Country: Lebanon
Closing date: 24 Apr 2016
Project Manager (national staff)
in Beirut, Lebanon
About HWA:
Hilfswerk Austria International (HWA) is one of Austria's leading organisations for development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Within the scope of HWA we provide worldwide assistance to people in need.
We respect the culture, history, structures, traditions and customs of the communities and countries where we are active. We provide help for all people regardless of their heritage, gender or their religion. The planning and realisation of our projects always takes place in cooperation with local partners.
Context:
Since the beginning of the Syria crisis, with the support of various donors HWA has provided assistance to Syrian refugee families fleeing their country and looking for shelter in Lebanon, as well as to the Lebanese host communities.
Core Functions/Responsibilities:
HWA is carrying out several emergency relief aid projects in Lebanon. As Project Manager, you are responsible for coordinating HWA’s activities in Lebanon in accordance with the framework specified as regards content, time schedules and finance. The Project Manager will be in charge of managing projects that are implemented in Lebanon. These are partnerships with INGOs and NNGOs, mainly in education and socio-economic development.
The post is to be filled as soon as possible.
Your most important duties are as follows:
Project planning: Identify, propose, and plan possible projects and partnerships in cooperation with the Desk Officer in the HQ
Development of project proposals incl. budget in cooperation with HWA HQ
· Overall responsibility for local project management and implementation of activities according to project agreements
o Regular field visits to monitor implementation of projects
o Overall responsibility of all M&E activities as per project agreement
o Follow-up on narrative and financial reporting from partners in coordination with HWA/ and according to donor standards
· Overall responsibility for contract management and compliance with all standards and regulations as stipulated in project agreements (procurements, monitoring, evaluation etc.)
· Present HWA’s activities towards partners, such as cluster meetings, government and other agencies
Required qualifications/Experience:
· A university degree with at least Bachelor’s degree in economics, educational sciences, social sciences, or business administration
· Strong experience in managing development-focused or humanitarian projects in Lebanon and proven background working with civil society and NGOs
· Solid knowledge on forced migration, protection and ideally on education, economic recovery and livelihoods.
· Several years of project experience in the planning and supervision of aid measures in international (aid) organizations, preferably in crisis regions
· very good analytical skills for evaluating the humanitarian and security-related situations
· Proven experience in financial follow-up, monitoring and reporting
· Experience in project management cycle, logical framework and results based management
· Lebanese nationality or have a permanent residence and work permit for Lebanon
· Native/fluent Arabic speaker (written and spoken) and Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
How to apply:
Please send a covering letter and CV by e-mail,to Ms. Corina Zeisel (corina.zeisel@hwa.or.at)