Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 31 Jul 2018
Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organisation. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. The association leads in average 200 projects by year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 7 million people in 21 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Caucasus and Europe.
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Humanitarian situation and needs :
Bangladesh has been the second theatre of the Rohingya crisis for more than 30 years. The Muslim minority has faced decades of repression and discrimination in its home country Myanmar/Burma, precisely in the north of Rakhine State, resulting in many of its members seeking refuge in neighboring Bangladesh, in the southern region of Cox’s Bazar. Since the events of the 25th of August 2017, over half a million Rohingyas crossed the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh, making this the world’s fastest developing refugee emergency. As of mid-October, there are more than 837 000 cumulative refugees in the country, as 300 000 Rohingyas were already in Bangladesh following previous waves of displacement.
The sudden surge in the number of Rohingyas arrivals has stretched the capacities of humanitarian organizations/agencies operating in Bangladesh. These new arrivals are being hosted in camps for registered refugees, but also overcrowded makeshift settlements, including schools, community centers, religious buildings, and with local families. New clusters of settlements have also been set up and continue to expand.
Humanitarian consequences :
The Rohingya crisis is creating immediate needs for cross-sectorial assistance. Concerns for the newly displaced persons include lack of access to food security and nutrition, need for WASH facilities, shelter, health, psychosocial support (PSS), gender and protection issues and Restoring Family Links (RFL) services.
Our actions in the Field :
Based on the strategy established during the exploratory mission in October, PUI has been developing Site Management activities in 2 areas of the main refugee site since the end of 2017. These operations have been developed in Camp 17 (under UNHCR funding) and Camp 20 (under IOM funding) relying on a partnership with Handicap International due to administrative constraints in Bangladesh.
Since PUI obtained its registration in May 2018, a new strategy shall be develop to further enhance PUI capacities to operate in country. Other sector of interventions could be tackled, most notably WASH and health.
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Under the supervision of the Head of Mission, and through delegation of his/her authority, the Log Adminsupport has the responsibility to support the mission in setting the administrative and logistic procedures, means and tools as described here under. It is expected a great capacity of autonomy to be able to handle these tasks without daily escort of the HoM.
Training and Experience:
Training:
Administration
Financial Management
HR administration
Administration of logistics
Experience: Minimum one year in the humanitarian field
Software: Pack Office very strong proficiency
Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into the team, suitability for the job and assignment):
Ability to work independently while taking initiatives and showing a sense of responsibility
Ability to withstand pressure
Sense of diplomacy
Analytical skills
Capacity to adapt and showing organizational flexibility
Organization, rigor and ability to meet deadlines
Ability to work and manage affairs professionally and with maturity
Ability to represent the activities and the mandate of PUI before local authorities
Ability to integrate the local environment into operations, in its political, economic and historical dimensions
Ability to work with various partners, in a spirit of openness, and with adaptable communications strategies
Strong listening and negotiation skills
Good people and communication skills
Ability to remain calm and level-headed
General ability to resist stress and particularly in unstable circumstances
Languages:
English Mandatory
Proposed-terms:
Fixed-term contract – 5 weeks
Starting date: July 2018
Monthly Gross Income: from 1 980 up to 2 310 Euros depending on the experience in International Solidarity + 50 Euros per
semester seniority with PUI
Cost Covered: Round-trip transportation to and from home / mission, visas, vaccines…
Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
Housing in collective accommodation
Daily Living Expenses (« Per diem »)
Break Policy: 5 working days at 3 and 9 months + break allowance
Paid Leaves Policy: 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6 months
For more information about our offer, please look at the complete job description on our website!
How to apply:
Please send your application (Resume and Cover Letter) to Camille Attias, Human Resources Officer for Expatriates, at recrutement@premiere-urgence.org