Agriculture Water and Sanitation Project Manager

Vacancy Announcement

Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a Non-Governmental Organization of international solidarity based in France. Founded in 1991, SIF is a non-profit and non-political organization that intents to help, to bring relief and to protect the lives of those threatened by natural disasters, armed conflicts or by economic collapse. SIF provides its help in respect of the cultural diversity, without any distinction of origin, religion or gender.

Position: Agriculture Water and Sanitation Project Manager
Number of Positions: 1 – Full time
Responsible To: Program Coordinator
Location: Ramallah Office, with frequent trips
Duration: 12 months (extendable)

SUMMARY :

The Agriculture Water and Sanitation Project Manager is responsible for the correct implementation of SIF livelihood, agriculture, water and sanitation projects and to participate to the elaboration of proposals under the supervision of the Program Coordinator and in functional link with the POMA Program Officer (HQ office).

Core Responsibilities
The job includes, but is not limited to the tasks and objectives described below:

Need assessment and proposal writing

-    Realize needs assessments (including the definition of questionnaires and data collection);
-    Analyze and evaluate the data collected in order to articulate adequate proposals;
-    Draft Logical Frameworks, project organizational charts, chronograms, concept notes, writing proposals, and participate to the elaboration of budgets for new projects;
-    Validate technical studies in relation with the AWS Project Officer and the Civil Engineers;
-    Participate to the elaboration of the Country Strategy according to her/his sector of intervention under the guidance of the Program Coordinator and the Head of Mission.

Monitoring and Evaluation of the projects activities

-    Ensure the smooth implementation of projects activities such as defined by the Program Coordinator and the respect of the agreed timelines;
-    Conduct field visits to monitor the progress of the implemented activities and give appropriate instructions to the field team;
-    Plan activities according to the expected progress of the project;
-    Regularly check projects budget expenditures and forecasts;
-    Evaluate projects activities and assure their compliance to the project cycle, logical framework, timeframe and budget;
-    Contribute to lessons learnt on projects.

Projects team management

-    Participate to the recruitment of the newly employees;
-    Plan and organize the team work of the team;
-    Capacity building of the team if needed;
-    Proposing trainings and workshops;
-    Evaluations of the team on a regular base.    Reporting, project analysis and reorientation
-    Ensure on time reporting to the Program Coordinator;
-    Promptly inform his/her team about eventual changes and/or other important facts regarding the ongoing and future projects;
-    Prepare institutional donors reports under the supervision of the Program Coordinator;
-    Propose new strategies for the project.

National coordination

-    Establish and strengthen local partnerships to enhance visibility of projects activities;
-    Coordinate activities and sensitize local partners in the field: organize and participate in review meetings with partners, follow the partnership outputs in order to capitalize and contribute to the elaboration of new strategies;
-    Maintain regular and substantial contact with relevant national and international NGOs;
-    Conduct the coordination meetings and working groups in absence of program coordinator.

Essential

-    Master’s degree in agriculture, agriculture economy and water and sanitation.
-    At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in an international or national organization or in public services;
-    Previous experience of minimum 3 years in project cycle management;
-    Previous experience in working with national partner organizations;
-    Experience of conducting and managing research and data analysis.
-    Ability to write clear project reports and assessments in English;
-    Experience in proposal writing;
-    Proven financial management skills;
-    Good command of procurement procedures and practice;
-    Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English;
-    Fluent in written and spoken Arabic and English
-    Flexibility and capacity to work effectively beyond working hours;
-    Strong interpersonal, organizational and supervisory skills;
-    Commitment and punctuality;
-    Qualities: team spirit, patient, flexible, open minded, sociable, open-minded.

Desirable

-    Knowledge of community based interventions, social cohesion and gender sensitive programs;
-    Experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability;
-    Driving license.

How to Apply:

Submit a resume and cover letter in English (word or PDF Only), including 3 professional references (e-mail address and phone number must be included), and a date of availability to
 

[email protected]

Incomplete applications will not be considered. The email subject line MUST include exact position. Deadline to apply is May 17th, 2017. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Please submit only by email and only one time per position.
 

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