Project Implementation Expert (service contract) Readvertisement At Welthungerhilfe

Are you aiming to work for an organization where it is worthwhile investing your personality, your skills and your time? Are you looking for a job that is exciting and has clear goals? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe!

We are one of the largest and most respected private organisations for development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. As a politically and confessionally independent organisation, our value-oriented actions are always based on ethical principles. Our vision is clear: “Zero Hunger by 2030” – If you want to become part of our global mission to end hunger in Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, we look forward to receiving your application as:

Project Implementation Expert (service contract) Readvertisement* – Service Conract

in Beirut / Lebanon

The position is to be filled by November 1, 2021, with a Service Contract duration of one year. There are good prospects for an extension. The service location will be in Beirut, Lebanon. For transparency reasons the service payment is oriented along a WHH payment scheme.

Your responsibilities

Main duties & Responsibilities

• Program:
  • Assisting the Head of Project to keep the WHH representation operational
  • Assisting the Head of Project to coordinate the team
  • Liaison with local and national authorities, and Lebanese partners
  • Organization of project related activities
  • Follow-up on contracts with partner organizations in Baalbek, Beirut and other locations
  • Follow-up on implementation of partner organizations and solving any related issues in Baalbek, Beirut, and other locations
  • Linking partners with relevant stakeholders
  • Follow-up on reporting of partner organizations
  • Supporting to produce donor reports
  • Coordination with partner organizations and stakeholders
  • Organizing weekly updates with partner organizations
  • Organizing quarterly coordination meetings with partners
  • Organizing needed technical expertise
  • Organizing capacity building of partners
  • Supporting development of proposals (project design, budgeting, contextualization, etc.)
  • Solving issues between WHH department and local partners
  • Assuring the smooth implementation of projects in an efficient way and that partners deliver a good quality of services
  • Making sure that partners follow the humanitarian standards
  • Identifying new partners and organizing assessments
• Administration:
  • Contributing to project-documentation and filing systems
• Monitoring and evaluation
  • Supporting the M&E officer in the development of M&E related tools
  • Making sure of the coherence between program / implementation and M&E
• Financial Management:
  • Working with the WHH Finance Department to ensure management of relevant support department costs.
  • Conducting regular expenditure forecasts of the WHH projects
  • Conducting monthly Budget versus expenditure (BvA) meeting with partners
• Logistics
  • Ensuring that logistics systems including procurement, transportation, supplies are carried out in accordance with Welthungerhilfe and Donor procedures and policies
  • Coordinating procurement-planning with implementation
• Human Resource Management
  • Assisting in recruiting of WHH Lebanon office team and consultants and coordinating team-members
  • Follow up on consultancy contracts
• Representation:
  • Standing in for the Head of Project when necessary to represent Welthungerhilfe at relevant government, donor, UN or inter agency meetings.
  • With the Head of Project, contributing to national-level NGO / UN coordination efforts to facilitate effective humanitarian intervention in the country.
• Other:
  • Understanding and complying with all of Welthungerhilfe’s policies and procedures (finance, logistics, HR, PSEA policy, Code of Conduct, etc).
  • Undertaking other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Head of Project.

Your profile

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Master degree in a related field (e.g. Business, Supply chain management, International Development, International Relations, Political Science, Economics, Agriculture)
• At least 5 years of experience working in livelihood projects
• At least 2 years experience working with international organizations

Desirable requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills for working in multi-ethnic environment
• Excellent moderation skills
• Proven experience in project work, knowledge of project management terminology
• Prior experience in delivering tasks according to tight deadlines
• Good skills in anticipating problems and developing solutions
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to deal with administration and documentation
• Willingness to travel frequently to rural and vulnerable field locations, including camps
• Excellent conduct of English written and spoken
• Computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office programs such as Word and Excel as well accounting packages & other database competencies
• Desirable 2 years of job experience relevant to the function, in a comparable environment with non-governmental organizations;
• Working in value chain support interventions or agriculture
• Working knowledge of ODA systems and international donor regulations

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its contractors and the balance of their work and private life.

WHH receives funds from its donors for projects. If necessary funds are secured the duration of the announced post may be extended. If project funding is not secured the activities will stop completely and the Service contract shall be terminated.

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