Access to Justice project manager based in the South.

Terre des hommes- Lausanne is seeking a qualified Access to Justice project manager based in the South.

The Access to Justice Project manager is in charge of the direct implementation and supervision of the Access to Justice project in South, BML, and Baalbek including Palestinian camps. The PM is under the supervision of the A2J and Migration Program Manager. 

The PM is in charge of all the programme cycle management aspects under his/her responsibility, including, staff recruitment and training/coaching, needs analysis and need assessment, strategic planning, resources management, program’s logistics and budget follow up, activities implementation, development of tools, Information management and MEAL, reporting and fundraising, coordination with a range of stakeholders and representing Tdh within his/her responsibilities.

The Access to Justice Project manager will be in charge of multiple donors programs, with a specific focus on Access to Justice program.

Tdh expects that its contractors’ professional conduct reflect proper behavior in accordance with local culture and traditions. The incumbent assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement. Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. He/she will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation. He/she commits to observe discretion on any information related to the organisation functioning and beneficiary related issues.

He/She will and ensure that child protection principles are being incorporated into the programs.

Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. He/she will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.

He/she commits to observe discretion on any information related to the organisation functioning and beneficiary related issues.

Under the management of the Migration Program Manager, the Access to Justice project manager will perform the following tasks:

Main responsibilities

1. Program Planning and Implementation:

               Project cycle management

• Develop, implement and monitor the Access to Justice projects in the area projects in the area, with a primary focus on the Access to Justice one, in accordance with the proposals, grounding standards and principles. 
• Lead planning and implementation of activities, develop necessary tools to support the project's implementation
• Ensure that activities are appropriately monitored and evaluated and propose, when deemed necessary, amendments to the Access to Justice strategy, in consultation with the A2J and Migration Program Manager.
• Contribute to the initial and regular assessments of the A2J projects and activities' impact.
• Forecast and follow up on expenditures related to the A2J projects.
• Participate in budget revision exercises.
• Prepare timely purchase requests in line with the Access to Justice project needs.
• Identify logistic and admin support needs related to the projects and communicate these to the relevant log/admin support person.
• Ensure the compliance of the activities with the internal and sector quality standards

1. Monitoring and reporting

• Lead the child protection team in ensuring proficient information management, monitoring and evaluation and information sharing. With the supports of the MEAL staff, S/he is in charge of the management and consolidation of databases.
• In coordination with the MEAL department, s/he is tasked with principled data protection
• In coordination with the MEAL department, s/he ensure to lead programme compliance key actions, including developing, implementing, archiving of source of verification on a regular basis.
• Review the progress of the project on monthly basis through reporting on the Indicator Follow Up and reflect the analysis in modification of work-plans
• Provides the coordination with the inputs for regular donor and internal reports
• Report on Activity Info .

1. Capacity building

• prepare a capacity building plan for the staff on the basis of identified needs and opportunities. Lead or contribute to the design of appropriate training packages.
• When requested, supports capacity building on the other bases.
• Provide follow-up of the training, support supervisors in coaching and mentoring of field staff.
• In collaboration with A2J senior technical officer, Facilitate training for key stakeholders as per proposals. 
• Identify external training opportunities relevant for the project staff

1. Coordination

• Regularly liaise with directorate of relevant ministries at governorate and district level, specifically with the MoI, MoJ and MoSA.
• Under the supervision of the A2J and Migration program Manager, coordinate the legal action and activities.
• Coordinate with other humanitarian partners within the area of responsibility, actively participate to coordination mechanisms at governorate level including the Child Protection working group.
• Ensure full coordination with communities and community-leaders.
• Promote coordination and integration with other sectors within Tdh.

1. Human resources management

• Carry out necessary recruitment process when needed, in respect to the local regulations, in collaboration with the with the HR department and the A2J, and Migration Program Manager.
• Draft JDs and recruitment requests, design tests and interviews.
• lead appraisal exercise with directly supervised staff and support supervisors in leading appraisal with their teams.
• Promote a constructive, motivational and respectful working environment within the team.
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1. Child Safeguarding Policy

• Commit to respect the Child Safeguarding Policy. Signs the Code of Conduct
• Report serious cases of abuse on children identified by the Child Protection team to the Country representative. Strict confidentiality must be respected.
• Raising awareness within the Foundation on violence against children
• Providing guidance to employees and others and defining expectations when it comes to preventing, raising, denouncing and responding to issues of child abuse
• Reducing the risk of child abuse by selectively recruiting employees and others
• Reducing the risk of child abuse by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children

1. Others

• Undertake all other duties that may be determined by the Field Coordinator, the Access to Justice and Migration program manager and that are compatible with the job description.
• Maintain and ensure a culture of strict confidentiality - inter Tdh staff and between Tdh staff and non Tdh employees.
• Support the team in promoting child protection mainstreaming.

Organisational Policies:

• Respect the Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct (GCD), Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP), Prevention from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy (PSEA) and Policy on Gender and Diversity and its principles of child protection, ensuring the policy’s implementation and prompt notification of the CSP/PSEA Focal Point with any information regarding potential breaches of the policy
• Is aware of, abide by and promote the practices and values set out in all other Tdh policies and procedures such as the Internal Regulations, Standard Operating Procedures and other policies
• Undertake all other duties that may be requested by the line-manager and that are compatible with the job
• Participate actively in weekly and monthly coordination meeting with the line managers

Competencies:

• University degree, Human Rights, International relations, Social work or other related degrees.
• 3 years relevant work experience in Justice for children field, human rights or Child Protection.  At least 1 within I/NGOs, agencies or others as preferably Project Manager managing staff.
• Proven capacity in project cycle management 
• Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and lead teams for strive for result.
• Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of national and international staff is desirable.
• Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well, adaptability to context with limited social and entertainment opportunities.
• Fluency in English and Arabic required (spoken and written).

Organizational Competencies:

Personal, Social and Leadership Competencies (PSLC):

• Self-management: Manages oneself, time and priority, shows flexibility, availability and adaptability. Self-developing, Identifies and expresses development needs.
• Communication and interaction: Communicates in a clear, concise, responsible way and constructive way. Listens Actively. Shows Negotiation Skills. Manages conflict constructively.
• Teamwork: Ability to work on team building. Shows solidarity. Cooperates to achieving goals. Supports and advises colleagues. Uses a collaborative attitude within and outside the department. Creates Trust.
• Mission orientation: Respects the values defined, Courage, Ambition, Respect and Commitment. Represents the Mission of Tdh and contributes to it. Acts in the interest of Tdh.

Technical and methodological competencies (TMC) :

• Respect for the institutional framework: Knows and respect Tdh working  framework. Knows and applies the business management policies. Reports any incidents or violations. Applies security guidelines.
• Innovation & Development: Stays informed on any innovation in the field of work, contributes to their development, shares into good practices. Shares Knowledge and helps to develop colleagues.
• Quality, Monitoring & Reporting: Selects, analyses and manages information, produces high quality reports, respects reporting guidelines. Collects necessary information for professional activities and monitors self-tasks and goals.
• Language & Computer skills: Masters language that are useful for the job: Fluency in  Arabic and high level of written and spoken English (Ability to write clear, well-argued and high-quality reports. Masters tools and application that are activity specific : Microsoft office

Reports to: A2J and Migration Program Manager

Location/Travel:  Office based in Tyre with frequent visits to BML, South & Baalback

Tdh Foundation, Lausanne has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries.  Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, always (both during work hours and outside work hours).  Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff.