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TDH Italia – Child protection program Manager – Libano

Terre des Hommes Italia sta selezionando un/a Child protection program Manager da inserire nella sua operatività in Libano . Durata 9 mesi. Scadenza candidature 04/03/2020

Child Protection Program Manager

Position: Program Manager – Reports to the Country Delegate

Starting date: Mid-April 2020

Duration: up to January 31st, 2021

Duty station: Zahle, Lebanon

Terre des Hommes Italia (TDH IT), member of Terre des hommes International Federation, works in 22 developing countries implementing projects and activities for the benefit of more than 3 million people (2018).

TDH IT implements relief and mid-term programmes and projects in the fields of education, primary health, protection, PSS and child rights.

Terre des Hommes Italia works in Lebanon since 2006. Since then, it has implemented several educational, protection and livelihood interventions in the most deprived areas of the country and in the Palestinian refugee camps.

Since the onset of the Syria crisis, Terre des Hommes has provided support to the Syrian refugee families fleeing their country and looking for a shelter in Lebanon, thanks to the support various donors (EU, ECHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, OCHA Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo- AICS).

In Bekaa and Mount Lebanon Terre des Hommes has been working since 2012, targeting refugee and vulnerable children and their families with a range of actions focused on non-formal education and child protection.

In the framework of its work in the Country, TDH It is recruiting a Child Protection Program Manager (based in Zahle) to join our team in Lebanon.

The CP Program Manager is specifically responsible of:

  1. Program development
  • In collaboration with Country Delegate and technical staff, develop and implement an appropriate and effective strategy related to the Child Protection Sector, setting clear objectives and indicators
  • Develop new proposals, aligned to the Organization Country Strategy, in collaboration with Country Delegate, the Education and technical coordinators, involving a multisector approach
  • Support donor relations by contributing to the production of various communication products and accompanying donor during field visits, in coordination with field office colleagues
  • Provide strategic and technical guidance on key components of the Organization work to foster good practices and ensure that minimum standards are met
  1. Strategic partnership and networking/representation
  • Support in developing the country strategy document
  • Submit relevant documentation and data for project proposal development
  • Participate in Cluster/Sector coordination meetings at National level and other working groups or coordination meetings, as required, representing the organization and feeding back to the Country Delegate and technical coordinators on relevant issues, and following up on relevant action points;
  • Develop and maintain appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication with the assigned staff, technical coordinators as well as other relevant stakeholders (e.g. beneficiaries, community leaders, local and national government officials, UN agencies and other NGOs), with the objective of ensuring good cooperation and partnerships
  • Provide active presence on donor and other partners meetings, representing progress of activities in field offices (planned, implementation, planned changes, achievements, new funding opportunities)
  1. Program Implementation
  • Coordinate with the senior management team ensuring regular information flows and timely decisions
  • In coordination with the Support Manager, accountable for people management of field staff. This includes hiring & firing, objective setting, probation, performance appraisal, development of staff, managing performance, including poor performance, etc.
  • In coordination with the Support Manger, ensure overall provision of and adherence to organization’s policies, procedures, guidelines, systems and standard practices
  • Closely coordinate with the Delegation management team based in Beirut ensuring regular and timely information flow
  • Revision/evaluation of monthly activities in coordination with the Support Managers
  • Evaluation of field office employees’ performance (quarterly)
  • Provide inputs for adjustment in project activities
  • Responsible for monitoring program progress and guaranteeing the quality of the implemented activities
  • Leading member of overall program evaluations, assessments, baselines
  • Responsible for submission of internal reports to Country Delegate and Desk Officer and adjustments of program if necessary
  • Supervision and approval of MoUs with partners
  1. Admin and finance
  • Responsible for monitoring the budget and its implementation. Responsible for informing Country Delegate of issues with an impact on the budget and suggesting measures to be taken
  • Preparing the budgets for project proposals (with the support of field and admin staff)
  • Consult on level of expenditure of project budget lines and comparison to actual implementation on the ground at global level
  • Supervise preparation of financial Quarterly reporting on projects performance and evaluation, in coordination with the Support Manager and the Financial Manager

Qualifications, skills, and experience:

  • Relevant University Degree (International Relations, Human Rights, Sociology, Middle Eastern Studies, International Cooperation etc.)
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in managing projects abroad
  • Perfect acquaintance with main donors (ECHO-UN-EU- Italian Cooperation) procedures
  • Previous proven experience in management of programs/projects in the fields of Protection and/or Education and/or Child Protection – at least two projects fully implemented from the design to the final reporting, including design and organizing, needs assessments, design of monitoring tools and reporting both on the financial and narrative levels
  • Acquaintance with the Middle East context
  • Perfect Command of spoken and written English. Working knowledge of Italian is a plus. Very good writing skills. Knowledge of Arabic is a much-appreciated asset
  • Sound oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with diverse stakeholders and to work as part of a team
  • Ability to work under stress, strong problem-solving skills
  • Sound computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Excellent organizational and reporting skills, precision, rapidity, dependability, and ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines
  • Willingness and capacity to be flexible and patient when challenged by difficult and frustrating working conditions
  • Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment

Only applications from holders of passports allowing easy entry into the Country will be considered.

HOW TO APPLY:

Send an updated CV and a motivation letter including at least two references to recruitment.lebanon@tdhitaly.org quoting in the object of the email the reference Leb 01/2020

Applications that do not meet the above-mentioned requirements will not be considered. The deadline for receiving applications is the 4th of March 2020. Applications received after that date will not be considered. We apologize in advance as only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. TDH IT reserves the right to fill the position before the closing date of the published vacancy in case a suitable candidate is identified


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