Première Urgence – Aide Médicale Internationale is a French Non-Governmental Organization, non-profit, apolitical and non-religious. Its entire staff is mobilized daily to cover the basic needs of civilian victims endangered, marginalized or excluded by the effects of natural disasters, wars and situations of economic collapse. PU-AMI is based in 16 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus and the Caribbean, and operates in the areas of food security, health, nutrition, rehabilitation of infrastructure, water and sanitation and economic recovery. PU-AMI results of the merger of two NGO, Première Urgence and Aide Médicale Internationale, thus combining experienced teams, with strong complementary technical expertise in the humanitarian field. Their common goal is to provide a comprehensive response to population’s in emergency situations and support their return to independence following a crisis.
As part of our activities in Lebanon, we are looking for an Head of Base
The Head of Base is responsible for the proper functioning of the project site, and proper implementation of programs developed on that site.
Tasks and responsabilities: - Safety: He/She is responsible for the safety of the site. - Programs: He/She coordinates the teams, and ensures proper implementation of programs on the site, under the supervision of his/her immediate supervisor. - Human Resources: He/She supervises all of the teams at the site, as well as national and international staff. - Logistical, administrative and financial support: He/She oversees the logistical, administrative and financial components at the site for the purpose of program implementation, and ensures compliance with the relevant procedures, with substantive support from the Logistics Coordinator (LOGC), and the Administrative and Financial Coordinator (AFC) of the mission. - Representation: He/She represents the association before the partners, authorities, and various local actors operating in the area where his/her base is located. - Coordination: He/She centralizes and disseminates information from/to the site, and consolidates the internal and external reporting activities implemented in his/her field of operations before submitting them to the immediate supervisor. - Assessment/ Strategy: He/She participates in strategy development and proposes new interventions in function of needs identified in his/her field of operations.
For further information, please download the job description.
How to apply:
Please send a CV and cover letter to recrutement@pu-ami.org
