Philippines: Field Coordinator - Philippines - Roxas
Country: Philippines
Closing date: 31 Jan 2014
PRESENTATION OF HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL
Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission.
For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.org
Handicap International is composed of 3 operational divisions:• Emergency Response Division (ERD)• Mines Division• Development Division
Under the Emergency Response Division, the expatriate will be recruited for this mission:
JOB CONTEXT
On the 8 November 2013, “Haiyan” the most violent typhoon of the year (as known as “Yolanda”) hit the Philippines with winds of 300km/h . More than 4, 000 people were killed and hundreds are still missing. Government estimates that over 13 million of people were affected by Haiyan out a total population of 96 millions, and more than 4 million people are currently displaced. Leyte province, Eastern Samar, Panay province are the most devastated areas. Around 1 million houses are damaged even totally destroyed and 1.500 evacuation centers are sheltering more than 80 000 families. 2,5million of people are in need of live-saving food assistance. There is still an important lack of food, drinkable water, shelter, health care (lack of basics cares but also specifics cares for children and for pregnant & lactating women). Moreover, so many diseases are going to spread around population as diarrhea, tetanus, leptopsirosi because care centers and hospital are not still all operational and don’t allow to injured people to obtain the cares they need. At the arrival of the international humanitarian aid on the field, there were several difficulties. Actually, the geographical situation was maybe the most important difficulty. Because of the damaged airports, it was very hard to humanitarian actors to join some areas though the most affected and to provide the aid. Moreover, the ways of communication were totally destroyed after the typhoon in many provinces so it was impossible to evaluate the situation of those areas and to communicate about it. The assessment of the most impacted areas took time and was a brake to the aid’s delivery. Currently, international aid is deployed all around the affected areas but so many people are still waiting for this aid, particularly the most vulnerable people and the injured people.
A first rapid assessment was conducted from November 18th to November 20th in four Municipalities of Iloilo province. HI team intervene immediately with the distribution of emergency shelters for 3,500 people in Batad municipality. As a concentration of INGO and governmental presence was observe in Iloilo province mainly on the coastal area, HI assessment team decided to follow the path of the typhoon and carry out a second assessment from November 29th to December 3rd in inland areas non assessed by other actors in Capiz Province. The conclusion of the assessment highlighted Sigma Municipality and its barangays for 3 main reasons:- Few humanitarian actors present in Sigma- High level of damages and considerable needs in shelter, food and livelihood were recorded- Additional vulnerability due to floods and sensitive zone in the western border of the municipality.
This intervention is conducted following 2 main axes:1. Ensure that the most vulnerable families have access to cash grants in selected barangays to rebuild their shelter and meet other basic needs2. Ensure that community level capacity to rebuild or repair typhoon damaged houses with inclusive build back better techniques has increased
The action targets households and individuals from Typhoon Haiyan affected areas. More specifically, the action targets the affected populations who are living in the remote areas and those who were underserved by the emergency relief in the typhoon aftermath. - 200 vulnerable families (a min of 1,000 persons) will have access to cash grant and construction technical support - 50 local builders (majority of carpenters) will benefit from cash for training on build back better principles and construction techniques including accessibility and from the distribution of an individual tool box to support their activity. - A minimum of 634 households (2239 inhabitants) from minimum 2 targeted barangays will have access to sensitization on inclusion and build back better principles and techniques including accessibility
MAIN RESPONSABILITIES OF THE EXPATRIATE
Based in Roxas, under the responsibility of the Head of mission, you will be responsible for:
? Security of the base: follows up the situation, gather information, attends security meetings, make sure the security rules are respected, update them (in close relationship with the Head of Mission);? Representation of HI towards authorities in projects, administrative and logistics aspects in coordination with the HoM;? Participation in coordination meetings concerning projects, administrative and logistics aspects;? Management of the follow up of the projects and dedicated expatriates deployed within the ERD intervention;? Direct management of expatriate and national support and operational staff on the area of intervention; ? Follow up the logistics and administrative aspects;? Supervise monthly projects, administrative and logistic reporting;
REQUIRED PROFILE
Education and experience: - Minimum 3 years in the humanitarian field with at least one experience as field coordinator of mission in an INGO.- Experience of emergency and post-emergency contexts
Professional skills:- Extensive knowledge of emergency donors, including ECHO, UN. - Experimented team manager- Excellent analysis and writing skills.
Language- English mandatory
Personal skills:- Able to cope with a huge workload- Proactivity and flexibility - Diplomacy and interpersonal skills- Confident and incisive
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS
? Status: salaried contract starting from 2200 euros gross salary + 457 euros of indemnity of expatriation per month (no per diem on the field)? Start: January 2014? Duration: 3 months renewable if funding? Living conditions: guesthouse shared with other international staff (no charges)? Social insurance: 100% covered
How to apply:
Please apply online by following this link : http://hi.profilsearch.com/recrute/fr/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=257&idparte...
