REACH Field Manager

Mission 

Under the line management of IMPACT Country Representative (CR) Lebanon; the REACH Field Manager shall be responsible for the management of field activities of REACH’s activities in Lebanon. 

OBJECTIVES 

Supporting Research Focal Points and Field Staff in accurately estimating assessment timelines and resources needed for assessment implementation.  

Overall design and implementation of work plans together with REACH research focal points and field staff, 

Oversight of REACH FLATS  

In coordination with IMPACT CR and Acted CD with the external representation of REACH with partners and authorities, and the wider aid community through clusters and sectoral working groups as and if required 

Ensuring that assessment strategies are implemented at field level in a structured and coherent manner in line with project and strategic objectives.  

Supporting the revision of assessment/programme strategies, or project proposals in line with field activities requirements.  

FUNCTIONS 

Oversight of REACH Field activities and field team management: 

Direct line management of REACH field officers in Lebanon   

Support research team in ensuring that Research Cycles are designed and implemented according to existing guidelines and lessons learnt from previous assessments   

Keep track of progress and delays of all data collection and ensure that delays or identified challenges for specific assessments are reported in writing and orally in a timely manner 

Oversee Field Teams:  

Identifying capacity and delegating data collection tasks accordingly to Field Teams (Project Officers and Enumerators);  

Ensure the welfare of Field Teams, particularly with regard to the security of enumerators inside Lebanon  

Ensure capacity building and skill identification of Field Teams together with the Research team   

Ensure that all team members are kept up-to-date on key activities, plans, and achievements;  

Together with the CR, ensure a good work environment and taking active steps to ensure staff welfare. This will include building strong professional relationship, having good visibility of issues in teams through regular check-ins, as well as maintaining a professional, respectful, and supportive tone in the office 

Operational/FLATS oversight (Logistics, compliance, Staff capacity, security processes) 

Support the CR and Research managers in budget follow-up, mainly through contribution to expense forecasting and follow-up of expenses with logistics. 

Ensure timely and quality procurement management  

Ensure proper asset and stock management  

Ensure sufficient and reliable means of communication  

Ensure logistics, administration, security, and HR processes in the field have been appropriately implemented and coordinated with the relevant ACTED departments  

Human Resource Management (recruitment and staff welfare) 

Together with the CR and Research managers identify needs for staff recruitment;  

Together with the CR and Research managers, ensure that appraisals, contract renewals, and recruitments is done in timely manner to minimize gaps on the team  

Support in development and implementation of REACH Lebanon Strategy 

Contribute and support the field team in closely following the social, economic, and political situation in Lebanon as well as humanitarian coordination developments and key issues in the humanitarian response. 

Together with the research managers, contribute to and support the Country Coordinator in strategy development and implementation through conversations with external actors, (mainly) humanitarian coordination structures and NGOs) context monitoring, and conversations with focal points.  

Together with the CR, ensure that projects focal points in the field are trained and able to situate their projects within the wider Lebanon context and support them in thinking strategically about their project. 

Development and implementation of field data collection access strategies, in collaboration with external project stakeholders 

Safety and Security 

Follow ACTED safety and security protocols and norms inside the country.  

Follow ACTED code of conduct in country.  

Communicate any security incidents immediately to the relevant senior staff.  

Ensure that data collected is removed from paper or smartphone platforms as soon as the data has been transferred to the REACH senior assessment staff.  

Ensure the privacy and security of the information collected in the field.  

Protection Mainstreaming 

Promoting of and adhering to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy and guidelines (for site residents, ACTED staff, partner agencies, casual labors etc.)