Cook (Short Term)

This is a short-term, 3-month position. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. About Secours Islamique France:

Since its founding in 1991, Secours Islamique France considers that diversity is a wealth. We study therefore all applications to the extent that they present the skills required for the position to be filled.

Our organization is particularly concerned with the ethical and deontological dimensions in all its activities. we therefore reserve the right to systematically check criminal records during the recruitment process, in accordance with current law. In line with this policy, SIF practices zero tolerance towards any type of fraud, corruption, harassment, abuse, or violence of any nature whatsoever, and, more generally, any violation of legislation, regulations, or the code of conduct established internally.

SIF is a humanitarian organization, and the principle of “Do no harm” is therefore central: we ensure that respect and the safety of the children we support in our projects is a primary consideration for all our collaborators and partners. Our charter is a real commitment: we mobilize all of our staff in the promotion, dissemination and respect for the principles laid down.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.

We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive than we are today.

2. General Position Summary

Based in Islamabad, the cook works under the direct supervision of the Logistics Assistant. He/she is an expert in Cooking for national and expat staff.

He/she is:

• Responsible for cooking lunch and dinner for International Staff
• Prepare and serve tea, lunch, and snacks to the National staff as scheduled.

3. Essential Job Function

Activities:

• Plan for meals and snacks within given budgets; procure food items at best quality and best price.
• Accountable for expenditures, providing supporting valid and authentic receipts to the supervisor
• Prepare and serve tea and lunch in accordance with the lunch and tea break timings.
• Responsible for maitaining hygiene while cooking food.                                                                            
• Observe and test food taste to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently and keep the spices aveage, eateable for all the staff
• Prepare food for expat Staff.
• Cook meals according to the number of persons hosted in the guesthouses and the office with the focus on hygiene  and quantity must be enough for the staff as required                                            
• Menu of lunch and dinner should be made in advance considering the opinions of the supervisors                                                                                                     

Objective 2: Kitchen Cleaning and maintenance:

• Responsible for washing dishes and maintaining them in the kitchen cabinets.     
• Organize and maintain the kitchen, kitchen equipment, cooking utensils and dishes in good, complete and clean order.
• Store food properly in the office fridge and expat office/house.  
• Ensure the good use of SIF crockery (pans, cooking utensils, cooking items, food)
• Ensure complete cleaning of the kitchen.
• Report all necessary maintenance requests timely to the main office administration on given forms for this purpose

Activities:                                                

This list is not limited; the employee may be required to perform any other task necessary and compatible with its functions.

4. REQUIREMENTS

Education:                             

• Matriculation or above.

Experience:

• At least 3 years experience at similar position     

Languages:     

Urdu, English

Knowledge:    Ability to organise lunch & dinner schedule on regular basis                               

Supervisory Resposibiity: N/A

• Accountability

Reports Directly To: Logistics Assistant

• Works Directly With: Country Office Staff

Competencies

• Respect and promote SIF values and mandate, and report to the line manager any non-respect of SIF’s policies amongst the teams or partners.
• Address needs and requests in a professional way.
• Always interact with children in presence of their parents or caregivers.
• Always respect beneficiaries’ confidentiality.
• Report any incident or act that causes harm to beneficiaries or to others.
• Aware of child protection/safeguarding concept.
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills.
• Rigorous and polite.