Job Description

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL launches the external recruitment of an FSL Team Leader.

(Qualified Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply)

BASE: Taiz Office
POSITION: FSL Team Leader

PRESENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty countries, SI's teams - 2000 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers - work with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.

Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of SEAH.

Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to finding all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.

DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION 

Goal/Purpose of the Position:

The Team Leader will coordinate a team of FSL Officers in order to set up the FSL Emergency activities, ensuring that Solidarities International technical recommendations and procedures are followed.

List of Main Responsibilities: 

Setting up the activities /control and supervision 

• Plan the weekly activities for his/her team and have them approved by his/her Project Manager: 
• Plan human resources need (daily workers, workers...)
• plan tool and material needs (request from stock)
• Anticipate administrative issues (requests in advance) 
• Anticipate logistics issues (transport, communication means...)
• Organize and carry out, with his/her team, tasks assigned by his/her Project Manager 
• Supervise and monitor each stage of activity. Ensure that standards and instructions given by his/her Project Manager, as well as Solidarities procedures, are followed 
• Respect schedules and deadlines agreed upon with his/her Project Manager
• Report back any problems and constraints encountered during the course of the activities and suggest operational solutions

Logistics and Administration

• When recruiting daily workers, follow procedures and directives outlined by his/her Project manager and the administrative service
• Train his/her team members to use and maintain the available tools correctly 
• Track usage with monitoring tools provided
• Enforce safety procedures
• Ensure that safety procedures are followed by members of his/her team 
• Monitor the quality and quantity of material delivered to working sites
• Ensure the receipt and storage of material and equipment necessary for his/her work to be carried out on site

Reporting / communication

• Take part in weekly program meetings and clusters on request
• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarities office, accessible to his/her project manager.
• Draw up and submit a weekly task report (which should include progress made by the team) to his/her project manager 
• Take part in the drafting of the monthly program pack
• Establish and maintain good relations with local participants and communities (populations) in the operational fields 
• Listen to the populations and local participants in the field and report to his/her project manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarities International teams

ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)

• Line Manager: FSL Program Manager 
• Line report(s) on base: FSL Officers 
• Functional Manager: 
• Function Report (s):

Profile required

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Rural Development, Project Management, or a related field 
• Minimum 5 years of experience in implementing and managing FSL programmes, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or team leadership role, preferably with INGOs or donor-funded projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of Cash-Based Interventions (CBI), agriculture, resilient livelihoods and market systems.
• Experience in managing livelihood recovery, agricultural development, and resilience-building interventions.
• Experience working with government institutions, extension services, cooperatives.
• Proven experience in project planning, implementation, reporting, and donor compliance.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, providing technical guidance, mentoring staff.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital data collection tools (e.g., KoboToolbox/ODK).
• Good command of English and Arabic, both written and spoken.

How to Apply

Thanks to send your application with a resume and cover letter to SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL email to:  alt.hr@solidarites.org

NB: The title of the related position must be written in the email subject (FSL Team Leader + Your Name)
NB: The vacancy may close before the deadline. Thank you for your comprehension.

Deadline for submitting applications-: 06/Aug/2026