DirecciónAll NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
- Role and responsibilities
The purpose of the Field Office Team Leader is to run the day-to-day support functions at the Shostka Field Office (FO).
The following is a brief description of the role.
Generic responsibilities
- Manage support staff at Field Office level
- Manage day to day HR & Admin, Finance, and Logistics of the Field Office
- Ensure adherence to NRC policies, handbooks, procedures and SOPs/guidelines
- Coordinate and assist with budgets and costs for the Field Office’s shared costs and support functions
- Provide support in the training and development of staff
- Provide support to project implementation at Field Office level
- Coordinate representation meetings with partners and local authorities
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
Specific responsibilities
- Under the direct supervision of the Area Support Manager (ASM) and the overall leadership of the Area Manager (AM), oversee the setup of the NRC Field Office in Shostka
- In close coordination with Kyiv-based coordinators (Finance, Procurement, Logistics, HR & Admin and HSS), ensure that NRC Support procedures, rules and regulations are adequately and timely implemented in the NRC Field Office in Shostka
- Facilitate effective integration between support departments and regular coordination between FO support departments and visiting programme teams from Chernihiv and Kyiv
- Organize and facilitate regular team meetings in the Field Office
- Under the close supervision of the Area Manager and HSS Coordinator, represent NRC externally in Shostka and liaise with local authorities (oblast civil-military administration, hromada administrations, etc.), UN agencies, other NGOs and support the teams in day-to-day access negotiation as per needs
- Day-to-day approval of travel and leave requests for support staff in the Field Office and monitoring of daily attendance
- Attend to any other tasks that will be assigned by the ASM or the AM.
Critical interfaces
- Support function: HR, Finance, Procurement and Logistics Coordinators at area level
- Programmatic operations support: CC Project Managers and Coordinators at area and field levels
- Security: Security Coordinator at area level
- Competencies
1. Professional competencies
- Previous experience from working in support functions in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Previous management experience
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian, both oral and written
- Working level in English, both written and verbal
- Good knowledge of the Ukrainian context, specifically Northern Sumska Oblast, and political dynamics
2. Behavioural competencies
- Handling insecure environments
- Planning and delivering results
- Working with people
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Managing resources to optimise results
- Managing performance and development
