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Intersos – Head of Mission - Oriental Province of Democratic Republic of Congo

Data: 24/09/2014

La ONG umanitaria Intersos sta selezionando Head of Mission per la sua operatività in Oriental Province of Democratic Republic of Congo. Scadenza: 30 settembre 2014.


Head of Mission
Duty station:
Bunia – Oriental Province of Democratic Republic of Congo
Starting date: October 2014

Role, task and responsibilities
The Head of Mission is the organization’s official representative in the country and is responsible for the planning, management and implementation of the country program on the basis of defined strategies.
He/she manage and coordinate operations and human resources in the country. Specifically he/she is responsible to:
• Establish and maintain relations with local institutions, donors, NGOs, International Agencies and other stakeholders;
• Define country priorities based on context and needs analyses, monitor donor intervention strategies and priorities in the country and evaluate, promote and elaborate new projects;
• Establish, guarantee and monitor government recognition procedures for the organisation and the host country formalities;
• Define programming and planning of mission activities and check implementation;
• Check monthly planning of activities and relative expenses;
• Be responsible for procurement processes of goods, works and services and to ensure conformity to procedures, for forwarding all tender notices and results to Head Office, for publication on the organisation’s website;
• Supervise, monitor and evaluate project implementation phases also by periodic visits to areas of operation;
• Define mission’s economic and financial planning, guaranteeing self-sufficiency and consistency of expenses against budget constraints;
• Assume responsibility for funds management of the mission and for the bank accounts management;
• Approve reports and intermediate and final financial reports and assume responsibility for presentation to donors;
• Write monthly reports on country operations for the Regional Director;
• Be responsible for accurate application of all procedures defined by INTERSOS and donors.

Job requirements:
• Master degree in a humanitarian related studies;
• At least 5 years of experience as HoM or other coordination and management position in humanitarian/development contexts;
• Good knowledge of the procedure of international donors;
• Perfect knowledge of spoken and written English is necessary, Italian language knowledge is an asset;
• Proven people management and leadership skills: the ability to lead staff and promote productivity in a pleasant work environment;
• Comfortable with computer use;
• Self-starter with ability to work autonomously;
• Management skills and capacity of working in a volatile security environment.

How to Apply
Qualified applicants are requested to submit their comprehensive resume, cover letter expressing interest in the position and references to: [email protected]
with subject line: “Head of Mission Democratic Republic of Congo”
Applications close on the 30th of September, 2014

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.


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