Shelter and NFI Project Manager - Emergency (Upon funds approval)

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from woman and persons with disabilities.

Position’s mission:

HI is looking to recruit a Shelter & NFI Project Manager to lead our emergency response to the displacements caused by Israeli Hostilities in Lebanon. The role will be expected to design and implement distributions within and outside collective centers, adopting both in-kind and cash modalities. The position will also be tasked with capacity building of partner agencies, ensuring that HI operates in line with the conflict sensitivity guidance and driving HI’s presence in all related coordination mechanisms.

Reports to: Country Manager

Interacts with: technical advisor, partners, stakeholders, PMs, community, shelters

Missions / Responsibilities:

Mission1: Participating in needs assessments and strategy

Activities:

• Participation in updating needs assessments; including the creation and/or adaptation of the needs assessment methodology and tools; 
• Contribution to data analysis and the framing of the immediate response strategy for shelter & NFI;
• Contribute to the definition of the operational strategy (technical, budgetary, HR and logistical) for shelter & NFI interventions;
• Contribution to the definition of the wider operational strategy for a better integrated response considering other HI sectors of intervention, while anticipating the nexus emergency- development and the exit strategy
• Draft new project proposals for the continuity or expansion of the project.
• Contribute to the drafting of new proposals for new opportunities, if necessary.

Mission 2: Operational implementation of the emergency shelter & NFI interventions

Responsibility 1: Ensure the implementation of the project, in line with the logical framework and allocated budget

Activities:

• Steer the project’s intervention strategy and put forward adjustments if the objectives change or if it is likely that they will not be met.
• Ensure that activities and the associated resources are planned, and implement the action plan.
• Ensure that activities are implemented in line with the project proposal and the allocated budget.
• Ensure project reporting, internally (within the programme) and externally (reporting to funding bodies, authorities and/or partners).
• Undertake expenditure and manage the project activity-specific budget lines according to the delegation he/she received based on the programme signature delegation table
• Prepare and manage partnerships with the project implementation partners.
• Guarantee the proper archiving of information.

Responsibility 2: Ensure that project implementation complies with the existing frameworks

Activities:

• Ensure the proper implementation and follow-up of institutional policies (specifically PME, PSEAH and Age-Gender-Disability policies) and the other HI internal standards.
• Ensure compliance with the terms of the project proposal and the rules applied by the project funding body/bodies.
• Ensure compliance with global technical standards and norms by communicating and by involving the technical specialists and advisors with expertise in the project themes.

Responsibility 3: Ensure project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning

Activities:

• Ensure project monitoring, specifically activity progress indicators and the expected outcomes.
• Develop and implement the project evaluation plan.
• Ensure that the project is accountable to the local stakeholders.
• Ensure project learning, taking into account lessons learned from similar previous projects, following the recommendations made throughout the project (from evaluations, support missions, audits, etc.), and capitalising on the acquired knowledge.

Responsibility 4: Ensure project data management

Activities:

• Ensure that the appropriate data collection and management tools are in place on the project, in line with global standards.
• Ensure that data related to the project is collected and compiled in the project database.
• Carry out regular checks and makes any necessary corrections to the activity database.

Responsibility 5: Coordinate the teams involved in the project

Activities:

• Facilitate coordination meetings between his/her direct team and the support services located in the area when necessary.
• Ensure that his/her team and the support teams (shared and technical services, in particular) work well together in order to facilitate the implementation of the project in the country.
• Facilitate the project steering committee.

Responsibility 6: Contribute to external project communication

Activities:

• Contribute to HI’s external influence by taking part in networks, when required.
• Communicate about the project to partners, authorities and stakeholders when relevant.

Mission 3: Management

Activities:

• Recruitment, training and management of the project team;
• Manager as a role model: embody HI's values on a daily basis, and be a role model.
• Manager as a coach for meaning: understand the strategy, make it explicit, translate it into operational objectives for his or her team, lead the necessary changes. Give meaning to each management action. Encourage inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice. Encourage innovation and risk-taking.
• Operational manager: organise the operational management of his or her team, structure the work around identified processes, steer performance and facilitate the resolution of problems.
• First HR & Coach: contribute to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mindset and expected individual and collective behaviour.

Mission 4: Represent and promote HI´s mandate during emergency responses in your field of expertise:

Activities:

• Promotion of the mandate and its positioning in coordination with implementing partners; 
• Representation and participation in response coordination mechanisms related to shelter & NFI (Clusters, Cash WG, etc.);
• Participation, upon request by the Manager, in actions related to HI’s advocacy and institutional campaigns as well as communication activities.

Note that this job description must remain flexible; the list of tasks set out above is not exhaustive and is subject to changes resulting from the diversity of Handicap international activities to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Essential: Bachelor or Master degree in Economics, Social sciences, Political Sciences, Civil Engineering, Bioforce or any related field)

Experience:

• Essential 2 years experience in leading in-kind and cash and voucher distributions
• Essential experience in team supervision and/or management and representation
• Preferred: Training in cash and voucher assistance (CALP, RedR…)
• Preferable professional experience (at least 5 years) in emergency response
• Preferable experience of at least 3 years in a Project Manager position within Shelter & NFI or MPCA sectors

Language:

• Essential: English and Arabic mandatory (oral and written)

Cross-sector skills:

• Good knowledge of emergency donors regulations and processes
• High capacity for analysis and synthesis
• High capacity in project cycle management
• Ability to train and build capacity; to conceptualize and formalize tools, methods and procedures
• Ability to handle conflicts
• Excellent communication including providing constructive feedback

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child. Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Basic salary ranges for the position is going to be paid according to the experience and to HI salary Grid.

Basic Salary: Starting 2,250 USD

Closing date: 16/10/2024