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Program Manager - Iraq

Détails de l'annonce

Organisation : INTERSOS - Organizzazione Umanitaria Onlus
Site web : https://www.intersos.org/posizioni-aperte/#intersosorg-vacancies/vacancy-details/5db0166fccd87f00152bbd70/
Lieu de l'emploi : Erbil/Mosul with frequent field visit in Ninewa, Salah Al Din Governorates / Iraq
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée déterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Gestion de projet
Date de publication : 12/11/2019
Date limite : 26/11/2019

Profil

Required profile and experience

Education

  • University Degree in human rights law, international relations, international cooperation, political sciences, humanitarian crisis or equivalent

Professional Experience

  • 3-5 years of relevant work experience with NGOs in project management.
  • Technical experience in protection and/or education is an advantage
  • Experience in coordinating staff, working in multicultural environment
  • Proven experience in budget managing and coordination
  • Previous working experience in Iraq or Kurdistan is an advantage.

Professional Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to work within humanitarian context (advantage if experience with IDPs/refugees)
  • Good understanding of protection, human rights law and international humanitarian law rights and international humanitarian principles
  • Very good computer literacy (Word, Excel).
  • Excellent analytical and Reporting skills
  • Proven experience in managing staff
  • Proven experience in managing projects (budget, procurement, logistic, HR)
  • Proven experience in negotiation and staff management

Languages

  • Fluency in spoken and written English
  • Knowledge of Arabic is an advantage

Personal Requirements

  • A high degree of flexibility and ability to work in insecure environment
  • High confidentiality, respect and non-discrimination attitude.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Flexibility to spend extended amount of time in field bases (Mosul, Tikrit, Baghdad)

Description

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

Terms of reference

Job Title: Program Manager

Code: SR-29-1225

Duty station: Erbil/Mosul with frequent field visit in Ninewa, Salah Al Din Governorates

Starting date: 01/01/2020                                 

Contract duration: 12 months

Reporting to: Country Program Coordinator

Supervision of: 3 Protection Managers, 1 Deputy Program Manager and 2 Program Officers

Dependents: N/A

General context of the project

The Project aims to address the major protection gaps within Ninewa and Salah Al Din (SAD) Governorates of Iraq. INTERSOS aims to strengthen the protection environment for conflict affected populations (IDPs, returnees, host community) intervening in Ninewa and SAD. This initiative will provide comprehensive and holistic protection assistance packages to targeted individuals in order to mitigate protection risks as well as to foster self-resilience of affected individuals, with tailored assistance for highly vulnerable cases. Protection assistance includes protection monitoring aimed at identifying and referring vulnerable persons in need of case management or other services and collecting data on protection issues/incidents and trends to inform evidence-based advocacy; legal assistance (awareness, counselling, administrative and court representation) services including civil documentation and family law assistance, full case management services for Persons with Specific Needs, Child Protection and GBV cases. For vulnerable persons under case management, a package of internal specialised services such as psychological individual counselling, legal assistance, and structured PSS will be provided as needed; structured PSS targeting adults (particularly women and PWSN) and children; awareness sessions on various protection topics and risks faced by the community including legal topics and HLP, general protection topics, availability of services; community-based protection services . Intervention will target girls, boys, men and women among displaced and returnees communities in urban and camps targeted locations, with a mix of mobile and static interventions.

General purpose of the position

The general purpose of the position is to ensure the implementation of funded projects for IDPs in camps and urban areas in Iraq. The PM will be responsible of the activities planning and monitoring; ensuring the quality of implemented activities in compliance with donor's rules, relevant Standard Operating Procedures, Sphere Standards, International Principles and Guidelines, INTERSOS Fundamental Charter and Code of Ethics. He/she will also be in charge of staff supervision and evaluation, of ensuring a proper management of the allocated budget to achieve the planned objectives as per work-plan, of maintaining the relations with donor's representatives.

Main responsibilities and tasks

  • Budget management
  • Recruitment, training, supervision and evaluation of the project staff team, including identification of capacity building gaps and implementation of related training sessions.
  • Maintaining relations pertaining to the protection/education intervention in Ninewa and Sala Al Din with the donor and key stakeholders at the governorate and field level.
  • Coordination with the other protection/education interventions in Kurdistan and Iraq.
  • Reporting for internal and external purposes

More specifically:

Project activities planning, implementation and monitoring

  1. Preparing regularly update of project activities work plan and related financial plan with the contribution of the Managers and program Officers ensuring timely and quality implementation in compliance with the defined project strategy, as well as INTERSOS and donor guidelines
  2. Guarantee the application of procurement procedures and donors rules for reporting and implementation
  3. Periodic field visit to the project locations to ensure the quality of the intervention in compliance with the internal and donors' standard
  4. Preparation of proper and timely report to be submitted to the Country program Coordinator and to the donor.
  5. In collaboration with M&E officer, develop tools to assess, analyse and evaluate the impact of the project, the evolution of the crisis and related evolving needs of target populations in the project areas.
  6. Work closely with others PMs to ensure the integration of the project with other mission's ones and/or with other sectors of intervention
  7. Managing budget properly to achieve the project's objectives. Supporting eventual budget and program revision.
  8. Support the development, implementation and evaluation of the mission strategy and program, providing updated information, inputs and recommendation for new and on-going interventions in the country, with special focus on the protection response to the IDPs and Refugees crises.
  9. Identify capacity gaps in key national staff and support actively their capacity building.
  10. Train, coordinate and supervise the managers and evaluate their performance.
  11. Ensure the project's staff respect INTERSOS rules and regulations, and adheres to INTERSOS Fundamental Charter Values and Code of Ethics

Project reporting

  1. Prepare the project narrative and support in preparing financial reports according to INTERSOS and donor requirements.
  2. Ensuring all support documents (means of verification) and general project documents are properly filled in and filed.
  3. Contributing in preparing and submitting new project proposals

Coordination and representation

  1. Along with the Managers and officers, establish and maintain collaborative relations with relevant donor officers, local authorities, local institutions, partners, project stakeholders and other organisations working in the project areas
  2. Participate in meetings with relevant donor's program and finance officers at central or field level following Country Program Coordinator guidelines. Proactively participate in relevant coordination meetings at national, regional, governorate and field level as required.

Required profile and experience

Education

  • University Degree in human rights law, international relations, international cooperation, political sciences, humanitarian crisis or equivalent

Professional Experience

  • 3-5 years of relevant work experience with NGOs in project management.
  • Technical experience in protection and/or education is an advantage
  • Experience in coordinating staff, working in multicultural environment
  • Proven experience in budget managing and coordination
  • Previous working experience in Iraq or Kurdistan is an advantage.

Professional Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to work within humanitarian context (advantage if experience with IDPs/refugees)
  • Good understanding of protection, human rights law and international humanitarian law rights and international humanitarian principles
  • Very good computer literacy (Word, Excel).
  • Excellent analytical and Reporting skills
  • Proven experience in managing staff
  • Proven experience in managing projects (budget, procurement, logistic, HR)
  • Proven experience in negotiation and staff management

Languages

  • Fluency in spoken and written English
  • Knowledge of Arabic is an advantage

Personal Requirements

  • A high degree of flexibility and ability to work in insecure environment
  • High confidentiality, respect and non-discrimination attitude.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Flexibility to spend extended amount of time in field bases (Mosul, Tikrit, Baghdad)

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates are invited to apply following the link below:

https://www.intersos.org/posizioni-aperte/#intersosorg-vacancies/vacancy-details/5db0166fccd87f00152bbd70/                                                  

Please note that our application process is made of 3 quick steps: register (including your name, email, passwork, citizenship and Skype address), sign-up and apply attaching your CV and motivation letter in PDF format. Through the platform, candidates will be able to track their applications’ history with INTERSOS.             

In case you encounter severe difficulties applying through the platform, you can send an email attaching your CV and motivation letter (both in PDF version) via email to recruitment@intersos.org, with subject line: “Platform issue SR-29-1225 Program Manager - Iraq”.

Please also mention the name, position and contact details of at least two references, including the line manager during your last job. Family members are to be excluded.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.