Country: Lebanon
Closing date: 02 Nov 2015
We are looking for an energetic, competent, and experienced Programme Manager with diplomatic and strategic skills for our Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) Programme in Lebanon. As a Programme Manager, you will be heading our efforts to secure a safer environment for the local population.
DanChurchAid (DCA) has been working in Mine Action through clearance of cluster munitions in the South of Lebanon since 2006 and with manual mine clearance in Central Lebanon since mid-2010. The HMA office is currently located in Bsous.
You will be working from Bsous and must anticipate regular trips to South Lebanon and Beirut. The present capacity in the programme is three Battle Area Clearance (BAC) teams, five manual mine clearance teams and one Risk Education (RE) team. As of 1 October 2015, the programme has 94 national employees and 2 expatriates.
The Programme Manager is responsible for the overall implementation and management of the programme and shall assume leadership and responsibility for all activities, including management of personnel, resource mobilisation, and the overall finance, administrative and logistic responsibility.
Coordination with partners and donors, and networking, will be one of your priorities. The Programme Manager is responsible for reporting and writing of proposals for donors, through DCA HQ. You will delegate effectively to the respective international and national managers, who will report to you on progress and challenges. The Programme Manager is responsible for ensuring that the different units of the programme coordinate their work, and that regular management and coordination meetings are arranged.
The main responsibilities of the programme manager include:
- Execution and implementation of the DCA HMA programme
- Develop strategies for mine action activities in Lebanon
- Manage the operational and support activities
- Manage financial and administrative procedures and activities
- Ensure timely reporting to DCA HQ and external donors
- Liaise and represent DCA/HMA with partners, national authorities, UN-organisations, and other NGOs.
- Ensure that DCA HMA implementation is in line with SOPs and guidelines, local customs and traditions and the Lebanese labour law.
- Taking a proactive role in resource mobilisation for the programme
- Ensure that personnel management is effective, benefitting staff welfare and in accordance with DCA policies and code of conduct
Qualifications required
- The ideal candidate must display maturity, cultural sensitivity, adaptability, ability to work in a team, ability to work under difficult conditions, versatility, and the flexibility to work in emergency conditions, where demands are constantly changing. The candidate should as a minimum have the following qualifications/experience;
- Previous experience in a senior management capacity for an international non-governmental organisation (INGO);
- Proven experience in national capacity development and engagement with local partners
- Experience in working with Humanitarian Mine Action or similar fields
- Proven human resources management skills;
- Above average interpersonal and staff development capabilities;
- A proven all round knowledge of financial, administrative, logistic and operational management;
- Fluency in written and spoken English; and
- A proven knowledge of Word, Excel and Internet.
The posting is a non-family duty station
We offer:
- A job which will make a difference and improve the lives of people living at risk from landmines and other explosive remnants of war
- Full decision making competence within the set framework of the programme
- Challenging and varied work tasks
- Committed colleagues and support from HQ on all aspects of the programme
- Salary scale of DKK 39,600 to 46,200, comprehensive insurance, one annual leave ticket and free housing
- Expected start date 1 January 2016 or soonest hereafter
- Six weeks paid leave per annum
- Insurance as per industry standards.
Only online applications consisting of as a minimum a CV and a cover letter will be considered.
Closing date for applications is November 2, 2015. Interviews are expected to take place in the second week of November.
How to apply:
To apply online, please go to "Get involved" at www.danchurchaid.org