Action against Hunger has been operating in Iraq since 2013, following the sudden massive influx of refugees fleeing the Syrian crisis. The multiple offensives of ISIS have caused the displacement of more than three million people across the country. In the summer of 2014, attacks on Mosul and the Sinjar region pushed hundreds of thousands of people into Iraqi Kurdistan. ACF has since been implementing its humanitarian response with an integrated, multi-sectoral approach, addressing WASH, Mental Health & Care Practices, Food Security & Livelihoods amongst the Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in camp and non-camp settings, as well as returnees and host communities. In 2019, ACF is willing to continue the humanitarian intervention in the areas still presenting urgent needs but also focusing on post-emergency / recovery interventions. Our team is running operations of approximatively 9 million euros. The main donors of the mission are OFDA, EU through MADAD, GIZ, AFD, WFP, SDC and ACF.
ACF intervenes in highly unstable and unpredictable areas. Therefore, security regulations are regularly updated.
The mission currently employs 12 international and 90 national staff, working from the coordination office in Erbil, field offices in Mosul, Dohuk, Basrah and Baghdad, as well as a field sub-office in Sinune. ACF is intending to cover more locations within Ninewa, currently working in Ba-aj sub-district and aiming more locations to address the humanitarian needs of the population.
The coordination is located in Erbil which the capital and largest city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is located approximately 350 kilometres north of Baghdad. The situation remains stable. There are currently 2 guesthouses with generally good living conditions for expatriates. Freedom of movement and many social opportunities exist.
Sébastien Duijndam pour Action contre la faim
You will have the responsability to lead Action Against Hunger program development and ensures quality and donor complaint implementation in Iraq.
You will be line managed by the Country Director and technically managing the MEAL Manager as well as the WASH, MHPSS and FSL Head of Departments, plus Grants and Partnership Manger. The position is responsible for program oversight, grants and complaince as well as programmatic strategy for the mission and is a core member of the Senior Management Team
More specifically your main tasks will be :
The ACF Iraq mission is a dynamic and innovative mission. We have many staff who have been with the mission since its genesis yet a strong drive to continue learning and growing as the context evolves. Our programming is an interesting mix of humanitarian response, resilience and development programming which allows candidates to learn, grow and strengthen their professional skills with a range of donors, sectors and locales. Equally, because Iraq remains so geopolitically vital for many countries in the MENA region as well as for the US and Europe, it is a context that requires constant analysis and advocacy.