Project Manager

The Project Manager will oversee the overall implementation, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of the project. This includes supervising field operations, ensuring food safety and quality compliance, managing stakeholder engagement, supporting operational planning, and ensuring adherence to donor requirements and humanitarian principles.

The service includes:

• Leading project implementation and operational planning.
• Coordinating with donors, local authorities, Food Security Sector partners, and relevant stakeholders.
• Supervising project staff, including Officers and the Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) Expert.
• Monitoring meal preparation and distribution activities across shelters and partner kitchens.
• Supporting procurement, logistics, budgeting, and resource allocation processes.
• Conducting field visits and spot checks to monitor implementation quality.
• Reviewing narrative and financial reports in coordination with the Finance team.
• Ensuring compliance with safeguarding standards, donor requirements, and reporting obligations.

Key Deliverables

• Detailed project work plan and implementation schedule.
• Coordination and communication with donors and stakeholders maintained throughout the assignment.
• Operational protocols and field coordination mechanisms established and implemented.
• Monitoring and supervision of food distribution activities across designated shelters.
• Regular field monitoring and spot check reports.
• Timely submission of narrative reports and support to financial reporting processes.
• Risk mitigation and problem-solving support for operational and emergency challenges.
• Final project implementation summary including lessons learned and recommendations.

Timeframe and Reporting

The assignment duration is three months.

The Project Manager will report directly to the area manager and will coordinate closely with the Finance team, field teams, Food Safety and Quality Expert, donors, and relevant stakeholders. Regular updates and reports will be submitted throughout the implementation period.

Qualifications and Competencies

• University degree in International Development, Political Studies, Sociology, or another relevant field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience from which minimum 3 year in a managerial level, specifically in food security, nutrition, or emergency response programming.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders in fast-paced humanitarian or emergency settings.
• Strong understanding of humanitarian coordination mechanisms and emergency operations.
• Strong understanding of logistics flow, food distribution systems, and emergency supply chain processes.
• Proven leadership, communication, negotiation, and reporting skills.
• Experience coordinating with government entities and local authorities is highly desirable.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Anera strives to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, creed, political or national views or background, ethnicity, religion, age, handicap, sex, or any other factor unrelated to ability to perform the required work. Anera does give strong preference in employing Lebanese, Palestinian, or other resident Arab nationals (other than for the country director position and internships). In all cases, recruitment decisions are first and foremost based on merit and qualifications. Anera holds local project institutions to the same standards.

Code of Conduct

Anera is committed to conducting its operations with the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and professionalism across all contexts in which we work. We strive to deliver high-quality services and maintain a reputation built on fairness, respect, responsibility, and sound judgment. All employees, managers, officers, and representatives are expected to uphold these standards at all times and act per their duty of loyalty to Anera. No individual may misrepresent the organization or speak on its behalf without proper authorization. Confidential and sensitive information—including financial data, strategic plans, or information related to partners and beneficiaries—must be handled with the utmost discretion and only shared on a need-to-know basis, in line with Anera’s confidentiality and privacy policies. Any violation of the Code of Conduct may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination. The level of disciplinary response may take into account whether the violation was self-reported and whether the individual cooperated in the investigation process.

Our values:

We are inspired: We are committed to energize, engage, and motivate others to forge the best outcomes for the diverse communities we serve.

We are people-centric: We are respectful and empathetic. We believe that each person, no matter their circumstances, embodies promise and has the power to shape the lives of their community and world.

We are collaborative: Teamwork and collaborative action are at the heart of how we do our work and deliver results.

We are versatile: In a region burdened by obstacles, we make the right connections to find a way and bring can-do, innovative approaches to everything we do.

We are impactful: We make a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve by delivering impactful solutions at the local community level.

We are accountable: Our words, actions and results stay true to our mission and values.