Votre environnement de travail
Action contre la Faim (ACF) has been operating in Jordan since 2013. The Jordan mission is dynamic and rapidly growing, with large-scale WASH, Livelihoods and Mental Health and Care Practices (MHCP) programmes being implemented in host communities and the Azraq refugee camp. The Jordan country strategy combines humanitarian and development projects to address the needs of Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians through a holistic approach. With a team of 12 international employees and more than 100 national colleagues, the ACF Jordan team manages a portfolio of projects for over 7 million euros, in response to the Syria crisis and its reverberating effects on development conditions in Jordan. Donors supporting these programmes include the EU via MADAD, AFD, GIZ, SDC, UNOCHA, UN Habitat, the Suez Foundation and ACF internal funding. Action Against Hunger also works in close partnership with UNICEF.
The coordination office in Amman supports the two operational bases in Azraq and Irbid.
ACF in Jordan is looking for its new Deputy Country Director - Programs, based in Amman.
ยฉ Sebastien Duijndam pour Action contre la Faim
Votre poste et vos responsabilitรฉs
Under the supervision of the Country Director, you will lead Action Against Hunger program development, implementation and strategy in Jordan.
More precisely, you will:
Develop the strategy of programs in Jordan, promote its innovation and technical approaches, lead the team in the elaboration of joint strategies WASH/FSL/MHPSS and for key cross cutting areas including partnership, MEAL, and gender.Program development and quality: supervise the design and implementation of needs assessments, monitoring and evaluation, verify that proper monitoring, evaluation and accountability systems are in place to demonstrate impact of programs, drive knowledge sharing and technical exchange of ACF standards.Development and implementation of partnership strategy: promote the regular identification of national and local partners and strong stakeholder engagement, lead the development of strategic partnerships for existing projects and cultivating new partnerships for potential new projects.Supervise program departments: promote strong engagement between technical team and implementation team, supervise and lead on capacity building for technical program leads and ensure technical support is appropriately leveraged to implementation teams, provide appropriate delegation of responsibility for the program departments.External Representation โ Advocacy & Networking: ensure that ACF is properly represented at all relevant sector meetings, interact regularly with donors / local authorities and NGO community to ensure awareness of ACF programs, Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant counterparts, lead in the development of communications and visibility strategies.Ensure adherence to ACF gender requirements: commit and comply with the organization gender / age and diversity principles & policies, lead on the promotion of gender / age and diversity principles through daily activities, management of the teams, planning and implementation of operations and strategies.
Votre profil
You have a degree in development, international affairs, public health, economics or similar fields.
You have at least 6 years of management experience, program development, and significant experience with INGOs. An experience as a DCD would be appreciated.
You preferably also have an experience in program quality and in development-orientated programs.
You have excellent management skills, especially of large-scale programme.
You have excellent diplomatic and negotiation skills.
You are fluent in spoken and written English. Notions or fluency in arabic would be an asset.
Vos conditions dโemploi
This position is opened for international and Jordanian candidates.
International package
Fixed term contract under French or Jordan legislation: 9 monthsCompensationGross monthly salary from โฌ2,899 to โฌ3,376 depending on experience.
+ 16% of gross monthly salary for pension insurance reimbursement for non-French residents.
+ Monthly per diem and living expenses: 770$ net paid in the field.
+ Monthly country allowance: 150โฌ.
+ Children's allowance: โฌ1,500 per year per child present in the country of origin (maximum โฌ6,000/year).
+ Family status:
- ACF covers 80% of childcare/schooling costs up to a maximum of 3500โฌ per year per child in the country of mission.
- Payment of living expenses for the employee + all accompanying persons.Travel and accommodation: travel and accommodation expenses covered
Family status: individual transport and accommodation paid for the whole familyMedical cover: 100% coverage of health contributions (CFE + complementary health insurance) and repatriation insurance.Leaves and RnR: 25 days of paid leaves per year, 20 RnR per year, airfare reimbursement with a ceiling to get to the chosen break destination, and 215 โฌ for each RnR periodAccompaniement and trainings:
- Follow-up and support for career development
- Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform Crossknowledge ยฉ
ACF is committed to people with disabilities and actively fights against all forms of discrimination.
Pourquoi nous rejoindre ?
Very dynamic, motivated, diverse team, pilot programming in FSL/WASH/MHPSS, and a pleasant quality of life !