Project Manager -Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL)
Location: Jordan, Jordan
Contract – Full-Time
Closing date: Thursday 31 August 2017
PROJECT MANAGER -FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS (FSL)
Save the Children is the worlds leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save childrens lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. Were changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length: 12 months
The roleSave the Children is looking for an experienced FSL Program manager to lead our livelihoods and food security project implementation in south and central Syria. This includes a GFFO-funded grant supporting Syrian families in Central Syria through agriculture, livestock, small business support and Cash Transfer Programming (CTP). The Program Manager will be the principal representative of the south central FSL portfolio and will work with local partners in providing strategic and operational leadership to develop and implement a successful program. The Program Manager will ensure adherence to overall technical and programmatic quality in implementation, compliance with donor rules and regulations, and the timely submission of all deliverables, including annual work plans, performance monitoring plans, reports as required. The Program Manager will be responsible for the overall direction and coordination of the activities of any sub-recipient partners under the agreement in coordination with the program team.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Significant (5+ years) management experience working in emergency response or fragile state contexts, including direct experience in implementing large, managing large and complex overseas, partner implemented programs.
- Education to MSc/MA/MEng level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
- Experience managing high-quality EuropeAid funded project(s).
- Experience managing large Food Security & Livelihoods programmes, focusing on agriculture, livestock, and small business support for an international NGO.
- Experience in Cash Transfer Programming, specifically in remote and hard to reach locations/set-up.
- Demonstrated skills in program planning, and all aspects of project management.
- Demonstrated skills in leadership and supervision of staff and in building and maintaining a high performing team.
- Experience in promoting childrens rights and gender, including participation in programming, design, implementation and evaluation.
- Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
- Demonstrated knowledge of major donor regulations and policies.
- Proven experience building capacity of local NGOs, and government bodies and collaborating closely with multi-level stakeholders.
- Inter-personal skills to influence and guide staff and partners in identifying programming opportunities and resolving programme challenges.
- Experience applying remote management techniques.
- Commitment to the values and mission of Save the Children.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English required. Fluency in Arabic a plus.
- Experience working in the Middle East context.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
