SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL launches the internal /and external recruitment of an FSL Team Leader.

BASE: Marib
POSITION: FSL Team Leader

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 

MISSION / OBJECTIVES

The Team Leader will coordinate the FSL team in Marib in order to set up the FSL activities, ensuring that Solidarities International technical recommendations and procedures are followed. The FSL TL will be part of a program aimed at supporting animal health through a veterinary mobile clinic and training for animal health workers, while also supporting communities and vulnerable households through income-generating activities, including business grants and agricultural activities.  The Team Leader is expected to comply with the core humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality, humanity, and independence as well as with the principles and mandate of Solidarities International at all times.

Main Responsibilities:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Setting up the activities /control and supervision 

• With support from FSL Coordinator and line manager, plan, coordinate and conduct technical assessments and rapid needs assessments to identify opportunities for income generation and agricultural support
• Produce technical files (BOQs, Scope of work, Drawing ect.) according to the identified needs, standards and available resources.
• Participate and contribute to the proposal writing stage by providing the line manager/ FSL Coordinator with necessary information, assessments and elements.
• Carry out area targeting, stakeholder mapping, and beneficiary selection processes specifically for agriculture income-generating activities and veterinary services. Ensure adherence to selection and targeting criteria for food security and livelihood support activities.
• Plan the weekly activities for his/her team and have them approved by his/her Line Manager: 
  • Plan human resources need (daily workers, skilled workers for agricultural and veterinary tasks ...)
  • Plan tool and material needs (request from stock)
  • Anticipate administrative issues (submitting requests in advance) 
  • Anticipate logistics issues (transport, communication means...).
• Provide technical guidance, training and supervision, with focus on: Sustainable agricultural practices, Drip irrigation, Climate smart agriculture, Business Development activities and Business Grant Distribution, Vocational skill development, Market assessments an analysis, Village Saving Loan Association (VSLA) Process, Mobile animal health services.
• Monitor the effectiveness of training, activities, quality/quantity of materials and support provided to beneficiaries, adjusting technical approaches based on observed outcomes and feedback. Ensuring compliance with standards and instructions from the Line Manager and Solidarités procedures.
• Approve spending on allocated program lines and ensure accurate budget management and oversight through tracking and forecasting expenditures.
• Explore new business and partnerships within the area of implementation.
• Organize lesson learnt workshop and other program evaluation activities.
• Take part and coordinate the updating of activities implementation methodology/Sop\Ps and institutional knowledge building (IKB).

Logistics and Administration

• Initiate the procurement requests by raising BLs according to the identified needs, standards, and available resources. 
• Analyse the need and coordinate the recruitment process of daily workers, follow procedures as outlined by his/her Line Manager and the administrative service.
• Train his/her team members to use and maintain the available monitoring and Follow Up tools correctly.
• Track usage with monitoring tools provided: Ensure Follow Up tools are updated on a regular basis 
• Ensure the receipt and storage of material and equipment necessary for his/her work to be carried out on site.
• Enforce safety procedures.
• Ensure that safety procedures are followed by members of his/her team. 
• Monitor the quality and quantity of material delivered to working sites
• Ensure the receipt and storage of material and equipment necessary for his/her work to be carried out on site

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Partake in the recruitment of national FSL contractors.
• Organise regular team meetings.
• Supervise and monitor potential conflicts within the teams and inform the Line Manager in the case of a problem.
• Report any misconduct among the FSL team and participate to the relevant HR process if needed. 
• Identify and report any training needs for the teams to the program manager
• Assist with the implementation of training.
• Lead the appraisal process of his team with the support of the Line Manager.
• Plan the leaves of the FSLteam’s members under the supervision of the Line Manager.
• Provide capacity building support to his/her team members.

REPORTING AND COMMNICAITION

• Take part in weekly line meetings and cluster coordination meetings on request.
• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office accessible to his/her Line Manager.
• Ensure the collection and compilation of information about the progress of projects/activities from the FSL Officers.
• Ensure the soft and hard archiving of program related document and files (MoU, Beneficiaries list, etc…).
• Write regular reports on the progress of projects/activities for the Line Manager.
• Partake in the drafting of reports and schedules/appendices related to the activities/projects for reports and/or sponsors.
• Take part in the drafting of the monthly program pack.
• Represent SI in collaboration with/ or in absence of the Line Manager to the relevant bodies: local authorities, Clusters, external coordination meetings etc. 
• Establish and maintain good relations with local participants and communities (populations) in the operational fields.
• Listen to the populations and local participants in the field and report to his/her Line Manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarités International teams.
• Analyse the humanitarian situation by taking into account protection issues/Do No Harm to the population.
• Take part in updating the mission strategy.

ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)
Line manager:  Program Base manager
Line report(s) on base: Team under his/her supervision.
Functional manager:  
Functional report(s):  -

Experience:

• Bachelor level minimum (in any of the following or similar fields: Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Agronomy or any related field
• Prior NGO/INGO experience 3 years minimum in food security.
• Experience in developing, coordinating, implementing and monitoring livelihood activities  
• Proven and strong team management skills and experience.
• Knowledge of the local humanitarian context.
• Good understanding of the security context.
• Proactive, motivated, and organized.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic, good knowledge of English is required.
• Strong analytical and writing/editing skills.
• Good communication and diplomatic skills.
• Good knowledge of MS Office Word, PowerPoint and advance MS Office Excel Knowledge
• Interpersonal skills, reliability, honesty, accountability, resistance to stress, team player, good prioritization of task, Management skills, Planning skills, flexibility to meet deadlines