SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL launches the internal /and external recruitment of Consortium Manager.

BASE: Aden
POSITION: Consortium Manager

PRESENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty countries, SI's teams - 2000 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers - work with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.

Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of SEAH.

Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.

DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION 

The Consortium Manager oversees the implementation and monitoring of a single consortium project with one institutional donor in which SI is the lead. He facilitates liaison between its partners, the institutional donor of the project, and other stakeholders. He plays a leading role in facilitating the work of the Steering Committee and the work of operational partners in the field, to ensure the successful completion and coordination of the project.

List of Main Responsibilities:

STRATEGY AND PLANNING

• Oversees the operationalization of the project into detailed implementation plans.
• Organizes all project design, planning, and launch meetings.   
• Anticipates contingency plans to ensure continuity of the humanitarian response in the event of changes in the context. 

PARTNER COORDINATION

• Coordinates with the Country Director to ensure compliance with the consortium's governance rules and procedures as defined in the partnership agreements between the lead partner and the other partners. 
• Manages and facilitates the organization of Steering Committee meetings. 
• Develops conditions conducive to smooth communication between consortium partners. 
• Supports the adaptation of partners' systems, frameworks, and procedures to enable effective and coordinated operational management. 
• Ensures the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, and participatory nature of the coordination mechanisms implemented between partners. 
• Facilitates the sharing of experiences and/or expertise between partners and ensures internal learning processes within the consortium. 

EXTERNAL COORDINATION AND DEVELOPMENT

• Ensures basic representation of the project to relevant coordination platforms, when required.
• Maintains necessary communication with stakeholders relevant to the implementation of this specific project.
• Joins meeting with the project donor with the facilitation of the Country Director and Steering Committee, and maintains some bilateral contact on project updates

PROJECT CYCLE MONITORING

• Monitors the relevance, quality, and consistency of project implementation.
• Proposes to the members of the Steering Committee and then facilitates the programmatic and operational adjustments necessary for the project with their teams. 
• Organizes program monitoring meetings with the various partners. 

CONTRACT CYCLE MANAGEMENT

• Maintains and/or develops a transparent, constructive, and trusting relationship with the project's institutional donor. 
• Oversees compliance with contractual validation obligations to the institutional donor. 
• Leads the drafting of necessary reports and communications to the institutional donor. 
• Facilitates smooth communication between consortium partners and the institutional donor, including organizing visits to activities by the latter. 

COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• Verifies compliance with the consortium's frameworks and procedures by all partners.
• Oversees the monitoring of compliance breaches and risks, as well as the corrective measures to be implemented. 
• Alerts the Country Director of any major breaches of the framework and ensures communication with the relevant funding partners.

MANAGEMENT (if there is a dedicated consortium team)

• Responsible for the proper implementation of HR policies and processes to ensure that the number of people and the sum of knowledge required for the activities under his responsibility are available:
• Analyzes, quantifies, and qualifies the human resource needs of his team
• Recruits and ensures the integration of the team under his responsibility
• Evaluates the performance of his team members
• Trains and supports team members
• Leads and communicates with their team

PARTNERSHIPS

• Contribute, in line with their role and responsibilities, to the verification of SI’s implementation partners
• Contribute to the implementation of a plan to support and strengthen SI partners
• Participate in monitoring the actions of partners in relation to their role and responsibilities
• Facilitate equitable partnerships and open communication between all members of the Consortium, including outside the context of the Steering Committee, and at the field level

INTERNAL CONTROL

• Is responsible for the compliance of the documents they produce

FILING & ARCHIVING

• Is responsible for filing and archiving the documents they produce in accordance with internal procedures

FIGHT AGAINST ABUSE

• Creates and actively collaborates in establishing a work environment that prevents inappropriate behavior.
• Participate in communicating the existence of SI's ethical framework.
• Respects at all times the protection of information exchanged in the context of a report and its processing. 
• Implements measures to mitigate the risk of abuse.

This list is not exhaustive and other related tasks (within the scope of the position) may be assigned at the request of the line manager.

ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)

LINE MANAGER

• Country Director

FUNCTIONAL MANAGER(S)

HIERARCHICALLY SUPERVISES

FUNCTIONALLY SUPERVISES

• Staff partially dedicated to the CMU (e.g., roles within Finance or the Grant Unit)

Profile required 

1. Experience three years in the humanitarian sector.
2. Knowledge of Donor rules and procedures
3. Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision
4. Good analytical and writing/editing skills
5.Capacity to work under pressure in a tense security environment
6. Good Communication skills
7. Fluency in written and oral English mandatory
8. Arabic an asset