Project Support Coordinator

Handicap International is looking for Project Support Coordinator

COUNTRY:Palestinian Territories
CITY : Gaza strip(70%) and West bank (30%)

Starting date :  ASAP    Length of the assignment : 7 months
Closing date for application : 29/04/11    Advertisement reference : PTPSC1104

Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.
Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission.


HI Mission in Palestinian territories is managed within the strategic and operational frame of HI Middle East Regional program covering also Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and Jordan with partnerships in Yemen and Syria. The regional office is based in Amman and encompasses a Technical Unit, a Program Development Support and a Financial and Administrative Coordination.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
You will support the HI Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) policy implementation and support projects operation via strengthening capacities and ongoing coaching of the project managers in coordination with the Technical advisor.  

Under the Head of Mission management you will:
1-Provide direct technical support and regular coaching to Project manager for the Project planning,  Monitoring, Evaluation and lessons learned and Partnership based on existing policies and references:
a-Initial assessment of PM needs and demands.
b-Support PM in project identification and design
c-Regular coaching to PM for   planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and lessons learned analysis as well as reporting.
d-Strengthening HI partnership approach
e-Strengthening HI oPt participatory approach in particular related to final beneficiaries and their representatives

2-Lead the project implementation in Gaza Strip: project management, team management,  Administrative, budget and financial management
3-Coordinate with the Head of Mission, PDS and Technical Unit at the regional level.
 
CANDIDATE PROFILE:  This will be a single departure.

Mandatory:
You will have:
-University degree in Political Sciences, or other relevant field
-Few years experience in Monitoring and Evaluation
-Excellent knowledge of project life cycle and project design.
-Experience in designing and delivering training
-Strong experience in partnership
-Flexibility and an ability to work under pressure and in a stressful context (security issues)
-Aptitude for working independently or via distance management

REQUIRED LANGUAGE SKILLS: Excellent level of written and spoken English (working language)

JOB ENVIRONMENT:
The person will be based mostly in the Gaza strip (60%) and Jerusalem. The situation is very volatile. Violence could be on a daily basis. Expatriates have to respect strict security rules. The guesthouse and the office are in the same building. Because of the difficult living conditions, you will have the opportunity to go out every two week-ends and to come to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, the situation is tensed also but it is more possible to have a “normal” life: no curfew and major restriction of movements for the moment.
 
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS:
Volunteer: 750 or 850 Euros monthly indemnity + living allowance paid on the field + accommodation + 100% medical cover + repatriation insurance
Salary: 2200€ to 2400€ gross salary/month + 457 Euros expatriation allowance + 100% medical cover + repatriation insurance + ”family policy”

Please send resume and covering letter with the reference PTPSC1104: to:
HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL - 14, avenue Berthelot - 69361 LYON CEDEX 07 - FRANCE
By Email: [email protected]