We are currently looking for a IMPACT Deputy Country Coordinator to oversee Programmes for the IMPACT oPt mission. The position is based in Amman with frequent travel to oPt, including Gaza.

Supervisor:               Country Representative

Title:                         Deputy Country Coordinator – Programmes

Location:                  Amman, Jordan with travel to oPt

Contract duration:     1 year

Start date:                 1st January 2024

Deadline to apply:     15th November 2024

BACKGROUND ON IMPACT AND REACH

REACH was born in 2010 as a joint initiative of two International NGOs (IMPACT Initiatives and ACTED) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). REACH’s purpose is to promote and facilitate the development of information products that enhance the humanitarian community’s decision making and planning capacity for emergency, reconstruction and development contexts, supporting and working within the framework of the humanitarian reform process. REACH facilitates information management for aid actors through three complementary services: (a) need and situation assessments facilitated by REACH teams; (b) situation analysis using satellite imagery; (c) provision of related database and (web)-mapping facilities and expertise.

IMPACT Initiatives is a humanitarian NGO, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organisation manages several initiatives, including the REACH Initiative. The IMPACT team comprises specialists in data collection, management and analysis, GIS and remote-sensing.  IMPACT was launched at the initiative of ACTED, an international NGO whose headquarter is based in Paris and is present in thirty countries. The two organizations have a strong complementarity formalized in a global partnership, which allows particularly IMPACT to benefit from ACTED’s operational support on its fields of intervention.

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Their 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

Country profile

Following the attacks on 7 October 2023 and Israel’s subsequent aerial and ground operations in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has deteriorated markedly. The 2.2 million residents of the Gaza Strip are facing severe humanitarian challenges, with urgent needs that must be addressed to avert further loss of life. Additionally, the hostilities in Gaza have heightened tensions in the West Bank, impacting freedom of movement, livelihoods, and the broader humanitarian context.

Against this backdrop, IMPACT Initiatives is planning a range of research activities to support an evidence and needs-based humanitarian response. In previous years, IMPACT Initiatives has facilitated inter-agency Multi-Sector Needs Assessments (MSNA) as well as sector-specific research in the oPt.

The REACH Deputy Country Coordinator supports the Country Representative in overseeing programmes internally, as well as external representation of REACH.

POSITION PROFILE

REACH is currently recruiting for a Deputy Country Coordinator to, under the supervision of the REACH oPt Country Representative, oversee the programme management of REACH oPt. The role will involve oversight of all REACH oPt Research Cycles, line management of all Research Managers and Specialists,  liaison with and reporting to donors, Human Resource management (recruitment and staff welfare), external engagement (external representation, partnership development, and maintenance), strategy development, through contextual understanding both of the crisis and the coordination structure, as well as striving for team cohesion. This person will be a key member of the REACH oPt Senior Management Team (SMT). The position will also at times serve as the Acting Country Coordinator in the absence of the CR. The position will be based in Amman with regular travel to REACH oPt bases.

REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master’s degree in relevant discipline required;
• At least 4 years of relevant working experience in humanitarian, development or related settings, including at least 2 years in a programme management role;
• Excellent team management, coordination, organisational and planning skills required, including ability to manage large workloads, oversee multiple teams and effectively meet deadlines, through an excellent ability to multi-task and prioritise;
• Experience with external engagement (donors, partners and other key stakeholders) required;
• Familiarity with the humanitarian coordination system required;
• Understanding of processes involved in conducting assessments required;
• Excellent communication and drafting skills required for effective reporting;
• Excellent analytical skills required;
• Experience managing multiple budgets an asset;
• Ability to work independently and manage people remotely required;
• Demonstrable ability to work under pressure and meet competing deadlines required;
• Solution-oriented, flexible, and open-minded, including ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment required;
• Good understanding of the oPt context – past experience in the region is desirable;
• Fluency in English required;
• Ability to operate Microsoft Word and Excel required;
• A sense of curiosity, the drive to improve the humanitarian sector, and ability to see the big picture

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• For this position, salary between 3’540 CHF and 3’600 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc as well as a monthly living allowance of 500 USD
  NB – IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff. A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.
• Accommodation and food provided in a guesthouse. Depending on the country situation, a contribution to a housing allowance of up to 75% of country-specific benchmark can be considered instead. NB – IMPACT is hosted by ACTED in this country
• Enrolment in Swiss private pension fund (Swisslife – approx. 9.975% of staff gross salary), health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance
• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered (in-country travel costs and professional expenses are fully covered)
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: between 20 and 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract (+ luggage and personal property insurance)
• Annual leave of 36 days per year. Public holidays of the country of assignment. Family/compassionate leave when applicable.
• Predeparture induction – 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives’s HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-days in situ security training;
• IMPACT prioritizes the psychological safety of its staff and the health insurance provided covers, among others, up to 1000 € per year of psychosocial counselling fees