Protection Project Manager

Job Purpose:

Responsibility for management of the Irish Aid and UNFPA, funded protection projects, budget and implementation, throughout the project cycle, in collaboration with the Area Coordinator, and liaison with Technical Advisors for high quality implementation of the Protection including CP, GBV and Cash interventions.  

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Management:

• Provide oversight and leadership for the implementation of the project, including weekly and monthly work plans, for both Concern and partners.
• Ensure that all required resources are in place (technical, financial, HR) for smooth implementation of the project, by Concern and partners, as per agreement with Irish Aid and UNFPA.
• Ensure a needs based approach to beneficiary targeting, with clear inclusion criteria, with engagement and involvement of communities as appropriate
• Ensure the community member, community leaders, other NGOs in the operational area and other stakeholders are engaged and duplication avoided

Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning and Reporting:

• Liaise with the Programme Quality Coordinator on the project-reporting schedule, ensuring timely and accurate financial and narrative reporting, for timely submission in the correct formats, as per donor agreements.
• As grant owner, work with the Programme Quality Coordinator to ensure up to date grant record including monthly reporting and uploading of project agreement, documents and relevant official correspondence with donors.
• Work with the Technical Advisors to develop activity reporting tools, and coordinate with MEAL Manager for digitization of tools as appropriate, for use in the field, ensuring data protection
• Support the MEAL Manager to organize and operationalize a complaints response mechanism appropriate to the target communities and beneficiaries, with regular focus group discussions for accountability to affected populations
• Lead the identification, documentation and dissemination of project learning, including using the project assessments and post distribution monitoring reports from the MEAL team, and take initiative on adaptation of interventions
• Lead the tracking of project performance against indicators as per the log-frame, in collaboration with the Area Coordinator and MEAL Manager, and ensure that donors are updated as appropriate

•  Procurement and Budget Management:

• Approve all expenditures against the project budget, as per the delegation of authority, and ensure that expenditures above your authorized approval threshold are also tracked by you
• Review the monthly management accounts for the project and monitor budget expenditure to avoid under or overspends, and ensure that expenditure matches and reflects the project milestones
• Work closely with the logistics and finance team to ensure timely procurement and delivery or project materials and supplies, for timely implementation, including managing rent of safe spaces for GBV case management
• Work closely with the Area Coordinator and Logistics and Finance teams to ensure the smooth execution and reporting on project activities by partners

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  Human Resources Management:

• Lead in the recruitment of vacancies in the project, ensuring that job descriptions are developed, and support HR team in recruitment process
• Lead on and ensure that performance development reviews (PDRs) are completed for the project team, and action plans followed up with HR team
• Identify training and capacity building or coaching needs for the project team, develop a plan and lead or coordinate provision of the required support
• Manage the team absences/leave from work, with updated and coordinated leave plans, and ensure that the team reports to work timely and performs their tasks to the required quality and according to Concern policies and procedures

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  Coordination and Representation:

• Represent Concern at Protection including CP and GBV sector meetings and disseminate key points and action points, and respond to sector requests
• Take initiative and liaise with Technical Advisors to ensure that you stay up to date on developments and trends in the Protection sectors and Engaging Men Network

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  Other:

• Participate in Concern exercises such as review of the Preparing for Effective Emergency Response (PEER) plan, Security Management Plan (SMP), etc. 
• Take active measures to address equality issues, particularly relating to gender, in programme as well as operational activities.
• Ensure the highest stands of accountability through ensuring good communication and information sharing within and outside the organisation.
• Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc)

• Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director or the Programme Director.

Emergency response:

Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and Lebanon Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Person specification:

Essential

• Degree in Psychology or a related discipline
• At least three years of relevant experience with an NGO
• At least three years of experience in Protection, in a senior position
• At least two years of experience in provision of ECA, RCA.
• Experience of budget management and report writing in English
• Experience in leading and working through a team
• Experience of implementing or mainstreaming gender equality in projects
• Good organisational and planning skills/experience
• Experience of Microsoft office use, especially Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience of work in high pressured, results focused dynamic environments

Desirable

• Specific experience dealing with donors is a big advantage
• Experience with Engaging Men and PEER to PEER approach is a plus.

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements:

• Attention to detail, and ability to take initiative
• Cultural and political sensitivity
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

Willing to travel frequently across project locations