Country: Jordan
Closing date: 31 Jan 2017
Context of the position
Mid-2013, the French Red Cross (FRC) launched operations to assist Syrian refugees fleeing the war. The humanitarian needs involved by the magnitude of this crisis are substantial and call for an increasing response. On the side of the National Societies, the FRC intervenes in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. The highest proportion of Syrian refugees is concentrated in the northwest of the country, especially the urban areas of the three Governorates of Irbid, Mafraq and Amman (84% of the Syrians refugees). Consequently, host community resources are getting strained, public infrastructures saturated, social services overstretched while, in parallel, rent prices and competition for jobs are increasing, enhancing economic vulnerabilities and tensions between refugees and host populations.
The current FRC program, implemented in Bader district (Amman), aims at reinforcing social cohesion between Syrian refugees and host communities, while improving their living conditions. Activities include: forming and training of community groups, micro-project development and implementation (vocational training, parks renovation, sport events for children), WASH in schools, housing renovation, and psychosocial support. Starting from September 2016 and depending on donors’ project proposals approval, FRC programing will focus on education and livelihoods.
The livelihoods project will be implemented in coordination with the Jordanian Red Crescent Society (JRCS), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and FRC team in Iraq (to build regional synergies). It will be implemented in Bader district, Amman, and will include two main components:
- Vocational training and support to business development;
- Micro-project design and implementation through community work.
Position
The Livelihood Project Manager will be responsible for launching the livelihood project in Bader district, Amman, in compliance with donor’s and FRC’s guidelines and quality standards.
RESPONSIBILITIES
A- Ensure the overall coordination, planning, monitoring and management of the project, in partnership with JRCS
B- Manage and train the project team
C- Ensure adequate communication, internal and external reporting on the project
D- Contribute to context analysis and development of FRC operational strategy in Jordan
HIERARCHICAL AND FUNCTIONAL LINK
Hierarchical link
The project manager reports to the Head of Delegation.
The team he/she supervises is composed of one Project Officer and two Community Mobilizers.
Functional links
Internal:
- In HQ: Livelihoods Technical Adviser
- In MENA region: Iraq Livelihoods Team
- Within Jordan Delegation: logistic and administration/finance departments, other project teams operating in Bader district
External:
- Coordinates closely with the JRCS, IFRC and DRC
- Collaborates with local authorities and community representatives
- Collaborate with institutional and technical partners of the project (Donors, INGOs, UN agencies etc.)
Profile of the candidate
EDUCATION
- Degree in economics, social science, or related field, advanced degree preferred
LANGUAGES
- Very good command of English
- Arabic is an asset
POSITION REQUIREMENT
- Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills.
- Patience, diplomacy & pedagogy
- Sense of responsibility, team spirit
- Strong work organization and coordination skills
- Strong motivation to work in close collaboration with local and international partners
- Strong ability and appetence to mobilize and coordinate with various institutional and technical partners around the project
EXPERIENCES AND ABILITIES
Required
- Minimum 3-year experience in project management with an international NGO
- Previous experience in livelihoods (vocational training, business development) and/or cash for work projects an asset
- Strong project and team management skills
- Sound experience in partnership development and capacity building
- Experience in urban context and community approach a plus
- Experience with displaced/refugee population preferred
- Experience or knowledge of the Red Cross Movement is an asset
- Experience in Middle East is an asset
- Good command of the MS Office Pack
- Strong writing skills
Resume:
- Location : Amman, JORDAN
- Duration: 12 months
- To be filled: February 2017
- Deadline for application: 31/01/ 2017
Prerequisites
- Passport valid for more than 6 months at the moment of departure
- Up-to-date vaccination card / fitness for travel
To be better acquainted with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, we invite you to follow two training sessions online, free and accessible to all that also constitute a real advantage for your application:
WORC (The World of Red Cross and Red Crescent) is an e-learning course on the fundamental principles and operations of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. Its 12 modules address subjects such as the origin and history of the Movement, its fundamental principles, its emblem, the International Federation, the ICRC and national societies. It is intended for all: volunteers, employees, members or people wishing to get more information on the biggest humanitarian movement in the world.
Stay Safe is intended for every staff in a position to carry out international missions on behalf of the Federation or a National Society of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The course aims at developing a common culture of security management within the Movement in order to enable a better understanding of the main threats and risks for humanitarian actors in the field, and offers solutions to restrain their impact.
You will find these lessons on the IFRC Learning Platform open to all by clicking on the following link: https://ifrc.csod.com/client/ifrc/default.aspx
How to apply:
Candidates should apply via the FRC website
http://emploi.national.croix-rouge.fr/fe/tpl_croixrouge02.asp?newms=jj&id=72602&newlang=2