Head of Mission (M/F) at Secours Islamique France (SIF)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Expected starting date: ASAP

Responsibilities
He/she is responsible for:

• The overall program development and program implementation;
• The staff management,
• Guaranteeing the respect of SIF procedures, policies and best practices,
• Representing the SIF toward local authorities, and the different stakeholders (donors, local NGOs …)
• Identifying and securing institutional donor’s funding

Leadership of the Country Programme:

• To maintain and develop SIF’s presence in Nigeria,
• To coordinate and manage the overall planning and direction of SIF's operations in Nigeria ,
• To develop and maintain a coherent strategy that contributes to SIF's global objectives

Programme Development:

• To regularly analyze the context, risks, operational access issues and availability of resources, in relation to the program objectives,
• To oversee the field assessments,
• To assess the donor environment and opportunities for funding, and ensure concept notes and proposals are developed (according to SIF institutional strategy) and submitted in due time,
• To ensure effective and timely coordination of technical inputs  in proposal development within country program and HQs,
• To develop and maintain SIF's emergency activities and oversee the scale up of the emergency response,

Representation:

• To represent SIF, coordinate and advocate on key issues with local and national authorities,  UN agencies, donors and  INGOs,
• To develop funding strategies and donor mapping analysis,
• To manage external communications in collaboration with the HQs communications department. Act as the contact person with press and media,
• To maintain regular communications with HQs using the established procedures.

Staff Management / Human Resources:

• To provide leadership and management to the team,
• To line manage senior staff, regularly make performance and management appraisals (at least one a year),
• To support national and international staff, ensuring that individuals work effectively together as a team to achieve the programme objectives,
• To organize and supervise capacity building and development of national staff.

Logistics:

• To ensure that appropriate logistic structures and procedures are established and / or are maintained in accordance with the SIF guidelines,
• To oversee the timely and efficient planning and implementation of procurement and supply of items in line with project needs,
• To ensure adequate management of warehousing, compounds, transportation, goods in kind, and assets according to SIF procedures.

Safety and Security Management:

• Responsible for the safety and security of all SIF staff and visitors to Nigeria.
• To ensure that a safety and security framework for SIF operations is developed, communicated, adhered to and regularly reviewed,

Administration and Finance:

• To oversee budget preparation, and analysis of actual expenditures vs. budget,

Profile

• Minimum 5 years of previous experience in humanitarian work, including previous experiences as Country Director, Deputy Country Director or Chief of Party with INGOS in similar context
• Substantial experience of strategic thinking, including identifying, analyzing, problem solving, and responding to opportunities and challenges and the ability to translate these into practical action plans
• Extensive knowledge and experience of project planning and budget holding; proposal and report writing
• Strong leadership skill, with excellent written and spoken English
• Experience of working within an insecure environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring and management
• Capacity to act with diplomacy & proven liaison and negotiation skills
• Good knowledge of the Humanitarian principles
• An understanding of commitment to SIF mission and values.

Working Conditions

• French fixed term contract “CDD d’usage”
• Remuneration according to profile
• Monthly Per diem
• Housing 100% covered by SIF
• Medical cover (60% cover by SIF and 40% covered by the expatriate)
• R&R every at 3 and 9 month