Country: Afghanistan
Closing date: 05 Apr 2017
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
Duty station: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Starting date: 15/04/2017
Reporting to: Head of Mission (on the project delivery as per approved project proposal)
Country Admin, Finance Officer and HoM (for financial and procurement procedures)
Supervision of: Protection office, Reporting officer, Mobile protection teams (protection monitor, social workers, paralegal workers, drivers, community outreach volunteers)
2.General context of the project
INTERSOS conducted a multi-sector rapid assessment in Kandahar province in January 2017 partnering with its local NGO (HRDA – Human Resources Development Agency) and identified 4 priority districts for immediate intervention to address the humanitarian assistance and protection needs of the most vulnerable population groups/communities: Khandahar, Maywand, Zhari and Spin Boldak. The districts were selected considering concentration areas with high number of IDPs and returnees, while being underserved and isolated from assistance and protection services, departing from public health, nutrition, WASH and food security, passing over protection.
INTERSOS plans to implement with DG ECHO funds an integrated program focusing on health-nutrition, WASH and food security. However there is also the urgent need to ensure access to basic services such as education, reproductive health and overall protection (prevention and response activities for children, women, girls, elderly and persons with specific needs). This proposed intervention aims to contribute to the protection and upholding of the fundamental rights of women, girls, boys, and men affected by the complex emergency in Kandahar province, through systematic and coordinated protection monitoring/assessment and analysis, protection specific service delivery, and community-based mobilisation, mitigation, and prevention activities creating a protection-conducive environment. The protection services will focus on GBV survivors, children exposed to CP risks and Persons with Specific Needs - PwSN. Community mobilisation and awareness will be at the core of this community-based protection approach, working with community outreach. In the case management package INTERSOS will provide legal assistance and conduct legal awareness with a focus on PoCs in lack of valid documentation.
3.General purpose of the position
The Project Manager is in charge of the implementation and the supervision of the project entitled Emergency community-based protection response for shock affected populations in Kandahar province – including conflict and natural disaster affected and IDPs and returning Afghans.
This programme provides for protection monitoring, case management, legal assistance, community based protection mechanisms/networks, awareness raising and training. Case management also includes small component of cash and material assistance (cash for protection).
4.Main responsibilities and tasks
The Project Manager (PM):
- Implements and supervises the activities of the project, ensuring timely and qualitative planning, implementation, reporting and monitoring/evaluation of INTERSOS activities in compliance with sector specific SOPs
- Guarantees an efficient financial management and procurement 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
- Manages and supervise the team, promoting training and capacity building among the staff
- Delivers quality, timely and regular reporting including the findings in terms of impact/changes at the level of beneficiaries
- Contribute to coordinate the different project teams in different areas of the country, and proactively join regular meetings with donor representatives and other relevant working groups at regional and national level
5.Requirements
- Hold an advanced degree (minimum equal to Masters level) in social science or any related field
- Minimum 3 years relevant working experience in humanitarian project management with INGO, including direct financial management of project budget
- Proved experience with and knowledge of principles and current approaches to education programming
- Strong experience with monitoring tools and systems
- Prior experience in working in complex emergency setting, involving multiple displacement
- Relevant work experience in Middle East and/or Central Asia
- Prior experience in project management funded by OCHA (CHF – pool fund)
- Fully proficient in written and spoken English
- Dari and/or Pashto knowledge would be asset
- Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and practical experience to work with ODK or other similar software
- Ability to deal with stress and demanding changes working environment, under heavy work pressure
- Excellent ability to establish inter-personal relations and good negotiation skills
How to apply:
Qualified applicants are requested to submit their curriculum vitae, motivation letter providing the name, position and contact information of at least two references, including the last line manager and excluding family members to email address to: recruitment@intersos.org, specifying in subject line: "PM Protection - Afghanistan”.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.