Lebanon: Head of Base in South Lebanon

ACF is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for ACF in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

· To represent ACF in the South Lebanon and oversee all ACF activities, staff and assets.

· In charge of security at the base level, leading the context and risk analysis and the adoption of the necessary measures to protect the staff and the Organisation.

· To improve the relevance and impact of ACF’s programming based on ACF’s mandate and country strategy.

· To update and follow up all ACF procedures with the support of CD and Headquarters.

· The CD will delegate all relevant responsibility to the Head of Base who will report back on a regular basis.

· To coordinate the work at base level and upgrade the capacity of the Programme Manager, Head of Project, Base Logistician and Base Administrator through ongoing training and support. Ensuring accurate use of ACF Programme Tools, ACF kitlog, SAGA, to guarantee the correct planning, implementation and integration of logistic activities in the base.

· To make sure that all departments follow ACF procedures and have a unified and coherent management.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

1. Programme Management

2. Human Resources Management & Capacity Building

3. Ensure effective intra-base coordination in South Lebanon

4. Logistics and Administration

5. Ensure proper management of the ACF security procedures and tools in coordination with CD and Logistics Coordinator

6. Additional responsibility

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

· Degree and/or Master Degree in Economics, Sociology, International Development, Political Science or International Relations.

· 5 years of experience in the Humanitarian/development sector, preferably in accountancy, finance, budget management, donor rules, ACF procedures and Cost Coverage Plan. Experience in logistics and security management, preferably using Kitlog V3.3 Ability to write donor reports and proposals in English. Training and capacity building experience.

· Previous experience in the humanitarian field (at least 5 years) and preferably 2 years with ACF; previous experience in base/programme management is a plus.

· English (compulsory working language, spoken, read and written); Spanish (desirable); Arabic (useful)

· Windows Domain, Compulsory expertise in Excel, accounting program

· National and international mobility required.

REMUNERATIVE PACKAGE

We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:

• Formal work contract: until March 2017 (with possibility of extension).
• Base: Tyre, Lebanon.
• Salary: from 1700€ to 2200€ gross per month according to candidate’s previous experience (according to standard list of ACF- Spain). ACF- Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.

· ACF- Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.

• Up to 20% additional remuneration depending on the position’s context and responsibilities (according the grading scale set by ACF-E)
• House and maintenance covered by the organization (including per diem): package estimated according to the destination.
• Travel costs to and from the mission.
• 25 working days of paid leave per year.
• Break: additional rest period, including travel cost to a reference area and economic help of 215€.
• Health, repatriation, travel and life insurance covered by the organization.
• Extra per month and per child (Under 18 years old): from 100€ to 225€ monthly (according to standard list of ACF-Spain).

We will only consider the candidacies received by our online service. Please click in the following link to accede to the service:

https://employ.acf-e.org/

Note. - Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our Website www.accioncontraelhambre.org in case of not find it published here means that the selection process has been closed.