Country: Iraq
Closing date: 08 Feb 2015
Project Manager WASH
Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs
BACKGROUND
Since November 2012, NRC has been operating in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) in response to the influx of Syrian refugees resulting from the civil war in Syria. Today, NRC is working in 6 camps through water and sanitation, shelter, education and protection activities.
The primary objective of the WASH Project Manager is to further develop and coordinate the NRC WASH Project in Iraq in close collaboration with the other NRC Project Managers, and to ensure the effective implementation of WASH activities.
Job Purpose
- Oversee NRC’s WASH project activities for refugees internally displaced people (IDPs) and vulnerable host communities.
- Liaise with NRC’s partners, national authorities, other NGOs and UN agencies, to ensure coordination of NRC’s activities;
- Ensure that NRC’s activities take into consideration protection concerns;
- Work on the development of new possible WASH project activities, including assessments, proposals, and liaison with donors.
Reporting to
- The WASH Project Manager reports to the Area Manager.
Job description
- Overall management of NRC WASH projects in line with project proposals and budgets, NRC core activity policies, and NRC country and regional strategies;
- Hire, train, support and guide staff in WASH projects;
- Prepare project proposals/applications for funding to various donors, as applicable.
- In cooperation with the AM, be overall responsible for the recruitment of WASH staff;
- Develop staff training and staff development plans in close cooperation the AM;
- Closely monitor the adherence to logistic, financial, and anti-corruption guidelines, especially related to procurement, contracting and purchase;
- Closely monitor the adherence to the code of conduct by project staff;
- Develop log-frames, indicators, narrative and budgets for proposals according to the country and WASH strategies in conjunction with PC, AM, and shelter project staff;
- Ensure quality control of all WASH activities - security allowing, travel regularly to all the sites of implementation of WASH activities, ensuring that all activities are in accordance with international standards (SPHERE);
- Establish close relationships with partners and onsite coordination at NRC’s project sites;
- Prepare internal and external reports, and project proposals to donors;
- Participate in relevant meetings and ensure constructive co-operation with local authorities, other national and international NGOs and the UN;
- Develop tools for remote management taking into account NRC’s experiences in other country offices.
- Identify, train and build the capacities of national partners where NRC is obliged to work remotely for security reasons.
- Ensure programme staff follows NRC’s security Standard Operating Procedures;
- Keep the Area Manager informed about important issues relative to security, relations with the local authorities,
- Perform other relevant tasks as requested by the Area Manager.
Qualifications
- At least five years of relevant field experience in international project-management and programme based advocacy;
- Proven experience in financial, asset, budgeting and administration management;
- Proven experience in staff management, capacity building and training of staff;
- Proven experience in Project Cycle Management;
- Prior experience in managing remote management projects
- Prior experience and proven capability in training and capacity development
- University degree or higher education relevant to the assignment;
- Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills;
- Proven skills and experience in report and proposal writing;
- Advanced computer skills, especially in Word, Excel and Power Point;
- Ability to prioritise needs and carry out multiple tasks simultaneously;
- Fluency in English both oral and written;
- Work experience in the planning and execution of WASH Projects of at least 3 years;
- Solid field experience, preferably from refugee / IDP WASH projects in complex emergencies;
- Experience in staff management, capacity building and training of staff;
- Experience in designing, implementing and maintenance of water supply systems in emergency contexts
- Experience is working in politically complex and insecure environments
Personal qualities
- You are diplomatic
- You are able to work under pressure and with limited supervision
- You are able to cope with a constrained living and working environment
- You are culturally sensitive and cope with a changing environment
- You are flexible and creative
- You have good communication skills
DESIRED SKILLS* Knowledge of the political situation in Region* Holder of a valid international driver’s licence* Experience in working with UN agencies.* Experience in capacity building and community mobilization* Knowledge of Arabic* Knowledge of human rights, IDP/Refugee Guiding Principles and Refugee Law
We offer
- Commencement: March 2015
- Contract period: 12 months
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions
- Duty station: Iraq,
- Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start
- Application procedures and CV registration:
- Please note that you are required to enter the GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for BOTH company and location
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