On July 1,
2006,
A Rapid
Response Team was then set up, built around the
To complete
its mission, namely piloting and managing the emergency and post-emergency
operations of the NGO and supporting other programs in the development of
disaster preparedness initiatives, the Emergency Response Department needs to
supplement its present team, and thereby attain its target organization.
Located in Kathara
(Mathabaria Upuzila, Pirojpur district), under the responsibility of the Emergency Coordinator, (s)he will be
in charge of :
I- Administration:
Ø
Ensure that local legislation is
respected and that a legal framework is established
Ø
Maintain and develop the
administrative organisation and operating framework: administrative management,
management of contracts
Ø
Ensure the good use of funds
Ø
Centralize the accountancy, control
all the budget affectation end ensure follow up of programs
Ø
Responsible of financial reporting
to the headquarter
Ø
Ensure proper administrative
management of human resources: HR policy, recruitment, administrative
management of staff, training management, supervise the administrative staff
Ø
In charge of negotiation and
relationship with local and administrative authorities
II- Logistic:
Ø
Manage the project’s premises
(accommodation, offices, storage buildings)
Ø
Manage the procurement chain
Ø
Manage travel and the vehicle fleet
Ø
Manage the technical equipment : computers,
telecommunications, energy
Ø
Ensure that security regulations are
in place on the project
Job Context :
Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh's worst
disaster in years, killed at least 3,260 people and injured another 40,000.The
devastation includes: over 1.4 million homes destroyed or damaged; at least
1.25 million livestock killed; 2 million acres of cropland damaged; roads and
coastal embankments destroyed, and educative system has been stopped.
Few weeks after the disaster, basic
needs are now generally covered (food distribution, healthcares, water and
sanitation issues).
The main challenges remain the
return to decent housing conditions, the restoration of livelihoods security
and the rehabilitation of the education system, in order, for the population,
to come back to a “normal life”.
The concept of the project is to develop a
holistic approach enable Handicap International to support the population
(vulnerable affected people and people with disability) in term of housing,
livelihoods security and education (3 components linked together) in order to
improve in a global way people’s life conditions, after SIDR disaster.
This project aims to reach the
overall Katachira community, and more especially 700 families (4000 persons),
the approximated number of very affected families in this location, with a
special focus on disability issues.
- In term of housing, this
project will support the rehabilitation of 700 houses.
These houses will be built in
accordance with the general governmental guidelines, fixed after SIDR cyclone,
promoting better and more secure housing conditions as well as a cultural
respect and material recycling.
Furthermore, all people with
disabilities’ houses will be made accessible.
A “Cash for Work Process” will be
developed in order to involve the community and families in this rehabilitation
phase, and at least 1 person of each family will be involved in the building or
reparation process of his/her house.
- In term of livelihoods,
Non Food Items and livelihoods kits will be provided to these 700 beneficiary
families giving them the possibility to restart their income generating
activities (especially farming and fishing).
A social and economic reinforcement
process, through a strong monitoring at family level, will be developed in
order to support the most affected families and people with disabilities in
their day to day activities.
Finally, assisted devices will be
provided to people with disabilities in order to improve their abilities of
movements and then the development of their income generating activities.
- In order to restore this
community educative system, this project will ensure the (accessible)
reconstruction/reparation of these 2 schools and will provide appropriated
educative materials.
This will be done in collaboration
with the local educative actors and authorities.
Teachers will be targeted in order
to get the means to run their courses and play fully their educative role.
A special support will be given to
the most vulnerable families and people with disabilities in order to motivate
them to send back their children to school.
Finally, a global awareness campaign
on education will be set up at community level in order to mobilize Katachira
community around this issue.
Education:
Administration/finances/accounting
Proficiency
in written and spoken English
Experience:
Management
experience
Report
writing skills
Experience in
overseas position
Experience
with humanitarian program
Demonstrated
experience in staff management and training
Ability to
work in emergency context
Contract duration: 9 months.
Start date: January
2008
Conditions: According
to experience
Thanks for sending your cover letter
and resume, by post or email at:
Virginie GRISARD : AdminLogBengladesh
Handicap International/Direction de l’Action d’Urgence
E-mail : officerh@handicap-international-atlas.org
Fax : +33-4 78 38 40 25