Afghanistan: Afghanistan - An East Program Coordinator in Jalalabad

Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.

The association leads in average 190 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 5 million people in 20 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and France.

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Humanitarian situation and needs

At the 2012 Tokyo Conference, Afghanistan announced its road map toward self-reliance. However, great challenges remain to be overcome. Security, social and economic development, good governance, and justice are, among other issues, essential pre- conditions in order to achieve the country’s ambitious objectives. The withdrawal of the majority of international troops in 2014 as well as the recent change in government leadership has raised questions concerning the stability of the country. In fact, 2014 witnessed an increased level of violence with civilians paying the highest price, a rise in unemployment and criminality.

Rebuilding and strengthening the health-care system is still a priority in Afghanistan with the country-wide continuation of the implementation of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and the Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) initiated in 2003 and 2005. PUI is a key implementing partner for both the BPHS and EPHS programmes.

Our action in the field

PUI reaffirms its commitment to support Afghan people through a strategy based on its experience of the country and expertise in health interventions. Complementary to the implementation of the BPHS and EPHS programs, PUI has started health targeting for the conflict-affected and hard-to-reach population.

PUI will also seek to develop an integrated approach in its areas of intervention, with projects on food security, livelihoods and WaSH, to comprehensively respond to the needs of vulnerable populations.

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As part of our activities in Afghanistan, we are looking for an East Program Coordinator in Jalalabad.

The East Program Coordinator will manage and support the Project Managers in the Eastern region for the implementation of activities under the shorter-term emergency response projects, will ensure the relevance of the activities implemented in line with PUI strategy, and will propose new interventions in line with the evolution of the humanitarian situation in the area.

• Programmes: He/She coordinates the project teams and ensures the operational and qualitative aspects of emergency programmes are put into practice properly (monitoring of objectives, respecting due dates and budgetary provisions, quality control, synergy of the teams) according to the contractual documents and in line with PUI policies and procedures


• Human Resources: He/She will be the direct line manager of up to five Project Managers in the region and will ensure that appropriate support and capacity building is brought to the senior managers of the programmes


• Logistics and Administration: He/She will oversee the logistic and administrative duties of the projects with the support of the expatriate Logistician for the Eastern Region.


• Safety and Security: Under the direct supervision of the Area Coordinator, he/she will be responsible for following safety and security rules on-base and in Eastern region, and will transmit all safety and security information to the Area Coordinator. He/She may take primary responsibility for security management for the region during any absence of the Area Coordinator.


• Strategy: He/She will ensure that the programmess developed are in line with PUI mandate and strategy, and will propose new interventions according to the evolution of the humanitarian situation in the Eastern region. Specific focus should be put on the collaboration with other stakeholders in the region for coordinated humanitarian responses.

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Training and Experience

Training:

Project Cycle Management

Humanitarian Standards

Professional Experience:

Humanitarian

• Management experience of humanitarian projects


• Successful experience in large team management and the management of multi-sectorial programmes

International

Knowledge and Skills:

Team Management of medical teams

Understanding of institutional donors(OFDA, ECHO, UN agencies, etc.) procedures

Excellent writing skills in English

Software:

Microsoft Office

Other (to be specified)

Languages

English is mandatory

French and other languages (Pashto, Dari) are a plus.

Proposed Terms

Employed with a Fixed-Term Contract – 12 months

Starting date: June 2016

Monthly gross income: from 1 870 up to 2 200 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per semester seniority with PUI

Cost covered: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines, etc.

Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/7 assistance and repatriation

Housing in collective accommodation

Daily living Expenses (« Per diem »)

Break Policy : 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance

Paid Leaves Policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months