Livelihood Project Manager

Job Purpose: To support the Livelihoods Program team and partners to ensure high quality programming and learning by supporting implementation, monitoring & evaluation and accountability to beneficiaries of the Livelihoods Programme.

Concern Worldwide Lebanon Livelihoods program is designed around three themes: Skill building and income generation, Sustainable Agriculture and value chain development, and Micro & Small enterprise Development. Concern Lebanon aims to decrease household economic vulnerability and reliance on harmful coping strategies by increasing access to livelihoods and protection information and skills; home-based income-generating activities; and training and career guidance linked to savings and protection.

Under the management of the Livelihoods Program Manager, the Livelihoods Project Manager will lead the implementation and team management of BPRM funded value chain humanitarian and development project (Herbs and Dairy, falling under Concern’s Agriculture Program) and other current/future livelihood projects. The position will be based within the Concern Mina office, but with frequent travel to the project sites (Akkar and T5) and Beirut for representation during National Working groups (Livelihoods and Food Security), with Donors and in other humanitarian forums.

Team Management

• Lead and manage assigned Specialists, Officers and Associates contributing to their capacity building and career development and to successfully achieve the programme objectives and timeframes;
• Coach all team members to ensure they fully understand outcomes which are expected of them, through Concern’s Performance Development Reviews system (PDRs), job description and workplan;
• Participate in the capacity building of national partners through development of tailored training materials and delivery of trainings;
• Participate in the recruitment of new livelihood staff as directed by the Livelihood Programme Manager;
• Provide technical support and on-going on-the-job training and coaching to staff, in particular with a thorough induction at the start of their contract;
• Ensure all team members have accurate job descriptions with clear objectives and identify and facilitate training when required;
• Evaluate Livelihood staff’s work performance in accordance with Concern administrative procedures;
• Ensure that all staff is aware of, and comply with Concern’s policies and procedures both programmatic and systematic;
• Support technical teams to work collaboratively to achieve targets of the program set for 2021/2022.

Reporting and information Management

• Support the Livelihood Management Team in establishing & maintaining accurate files and records in a safe and secure way – in line with data protection requirements;
• Ensure all livelihood related M&E tools are utilized correctly and that information is collected and analysed and actions taken to ensure quality service provision;
• Reporting: Collect, compile and analyse monthly reports from the team;
• Contribute with high quality data and analysis to donor reports on project deliverables;
• Report on Activity Info on a monthly basis the progress of Concern’s Livelihood Program.
• Support the Program Manager in writing donor and annual reports.

Procurement and Budget management

• Assist the Livelihood Programme Manager in budget planning, revision and management on a regular basis in coordination with the Finance team to ensure that project expenditure is accurate and that appropriate resources are allocated to meet the objectives of the project.
• Participate in the preparation of monthly cashflows;
• Ensure contracts and payment are prepared as per Concern’s thresholds , Concern and donor financial guidelines, ensuring that requested expenses match approved procurement plans;
• Update and track procurement plans against approved work plans and ensure timely initiation of procurement requests in line with Concern guidelines and procedures;
• Ensure that Concern and donor policies are followed in the selection of contractors and that the tender decisions are well documented;
• Ensure all contractors’ performance is evaluated and evaluations are formally documented;
• Manage warehouse livelihood material stock and dispatches to avoid idle stocking, and ensure deliveries are completed in compliance with Concern procedures and project’s deliverables.

Coordination and Representation:

• Represent Concern Lebanon at a local, regional and national level in relevant Livelihood and Food security related meetings with donors, stakeholder and other relevant actors as necessary;
• Ensure good coordination of the livelihood/food security programme activities with all relevant stakeholders, including the Ministry of Agriculture, (I)NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and municipalities, to assure that works are implemented as planned and agreed with donors.

Accountability

• Adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and its associated policies;
• Support and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and its associated policies to the team, partners and stakeholders and be committed to providing a safe working environment;
• Support the effective management of the Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) to ensure maximum protection of programme participants and the efficient and transparent use of Concern’s resources;
• Ensure appropriate accountability mechanisms are put in place and functional, ensure targeting errors are duly corrected;
• Support programming and field staff to ensure that projects are designed and carried out with the participation of targeted communities and that information is shared with communities.

Other

• When necessary support emergency response programming for Concern as and when requested.
• Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director and the Programmes Director.

Person Specifications:

• Master’s level degree in Agronomy, Business Management, Project Management, Community Development and or relative field;
• Strong work experience in managing agriculture and dairy projects in livelihoods sector will be preferred;
• Minimum 2 years previous experience of senior management role in humanitarian and development programmes;
• Technical expertise in sustainable livelihoods, Climate Smart Agriculture, local economic development, technical vocations;
• Ability to work effectively with and contribute to multidisciplinary teams and provide team leadership;
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel and Word;
• Strong English, both writing and speaking;
• Experience participating in and working under a Cluster coordination system;
• Dynamic and willing to take initiatives to complete assigned task, and work independently;
• Delegation, time management and prioritizing skills and coping with broad range of demands;

High level of critical thinking and proven high quality analytical skills and problem solving abilities.

Job Purpose: To support the Livelihoods Program team and partners to ensure high quality programming and learning by supporting implementation, monitoring & evaluation and accountability to beneficiaries of the Livelihoods Programme.

Concern Worldwide Lebanon Livelihoods program is designed around three themes: Skill building and income generation, Sustainable Agriculture and value chain development, and Micro & Small enterprise Development. Concern Lebanon aims to decrease household economic vulnerability and reliance on harmful coping strategies by increasing access to livelihoods and protection information and skills; home-based income-generating activities; and training and career guidance linked to savings and protection.

Under the management of the Livelihoods Program Manager, the Livelihoods Project Manager will lead the implementation and team management of BPRM funded value chain humanitarian and development project (Herbs and Dairy, falling under Concern’s Agriculture Program) and other current/future livelihood projects. The position will be based within the Concern Mina office, but with frequent travel to the project sites (Akkar and T5) and Beirut for representation during National Working groups (Livelihoods and Food Security), with Donors and in other humanitarian forums.

Team Management

• Lead and manage assigned Specialists, Officers and Associates contributing to their capacity building and career development and to successfully achieve the programme objectives and timeframes;
• Coach all team members to ensure they fully understand outcomes which are expected of them, through Concern’s Performance Development Reviews system (PDRs), job description and workplan;
• Participate in the capacity building of national partners through development of tailored training materials and delivery of trainings;
• Participate in the recruitment of new livelihood staff as directed by the Livelihood Programme Manager;
• Provide technical support and on-going on-the-job training and coaching to staff, in particular with a thorough induction at the start of their contract;
• Ensure all team members have accurate job descriptions with clear objectives and identify and facilitate training when required;
• Evaluate Livelihood staff’s work performance in accordance with Concern administrative procedures;
• Ensure that all staff is aware of, and comply with Concern’s policies and procedures both programmatic and systematic;
• Support technical teams to work collaboratively to achieve targets of the program set for 2021/2022.

Reporting and information Management

• Support the Livelihood Management Team in establishing & maintaining accurate files and records in a safe and secure way – in line with data protection requirements;
• Ensure all livelihood related M&E tools are utilized correctly and that information is collected and analysed and actions taken to ensure quality service provision;
• Reporting: Collect, compile and analyse monthly reports from the team;
• Contribute with high quality data and analysis to donor reports on project deliverables;
• Report on Activity Info on a monthly basis the progress of Concern’s Livelihood Program.
• Support the Program Manager in writing donor and annual reports.

Procurement and Budget management

• Assist the Livelihood Programme Manager in budget planning, revision and management on a regular basis in coordination with the Finance team to ensure that project expenditure is accurate and that appropriate resources are allocated to meet the objectives of the project.
• Participate in the preparation of monthly cashflows;
• Ensure contracts and payment are prepared as per Concern’s thresholds , Concern and donor financial guidelines, ensuring that requested expenses match approved procurement plans;
• Update and track procurement plans against approved work plans and ensure timely initiation of procurement requests in line with Concern guidelines and procedures;
• Ensure that Concern and donor policies are followed in the selection of contractors and that the tender decisions are well documented;
• Ensure all contractors’ performance is evaluated and evaluations are formally documented;
• Manage warehouse livelihood material stock and dispatches to avoid idle stocking, and ensure deliveries are completed in compliance with Concern procedures and project’s deliverables.

Coordination and Representation:

• Represent Concern Lebanon at a local, regional and national level in relevant Livelihood and Food security related meetings with donors, stakeholder and other relevant actors as necessary;
• Ensure good coordination of the livelihood/food security programme activities with all relevant stakeholders, including the Ministry of Agriculture, (I)NGOs, UN agencies, donors, and municipalities, to assure that works are implemented as planned and agreed with donors.

Accountability

• Adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and its associated policies;
• Support and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and its associated policies to the team, partners and stakeholders and be committed to providing a safe working environment;
• Support the effective management of the Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) to ensure maximum protection of programme participants and the efficient and transparent use of Concern’s resources;
• Ensure appropriate accountability mechanisms are put in place and functional, ensure targeting errors are duly corrected;
• Support programming and field staff to ensure that projects are designed and carried out with the participation of targeted communities and that information is shared with communities.

Other

• When necessary support emergency response programming for Concern as and when requested.
• Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director and the Programmes Director.

Person Specifications:

• Master’s level degree in Agronomy, Business Management, Project Management, Community Development and or relative field;
• Strong work experience in managing agriculture and dairy projects in livelihoods sector will be preferred;
• Minimum 2 years previous experience of senior management role in humanitarian and development programmes;
• Technical expertise in sustainable livelihoods, Climate Smart Agriculture, local economic development, technical vocations;
• Ability to work effectively with and contribute to multidisciplinary teams and provide team leadership;
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel and Word;
• Strong English, both writing and speaking;
• Experience participating in and working under a Cluster coordination system;
• Dynamic and willing to take initiatives to complete assigned task, and work independently;
• Delegation, time management and prioritizing skills and coping with broad range of demands;
• High level of critical thinking and proven high quality analytical skills and problem solving abilities.

Concern Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.