Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 31 May 2016
Posted on: 26/04/2016
Desired start date: 15/05/2016
Duration of the mission: 6 months
Location: Based in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar; frequent travel to Pauktaw township
About the mission
SI has been in Myanmar since 2008, first in the Delta in response to the Cyclone Nargis. In 2011, SI expanded to three new regions (Dry Zone, Rakhine, and Chin State) focusing on Livelihoods, Food Security, Shelter, and WASH. In 2012, SI started emergency response to people displacements due to violence in Kachin and later in Rakhine (between armed forces in Kachin State and between communities in Rakhine).
SI has 3 bases across the country with over 250 national colleagues and approximately 20 internationals. The SI coordination team is based in Yangon, with an additional 3 bases in Rakhine, Dry Zone, Kachin State. Each office is operational with a field coordinator and between 20-150 colleagues in each.
In Rakhine, SI is currently working in 4 rural camps in Sittwe T/S harboring approximately 30 000 IDPs, 2 in Pauktaw T/S harboring around 10 000 IDPS and in 4 camps/villages in Rathedaung T/S with around 3 000 IDPs. In all camps SI is the WASH leader.
Kachin State is under varying degrees of government and rebel/KIO control, with the town of Bhamo (where SI office is located) controlled by the central government. The activities are directly implemented by SI in government-controlled areas (GCA), while in non-government controlled areas (NGCA) the work is undertaken through local partners.
In Dry Zone, after severe flooding in Myanmar in July 2015, an emergency WASH and Livelihoods (Cash for Work) response was designed and implemented with financial-material support of OCHA and UNICEF. Such emergency phase targeting 34 villages took place in September 2015 with the former SI team. While this phase was implemented, an early Food Security & Livelihoods recovery phase was designed and supported by French CIAA.
About the job:
The Activity Manager is responsible for assisting the PM for a limited period of time in implementing and achieving the objectives defined in the operation proposals in IDPs camps and affected surrounding villages in PaukTaw Township.
(S)he has some responsibilities for overseeing operational teams assigned to the program.
(S)he helps to guarantee the good performance and the quality of the implemented activities, and, where appropriate, proposes adjustments or developments to ensure relevance.
(S)he might be required to support for emergency interventions in any other township.
The WAM will work under the supervision of the wash Programme Manager. She/he will primarily be in charge of the more technical details ensuring the quality and timely implementation of the projects in Pauktaw T/S, in 3 different areas (Ah Nauk Ye IDPs Camp, Ah Nauk Ye Village and Nget Chang IDPs Camp under funding of different awards (UNICEF, ERF, ECHO, OFDA).
This position is a field position (between 50 to 80% on the time in the field) and requires a long attendance in remote areas with difficult access and strong logistics constrains (with daily boat trip). The rainy season can complicate access to the camp by boat, and moving around the camp has to be through muddy and slippery paths (and probably under the rain!). The WAM will also have an important task on capacity building of local staff as well as communities on resources and installations management.
ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)
Line manager: Program Manager Pauktaw
Hierarchical authority over: PaukTaw WASH program team (national staffs)
Your profile
Education: Academic and practical knowledge of WASH is essential. Master’s degree is a minimum.
Experience: Minimum experience of 1 year in relevant international WASH experience, preferably in emergency or humanitarian contexts; experience in complex ethnic and/or religious contexts or sensitive environments preferred (conflict, post-conflict); IDP/refugee camp experience desirable, experience in targeted assistance, beneficiary selection and livelihoods approaches fundamental.
Technical skills and knowledge: Good technical knowledge about water and sanitation hygiene.
Transferable skills: Patience, diplomacy, tact and sensitivity in dealing with ethnic division in tense environments and capacity to analyze and report on security situation; good social skills to work as part of a large team and live in shared accommodation.
Languages: Good level of English essential, Rakhine/Burmese desirable though not required.
Other desirable qualities: Myanmar, or at least South-east Asia, experience preferred.
We offer
SI will offer you:
A salaried post: according to experience from 1600 euros gross per month, plus 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly, and a monthly Per Diem of 500 USD.
Social and medical cover: Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.
Vacation: During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of one break every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7-day break during the 3rd and the 9th month (with 500 euros allocated by Solidarités). He or she will also be entitled to go back to his or her home country for a 14-day period after six months spent on the mission (Solidarités will cover travel costs)
For further information about SI, please consult our website: http://www.solidarites.org/en/
How to apply:
Application process
Does this description fit you? Please send us your CV and Cover letter in English. CV only applications will not be considered.
NB : The vacancy may close before the deadline. Thank you for your comprehension