Türkiye: Country Project Development Manager – Gaziantep

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  • Added Date: Friday, 07 July 2023
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For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

ACTED Türkiye

Acted has been present in Türkiye since 2012, with cross-border relief interventions in Syria from southeastern Türkiye , as well as in-country response to the Syrian refugee crisis deployed for both refugee populations as well as host communities. Activities in Mersin province are mainly protection-related, through the provision of legal aid for refugees, and focus on improving access to employment for the population, by means of language courses and vocational training sessions.

You will be in charge of

The Project Development Manager (PDM) positions Acted with donors and leads the development of project proposals in line with Acted’s global and in-country programme strategy, and ensures proper grant management. The PDM ensures smooth internal communication and coordination with relevant departments, and contributes to Acted external communication strategy.

Main duties

Positioning and Fundraising

Context Analysis

Strategy development

External relations

Fundraising and proposal development

Contracting

Grant Management

Contract follow-upReportingPartner Follow-up

Management and Internal Coordination

Staff ManagementInternal Coordination and CommunicationFiling

External Communication

Expected skills and qualifications

Master Level education in a relevant field such as International Relations, Development or Political SciencePrevious experience in the humanitarian field, proposals development, grants management and donor relations are requiredKnowledge of the humanitarian aid system and ability to understand the donors systemsExternal representation skillsAbility to coordinate and manage a teamTeamwork and team building skills, capacity building skillsAbility to work independently and creatively in a multicultural contextStrong oral and written communication skills, analytical skillsAbility to work efficiently under pressurePrevious field experience is required

Terms of reference For more information about the position, click here .

Conditions

Salary between 2900 and 3100€ monthly (before income tax), depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300Contribution to a housing allowance of up to 75% of Acted benchmark or accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthousePension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees coveredContribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contractAnnual leave of 25 to 43 days per yearOne week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security trainingTax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)Psychological assistance

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