Handicap International – Project Manager at Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

Humanité & Inclusion – Handicap International

Project Manager – WODAD

Type of contract: Tunisian National Contract

Location: Tunis with regular visits in all governorates

Duration: 1 year renewable

Starting date: October 2021

Humanité & Inclusion – Handicap International (HI), is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters, working in particular alongside people with disabilities to improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.

HI has been present in the Maghreb region since 1993. Through a regional dynamic, HI aims to respond to the development challenges of its target population in each country of intervention, but also to strengthen the exchange of experiences and synergies between the actors of the different countries, whether they are civil society organizations, professional structures, or public and para-public actors.

The Women’s Development and Action on Disability (WODAD) project is funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and its partner Tunisian Association for Management and Social Stability (TAMSS).

The goal of the project is to empower Gender-Based Violence survivors and People with Disabilities in Tunisia in the exercise of their rights, by creating greater awareness, multi-stakeholders engagement for attitudinal/behavioural change, and promotion of favourable social and institutional reforms granting greater access to services.

Implemented over a period of 3 years (October 2021 / September 2024) the project will be will be conducted in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders –the Ministry of Socials Affairs and the Ministry of Women Affairs in particular- at national and decentralized levels, while ensuring to stay in line with the national strategies for the socio-economic inclusion of people with disabilities and prevention of and response to gender based violence in Tunisia, as well as international legal framework and standards, the proposed project will respond successfully to the objectives being

1) Effective coordination between Tunisian government and civil society institutions to increase support to Gender-Based Violence victims and implement laws protecting their rights

2) Improved government capacity to identify people with disabilities and use data to distribute benefits that people with disabilities are legally entitled to

3) Increased awareness and capacity among Gender-Based Violence victims and people with disabilities to understand and exercise the rights afforded to them.

Reporting to the Operations Manager Tunisia, the Project Manager contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion. He/she ensures optimal quality and impact of the project by means of a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms. With all HI managers, and through paradigm changes, he/she shares responsibility for the sound management and effective functioning of the global organisation.

The Project Manager will be in charge of successfully leading HI-TAMSS consortium in the common implementation of the project.

Missions

1. Management

1.1 Line-manages the project’s team members

a. Sets individual objectives, evaluates individual performance, contributes towards the professional & career development of his/her team members, monitors competences

1.2 Organises and leads regular team meetings

1.3 Manages the recruitment and selection of new team members

1.4 Ensures strict application and respect of the programme’s Internal Regulations by the project team.

1. Expertise

2.1Provides the technical expertise for his/her project

a. Ensures that the activities implemented comply with international technical norms and standards

b. Adapts the project documentation to international technical norms and standards, when necessary

c. Runs technical training for his/her staff when relevant

d. Is in charge of the technical quality and relevance of project activities implemented within his/her scope of expertise

e. Ensures technical learning from projects by drawing on lessons learned and good practices

f. Makes sure global and field technical specialists get the information they require and collaborates with Technical Divisions when necessary

g. Adjusts his/her activities to audit recommendations, if applicable

2.2Helps to coordinate technical professional development and facilitate a community of practice, in collaboration with Technical Division

2.3Manages relationships with technical authorities, local partners or other stakeholders

1. Implementation and Monitoring

3.1 Ensures project implementation, in collaboration with the relevant services and in line with general standards and procedures

a. Ensures the planning of activities and establishes action plans

b. Ensures that activities are implemented in line with the project proposal and the allocated budget

c. Ensures that activities are implemented according to internal quality and technical standards and, if necessary, proposes adjustment or improvements to help meet objectives

d. Ensures, as budget holder, that realized and planned expenditure are done correctly and according to the financial commitment procedure and allocated budget

e. Prepares and monitors partnership agreements with implementing partners and other potential partners

f. Ensures the effective implementation and follow up of institutional policies (PSEA, mandatory cross-cutting approaches, etc.) on his/her project

g. Coordinates and collaborates with relevant internal services, especially logistics, HR, finance and technical resources

3.2 Ensures project data management

a. Ensures that the appropriate data collection and management tools are in place on the project, in line with global standards

b. Ensures that data related to the project is collected and compiled in the project database

c. Carries out regular verifications and makes any necessary corrections in the activity database

3.3 Ensures project reporting

a. Monitors the achievement of results and indicators, as per the logical framework

b. Is in charge of producing the appropriate reporting tools: monthly situation report, PM Box

c. Reports regularly to the line manager

d. Writes reports for the funding agencies when relevant and monitors donor deadlines (grants, reporting, audits) concerning the project

e. Guarantees the proper archiving of information

3.4 Prepares and steers project evaluation and capitalisation

a. Plans and monitors project evaluations

b. Produces project capitalisation and learning from experience material

1. Influence & Communication

a. Contributes to HI’s external influence by participating in relevant networks

b. Communicates on the project to partners, authorities and stakeholders when relevant

1. Strategy & business development

a. Contributes to programme or country operational strategy (STRATOP)

b. Drafts new project proposals for the continuity or expansion of the project

c. Contributes to the drafting of new proposals for new opportunities

Skills

Knowledge

· The different schools of thought and explanatory models of disability

· The international human rights frameworks

· The strategies for fighting exclusion and discrimination

· The technical issues concerning his/her service sector

· Full knowledge of at least one profession in his/her sector

· Fluency in Arabic, French and English – Written and spoken

Know-how (practices)

· Producing institutional communication written in the country’s working language

· Producing clear, concise and responsible communication suited to the interlocutor (adult or child); adapting communication and messages to an intercultural environment

· Using active listening techniques and applying them in the appropriate situations

· Negotiating and managing problems and conflicts

· Establishing clear frameworks, rules and limits

· Creating and maintaining conditions that motivate the target public; mobilising and supporting different groups of stakeholders (families, communities, local authorities, etc.)

· Planning, implementing and evaluating activities on his/her project (team and individual)

· Anticipating and adapting to the needs of the beneficiaries and to unexpected circumstances

· Conducting on-going evaluations of activities and outcomes

· Promoting participation and cooperation in the activities on his/her project

· At least 2 years of experience in his/her professional field

Interpersonal skills (attitudes)

· Working as part of a team/network, cooperating

· Respect for the opinion and enhancement of the skills of others with a view to shared action

· Giving and receiving constructive feedback; discussing with multi-disciplinary teams, working as part of a network and collaborating

· Empathy; showing interest in what each person is experiencing and feeling, putting oneself in the other person’s shoes, listening to his/her needs, being accepting rather than judgemental

· Resilience to stress and uncertainty

· Pragmatism, capacity to adapt with agility