SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL

International Office Region West and Central Africa 

International Branch- Yaoundé – Cameroon

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

Member Support Advisor

Established in 1949, SOS Children’s villages are a dynamic social development organization working globally to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of orphaned and vulnerable children. SOS children’s Village International is the umbrella organization that provides support and guidance to SOS member associations in 133 countries worldwide. Working through out West and Central Africa, SOS Children’s Village is in the process of recruiting a Member Support Advisor from the International Branch in Yaoundé, Cameroon (06 countries).

The member support advisor will report directly to the SOS Children’s Village Representatives. His/her main activities are to be the daily operational link between Promoting and Supporting Associations (PSAs), the General Secretariat (GSC) and other Member Associations (Mas) by coordinating the timely exchange of information requested ( Info Hub) and, in close collaboration with the SOS Children’s Village Representative ( CVI Representative), to Mas.

CHALLENGES

• Support the planning of the annual cycle for interaction between the CVI Representative and the Mas
• Ensure the link between planning and budgeting
• Support the management of PSA portfolios by providing the necessary content information to International Office
• Have an overview on external financial audits of Mas
• Have an overview on MA statistics
• Monitor MA data and general key performance indicators across all functions except finance 
• Provide information and general coordination of services and contacts requested by PSAs and other Mas ( Info Hub) 
• Collect, check and forward standard reports to PSAs ( e.g. Annual Report) including technical handling of database entry
• Project management support in public funding and construction projects to Mas and PSAs (e.g. funds flow, reporting, audits as per guideline)
• Implement and give first level user support for Mas for the SOS controlling system LUCY (Construction, Monitoring & Reporting)

PROFILE

• Master’s degree or equivalent in management, economics, planning, project management or statistics
• Minimum five (5) years ‘experience in planning or project analysis
• Good knowledge and experience in monitoring and evaluation 
• Good analytical skills
• Highly organized and able to work independently to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Excellent command of French and English
• Availability and ability to work under pressure
• Entrepreneurship, honesty, integrity and sincerity
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Ability to work in a team
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet).

WE OFFER

• Diverse range of interesting tasks in a well-recognized international organization
• Intercultural working environment
• Interesting opportunities for further development

In accordance with the organization’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible

If you are interested in this position, please send your application, detailed CV and motivation letter along with three traceable references to the following email address: ib.yaounde@sos-kd.org

Closing date: 12 December 2014