Area Coordinator – Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo

About the role

Acted, a humanitarian and development organisation working across 43 countries, is recruiting an Area Coordinator for Uvira in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The postholder represents Acted's interests with local authorities, donors, beneficiary communities and other stakeholders, is part of the senior management team and ensures programme quality, operational implementation and strong representation. The Area Coordinator directly supervises Project Managers and oversees day-to-day operations and security in the area.

Key responsibilities

• Positioning, context analysis and strategy implementation, including proposal development, advocacy and promotion of the Acted network
• Staff management and internal coordination
• Follow-up on project implementation, quality control and partner management
• Management of FLATS: finance, logistics and IT, administration and HR, transparency/compliance and security

Required profile

• Background in international development, emergency operations or humanitarian programmes
• At least four years of relevant professional experience, preferably including security management
• Extensive project management experience in emergency and/or development programmes
• Proven leadership and team management skills
• Ability to work under pressure, with strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Eligibility for an international contract is required

What we offer

• Salary of 3,600 to 3,700 EUR per month before income tax, plus a monthly living allowance of 300 USD
• Accommodation and food in an Acted guesthouse
• Pension, health, life and repatriation insurance, and unemployment insurance for EU citizens
• Flights every six months and visa fees covered, plus luggage transport contribution of up to 100 kg
• R&R every three months with flights covered up to 500 USD and a 200 USD allowance
• Annual leave of 25 to 43 days, pre-departure training at HQ including 4 days of in-situ security training, tax advice and psychological assistance

Applications (CV and letter of motivation) are sent by email with the reference AC Uvira/RDC; Acted does not charge any fee for recruitment.