AFGHANISTAN - Head of Mission - M/W

La Chaîne de l'Espoir

Kabul
Permanent
Full-time

13 days ago

DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSOCIATIONLa Chaîne de l’Espoir is an international NGO founded in 1994. Its mission is to strengthen health systems to give everyone, especially children, the same chances of survival and development. Helping the most vulnerable children is more than an ethical obligation, it is a prerequisite for achieving the 2030 goals for children's health and well-being.We work in 30 countries with a comprehensive approach, focusing on children, mothers and disadvantaged communities:

Prevention and screening from an early age, particularly through school health programmes.
Care and surgery, to meet the most urgent needs of children and their mothers.
Strengthening the medical and surgical workforce thanks to our international network of experts.
Construction and equipment of hospital structures adapted to local needs.

La Chaîne de l'Espoir has been working in Afghanistan since the early 2000s. In 2005, it built the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, a non-profit pediatric hospital, to provide high quality surgical care for young patients. Since 2006, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has been responsible for the overall management of the FMIC, with La Chaîne de l'Espoir providing medical support and access to the most vulnerable populations.In 2016, the hospital expanded with the opening of the Mother and Child Unit offering gynecology, obstetrics and neonatology services, becoming the French Medical Institute for Mother and Child (FMIC). Services for adults have also been developed in recent years.The goal of La Chaîne de l’Espoir is to increase access to quality, medical and surgical care in particular for the most vulnerable afghans. To do so, La Chaîne de l’Espoir:

Trains and supports the medical, paramedical and technical teams through short and long term volunteer missions.
Supports the FMIC’s Patient Welfare programme that aims to provide affordable medical and surgical care for vulnerable populations.
Provides free surgical treatment at FMIC and social care for the most vulnerable children and women coming from all the provinces, including the most remote areas, through the "Women and Children House" (WCH) project.

Given the evolution of the situation in the country, marked by a possible collapse of public services (including in the health sector), in 2024, La Chaîne de l'Espoir plans to continue its support to the most vulnerable Afghan children and women and develop a new project in order to meet the urgent needs of the population in the health sector. It will also increase the support provided to internal displaced people living in information settlements in Kabul.POSITION AND MISSIONAs Head of Mission, you oversee the implementation of CDE strategy on the field and you are responsible of the quality of the overall programming. You manage the team and the work with partners, in close collaboration with CDE’s headquarters based in Paris. You are responsible for the security of CDE staff and volunteers and ensure comprehensive analysis of the surrounding context. You will also be in charge to develop and maintain CDE network with other health and humanitarian actors, partners, and donors. You will be expected to lead the team and be inspiration for skills development.MAIN ACTIVITIESThe Head of Mission works closely with the Deputy Head of Mission. Together, they carry out the activities below in liaison with CDE's headquarters:1- Representation and external relations

Participates in FMIC senior management meetings and in the FMIC quarterly board meetings. Work closely with the FMIC, be it general management, financial and support services, or hospital department heads
Ensures CDE's external representation with the FMIC, NGOs and donors present in Afghanistan, humanitarian forums (ACBAR) and other relevant actors
Guarantees the visibility of La Chaîne de l'Espoir and its programmes in Afghanistan

2- Strategy and planning

Monitors the humanitarian context
Proposes new assessments and interventions
Participates actively in fundraising
Ensures that programmes are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated
Supervises and ensures the quality of the programmes implemented
Supports and manages the team

3- Finance

Participates in the design and approval of new budget proposals for donors
Prepares annual budgets and monthly budget follow-up analysis
Guarantees the quality of budgetary management and financial information reported to headquarters

4- Logistics

Ensures that La Chaîne de l’Espoir and donors’ logistical and admin procedures are in place and monitored (accounting, budgets, treasury, purchasing, HR, inventory, etc.)

5- Human Resources

Leads, coaches and guides the expatriate and national team together with the deputy head of mission.
Conducts regular meetings with La Chaîne de l’Espoir management team
Establishes a good worklife balance and supports the team (listens, motivates, empowers, supervises the people under its responsibility)
Ensures that La Chaine de l’Espoir HR management and policies are complying with legal requirements
Performance appraisals and objectives setting in line with programme requirements

6- Reporting

Regular reporting to the programme coordinator at the headquarters
Narrative and financial reporting to donors (private and institutional donors)

7- Security

Ensures the safety and security of La Chaîne de l’Espoir employees and volunteers
Monitors the security situation
Ensures the compliance to security regulations of all CDE’s collaborators in Afghanistan
Liaising with INSO and the FMIC security management update the security plan and write or update the SOPs.

TRAINING AND SKILLSTraining/ Experiences:

Master degree in Political Science, International Relations, Administration and Finance or any relevant field
At least 5 years working experience in the humanitarian sector in managerial position.
Experience in Afghanistan is an asset
Experience in security management

Skills and abilities:

Excellent knowledge of project management cycle + fund raising environment & processes
Strong leadership
Ability to deal with stressful situations
Autonomous, resilient and diplomatic
Rigor, analysis and synthesis skills
Problem solver and negotiations skills
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
French and English required. Dari/Farsi is a plus

CONDITIONS

12 months full time contract renewable as an expatriate in Kabul
Starting date : ASAP
Salary : from 2 900 €, according to profile and experience
Monthly per diem and living allowance : 700 € net
R&R
Housing : single room in collective accommodation provided
Medical coverage with 50% of employer contribution
Medical evacuation and repatriation insurance covered by CDE
Death and disability insurance covered by CDE

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