Program Section Head At GOPA Infra

Background:

The Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF) was established for the financing of reconstruction activities to rebuild the country and alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people as a result of the ongoing conflict. The SRTF was created to provide the international community with a vehicle to offer financial support to the National Coalition for responding to the needs of the Syrian people.

The Management Unit (MU) was established to manage the Fund and its allocations to projects addressing reconstruction, recovery, and stabilisation to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.

Governing bodies of SRTF are:

• The Steering Board (SB), with frequent meetings two times a year.

• The Management Committee (MC), meeting every three months.

• The Director-General of SRTF (DG).

General:

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Operations (COO), the Program Section Head (PSH) is responsible for providing operational and administrative leadership across the technical program of the Management Unit (MU) of the Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF), including inter alia the Recovery Program, the Procurement and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) sections, stakeholder networking and organisational management of the day-to-day operations.

Further details on the Key Responsibilities are available in the attached ToR.

Competencies:

General:

• Practical knowledge and in-depth understanding of conflicts and political forces in the region;
• Professionalism, integrity and commitment to assigned responsibilities;
• Understanding and sound judgement in multi-cultural workspace;
• Versatile capacity in dealing with events and situations of challenging physical environment;
• Good communication skills and ability to represent the Organisation (if requested) in order to report or negotiate on SRTF’s programme.

Management:

• Knowledge and understanding of risk factors associated with project implementation under ongoing conflict;
• Expertise in planning, management and mobilisation of resources in project delivery;
• Capacity to select and introduce performance standards, project progress monitoring and support in accordance with agreed-upon quality assurance and timeframe;
• Ability to communicate, motivate, delegate and coordinate team staff and meet tight schedule for project implementation and deliverables under complex developments and varied cultural contexts;
• Demonstrate trust and confidence in teamwork and provide guidance for achieving sustainable results;

Minimum qualifications:

• Advanced University degree in Engineering, Technical and/or Management related disciplines. Professional accreditation from renowned engineering and/or management institution is preferred qualification;
• Minimum 20-years professional experience in international reconstruction and development with a preferred 10-years of work assignments in conflict-affected and in-transition countries;
• A minimum of 10-years of experience must be in projects that include but not limited to infrastructure, utility services rehabilitation, and capacity building of implementing partners in both rural and urban settings;
• Experiences in infrastructure design supervision and implementation are highly recommended.
• Computer literacy in basic software applications, (Microsoft office, MS Project, etc.);
• Excellent proficiency in English is required;
• Turkish citizenship
• Proficiency or working knowledge of Arabic and any of the regional languages is highly desirable.