Solid Waste management PM

Solidarités International is recruiting a Solid Waste Management Program Manager for its potentially upcoming program of “Peacebuilding and Rapid Stabilisation Through Solid Waste Management” in the Beqaa.

In this program, in consortium with Search for Common Ground & ACTED, Solidarités International would be in particular responsible to ensure the Solid Waste Management component and support behavioral change of communities refugees or Lebanese.

MISSION

Objective:

The programme manager is in charge of implementing and achieving the objectives defined in the proposals.

He/she is in charge of supervising the operational teams allocated to the Solid Waste Management Program.

He/she guarantees the proper execution and the quality of the implemented programme and, if applicable, suggests adjustments or developments to ensure its relevance.

JOB

List of main tasks:

Project relevance, quality and design

• Contribute to establish assessments
• Contribute to define Solidarités International’s local strategy and contribute to the annual programming by proposing new activities
• Organise and facilitate evaluation missions
• Propose a technical approach and a financial, human and logistical scope for the programmes to be implemented
• Write the technical annexes and chapters (including the logical framework) for the proposals
• Implement activities in compliance with the annual operational strategy, Solidarités International’s technical requirements and the financial donors’ criteria

• Evaluate the relevance of the activities carried out, as well as the effectiveness of the interventions and their appropriateness with respect to contextual developments and the populations’ needs
• Propose adjustments to the programmes, if necessary
• Ensure that the programmes under his/her supervision achieve the required results
• Ensure that programme objectives meet sustainability requirements and, if required, compliance with established norms and standards
• Participate in building the Solid Waste Management teams’ abilities with respect to techniques or new methodologies

Implementation and operational monitoring

• Plan activities and activity cycles for Solid Waste Management activities (hiring, purchasing, etc.) in the light of established objectives

• Used the project management, monitoring and evaluation tools for Solid Waste Management activities, particularly the  planning and monitoring timeline
• Propose and implement quality criteria and monitoring indicators for Solid Waste Management part of the programme
• Support and advise to the base’s logistical department for the purchase of specific materials for Solid Waste Management activities
• Plan and supervise the Solid Waste Management programme implementation he/she is in charge of, being sure to meet deadlines and adhere to predefined technical specifications
• Supervise and provide support for the Solid Waste Management activity manager; monitor and evaluate the implemented Solid Waste Management activities

• Anticipate any issues linked to carrying out the Solid Waste Management activities
• Suggest any adjustments to be made to the Solid Waste Management activities depending on contextual and indicator developments
• Working with the administrative department, contribute to developing budgets relative to his/her programme and monitor expenses and budget forecasts

Capitalisation

• Use the capitalisation tools proposed by Solidarités International
• Participate in the centralisation and distribution of procedures, guides and tools linked to the Solid Waste Management activities
• Capitalise on intervention methods and techniques and on the experiences acquired by Solidarités and other participants in the Solid Waste Management activities
• Write procurement and handover reports before the end of his/her contract and send it to the appropriate persons on the mission and at headquarters

Personnel management   

• Participate in validating the hiring of national technical staff for activities
• Define the prerequisites for opened Solid Waste Management positions together with the administrative department; adapt existing job descriptions if required
• Greet and brief the expatriates working on the programme
• Identify and pass on any training needs for the Solid Waste Management teams
• Set up technical training depending on Solid Waste Management operational needs and  identified training requirements
• Manage and support the team under his/her responsibility
• Lead work groups and thematic meetings
• Evaluate and assess the performance of colleagues under his/her direct supervision
• Ensure adherence to security regulations by personnel under his/her supervision

Reporting / communication / representation

• Pass upward to the relevant persons any information on the security situation or on any event that could impact Solidarités activities and the safety of the teams
• Draft activity reports and any annexes relating to specific activities for the financial donor reports and/or amendments
• Ensure that all reports are delivered on time and in the correct format
• Maintain a local operational communications network and good relations with local and government authorities, financial donor representatives, UN agencies and other international agencies
• In his/her assignment area, represent Solidarités International’s at meetings or forums concerning the Solid Waste Management activities
• Represent the organisation when asked and/or delegated to do so
• Reply to headquarter information requests regarding specific needs

• In collaboration with the WASH & SHELTER programme coordinator/ Field Coordinator, prepare the administrative documents (MOU, handover, etc.) to be jointly signed with government authorities, communities or partners

ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)

Line manager:  FCo Bekaa

Line report(s) on base: Activity Manager

Functional manager: W&S Coordinator

Functional report(s):  -