity and propose solutions to avoid them
- Manage the supply of worksite materials by collaborating with the logistics department
- Report to the project manager and/or program manager assistant on the state of decentralized stock (‘field’ stock) on his/her sites.
- Take part to the evaluation of the technical competence of contractors
- Respect Solidarités administrative procedures before, during and after each work project
- Establish safety and security measures for each activity and ensure that these rules are respected by the workforce under his/ her supervision and by the population.
Reporting/Communication /Representation:
- Fill and send daily report to the Watsan Team leader ,
- Fill and send concrete test report, and quality check report
- Fill and send monitoring report
- Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her team leader and/or project manager
- Take part in the drafting of project progress reports under the supervision of his/her team leader
- Take part in seminars and workshops related to the carrying-out of activities and to project objectives
- Report to his supervisor regarding the development of activities and specific tasks that he/she has been assigned, any problems encountered and the quality of relations with the beneficiaries
- Report back all information or problems linked to his/her activity, Solidarités programs or safety issues
- Listen to the local population and authorities in order to identify any needs, complaints, or major events which could affect the activities of Solidarités
- Analyze the humanitarian situation by taking into account protection issues/Do No Harm to the population
- Collaborate with local authorities and administration
- Take part in restitution meetings and clusters on request Personal abilities :
Requirements
- Professional experience: 6 months of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)
- Languages : English, Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus).
Personal qualities:
- Teamworking skills
- Good time management skills
- Good communication skills.
Technical competences:
- Good knowledge of planing, implementing and evaluating shelters project
- IT skills: EXCEL, WORD, OUTLOOK, AUTOCAD.
Job Title: HR Coordinator Assistant
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Beginning of contract: 1/8/2018
Contract duration: 3 months (with possibility of extension) – Probation period: 1 month
Mission
- At his/her assigned mission level, the HR Coordinator assistant supports the HR Coordinator in the processing of accounting operations as well as all tasks relating to Human Resources
Roles and Responsibilities
Administrative management of personnel:
- Welcome and participate in administrative briefing of new personnel
- Assist the HR Coordinator for the administrative management of recruitment and hiring
- Participate in the organization of training
- Ensure archiving and monitoring of individual dossiers and deliver all documents relative to the professional life of Solidarités International employees
- Ensure the confidentiality of all HR datas
- Collect the necessary information to monitor changes in the cost of living
- Participate in the monitoring of work contracts on the mission
- Keep individual employee files and recruitment files up to date
- Ensure that procedures for recruitment and terminating contracts are adhered to
- Prepare new employment contracts
- Inform new employees about internal regulations
- Draw up administrative documents relating to employment contracts
- Keep an organization chart up to date for the base
- Participate in the application of policies relating to salaries and benefits for Solidarités International
- Monitor changes in the cost of living
Team management:
- Train and support team members under his or her supervision
- Ensure the minimal replacement of members of the admin services in case of absence (days of, sickness etc.)
Reporting / communication:
- Participate in supervision of regulations in effect
- Aid HR Coordinator in relations with administrative authorities
Personal Abilities
- Professional experience: 6 months of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)
- Languages: English and Hausa (Kanuri is a plus)
- Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (internal and external communication), team player, initiative and autonomy, capacity of prioritization of tasks
Technical competences
- Training: University Degree in Human Resources or related fields.
- IT skills: Good knowledge of Office software : Excel, Word, Power Point
Salary and Conditions
- In accordance with SI’s Terms of Employment; for national staff in Nigeria
Deadline: 17th July, 2018.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s, Cover Letter and References in one file in PDF or Word to: hr.coo@solidarites-nigeria.org
Note
- The file must be named with name and surname of the candidate. Files called CV or resume will be immediately deleted
- No paper applications will be accepted.
- Shortlisting will start as soon as we start receiving applications and deadline might be changed without prior notice.
- As position is required as soon as possible, Solidarites International reserves the right to select a candidate and finalize the recruitment before the final date.
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