Senior Consortium Coordinator – UKRAINE – based in UKR-Kyiv – Ukraine

Short-term contract: 12 months

Start date: 14/10/2024

Based in Kiev – Ukraine

PUI all over the world

With its 40 years of experience, Première Urgence Internationale:

• Supports close by 6 millions of beneficiaries
• With more than 100 Millions of € annual budget
• Present in 22 countries, on 5 continents
• Thanks to the work and efforts of:
• More than 2000national bars
• All around 200 expats of 45 different nationalities
• And 90 employees at the head office

PUI works in 10 areas of intervention and is distinguished by the implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method focuses on identifying and understanding the needs of everyone affected by a crisis. Our teams come together to provide a rapid global response to the basic needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises to help them regain their independence and dignity.

Learn more about our history, our values ​​and our areas of intervention.

Focus on our activities in UKRAINE

PUI has been intervening in Ukraine since 2015, in response to the needs arising from the conflict in Donbass. PUI is developing its integrated approach with health, mental health, protection and WASH projects to improve and restore equitable access to quality health services and to water, sanitation and hygiene for the most vulnerable population living in cities along the contact line in Donetsk region. PUI is also providing technical and material support to a large network of health facilities and social institutions to improve the quality of care provided to the population.
To support the population currently affected by the conflict in the country, PUI is currently expanding its activities in the Donbass and other regions of Ukraine.

Given the scale of the needs raised by the conflict with Russia, PUI and four other INGOs are pooling their experience and technical capacities to implement an emergency multi-sector project, including WASH, MHPSS, health, logistics, protection and cash assistance. The extensive geographical coverage of this project will allow it to respond to the most critical needs across the country.

What about the Senior Consortium Coordinator?

As Senior Consortium Coordinator your main objective is to lead the consortium project in all its parts, represent the consortium externally and ensure that the consortium project activities are carried out in a coordinated, efficient, effective, timely and qualitative manner. You are the guarantor of effective and qualitative internal and external information management according to the internal agreed guidelines of the consortium and the donor requirements.

You are responsible for:

• Coordination and external representation of multi-agency teams: You ensure that all teams (support, technical, implementation…) involved in the consortium project activities are held accountable for their objectives with respect to the consortium project and alert the Consortium Steering Committee to any issues they encounter. You represent the consortium externally towards local and national authorities, donors, clusters and humanitarian coordination bodies.
• Programme Coordination: You will oversee activities and ensure that they are implemented in a timely and professional manner, according to objectives, targets and indicators, in line with donor requirements and based on beneficiaries’ needs.
• Strategy Definition: You lead and propose to SC a regular needs assessment, analyze the situation, reorient the project according to all partners strategies. You advocate with partners, donors or third party to prioritize the consortium project agenda.
• Support Coordination: You ensure regular monitoring of the financial, logistical and HR resources and means allocated to the project.
• Grants, audit and compliance management: You coordinate with relevant partners the audit response, sample check or other type of check. You ensure that the donor-grant-award contract and partnership agreements are respected.
• Team management: You manage a team with dedicated expertise in finance, logistics, communication, subsidies, programs, MEAL. You organize the work, roles and responsibilities and ensure good transparent communication towards the steering committee.

The challenges that await you:

Ensure smooth coordination between the 5 consortium partners. Facilitate internal communication between partners, both at capital and field level. Actively participate in external coordination mechanisms to represent the Dorijka consortium.

What you need to be successful

• Course: You have a Master’s degree in Project Management, Political Science, International Development, Humanitarian Studies, Public Administration, Social Sciences or a relevant field, or you have equivalent work experience.
• Experience : You will be reinforced by at least 2 years of experience in a similar role and/or areas of multi-sector programme coordination, have experience in directly supervising and coordinating various teams (implementation/quality teams) and in coordinating multi-agency teams and/or interventions. Even better if you have previous work experience and/or knowledge of donor compliance requirements. Have you worked with Première Urgence Internationale? That would definitely be a plus!
• Knowledge and skills : You have a strong knowledge of donor requirements (procedures, reporting…), a solid experience in writing, reviewing and editing narrative and financial reports, an excellent attention to detail and an extensive knowledge of Project Cycle Management (including activities, budgets, logistics…). You also have a strong experience in negotiation and diplomacy, and a previous experience in managing teams without a direct hierarchical link.
• Qualities : You have a proven ability to analyze and synthesize comprehensive information and technical data, be able to write and edit reports under pressure of deadlines and ensure effective and timely output. You have good communication skills for public presentations, are self-motivated, flexible and adaptable to the needs of the team and the organization, proven management skills, as well as problem solving and leadership skills. You can work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a diverse team and manage a varied workload, and are prepared to live and work in an unsafe/remote environment with severe restrictions on movement. Regular field visits (safety permitting) to deployment areas are also necessary, you will travel considerably within the country. You have strong computer skills which are essential, including the ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel, database management software, statistical packages and GIS.
• Languages : You must have a strong command of writing and editing documents in English. If you speak Spanish, Arabic and/or French, that is a definite plus.

A word from the manager

« Come and join a very dynamic mission, with smooth coordination between the five consortium partners! »

PUI offers you

• Stands: Framework with a temporary contract
• Monthly gross income: 2,970.00 – 3,500.00 EUR depending on your experience in International Solidarity + 50€ per semester seniority at PUI
• Insurance including medical coverage and additional health care, 24/24 assistance and repatriation
• Housing in collective housing
• Daily living expenses (“Per Diem”)
• Break Policy: 5 working days every 3 and 9 months + break allowance
• Paid leave policy: 5 weeks paid leave per year + return ticket every 6 months

Our commitments

Première Urgence Internationale considers the diversity of nationalities, genders, beliefs, profiles and statuses within its Human Resources as a major asset for its humanitarian action and therefore forces itself to strictly adhere to the principle of non-discrimination throughout the entire recruitment process.

Première Urgence Internationale operates a policy of zero tolerance against exploitation, sexual abuse and maltreatment, in all its forms, of women, children and all other vulnerable persons. It mobilizes all its employees to promote, disseminate and respect the principles set out in its ethical charter.

Please note that Première Urgence Internationale will not ask for any financial contribution for administration costs related to recruitment. Such information would be fraudulent, please ignore it.

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and do you adhere to our obligations? You feel ready to challenge and to participate PUI great family?