Project Manager

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Project Manager
Responsible to: Head of Mission
Location: Gaza City – Gaza Strip
Closing date: 10 / June / 2014
Job Type: Full Time job open to Palestian nationals only

THE ORGANIZATION
With over 30 years of experience, Handicap International[1] (HI) is an independent and impartial aid organization, currently active in 60 countries, working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. It works alongside people with disabilities (PwDs) and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

HI has been present in the Middle East since 1987 and currently operates in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, with a regional office based in Amman, Jordan, and field offices in each country. In Palestine, HI has been active since 1996 and works in both Gaza and West Bank, through several projects funded by the European Commission (EC), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg (MOFA Lux), the Canada Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development (DFATD), the French Development Agency (AFD), and Caritas Germany. It annual budget for 2014 is more than 1.5 million Euros, and it employs more than 20 nationals and one international staff, divided in 3 offices (Jerusalem, Ramallah and Gaza).

The PROJECT
The project entitled " Improved Access to Essential Services for Persons with Disabilities in Highly Marginalised Areas of occupied Palestinian territory” which will be implemented by Handicap International and is funded by Canada – DFATD, is initially planned until the end of 2016.

The project aims to improve the access of highly vulnerable persons with disabilities to essential services in Palestine. The project has four main components, the first two of which focus on access to basic educational services for children with disabilities in two zones of the Gaza Strip, while the final two focus on access to essential rehabilitation and health services for people with disabilities in targeted areas of Area C and Bedouin communities of the West Bank.

Objectives of the position
HI is seeking a candidate to fill the position of Project Manager, under the direct supervision of the Palestine Head of Mission. The Project Manager will be responsible for the implementation of the West Bank activities of the project entitled " Improved Access to Essential Services for Persons with Disabilities in Highly Marginalised Areas of occupied Palestinian territory”.

The Gaza components of the project focus on providing education services for children with disabilities, while promoting and acting for inclusive education:

The first component of the project focuses specifically on access to minimum standard education services for children with disabilities (CwDs) in the Gaza Strip, with a particular focus on children with cerebral palsy and multiple disabilities (CwCP/MD) . Activities under this component include specific measures to enhance the accessibility of the targeted schools for children with different types of impairments, to facilitate their full participation in the educational process. This component of the project will also focus on working with teachers and other education staff in targeted schools to improve their capacities to work effectively with children with disabilities.

The second component of the project targets other mainstream stakeholders in the Gaza Strip to ensure that they promote a greater access for CwDs to education and other basic services that respond to their needs, and to include the needs of CwDs in their emergency and non-emergency related actions. Most of the actions under this component will be based on an initial assessment that will be carried out in targeted areas to assess current needs and obstacles relating to access to education for CwDs, with results and recommendations shared with key local, national and international stakeholders.  

It is also worth noting that HI projects are implemented in partnership with local organizations.

Key tasks and responisbilities:
Responsibility 1: Project Management
Key tasks:
-You are in charge of the implementation of the project under your responsibility.
-You are responsible and accountable for the respect of the HI Project Cycle Management Guidelines as well as the respect of the HI Technical Guidelines related to your project, with support from the Regional Technical Unit.

Responsibility 2: Human Resources / Team Management
Key tasks:
-You are responsible for the management of the team under your supervision.
-You draft related job descriptions, actively participate in their recruitment, supervise their work on a regular basis, evaluate them based on their individual actuion plan.

Responsibility 3: Partnership Management
Key tasks:
-You ensure representation of HI towards implemeting partners for the project.
-You define with the partners their role and responsibilities within the frame of the project.
-You design partnership agreements relaated to the project.
-You set up a coordination mechanism (steering committee) for the project with relevant stakeholders.

Responsibility 4: Reporting
Key tasks:
-You submit a monthly internal report on the project under your responsibility.
-You prepare and update on a regualr basis the HI Planning and Monitoring Tool.
-You prepare donor reports according to schdule and requirements set in the donor(s) contract(s).
-You submit monthly updates for the HI internal newsletters.
-You ensure the knowledge management for the project under your responsibility.
-You draft project proposals related to your field of intervention or expertise.

Responsibility 5: Budget Management
Key tasks:
-You are responsible for the budget of the project.
-You ensure respect of HI and donor financial guidelines with the Support Services Team.
-You prepare a procurement plan for the project and update it regularly.
-You plan, follow up and validate expenses related to the project.
-You design annual budget for the project using HI internal tool and update it on a regular basis.

Responsibility 6: Representation
Key tasks:
-You represent HI in sectoral cluster meetings related to the project in the area of intervention.
-You attend workshops, seminars, meetings and conferences related to the project in the area of intervention.
-You may be aksed by your line manager to represent the organization in other fora.
-You represent HI towards stakeholders in the field and area of intervention of the project.

Responsibility 7: Internal Coordination
Key tasks:
-You are an active member of the country management team.
-You ensure coordination with other projects at national and reguional levels in the same or related fields of intervention.
-You participate to the design of new projects and carry out assessments when required.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Education and Experience
-At least five years professional experience in working in project implementation, preferably in the disability field.
-Extensive experience working for an NGO or civil society organization.
-Experience in special or inclusive education sector.Master Degree, or equivalent, in education,  social science, , management, or other related fields.

Profesional Skills
-Excellent capacity to plan, to anticipate, to prioritize and to solve problems
-Proven analytical skills
-Demonstrated management skills
-Experience in training and capacity building
-Strong communication and interpersonal skills
-Writing / reporting skills in English and Arabic
-Computer skills (office pack and internet)
-Excellent networking and coordination skills

Personal Skills
-Arabic speaker with Enligh fluency
-Demonstrated leadership capacities
-Ability to work under pressure
-Ability to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines
-Team player with good negociations skills
-Positive, innovative, inspirational and problem solving attitude
-Valid driving license needed

Initial contract will be for a period of 1 year and may be renewed according to performance.

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from women and persons with disabilities
 
Interested candidates may please send their resume with cover letter not later than the 10th of June 2014 with the reference (Project Manager – Gaza) to [email protected]

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