Country Manager - Lebanon

The Overall Responsibility of a Country Manager is:

• To manage the implementation of the action, follow up with country consortium members, maintain relations, ensure proper Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), as well as coordinate with EFI HQ in Paris and the other offices.
• To represent EFI in Lebanon and take overall responsibility for the planning, management and appropriate development of EFI’s work in the country. She/he liaises with national stakeholders, EU Delegation and EU Madad representatives, UN agencies, other donors, local authorities and counterparts as well as with other EU-Madad funded projects, in order to ensure complementarity.
• To promote  EFI’s goals and vision, particularly through  MADAD’s objectives.

We seek a person who:

• Ensures  that above-mentioned project and other EFI  activities in the country are planned, resourced, implemented, monitored and evaluated in a timely manner, to ensure that they are appropriate, cost effective, targeted, sustainable and in line with EFI’s goals and vision.
• As part of Country Advisory Committee, collects, analyzes information regarding the political, security and humanitarian conditions within the country and the region; ensures that quality control mechanisms are in compliance with international women’s rights; provides technical guidance and ensures coordinated delivery as per national action.
• Takes active role to coordinate in-country consortium members' action and ensures the project progresses as per the established work plan; develops an annual country plan and contributes to  EFI’s overall strategy; offers strategic thinking to diversify funding and activities in the scope of EU MADAD.
• Ensures full compliance with EU Madad Fund and donors' operation standards, control mechanism and reporting system; shares regular feedback with Executive Director on discussion points related to funding management, quality control and feedback on projects; ensures all proposals and reports to HQ and to donors are reviewed prior to submission.  
• Develops participatory approach in designing and implementing the project; promotes conducive environment for national and local stakeholders to take ownership of project and supports their engagement and participation, to share values and genuine commitment for women’s rights and gender equality.
• Manages overall Technical Management Team encouraging it to work in collaboration with focal points in HQ and within the region; oversees retention of a highly motivated team, including development, health and safety and performance management; ensures good practice and local legal requirements in relation to HR and develops and implements policies and systems in support of this aim with support from HQ HR Manager; promotes consistency of compliance in policies such as finance, procurement, ethical, HR, anti-corruption.
• Ensures the Project Officer implements activities outlined in MADAD’s objectives through project management tools; provides support and advice for short-coming and minimizes failure risks
• Works closely with Communication and Visibility Officer to ensure that views, statements and visibility are appropriately resourced in line with donor’s requirement; ensures there is an agreement with consortium members prior to publication or release; mitigates the risk by taking into account the context.
• Exercises delegated authority and accountability for all financial matters in the field, reviews and approves the monthly management accounts and other financial reports which are prepared by Finance Officer to ensure they adhere to the EFI’s financial guidelines and EU´s requirements.
• Leads the regular staff meeting and monitors the weekly task report in line with performance management; contributes to data and records collection for the audit process.
• Takes part in EFI’s larger picture in ending discrimination and oppression of women through global work and network.

Why should you apply?

• Impact: You will strengthen access to protection, participation and services for women refugees and host communities.
• Meaningful: You will be a part of a key feminist consortium aiming to improve the livelihood, agency and legal and social protection for Syrian women refugees and women in host communities in Lebanon.
• Career: You will be expanding your skills-set and competence in finance and accounting.
• A great place to work: You will work in a dynamic environment with colleagues sharing values to respect of human rights of women and men.