Livelihoods Project Manager AICS- National Role

Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty.

About Oxfam

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.

Our Team

The Oxfam team in Lebanon implements integrated humanitarian, development and policy interventions in line with Oxfam’s country strategy for Lebanon as relevant to the Bekaa and north Lebanon areas, including protection & governance; cash safety net/social protection and economic development/livelihoods; WASH/water governance with a focus on partnerships. The Economic Justice team in particular strives to ensure that marginalised women and men, especially youth, are empowered to cope with the effects of economic poverty, and have greater access to and control over productive economic resources for sustainable poverty reduction and lessened aid dependency.

Job Purpose

The Project Manager position will lead and is accountable for all the programmatic, management and partnership aspects of the Project. As a key role within the Oxfam Lebanon Country programme, the position will be based in Tripoli, with occasional travel to Beirut (or vice versa). S/he will oversee effective management and relationships with relevant external stakeholders, manage the intervention throughout the project cycle, including budget management (comprising expenditure planning and expenditure monitoring), lead in preparing and developing high quality programme plans, including MEAL and procurement plans, progress and donor reports, ensure appropriate monitoring and project quality, and enhance internal and external learning and representation. In addition, the Project Manager will also identify scaling up opportunities and new project ideas in line with the thematic area.

Core Details

Location:

Tripoli, Lebanon with occasional travel to Beirut (or vice versa)

Internal Grade:

C2

Division

International

Job Family:

Programme

Contract type:

Fixed Term, 1-year renewable based on funds and performance

Hours of work:

40 hours per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at interview stage

This role reports to:

Economic Justice Program Manager

Staff reporting to this post:

Project Officer

Annual budget          for the post:

$750,000 USD

Key relationships/interactions:

Economic Justice Program Manager, Deputy Country Director (Programmes), Project Managers and Officers, Senior MEAL Officer, Protection Advisor, Finance and Logistics Departments, Policy Team.

Screening checks:

All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.

Key Responsibilties

Project Cycle Management & Programme Quality

• Lead on all aspects of implementation of the project, including developing work plans, spending plans, MEAL plans, procurement plans, with support from relevant staff;
• Work closely with the technical advisor, especially the Economic Justice, Protection Advisor and Policy team, as well as support staff to provide appropriate guidance and managerial support to implement the project in line with the objectives laid out in the donor approved proposal;
• Report, verbally and in writing to the Economic Justice Coordinator on a regular basis on project progress;
• Ensure that the intervention mainstreams disability inclusion, decent work agenda, gender justice and protection, in relevant activities;
• Ensure a constant and constructive relationship with local implementing partners, municipalities, as well as other relevant stakeholders (such as SDCs).
• Lead, where applicable, in preparing progress reports for the donor (contractual and ad hoc) in collaboration with partners, project staff, technical coordinators, funding coordinator and support teams. Ensure narrative reporting and financial accounting meet Oxfam and donor’s requirements;
• Support and promote programme quality and project strengthening activities e.g. data management, project quality meetings, learning events and partnership reviews;
• Ensure Oxfam’s programme management system (OPAL) is updated regularly;
• With support from the MEAL team, lead on coordinating the monitoring of the project regularly, ensuring partners’ and beneficiary participation as appropriate, as well as accountability towards beneficiaries;
• Follow up on MEAL activities and findings ensuring that learning from monitoring and evaluation is included and strategies and programme implementation are adapted accordingly;
• Ensure that risk management and contingency planning is included at all stages of the project;

Partner management

• Lead on project partnership relations within the scope of the programme;
• Oversee activity, target and financial progress against project partnership agreements and project approved proposal;
• Ensure appropriate monitoring (financial, technical, implementation) of partners;
• Responsible for ensuring partners receive relevant capacity building and support in line with mutually agreed capacity building plans and any difficulties identified throughout the collaboration period.

External representation

• Attend relevant coordination meetings especially the regional Social Stability and Livelihoods Working group and/or ensure that senior project staff attend those meetings regularly;
• Serve as primary project representative to external stakeholders, including the partners, donor, municipalities, etc; responsible for addressing all project matters;
• Assist with the coordination of visits of donors, and/or partners related to the project.

People & Team Management

• Line manage relevant staff (1 Project Officer)
• Ensure staff are compliant with key internal procedures including security requirements and code of conduct
• Solicit appropriate training and learning opportunities for team members in line with development objectives and ensure regular coaching of staff;
• Oversee performance management and staff development of team member, and provide necessary and timely feedback to all staff being directly managed;

Your commitment to Oxfam

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

Person specification

Note to candidates: Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on our organisational values and attributes at the interview stage. The successful candidate(s) will be expected to adhere to our code of conduct. We encourage candidates to read and understand our code of conduct here.

Key Organisational Attributes

Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.

Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.

Commitment to undertake Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adherence of relevant policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

Organisational Values

Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions

Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen

Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences

Oxfam Leadership Competencies

Decisiveness: We are comfortable to make transparent decisions and to adapt decision making modes to the context and needs.

Humility: We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.

Relationship Building: We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organization.

Listening: We are good listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear, and consider different preferences.

Mutual Accountability: We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organizational values.  We are ready to be held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.

Self-Awareness: We are able to develop a high degree of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply