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HEAD OF BASE PHILIPPINES – TACLOBAN

HEAD OF BASE
PHILIPPINES – TACLOBAN
Ref: HOB/PH/14
ACF is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for ACF in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation.
ACF-Spain (ACF-E) is looking for a Head of Base for intervention in the Philippine’s
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
· To be responsible for the implementation of ACF activities in the base, comply with agreed deadlines and assure the quality of the organization’s interventions.
· To represent ACF in Tacloban and the Leyte Island.
· To improve the relevance and impact of ACF’s programming based on ACF’s mandate and country strategy.
· To update and follow up all ACF procedures with the support of the Yolanda Response Director and Headquarters.
· In charge of security at the base level, leading the context and risk analysis and the adoption of the necessary measures to protect the staff and the Organisation.
· To report, on a regular basis, to the Director.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
· Programme Management.
· Human Resources Management & Capacity Building.
· Ensure effective intra-base coordination in Tacloban.
· Logistics and Administration.
· Ensure proper management of the ACF security procedures and tools in coordination with Director.
PROFILE
  • Degree and/or Master Degree in Education, Economics, Sociology, International Development, Political Science or International Relations.
  • Previous experience in the humanitarian field (at least 3 years)
  • Experience in logistics, security management and base management.
  • Ability to write donor reports and proposals in English.
  • Training and capacity building experience.
  • ACF procedures and KitLog V3: an asset.
  • Diplomatic and tactful, professional and transparent.
  • Team spirit and good communication skills.
  • Organized and rigorous.
  • English compulsory working language, spoken, read and written.
  • Windows Domain, Compulsory expertise in Word and Excel.
  • Mobility National & international.
REMUNERATIVE PACKAGE
We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:
  • Formal working contract with forecast duration of 4 months with immediate start date..
  • Salary: from 1700€ to 2200€ gross per month according to candidate’s previous experience (according to standard list of ACF- Spain). ACF- Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.
  • Up to 20% additional remuneration regarding the position’s context and responsibilities (according the grading scale set by ACF-E)
  • House and maintenance cover by the organization (including per diem): package estimated according to the destination.
  • Travel costs to and from the mission.
  • 25 working days of holidays per year.
  • Break: additional rest period, including travel cost to a reference area and economic help.
  • Health, repatriation, travel and life insurance covered by the organization.
  • Extra per month and per child (Under 18 years old): from 100€ to 225€ monthly (according to standard list of ACF-Spain).
How to apply:
REQUIREMENTS
We will only consider CV’s received by email. Interested candidates should send: A letter of motivation, updated CV (please specify the length of the experience monthly) and the details of 2 managers who can provide us with professional references for the last two work experiences (We could ask for references also to different managers from the ones that you facilitated us. If you don’t agree, please let us know it.)
Applications must be submitted to the following address stating HOB/PH/14as reference before 30/09/2014:
The Human Resources department will contact only those pre-selected for an interview. Many thanks. For candidates who are not in Madrid, the first interview will be through telephone. Short listed candidates will have a face to face interview to be held in Madrid. For those candidates selected, all the travel costs will be refund when the first mission is assigned.
Selection process might include sending the CV to other headquarters (HQ) and/or to missions. If the candidate doesn’t agree, please tell us. If the candidate has previous experience with ACF-In and has been recruited and validated in the past by another HQ, or if the contract must be under other HQ please note that the salaries scale for this post will be in accordance with the policy of that headquarter.
Note. - Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our Website www.accioncontraelhambre.org in case of not find it published here means that the selection process has been closed.