Head of Project – Cotabato (Filipino Nationals Only) At Acción contra el Hambre España

Duration : 10 months Start date : ASAP

You’ll contribute to ending world hunger by …

To manage, coordinate and implement the Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation activities related to the project “Moving Urban Poor Communities Towards Resilience (MOVE UP 5 Philippines)

Key activities in your role will include

• Objective 1: To manage, coordinate, implement, monitor and evaluate all activities related to the project.
  • Lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the project activities in coordination with the DRR Coordinator, and other technical Coordinators
  • Lead in the coordination with LGU partners and other stakeholders and ensure timely implementation of the planned activities as described in the project
  • Lead in the development and implementation of capacity building training design and modules
  • Lead in the development and implementation of coaching/mentoring and sharing and learning framework among partners
  • Develop and maintain teamwork among the project team members
• Objective 2: To prepare work plan/reports and consolidation of documents
  • Adhere to the Mission Reporting system and submit on time the reports requested
  • Contribute in the donor interim and final reports and submit following the Mission Reporting System
  • Consolidate annual technical reports of Action Against Hunger project teams and of partners
  • Develop and maintain database of photos, videos and other multimedia documents related to the project
  • Prepare meeting minutes related to the Project
  • Organize archiving of project documents for easy access to all project information
• Objective 3: Participate to seminars, conferences activities related with DRR in the Philippines as necessary
  • As requested by Action Against Hunger and approved, alone, or together with the DRR-CCA Referent and Technical Coordinator to actively participate in DRR/climate and Self Help Group-related events
  • Disseminate relevant project information to the technical teams at Capital and Base level as necessary
  • Actively search for local capacities with potential to give and add value to the project (NGO, institutions, universities, etc.)
• Objective 4: Feedback Reporting, Safeguarding & Security
  • Gather, consolidate and report feedback from the field/partners and beneficiaries
  • Respect the Security rules of Action Against Hunger and coordinate with the Head of Base for any security issues relating to work
  • Ensure safeguarding protocols are well observed by all staff and partners
• Objective 5: Emergency Response
  • Be able to render service especially in emergency response in case of disasters in the Philippines.
  • Flexibility in work packages and schedule for both regular work and emergency response

Do you meet the profile required criteria?

• Middle level or Senior Level Management Training; A degree in social science, disaster risk reduction and related trainings, facilitation and coordination Project management, monitoring and evaluation, or other related discipline (master’s degree an advantage).
• Demonstrated excellent knowledge and experience in Project Cycle Management.
• Excellent knowledge of budget management.
• Good analytical skills and a good understanding of the problematic of conflict situation.
• Knowledge in partnerships development and alliances is desirable.
• Risk mitigation experience.
• Strong skills in coordination, program management , mentoring , coaching and capacity building.
• Strong Knowledge in Humanitarian/ cooperation/international relationship- Experience in managing projects with an INGO.
• Previous experience of at least two years in a similar position, exposure and experience in assessment, monitoring, or evaluation of projects and, implementing and managing multi-sector interventions.
• Experience in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management; capacity building and project management.
• Experience in management in insecure context with capacity to face a stressful situations.

Our remuneration package:

• Compensation: Based on Action Against Hunger grid.
• Benefits: Health insurance, accident and life insurance, leave entitlement, government-mandated benefits.

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.