Who we are looking for
NRC Jordan is looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and result-oriented profile who would be responsible for starting-up and piloting NRC Livelihoods programming in Azraq and Zaโatari camps.
An experienced project manager with experience implementing Livelihoods, economic recovery, market-based and financial inclusion programmes. Ability to set up new projects and manage a team is a requirement for this position.ย
The successful candidate should be a self-starter, highly motivated with strong interpersonal skills.
What you will do
The Livelihoods Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring timely and quality delivery and implementation of the Livelihoods project portfolio at area level. The roleholder will:
Contribute to CC strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps, considering where appropriate the role of cash-based interventions and market based programmesย Manage and implement delegated portfolio of livelihood projects (activities, budget, and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies, and donor requirements, and ensure high technicalย quality. Supervise budget lines of relevant activities and monitor expenditure including the preparation, monitoring, and updating of financial spending plans. Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures and awareness of NRC global and regionalย strategies Provide quality regular reports to the Area Manager and the Livelihood Specialist on project implementation Provide regular progress reports to Area Manager and CC Specialist. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and assess new and better ways toย assist. Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in theย activities. Team leadership - managing performance and development of project fieldย staff through capacity building to ensure transfer keyย skills. Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other keyย stakeholders. Coordinate with other livelihood actors in camps, including regular and active attendance to the relevant coordination group, ensuring external representation and for NRC Livelihoods programming in camps to be updated about any contextual development. Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacyย strategy.Specific responsibilities are outlined in the job description.ย Please download theย detailed job descriptionย to learn more about the position.ย ย
What you will bring
Minimum 3 years of proven experience in implementing Livelihoods, economic recovery, market-based programmes, coordinating activities, and managing teams. Specific experience and expertise in: Livelihoods, economic recovery, market-based programmes. financial inclusion programmes, such as facilitating saving groups, financial literacy training and digital finance tools. Strongly preferred. coordination, networking and representation previous experience of managing staff teams, including during periods of change, would beย programme quality assessments, programme development and delivery. experience from working in complex and volatile contexts, with preference for previous experience in the Middle East region. Understanding of and commitment to: integrated programming approaches organisational learning, and the role and contribution of MEL to quality management and development. working collaboratively with technical and operational colleagues within a matrix structure, including capacity strengthening. University degree in a relevant social science discipline Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbalWhat we offer
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Important information about the application process
We invite applications from all qualified and interested national candidates.ย Please ensure you attach copies of your academic and professional certificates. Internal candidates only: please click on the suitcase icon labelled โI am an employeeโ to be redirected to NRCโs internal careers site. When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education. Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV. Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. If you have any questions about this role, please email mero.recruitment@nrc.noย with the job title as the subject line.Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignityLearn more about NRC The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.