Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 20 Jan 2017
Location:Myanmar based in Yangon
Length of contract: 12 months renewable, starting 19th December 2016.
Context of the position:
The Myanmar mission will be managing a portfolio of approximately EUR 8 million in 2017, spread across 12-14 separate donor contracts. It is a large mission of almost 600 staff, managing one of ACF's largest Nutrition/Mental Health & Care Practises projects in the world. The Support functions are composed of relatively well-capacitated national teams, many of whom have been in their positions for many years and have been absolutely critical in the smooth functioning of these large programs.
The Support Director will be in charge of at least three senior Heads of Department (Logistics, Finance and Human Resources). Two of those Heads of Department (HR and Finance) are currently national positions, while the Logistics position will be nationalized in May 2017.
The mission is reviewing this structure. The Support Director will be the lead in assessing and defining any new governance structures to improve internal controls.
The Support Director is a critical link in ensuring due diligence and a robust internal system to cope with new complex contracts, co-fundings, consortiums and funding mechanisms. One of the mission's major donors over the next 3-5 years will be switching to a payment-by-results framework which will require news ways of working and managing financial risk and compliance; while new Consortiums that ACF will lead with other International NGOs will require strong partnership oversight and systems managements.
Current mission donors include DfID, ECHO, EU, SIDA, SDC, CIAA, and potential private foundations such as Carrefour.
It’s important to note that while this position will be managing the Logistics HoD, they will not be directly in charge of security management. At Capital level, the Support Director will be the N+1 of the Logistics HoD, but on security matters only, the Logistics HoD will report directly to the Country Director.
In general, there are regular but mostly mangeable operational setbacks due to safety and security issues. However as of October 2016 the security within Rakhine State, especially that of Norther Rakhine State has become increasingly tenuous. During field visits, the Support Director will be expected to follow strict security guidelines and work within a context that is highly charged. Otherwise in Yangon, the situation is calm and the living conditions comparable to most major world cities.
The position:
You will provide leadership and strategic oversight of support functions (Finance, HR and Logistics); while managing the mission’s Internal Controls and Compliance, as well as ensuring the coordination of all activities linked to Risk Management.
More specifically, you will be in charge to:
- Provide Strategic Direction and Oversight of the Mission Internal Controls
- Ensure Management of Risk and Compliance
- Contribute to Program Development, PCM and Proposal Writing
- Liaise with Consortium Partners, NGOs, Authorities and Other Stakeholders, for Support, Contractual and Compliance-related Issues
- Manage the Support Team
The applicant:
We’re looking for a strong "systems" person. A profile with wide-ranging experience in internal controls, managing a variety of support functions and with an acute understanding of the humanitarian sector from a risk and compliance perspective. In particular, a good candidate would be someone who:
Has led Finance, Logistics and/or HR departments at a senior, mission strategic level for at least 2 years.
Comes preferably from a finance, internal controls or operations background but has expanded and solid knowledge of other support and programmatic elements.
Is someone who has previously managed operations at the field level, for at least 1 year, in the role of a Support Manager or Field Coordinator/Area Manager.
Has previously been involved in risk management activities such as risk identification, evalution, mitigation and is able to transfer these skills otuside of their dedicated departments and apply them to other support and program activities.
Strikes a good balance between being procedures orientated while maintaining broader strategic vision and flexibility.
Is a proven problem-solver, able to troubleshoot, think on their feet and make decisions quickly based on the information at hand.
Has excellent negotiation and communication skills, able to mitigate internal conflict as the chief interlocutor between various departments.
Has a proven ability to work independently under pressure with tight deadlines
Is familiar with ACF's internal control systems, would be strongly preferred.
Would be willing to travel within Myanmar, which may often require vising and working in remote and low-resource environments.
Status:
Gross monthly salary ranging from 1 947 € to 2 497 € depending on relevant experience
Food and hygiene expenses, per diem, transportation costs, collective or individual accommodation, medical insurance
25 days of annual paid leaves and 20 days of rest and recuperation (R&R) per year
How to apply:
To apply, please visit our website : http://recrutement.actioncontrelafaim.org/positions/view/2350/A-Deputy-Country-Director-Support/