Country: Lebanon
Closing date: 09 Nov 2016
Reference:
VR/PP/LEB
Country:
Lebanon
Job Title:
Protection Programme Manager
Contract Grade: B
Contract Length: 1 year
Date needed by: ASAP
New Post or Replacement: Replacement
Accompanied / Unaccompanied: Unaccompanied
Exact Job Location: Halba, Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, with travel to Beirut and Tripoli
Reports to: Programmes Director
Responsible for: Up to 8 field officers, one team leader
Liaises with: Programme Managers, Logistics Manager , Finance Manager, Systems Director, Programme Development Coordinator and Country Director
Job Purpose:
The Protection Programme Manager will be responsible for coordinating and supervising the implementation of Concern’s Protection Programme in Lebanon. The Programme Manager will maintain and further develop the existing programme and identify areas for further programme and geographical expansion.
Areas of responsibility:
Programme Management, Development, Monitoring and Evaluation
Oversee the day to day management of the programme in line with agreed work plans and objectives.
Develop and expand Concern‘s Protection strategy in Lebanon as appropriate through the identification of needs and gaps and sourcing recourses to fill those gaps as necessary.
Explore the possibility of working with local partners
Manage the Protection programme information and management tools, ensuring that relevant work plans, tools and resources are adapted and refined as necessary to meet programme objectives as defined in approved proposal.
Provide technical support to managers on how to mainstream protection into their programmes and strengthen the capacity of key staff to analyse situations in protection terms.
Provide regular progress reports on achievements against approved programme proposal and other updates as necessary.
Ensure continuous learning by applying lessons learned to the on-going implementation of the programme.
Ensure the effective management of donor grants through the creation of reports Participate in the design and application of Quality and Accountability initiatives in the Concern country programme.
Financial Management:
Manage the Protection programme budget in Lebanon, ensuring that programme expenditure is maintained and managed as per agreed budgets
Ensure that Concerns’ financial systems are adhered to and those of relevant donors
Participate in the budget planning and revision exercises on a regular basis in coordination with the Finance team ensuring that the Protection budget and expenditure is accurate and realistic.
Team Building and Human Resource’s management
Oversee the recruitment of suitably experienced and skilled staff to implement the programme, as required
Provide training, mentoring and support to local stakeholder and partners as relevant in order to strengthen local capacity and sustainability to provide response services.
Capacity build a team which has a range of skills and experiences that are identified and harnessed for the successful delivery of the programme
Ensure Performance reviews are carried out on a regular basis with team members
Ensure that all staff are aware of, adhere to and promote Concerns Programme Participant Protection policy and Code of Conduct.
Coordination, representation and advocacy
Actively participate in relevant coordination fora relevant to protection and others relevant to the Concern programme, ensuring that organisational and programmatic priorities are implemented and shared as required
When required, represent Concern at national, regional and local for a
Promote good understanding among other sectors, partners and communities about the program.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders – including government ministries, community leaders, NGOs, UN agencies, and community based organizations to enhance multi-agency and multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.
Other
- Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Programmes Director, Programme Development Coordinator or Country Director.
Person Specification:
Master Degree in Social Work, Public Health, International Human Rights, Law or other related field.
A minimum of 3 years experience working on a Protection or GBV prevention programme
At least 2 years’ experience of developing and managing a team
Demonstrated success in developing and writing proposals and managing grants
Experience running community-based activities providing psychosocial support a wide range of target groups, including men women, boys and girls of varying vulnerabilities
Awareness and knowledge of protection international best practices including IASC GBV Guidelines, SOPs, IMS and Coordinator Handbook
Good communication skills, with good spoken and written English.
Excellent report writing, research documentation and presentation skills
Demonstrated experience of monitoring and evaluating programmes
CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.
All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net
All candidates who are short-listed for a first round interview will be notified via email after the application deadline OR Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.
Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.
Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant. For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.
Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
How to apply:
To apply, please click here: https://jobs.concern.net/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyUID=000000002696