Conflict Management Program Manager

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: The Program Manager will provide overall leadership, management and strategic vision to the implementation of the Building Community Capacity for Dispute Resolution and Reconciliation in Lebanon (BCCDRR) project, managing staff and resources to ensure that the program meets its targets and deliverables on-time and within budget.  The BCCDRR Program Manager will supervise the work of the partner organisations and ensure accountability to Mercy Corps policies and donor rules and regulations. He/she will be the primary program representative to donors, relevant government entities, partners, other implementers and external stakeholders.   ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Program Implementation: Provide leadership and strategic vision in all aspects of program implementation, development and management. Ensure that program implementation is responsive to country needs, and aligned with Mercy Corps principles, values and strategic plan.  Monitor adherence to grant agreement, Mercy Corps policies and procedures and relevant external rules and regulations. Coordinate with finance department to ensure program expenditures are properly projected and accounted for. Insuring the achievement of the planned impact. Lead discussions with partners and community on existing conflict dynamics; Familiarity with conflict analysis and Do No Harm approaches is desirable Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and Reporting: Facilitate the achievement of program targets and objectives and lead efforts to design effective M&E systems; Oversee the scheduling and production of formal and informal reports on all aspects of the program in a timely and efficient manner; Ensure that M&E reports focus on assisting the program to generate practical information that can be used for ongoing program decision-making while also capturing results at the impact level; Ensure the achievement of planned results with a focus on lessons learned to be used for the design of a follow-on BBCDDR project; Lead in coordination with TSU and local partners assessments and conflict mapping    Coordination and Representation: Represent Mercy Corps at government, donor, NGO and other relevant events in the field, in close coordination with the Country/Deputy Country Director.  Coordinate activities with partners, local government and other stakeholders, with other Mercy Corps programs, and the Conflict Management TSU.   Partner Management, Professional Development and Team building: Create a work atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development of excellent personnel at all levels. Supervise the work of the partner and ensure the integration of partners into relevant decision making.   Work with regional conflict focal point to develop regional proposals.