Kachin Field Coordinator

Kachin Field Coordinator

Solidarites International

Bhamo, Myanmar

About the job

General objective:

• The Field Coordinator has the role of delegated Country Director for a region of a country in which Solidarités International intervenes
• He/she proposes a regional strategy according to the geopolitical and humanitarian context, and ensures its implementation once validated
• He/she checks and ensures that projects are carried out in accordance with the Solidarités International charter, respecting all internal and contractual procedures
• He/she mobilizes the material and financial resources necessary for programs to run smoothly and supervises resource management
• He/she coordinates the teams in place and is responsible for their security in his/her assigned zone
• He/she is responsible for the coordination with local actors including UN Local NGOs, Authorities and INGOs
• He/she is in charge of supervising partnerships with local NGOs (contractual management, capacity building, coordination)

The main challenges:

• Remote management (very limited access to Myanmar, the position is supposed to be based, at least in the beginning, in Bangkok or in the region). Challenges linked to context understanding (strong limitations in place in Kachin for the moment) + remote control of activities implementation
• Resumption of conflict over the last few months triggered new patterns for displacements, strong modification of the humanitarian context and needs. The future job holder will need to integrate those elements in the roll-out of the revised programming strategy in Kachin as well as adapting the base set-up and access capacities
• Adaptation of programming to be considered with existing national partners, and associated fundraising efforts

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Conclude the revision of the humanitarian context analysis revision (and links with security and access management)
• Finalizing the internal realignment of the key grants funding the base, keeping a Nexus programming approach
• Consolidate local partnerships along established capacity strengthening plans

Your profile

Education/academic background:

• University level degree, preferably a Master’s degree in International Affairs, Humanitarian or Development studies

Experiment in the humanitarian sector:

• 3-4 years

Experiment on similar postions:

• 0-2 years

Technical skills:

• Context and Humanitarian analysis - Strategic planning
• Access and Security management (in remote)
• Transformative and Change management

Tranversal skills:

• Ability to take initiatives and lead the evolution of SI programming in Kachin
• External coordination - Formal and informal
• Appetite for diverse programming modalities - direct and partnerships based interventions

Language:

• English (mandatory)
• French (asset)
• Myanmar/Burmese (asset)

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