Chef d’antenne à Kananga (RDC,province du Kasaï-Occidental)

RCN J&D travaille en République démocratique du Congo sous l’angle de l’«offre » de justice via l’appui institutionnel (formation de personnel judiciaire, appui documentaire) et sous l’angle « demande» de justice via des collaborations avec la société civile pour renforcer sa connaissance du droit et l’accès au système judiciaire.

Dans le cadre de son projet « Pour une meilleure sécurité juridique en RDC », RCN J&D recrute un/une Chef d’antenne pour son bureau de Kananga (Kasaï-Occidental). Ce responsable sera le seul salarié expatrié de l’antenne et travaillera avec une équipe composée de 4 collègues nationaux.

Ce poste est non-accompagné : un départ en couple ou en famille n’est pas possible.

Profil recherché :

• Diplôme en droit ou expérience en rapport avec le milieu judiciaire ;
• Expérience professionnelle confirmée, dont minimum trois ans en coopération au développement (en Afrique centrale et RDC de préférence) ;
• La connaissance des enjeux en matière foncière est un atout
• Capacité de gestion administrative et financière : gestion de caisse, comptabilité, suivi budgétaire, contrat
• Excellentes capacités de management, notamment en animation d’équipe et gestion de ressources humaines (RH) ;
• Maîtrise du cycle de projet, de la compréhension des budgets ;
• Capacités d’analyse politique, de conceptualisation et esprit de synthèse ;
• Aisance rédactionnelle et parfaite maîtrise du français à l’oral comme à l’écrit;
• Fluidité dans les relations humaines, sens de la relation institutionnelle et de la diplomatie ;
• Curiosité et ouverture d’esprit à l’égard de la culture du pays ;
• Capacité à travailler en situation de stress ;
• Bonne connaissance de l’anglais.

Tâches :

Le/la chef d’antenne est chargé de :

• Coordonner la mise en œuvre des objectifs du programme, dans le respect des budgets alloués ;
• Coordonner la gestion générale de la mission, en ce compris les finances, l’administration et les RH ;
• Représenter le programme dans les contacts avec les autorités et les autres partenaires congolais ou internationaux au niveau de la province du Kasaï-Occidental ;
• Assurer une réflexion constante au sein du projet sur les enjeux de la justice en RDC ;
• Participer à la gestion des contrats bailleurs et de la couverture financière de l’antenne (demandes, négociations, rapports, etc) ;
• Assurer une communication régulière avec le bureau de Kinshasa et le siège ;
• Superviser la rédaction des rapports, projets, avenants
• Superviser la fermeture du bureau de Kananga en mars 2016.

Le/la Chef d’Antenne travaille sous l'autorité directe de la Chef de Mission basée à Kinshasa et il/ elle travaillera en étroite collaboration avec l’équipe de coordination à Kinshasa :

• Il/ elle entretient une communication régulière avec le Chef de Mission sur la mise en œuvre du Projet et les rencontres avec les autorités locales ;
• Il/ elle suit les recommandations de la Coordinatrice Projets en termes d’harmonisation des outils de planification et de suivi et évaluation ;
• Il/ elle suit les recommandations du Coordonateur AFL en termes de gestion administrative, financière et logistique de l’antenne.

Durée:RCN J&D Justice & Démocratie propose un contrat à durée déterminée qui prendra fin le 30 mars 2016

Quand :Prise de poste le 1er septembre au plus tard, après briefing au siège de RCN J&D à Bruxelles;

Lieu :Kananga, RDC, avec des missions à Kinshasa.

Conditions :salaire + prise en charge globale (voyages, maison, assurances, per diem, véhicule…)

HOW TO APPLY:

Merci d’adresser CV + lettre de motivation (en français) avant le 15 aoûtpar email à Florence Liégeois, Responsable des Programmes RDC, à l’adresse job@rcn-ong.be, en mentionnant «Chef d’antenne Kananga » dans l’objet du mail. Les candidats sont invités à rappeler leurs disponibilités dans la lettre de motivation. Des informations sur RCN Justice & Démocratie sont accessibles sur le site www.rcn-ong.be

En raison de capacités limitées, seuls les candidats pré-sélectionnés seront contactés.

SADC VACANCIES - APRIL 2015

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Background

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) currently has fifteen Member States1 with a population of approximately 250 million people and a combined GDP of USD 467.3 billion (2006). The overall objective of SADC is to achieve development and economic growth, which is to be attained through increased regional integration, built on democratic principles and equitable and sustainable development.

It is following this background that SADC Secretariat wishes to invite suitably qualified, experienced citizens of SADC to apply for the following positions tenable at its Headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana:

Position	Job Grade
1. Senior Program Officer – Meteorology	4
2. Senior Program Officer - Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)	4
3. Senior Finance Officer - Financial, Accounting and Treasury (FAT)	4
4. Senior Records and Archives Management Officer	4
5. Senior Program Officer – HIV/AIDS	5
6. Senior Program Officer – Natural Resources and Wildlife	5
7. Senior Officer - Politics and Diplomacy	5
8. Program Officer – Agricultural Information	6
9. Legal Counsel	7
10. Librarian (Library, Records and Archives)	7
11. Human Resources Officer Pay roll and Benefits	7
12. IT Internal Auditor	7

Remuneration

The SADC Secretariat offers a competitive package for all the positions listed below.

Job Grade	Average Package per Annum
Job Grade 4	US$ 102,677
Job Grade 5	US$ 97,200
Job Grade 6	US$ 91,712
Job Grade 7	US$ 87,148

Submission of Applications

Closing Date: Applications must be submitted to the SADC National Contact Point in the following respective Member States not later than or on 1 May 2015:

Angola, Botswana, DRC, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Please take note that due to the quota point system, citzens of all Member States mentioned above except Swaziland can apply for all twelve positions. Citizens of Swaziland can only apply for Officer Level positions on Job Grade 6 and 7. Citizens of Lesotho are not elegible to apply since Lesotho has currently exhuasted its quota points.

Your application should accompany the following:

1. a short covering letter stating the position that you want to be considered for and describe how your qualifications, experience and competencies are relevant to the position;
2. a detailed and updated curriculum vitae;
3. certified copies of your degree(s), Diploma(s) and Certificate(s); and
4. duly completed SADC Application Form.

Should you be shortlisted, you will be required to produce evidence of any educational and professional qualifications supporting your application, on the day of your interview.

Gender Mainstreaming

SADC is an equal opportunity employer and particularly encourages applications from female candidates.

Closing Date:1 May 2015

If you are results orientated, you have a passion for the transformation and development of Southern Africa, and possess the required competencies, please submit your application.

Only applicants, who meet the requirements of the SADC Secretariat and being considered for interview, will be contacted. Should you not hear from the SADC Secretariat within four weeks after the closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

Details can also be obtained from the National Contact Point in your respective country.

Attachments

• SADC Employment Application Form - English
• SADC - Employment Application Form - French.doc
• SADC Employment Application Form - Portuguese.doc
• Job_ADVERT_-_English_Version_2015.pdf
• JOB_ADVERT_-_FRENCH_Version_2015.pdf
• Job_ADVERT_-_Portuguese_Version_2015.pdf
• JOB_PROFILE__2015-_Regional_Recruitment English.pdf
• JOB_PROFILE_2015_-_Regional_Recruitment_French.pdf
• JOB_PROFILE__2015-_Regional_Recruitment_Portuguese.pdf

1 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is made up of Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Civil Society Scholar Awards

The Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources that enrich socially engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region.

The awards support activities such as fieldwork (data collection); research visits to libraries, archives, or universities; course/curriculum development; and international collaborations leading to a peer-reviewed publication. 

Civil Society Scholars are selected on the basis of their outstanding contributions to research or other engagement with local communities, to furthering debates on challenging societal questions, and to strengthening critical scholarship and academic networks within their fields.

Eligibility Criteria

The awards are open to the following academic populations:

• Doctoral students of eligible fields studying at accredited universities inside or outside of their home country;
• Full-time faculty members teaching at universities in their home country.

Candidates must be citizens of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, Kosovo, Laos, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Yemen.

• Project duration: 2–10 months
• Eligible dates: August 1, 2015–August 31, 2016
• Maximum funding requests: $10,000 for doctoral students; $15,000 for faculty members

For more eligibility criteria, please consult the Frequently Asked Questions document in the Download Files section.

Ineligibility Criteria

Applicants may not request grant assistance for the support of:

• federal and/or state taxes;
• computer hardware, software or other computer-related equipment;
• automobile-related expenses;
• tuition/academic fees if the activity is not for the first year of a doctoral program;
• conference attendance which is not part of a larger research project;
• applications from more than one individual.

Ineligible fields include: business administration, management training, computer science, finance/banking, marketing, engineering, hard sciences (physics, biology, chemistry, etc.), mathematics, medical sciences, or teaching English as a foreign language/language instruction.

Applicants with permanent resident status, dual citizenship, and/or asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, European Union, New Zealand, Nordic Countries, or the United States are not eligible to apply.

Students or faculty currently enrolled in master’s degree programs are not eligible to apply.

Guidelines

Competition for the CSSA awards is merit-based. Selection will be made on the basis of proven academic excellence, a clear and justifiable need for international travel to complete the research project, and relevance of the project to the development of open society in the applicant’s home country. 

Selected grantees may be invited by CSSA to attend short-term trainings/summer school, and a participant conference during the grant period. Travel costs and accommodation for these events will be covered by CSSA.

Complete guidelines on the conditions of these awards are available in the Download Files section.

Applicants are strongly suggested to submit their application online.

Alternatively, applicants may submit an application in hard copy and submit it to one of the offices noted in the guidelines.

Coordinateur Terrain - Minova-Kalehe, Congo, DR

Coordinateur Terrain - Minova-Kalehe, Congo, DR

Duration : 12 mois
Start date : ASAP

You’ll contribute to ending world hunger by ...

mettant en place la stratégie de la mission sur le terrain et en assurant la coordination des interventions d’ACF dans les provinces du Sud et du Nord Kivu, sur l’axe Kalehe / Minova / Kiroche.

Key activities in your role will include:

• Coordonner la mise en œuvre de la stratégie pays d’ACF dans sa zone d’intervention.
• Coordonner l'ensemble de la mise en œuvre des programmes sur le terrain.
• Gérer les équipes dans sa zone d’intervention.
• Faciliter les bonnes relations avec les équipes de coordination.
• Représenter ACF et assurer les relations avec les bailleurs de fonds, partenaires, autorités, les agences des Nations Unies et les ONG dans sa zone d’intervention.
• Assurer le reporting et la communication.
• Gérer la sûreté et la sécurité de la base.

Does this description fit you?

Vous êtes un Coordinateur Terrain Expérimenté

• Vous avez au moins trois ans d’expérience en tant que Coordinateur Terrain dans des environnements humanitaires complexes.
• Vous êtes capable d’appliquer et de faire appliquer les principes et les valeurs humanitaires sur le terrain.
• Vous êtes capable de discerner et d’analyser différents éléments de contexte impactant la conception et la mise en œuvre opérationnelle sur une zone d’intervention.
• Vous êtes capable de piloter et d’appliquer un mécanisme de contrôle continu des opérations afin d’accroitre leur qualité et, d’identifier et de limiter les risques associés à leur mise en œuvre.
• Vous disposez d’une capacité de lecture analytique et critique d’informations financières, logistiques, RH et techniques.
• Vous maîtrisez la gestion de cycle de projet.

Vous êtes un excellent communicateur

• Vous disposez d’une capacité à vous intéresser et à comprendre les particularités culturelles locales afin d’adapter votre discours et votre posture en fonction de vos interlocuteurs.
• Vous êtes capable de synthétiser, de rédiger et exprimer clairement des données et des idées.
• Vous êtes capable de situer les opérations d’ACF vis-à-vis des autres acteurs humanitaires de la zone d’intervention et de les promouvoir.
• Vous faites preuve de diplomatie et pouvez aider vos collègues à gérer des situations difficiles.

Vous êtes un gestionnaire d’équipe expérimenté et respecté

• Vous êtes capable de définir et de transmettre une direction et une vision claire à vos équipes.
• Vous êtes capable de fédérer les équipes programmes et les équipes support autour d’enjeux communs.
• Vous savez convertir en actions concrètes et pragmatiques des propositions d’intervention élaborées.
• Vous êtes diplomatique et êtes capable de gérer des conflits.
• Vous encouragez votre équipe à proposer de nouvelles idées.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply online with resume and cover letter athttps://careers.actionagainsthunger.org/index.php/positions/view/110/

WASH Specialist (m/f), Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

The position is to be filled as soon as possible and has an initial contract term running until 14.05.2015. Deployment location is Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Taking the security situation into account, travel for work will be required.

Aims and duties of the position

As WASH Specialist you are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the WASH projects of Welthungerhilfe in the Democratic Republic of Congo in cooperation with the country office and the project management.

Your most important duties:

• Planning, coordination and conceptual development of WASH activities
• Consultation and quality control of the WASH activities of partner organisations in IDP camps and villages in North Kivu
• Budget responsibility for the WASH component of the projects
• Active participation in WASH clusters
• Ensuring coordination and cooperation with international and national NGOs
• Monitoring and evaluation of project activities
• Ensuring regular reporting

As a qualified applicant you will possess the following:

• A university or polytechnical degree, ideally in the field of water management and/or
• agricultural science, or a comparable relevant technical qualification with several years of professional experience
• Experience in the field of rural development, in particular infrastructure measures (WASH)
• Several years of project experience in the implementation of co-financed projects of
  international (aid) organisations, ideally in this region
• Coordination and organisational skills, including ability to work under pressure and in
  difficult local conditions
• Ability to cooperate and work well in a team
• A high level of mental and physical resilience and readiness to travel to areas with volatile local conditions
• Good level of written and spoken French and English, a good knowledge of German is an advantage

We are offering you the opportunity to work in an exceptionally engaged team with a high level of responsibility. Naturally, our offer also includes comprehensive training and regular rest and recreation days.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please send a covering letter and CV by email, including the reference ‘COD 19714’, by 30th November 2014 to Barbara Kürsten (recruitment.kuersten@welthungerhilfe.de).

Head of Project (m/f) in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The position is to be filled from February 2015 with an initial contract term running until 31.01.2016. Deployment location is Goma. Taking into account the security, travel for work is required.

Aims and duties of the position

As Head of Project you are responsible for carrying out the projects of Welthungerhilfe in the region, in accordance with the framework specified as regards content, financing and timescales.

Your most important duties:

• Representing Welthungerhilfe and coordination of the project concept and planned project activities with local decision makers and other aid and development organisations working in the project area
• Development and preparation of measures within the area of emergency aid and
  rehabilitation
• Identification of new local and international project partners and co-financing donors
• conceptual development of the projects and production of planning documents for further project phases
• Regular reporting to the country office and/or branch office
• Ensuring proper financial and material expenses planning
• Ensuring the necessary flow of information and public transparency of the project work
• Recruitment, management and guidance of national specialists

As a qualified applicant you will possess the following:

• A university or polytechnical degree in the field of international agricultural science, rural development or a comparable relevant qualification
• Several years of project and management experience in the planning and supervision of development-oriented transitional aid measures in international (aid) organisations, preferably in crisis regions, as well as very good analytical skills for evaluating the humanitarian and security-related situation
• A high level of mental and physical resilience and readiness to travel to areas with volatile local conditions
• Coordination and organisational skills, including ability to work under pressure
• Ability to successfully motivate a multi-national team
• Very good level of written and spoken French and English, a good knowledge of German is an advantage

We are offering you the opportunity to work in an exceptionally engaged team with a high level of responsibility. Naturally, our offer also includes comprehensive training and regular rest and recreation days.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please send a covering letter and CV by email, including the reference ‘COD 19814’, by 7th December 2014 to Barbara Kürsten (recruitment.kuersten@welthungerhilfe.de).

Expert Etude Participative des Vulnérabilités et des Capacités des Communautés (EPVC)

Job Title: Expert Study Participatory Vulnerability and Capacity of

Communities (EPVC)

Base and Country Work: Kalomba, Western Kasai, DRC

Contract Period: 2 months

Start date for the position desired: 01/12/2014

The expert EPVC is responsible for:

Objective 1: Conduct a study of Participatory Vulnerability and Capacity of

Communities (EPVC)

• For this purpose, in connection with the ACF team, extensive coordination will be to do with the other studies included in the project (Socio Cultural Study Fast, Causal Analysis of Malnutrition, Cost of Diet), at design time to avoid duplication and ensure complementarity and at the time of the analysis, to cross the results and interpret any differences.
• Present the methodology and the exact timing of the study team coordination ACF for approval.
• Discuss and define with teams expected from the study and an action plan
• Conduct the study by following the steps outlined in the manual practice ACF on EPVC:
• Preparatory stages, secondary data analysis, management tools etc.
• Conduct the study directly with communities
• Analyze and interpret results
• Validate the results with communities
• Create community action plans with targeted communities and
• Present results with ACF and others
• Write the final report incorporating comments EPVC ACF
• Discuss and define the ACF teams an action plan which takes into account the findings and recommendations EPVC and highlight recommendations for a possible project, including vulnerable target populations.

Objective 2: Team Manager

• Define the human resource needs for the study if necessary
• Create, adapt job descriptions Team
• Participate in the recruitment of its team with the HR
• Oversee and manage its direct employees
• Train his team to specific methods
• Promote respect for the ACF Charter and the prevention of fraud and abuse of power.
• At the end of the mission, make an assessment of each team member and leave references for each

Objective 3: Communicating Research Participatory Vulnerability and Capacity of

Communities (EPVC)

• Produce with and for each target community, a community action plan
• A final report of the study that takes into account the reactions of ACF, which considers the links with other studies of the project if the results are already available and gives recommendations for a possible project
• Organize meetings of technical exchanges as the progress of the investigation with other teams if they are studies underway at the same time

Objective 4: Represent and liaise with the authorities, the UN, NGOs and local partners

• Facilitate coordination meetings focused on EPVC
• ACF represent local, regional or national level in collaboration with the Country Director and / or field coordinator and liaise with UN agencies, national and international NGOs and governments, specifically the study

This list of tasks is not exhaustive and may change depending on other needs necessary and indispensable to the execution of the job.

LABOUR RELATIONS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

INTERNAL

• Field coordinator: direct supervisor, relationship with stakeholders
• WASH coordinators, Nut, FSL: technical exchange / sharing of information
• PM: technical exchange, information exchange
• EPVC Team: hierarchical relationship

EXTERNAL

• Health, traditional and local religious authorities, administrative,
• NGOs / UN Agencies
• Community members
• Lessor (AIDS)
• Clusters
• Other stakeholders

REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure reporting of activities
• Document the proposed tools and strategy developed
• Produce an action plan for each target community and
• Produce a final report and recommendations for a future project as outbound information to EPVC

SKILLS REQUIRED

DEGREE / LEVEL STUDY

• Degree in international development, anthropology, sociology, nutrition etc. with a specialized profile of disaster risk reduction and community work

SPECIFIC SKILLS AND LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

• Have significant experience in research and community-based approaches
• Experience in the implementation of a Participatory Vulnerability Study and Capacity and mastery of methodology
• Knowledge of approaches to reduce disaster risk
• A good understanding of malnutrition and its underlying causes
• Ability to work effectively for short periods
• Have a high sense of organization and planning
• Skills training teams
• Good experience in building community capacity
• Good reporting capabilities
• Independence, critical thinking and initiative
• Ability to synthesize
• Flexibility and organization
• Mastery of computer tools Word, Excel, Power Point
• A great sense of commitment in the context of community-based approaches for best outcomes for beneficiaries population
• High capacity for synthesis and analysis
• Excellent capacity for communication and presentation
• Experience working in low-resource settings
• Proficiency in oral and written French

JUDGED

• English proficiency
• Experience in DRC
• ACF experience
• Any experience in nutrition is an asset

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply online with summary and cover letter at https://careers.actionagainsthunger.org/