Country: Yemen
Closing date: 12 Oct 2016
INTERSOS is an independent non-profit humanitarian organization committed to assist the victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable and unprotected people.
1. Terms of reference
Job title: Project Manager Protection and WASH
Location: Sana’a, (Yemen) with field missions to Ibb
Reporting to: Head of Mission
Starting date: October 2016
Duration of contract: 12 months
Dependents: No
2. General context of the project
The project aims to promote the protection and WASH conditions of conflict affected people in Ibb, in particular in the districts of Dhi Al-Sufal and Al-Sayyani.
The project provides for an integrated program where protection activities integrate attention for access to improved WASH conditions for conflict affected communities, while the WASH activities will have a very high level of protection mainstreaming integrated.
The program will further be complementary and integrated with a health-nutrition project running mobile clinics and support to referral health centers in the targeted area (separate funding source).
3. Tasks and responsibilities
The Project Manager (PM) is in charge of the implementation and the supervision of the activities of the project ensuring timely and qualitative planning, implementation, reporting and monitoring/evaluation of INTERSOS activities in compliance with sector specific SOPs, Sphere standards and good practices, code of conduct and ethical values chart.
The PM is responsible for an efficient financial management for the project in compliance with INTERSOS’ model and donor regulations, in addition to full oversight of the HR and logistics arrangement in cooperation with relevant departments.
More specifically:
Team recruitment, liaise with admin-fin department to secure up to date HR files
Prepare and organize training for community health volunteers and mobile clinic teams
Project kick-off and presentation/sharing of project with teams
Review and prepare a detailed activities plan with team
Agree and establish clear reporting and communication lines
Verification on the targeting of beneficiaries
Ensure sector SOPs and guidelines are properly applied and adhered to
Permanent on-job coaching of teams to work on quality in delivery
Ensure security assessment for teams’ daily movement and report incidents/concerns in a pro-active manner to the Head of Mission and Security Focal point
Prepare, monitor and implement financial and procurement plan.
Ensure monitoring and verification for the targeting of beneficiaries.
Applying a result-based management approach, monitor the project outcomes, in addition to the outputs and activities, including changes at the household and community level achieved through the project.
Attend the relevant cluster meetings and ensure timely reporting of highlights to HoM.
Ensure regular updates to donor representatives.
4. Required profile/experience
Education: MA in social sciences or related field.
At least 2 years of direct professional experience working as a technical expert in the area of protection – ideally combined with combined experience in WASH sector, including financial management responsibilities.
Prior work experience in Middle East region highly desirable.
Demonstrate minimum 2 year experience in the implementation of multi-sector humanitarian programming in complex emergencies, including protection services and/or WASH assistance.
Prior experience in working in complex emergency setting, involving internal displacement.
Demonstrated experience in staff supervision and remote management with a solid personal background.
Strong experience with monitoring tools and systems
Excellent communication, leadership and negotiation skills.
Excellent analytical skills, observation and analysis capacity.
Able to ensure quick quality delivery in stressful environment
Ability to deal with stress and demanding working environment
Able to work effectively in the overall management of a project, even in conflict contexts with a remote management approach
Readiness to commit and adhere to the values, mission and vision of INTERSOS
Fully proficient in written and spoken English.
Arabic language skills will be considered as an asset.
Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and other relevant software.
How to apply:
Qualified applicants are requested to submit their curriculum vitae, motivation letter and 2 references to:recruitment@intersos.org, specifying in the subject ‘PM Protection and WASH_Yemen’**
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.