Cash Program Mananger

General Description of the Role The  program Manager will be based and manages SIF’s office in Aley ( Mont Lebanon) and will report to and be under the direct supervision of the Programme Coordinator. Job Purpose: The PM is responsible for the planning, implementation and reporting of SIF’s Cash activities in Mount Lebanon, fully supported by the Programme Coordinator. The PM will support and advise the Programme Coordinator on the global development of the Cash program and ensure coordination, planning, monitoring and management of all Cash program activities. This will involve working closely with SIF’s Social Workers, Field Officer and Database Assistant to ensure timely and effective monitoring and evaluation of all Cash activities and their impact. The PM will be responsible for day-to-day programme implementation and for ensuring that the programme effectively and efficiently achieves its objectives in accordance with SIF and ECHO’s guidelines in principles. Key Duties: • Develop detailed activity plans in line with the Cash program objectives, ensuring that those activity plans are implemented and any expected delays and / or modifications are communicated and raised in a timely manner with the Programme Coordinator and Head of Mission. • Oversee and ensure the delivery of the Cash program, in terms of outputs against activity plans and take all-necessary action, in association with the Programme Coordinator and HOM to ensure the programme achieves its objectives within the allotted time and budget and to quality; • Travel frequently to programme locations to directly monitor Cash program activities, ensuring clear feedback is provided to field staff and / or partners on necessary changes or improvements required to ensure project activities meet stated objectives and deliver maximum benefit to targeted beneficiaries; • Ensure that beneficiaries, local authorities and local staff are represented in programme planning and evaluation; • Liaise with the Programme Coordinator and Finance departments to ensure smooth implementation of SIF’s  system as per SIF requirements and policies; • Coordinate with the Social Workers team to ensure the development and implementation of appropriate M&E and programme management tools and systems as well as on-going community feedback mechanisms; • Improve the quality of services provided through support and supervision of key staff, analysis and dissemination of M&E data and lessons learnt, and review of SIF and other best practice guidelines; • Identify staff and partner capacity building requirements and work with the Programme Coordinator to design and deliver effective training, mentoring and other activities to address identified capacity gaps; • Direct management of SIF  staff assigned to the Cash program, ensuring that all staff have clearly defined job descriptions, work plans and understand their responsibilities; • Ensure appropriate HR planning, training and resource allocation as required for the successful implementation of programme objectives; • Work closely with Programme Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator and the Finance team to ensure continuous oversight and involvement at all stages of the programme cycle; • Ensure adherence to the financial guidelines as per the SIF and ECHO Guidelines; • Ensure compliance against all donor requirements, including timely quality reporting, as applicable to the project; • Other related tasks at the request of the Head of Mission. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (social science, business economics, information management, project management, etc.) • Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to interact well with people of all backgrounds • Excellent communication skills (written, spoken) in English and Arabic essential, French desirable • 3-5 years’ work experience in a relevant sector, including managing a team • Demonstrable experience of project cycle management • Demonstrable experience in capacity building and training • Project management, planning, budgetary control and financial management skills • Knowledge of ECHO guidelines applicable to Humanitarian Aid an asset • Good computer skills (Word, Excel) • Enthusiastic, flexible about working long hours and keen to work hard to achieve the objectives of the programme