Requires a Cover Letter?: 
no
Application Submissions Guideline: 

To apply, please click on the link provided below and fill an online application

CVs or applications received via email will not be considered official and will not be processed.

Contact Person Email: 
Description: 

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

 

Commencing in March 2012, the NRC Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance Programme (ICLA) in Lebanon has been providing assistance to refugees from Syria (including Palestinian refugees from Syria) and Palestinian refugees already in Lebanon.  Currently, ICLA Lebanon has two main areas of work: (1) the Syrian refugee response and (2) the Palestinian refugee response.  ICLA is present in the Bekaa, South, and North and in Beirut, Mount Lebanon. 

ICLA services are provided by ICLA staff and ICLA lawyers, mainly through NRC community centres and extensive outreach work in the surrounding areas (which include mobile legal clinics in informal tented settlements).  As part of the ICLA programme, NRC provides information, counselling and legal assistance on legal protection issues, with a focus on (a) legal status; (b) civil/legal documentation;  (c) housing, land and property (HLP) issues and d) employment rights

ICLA works closely with the other NRC Lebanon programmes in order to build on existing relationships, encourage an integrated response, develop joint activities and benefit from NRC’s comprehensive understanding of the context.

 

  1. Role and responsibilities

The ICLA Project Manager is responsible for the implementation and delivery of the ICLA projects in the Bekaa in line with NRC’s strategy and standards. The position encompasses team management, project cycle management and development of strategy, policy and standards within ICLA Program.

 

Generic responsibilities

  1. Adhere to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
  2. Line manage all related  programme staff
  3. Contribute to the development of Country, Area and ICLA strategies, initiate and participate in the development of relevant ICLA projects
  4. Coordinate and manage ICLA project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
  5. Implement technical direction and ensure high technical quality of projects
  6. Provide regular progress reports to the Area Manager and the ICLA Specialist
  7. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
  8. Develop and manage project budgets and spending plans
  9. Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
  10. Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
  11. Promote the rights of refugees in line with the advocacy strategy
  12. Oversee and take responsibility of mainstreaming protection guidelines in the NRC’s related activities as per NRC’s protection mainstreaming guidelines and ensures that all breaches/concerns reported are properly resolved.

Specific responsibilities

  • Consolidate the ICLA projects in the Bekaa, in coordination with ICLA Lebanon priorities and strategies.
  • Understand context of refugee and host communities in the Bekaa and work with ICLA team to ensure that ICLA project responds to the context and identified needs
  • Develop and follow up on detailed project work plans, procurement plans, spending plans, M&E plan and recruitment plan for ICLA projects in the Bekaa.
  • Strengthen the framework of the ICLA team in the Bekaa, including working with the ICLA Coordinator to identify strengths and weaknesses within the team and adapt accordingly
  • Train and coach the ICLA coordinator and other relevant ICLA staff members on project cycle management aspects of ICLA project in the Bekaa.
  • Support preparation of proposals (technical, financial and narrative aspects) related to ICLA projects in the Bekaa.
  • Develop, manage and monitor the budget(s) according to Financial Handbook and donor requirements.
  • Evaluate, review and perform quality control of ongoing and completed ICLA projects in the relevant area.
  • Liaise with the ICLA national team, to incorporate guidelines, technical inputs and tools into ICLA activitiesContribute to identification of trends in conditions/standards and donor priorities and assess better ways to assist refugees.
  • Represent ICLA in internal and external fora, develop partnerships in the humanitarian community in the relevant area and coordinate with authorities at local level.

 

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

  • ICLA Specialist – ICLA Coordinators in the national team
  • M&E unit
  • Protection
  • Support unit
  • Other Core Competency Project Managers/Coordinators in the Bekaa
  • Local authorities
  • Other humanitarian actors

 

 

 

  1. Competencies

 

1. Professional competencies

Generic professional competencies for this position:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, or Social Sciences.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience from working as a Project Coordinator/Manager in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
  • Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
  • Experience working with legal assistance and/or human rights programmes, with a strong understanding of protection issues.
  • Fluency in English. Working knowledge of Arabic an asset.

 

Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • Project management
  • Management of staff
  • Managing budgets
  • Designing and implementing training on project management and operational issues, including training of trainers to staff from a range of backgrounds
  • Providing on-the-job coaching

 

2. Behavioural competencies

  • Managing resources to optimize results
  • Managing performance and development
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Handling insecure environments
  • Strategic thinking
Expired

NOTE:

Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.

Last modified: 
20 Jan, 2021
Intervention Sector(s):
Law & Legal Affairs
Application Deadline:
Thursday, 28 January 2021
Contract Type:
Full Time
Period of Employment:
12 months, renewable based on funding, performance, and need for the position
Salary
N/A
Salary Range:
> 3000 (USD)
Education Degree:
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details:
Experience Requirements:
5 to 10 years
Arabic Language:
Fluent
English Language:
Fluent
French Language:
None
Country/City: 
  • Lebanon
  • Beqaa
  • Zahleh
randomness