IRAQ - Head of Mission – M/W - IQ Talent Marketplace

About La Chaîne de l’Espoir:

La Chaîne de l’Espoir is an international NGO founded in 1994. Its mission is to strengthen healthcare systems to give everyone, especially children, the same chances of survival and development.

Helping the most marginalized children is more than an ethical duty, it is a vital requirement for achieving the United Nations 2030 goals for children’s health and well-being.

We work in 28 countries with a global approach, focusing on children, mothers and disadvantaged communities:

• Prevention and screening from an early age, particularly through school health programs.
• Care and surgery to meet the most urgent needs of children and their mothers.
• Training and transfer of skills to local teams thanks to our international network of experts in all areas of surgery.
• Construction and equipment of hospital facilities adapted to local needs.

La Chaîne de l’Espoir in Iraq:

La Chaîne de l’Espoir is implementing programme

• in Sinjar that aim at rebuilding the healthcare system that was previously destroyed, contributing to the early recovery and stabilization of Sinjar District. It aims at building the Sinjar French Medical Center. The SFMC will provide health care to men, women and children of all ages. It includes a mother and child unit, and will also be designed to include outpatient consultations, medical imaging, a laboratory, a pharmacy as well as the hospital’s first logistics and energy premises. The program started in December 2020.
• In Mosul, La Chaine de L’Espoir accompanies Expertise France by providing support and technical expertise for the reopening of the Mosul Research and Care Centre (MRCC).
• In Nasiriyah, in the south of the country, La Chaine de L’Espoir follows and accompanies the Nasiriyah Heart Center, for a better care of the patients.

All programmes are supported by the Iraqi Ministry of Health (MOH) and the French Government through its Centre of Crisis and Support (CDCS), Expertise France and the French Embassy in Bagdad. The SFMC programme is also supported by the Madad Fund of the European Union for the equipment.

General scope of the position:

The Head of Mission manages the country office.

They have the overall responsibility for strategic planning, operations’ implementation and fundraising. They ensure that La Chaîne de l’Espoir’s operations in Iraq contribute effectively and efficiently to meet the needs of project beneficiaries and that set objectives for the office and projects are achieved in time.

They represent La Chaîne de l’Espoir in the country, they create and maintain strong relationships with partners in order to ensure La Chaîne de l’Espoir’s visibility in Iraq.

They are ultimately responsible for the security and safety management of the mission and its employees.

They directly manage an Infrastructure Coordinator, an Admin/Finance/HR Coordinator, a Logistics and Security Coordinator and a Medical Coordinator, as well as a representative in Bagdad. They report directly to the programmes coordinator based in the headquarter and liaises with other headquarter departments where and when needs be. They supervise all operations in Iraq.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

The Head of Mission handles the following activities.

• Country operational strategy
• Representation and external relations
• Project management
• Human resources management
• Budget, financial, and administrative management
• Safety and security

Qualifications:

Education:

• Advanced university degree in business administration, political science, international relations, project management or a related field is required.

Work experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience within the solidarity sector. A minimum of 3 years in a similar position, preferably with an international NGO.
• Experience in Health Sector is desirable
• A solid humanitarian background is necessary.

Languages:

• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Knowledge of Arabic and Kurdish are desirable.
• French is an asset.

Personal qualities:

• Adherence to humanitarian principle and La Chaîne de l’Espoir’s code of ethics;
• Strong analytical skills and ability to develop comprehensive and inclusive country strategies and context analysis;
• Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills, with a proven track record in forming effective relationships with a range of traditional, local and international authorities, organisations and donors;
• Good reporting skills, with proven ability in financial report writing;
• Demonstrated experience in managing compliance to strategic donors’ requirements;
• Experience of working in insecure environments or complex emergency contexts;
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Package;

Terms and conditions

• 12 months full time contract renewable, as an expatriate
• Non accompanied status
• Position based in Erbil with missions in all Iraq
• Starting date: December
• Monthly per diem and living allowance: 720 euros net
• R&R: 5 days R&R at 3 and 9 months of contract
• Travel: round trip ticket flight beginning/end of contract + paid leaves at 6 months of contract
• Housing: individual with 100% of employer contribution
• Medical coverage with 50% of employer contribution
• Medical evacuation and repatriation insurance paid by the employer
• Death and disability insurance paid by the employer
• Monthly gross salary from 2 900 euros according to experience