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Intersos – Project Manager in Protection - West Africa

Data: 30/12/2014

La ONG umanitaria Intersos sta selezionando quattro nuove figure per la sua operatività in Africa Occidentale. Partenze imminenti a gennaio 2015.


Project Manager in Protection
DUTY STATION: Intersos field missions in West Africa
STARTING DATE: January 2015


Role, tasks and responsibilities

The Protection Project Manager will be responsible to coordinate the implementation of activities related to Protection/Refugees. S/he is expected to use a participatory approach to identify needs, design, implement and facilitate activities which develop a sense of community and strengthen community support systems. Specifically s/he will be responsible:
• To improve the relations, confined to project activities, with donors, national staff and authorities, operating following guidelines from the Head of mission and contribute to the definition of Intersos’ strategies;
• To be responsible for accurate project administration and to supervise and monitor the preparation of accounting documents for interim and final financial reports required by donors;
• To assume the responsibility of the security management project related in collaboration with the Head of Mission and the Regional Director;
• Manage human resources within the project and carry out performance appraisals;
• Supervise the provision of protection assistance to the target population in the refugee camps through a strong community-based approach;
• To contribute, within the strategic framework of the Protection Working Group, to implementation and strengthening the Protection response mechanism;
• Promote the capacity-building of relevant protection actors (among the civil society, government authorities and community leaders) on human rights and rule of law;
• Ensure regular coordination with protection clusters and relevant donors;
• To be responsible for the accuracy of all reports required by donors.

Job requirements
• Advanced university degree in social sciences, law, or other related field;
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience at international levels, with NGOs, in protection/refugees/IDPs;
• Strong understanding of the humanitarian emergency operating context, including Sphere, the humanitarian system, donors, security and program management;
• Knowledge of the procedure of international donors (UN donors, ECHO, EC, etc);
• Ability to prepare concept papers and project proposals in accordance with the standards required by INTERSOS and donors;
• Fluent French, English is an asset;
• Good knowledge of financial and HR procedures;
• Strong representation and negotiation skills;
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills;
• Donor compliance and reporting;
• Experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with donors and government counterparts.

Conditions
Availability: from January 2015.
Duty station: Intersos field missions in West Africa.
Family duty station: No.

How to Apply
All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV, both in French. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. Please, send your application to: [email protected] specifying in the subject “PM protection West Africa”.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.


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