Multi-Country WISH Technical Manager
Length of the mission: until March 2024
Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org
HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.
Job Context:
In August 2020, the HI East African Region (EAR) was launched encompassing 3 countries (Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda), with Uganda as the Regional Hub. Each of the three countries each have vibrant programmes, with experienced staff and strong presence in both humanitarian and development context. HI in Kenya and Rwanda have been operational since the early 1990s, and Uganda since 2017.
All three countries implement a number of projects under similar technical domains such as Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Inclusive Education, Livelihoods and Resilience, and Health but each also have their own specific technical focus in other areas. All 3 countries work with local partners, and ensure strong advocacy on the rights of persons with disabilities.
The Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme, under the banner ‘Leave No One Behind’, offers quality integrated and inclusive family planning and sexual and reproductive health services to marginalized and hard to reach populations: the poor, youth under 20 and people living with disability. WISH is the UK Government’s flagship programme to scale up its support to integrated sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in a range of countries across Africa and Asia by 2021.
This commercial contract represents 20% of the UK Government’s Family Planning 2020 commitments. The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) leads the WISH programme through a consortium arrangement (Lot 2 out of 2) with 10 IPPF Member Associations and hand – picked partners chosen for their expertise to maximise access and reach for people in 15 countries: Development Media International (DMI), Humanity and Inclusion UK (HI), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Marie Stopes International (MSI), and Options Consultancy Services (Options).
The HI WISH Multi-country Coordination Unit is hosted within the HI Regional/Country office, while direct SRHR intervention are implemented in South Sudan, Uganda and Madagascar. HI also provides Remote Technical Assistance to all WISH international and local partners, in other intervention area in East Africa region.
Your Mission:
Under the WISH Multi-Country Senior Project manager the WISH technical Manager main objectives will be:
Expertise
• Contributes to the regional strategies in line with the global strategies ;
• Ensures technical support to projects in line with the global technical frameworks and standards in his/her sectorial scope ;
• Ensures technical learning from projects ;
• Ensures the control & monitoring of the technical quality and the relevance of HI’s activities in the Programmes under his/her scope ;
• Ensures compliance of the technical proposition with nexus stakes Contributes to the development of research and innovation projects in the region when relevant, in his/her sectorial scope ;
• Contributes to the Technical Divisions professional channel animation.
Influence
• Contribute to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in his sectorial scope.
Business development
• Ensure the development of major opportunities or new projects in the region under his sectorial scope.
Coordination and reporting
Your Profile:
• You have a master’s degree in Public Health or any other health-related fields
• You have at least 8 years of demonstrated work experience required, including at least 5 years in senior project management role(s) related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights or inclusive health programming, with a focus on vulnerable and marginalised populations, including persons with disabilities, women and youth.
• You have experiences in multi-country projects, Consortium (as sub) and worked with international partners (INGOs)
• You are fluent in English (written and spoken)
• You have special abilities for collaborative work, participatory approach.
• You are an excellent team worker and have the ability to create dynamic and very positive working relations including at remotely, with high level of mutual confidence and solidarity
• You have a positive and constructive personality, very composed, solution-oriented, with a high level of professional maturity, excellent management and capacity-building skills.
Conditions:
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team
• 36 months International contract starting from 14th, November 2022
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
o Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount
o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
o Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2757 € gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 591,18 € net/month – paid in the field
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: according to the level of the mission Level 1: 1 day per month
• Position:
• open to families (more than 12 months) : package familial (REMOVE IF NOT APPLICABLE)
• a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field
• Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years
• Family-wide health coverage
• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects
• Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI
If you are resident in the country: local package


Multi-Country Senior Project Manager
Overview
Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org
HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of persons with disabilities.
Job Context:
In August 2020, the HI East African Region (EAR) was launched encompassing 3 countries (Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda), with Uganda as the Regional Hub. Each of the three countries each have vibrant program, with experienced staff and strong presence in both humanitarian and development context. HI in Kenya and Rwanda have been operational since the early 1990s, and Uganda since 2017.
All three countries implement a number of projects under similar technical domains such as Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Inclusive Education, Livelihoods and Resilience, and Health but each also have their own specific technical focus in other areas. All 3 countries work with local partners, and ensure strong advocacy on the rights of persons with disabilities.
The Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) program, under the banner ‘Leave No One Behind’, offers quality integrated and inclusive family planning and sexual and reproductive health services to marginalized and hard to reach populations: the poor, youth under 20 and people living with disability. WISH is the UK Government’s flagship program to scale up its support to integrated sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in a range of countries across Africa and Asia by 2021.
This commercial contract represents 20% of the UK Government’s Family Planning 2020 commitments. The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) leads the WISH program through a consortium arrangement (Lot 2 out of 2) with 10 IPPF Member Associations and hand – picked partners chosen for their expertise to maximise access and reach for people in 15 countries: Development Media International (DMI), Humanity and Inclusion UK (HI), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Marie Stopes International (MSI), and Options Consultancy Services (Options).
The HI WISH Project Management Unit is hosted within the HI Regional/Country office.
Your mission:
Under the line management of the Regional Program Director you will be managing a team of 4 persons: 1 Technical Manager, 1 MEAL Manager, 1 Finance Manager, 1 Communication Specialist.
Your main responsibilities would be:
Project & team management
• You ensure the good implementation of HI’s Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning (MEAL) tools and the compilation of operational and financial data and their transmission to the project managers
• You support project reviews to maintain consistent information and take corrective action as required to achieve the project’s objectives,
• You ensure project compliance to FCDO and Consortium lead (IPPF) requirements as regards to reporting and grants management in coordination with the Communication Specialist, indicators monitoring for Payment by results, ad-hoc requests,
• You collect program support needs on project management and liaise with the Country WISH project managers to identify relevant supports, and provide tailored capacity-building to the project managers upon need,
• You ensure the management of the coordination team, set objectives and carry out apparaisals to, oversee the team’s career development
Coordination
• You coordinate with the Coordination team in Uganda and countries-based teams in South Sudan, Uganda and Madagascar,
• You support the design and implementation of monitoring and coordination tools designed by the WISH MEAL Manager and their team
• You ensure regular information flow based on fact sheets or other sharing tools across the WISH project country teams and HQ
Technical Communication, Advocacy And Policy Influence
• With the WISH Technical Manager, you represent HI in the WISH2ACTION steering mechanisms to assure visibility at consortium partners level (IPPF’s HUB in Kenya)
• You implement data collection plan related to access to SRHR by people with disabilities using the short set of questions from the Washington Group
• You meet with the donor representatives at regional or Country level
Your Profile:
• You hold a Degree in Public Health and a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management
• You have at least 5 years of experience in team management and project coordination.
• You have experience working in Sexual Reproductive Health Rights projects/activities
• You have experiences in multi-country projects/ Consortium (as sub)
• You are experienced in working with international partners (INGOs)
• You have advanced writing capacities in English, master professional English and French at a very good level
• You demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills
Interpersonal skills :
• You are able to give and receive constructive feedback; discussing with multi-disciplinary teams/network
• You have empathy
• You are resilient to stress and uncertainty
Conditions:
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team
• 3 years International contract with an assignment mission until March 2024 starting ASAP
• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
o Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount
o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
o Repatriation insurance paid by HI
• Salary from 2869 € gross/month upon experience
• Perdiem: 591,18 € net/month – paid in the field
• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
• R&R: according to the level of the mission Level 1: 1 day per month
• Position:
• open to families (more than 12 months) : package familial (REMOVE IF NOT APPLICABLE)
• a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field
• Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years
• Family-wide health coverage
• Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects
• Housing: individual taken in charge by HI
If you are resident in the country: local package