Consortium Manager – Livelihoods and Social Cohesion – Erbil Or Mosul

[Mosul,Erbil,Iraq ]

BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (www.rescue.org) is a world leader in relief, rehabilitation, protection, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC has long-term programs based in Baghdad and Erbil, as well as emergency response programs supporting Syrian refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees and host communities.

Working in coordination with the humanitarian community, IRC currently addresses the needs of war-affected Iraqi IDPs from several operational bases in the region. Our activities in the region focus primarily on the provision of non-food items, social cohesion, unconditional cash grants, health, early recovery, community protection and child protection and form part of an overarching humanitarian response in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey and the region that seeks to assist IDPs and refugees survive conflict and displacement.

 

SCOPE OF WORK: The Consortium Manager is a long-term IRC position working to improve the IRC local partners’ capacity in social cohesion and livelihoods and supporting the families affected by conflict in Iraq. Supervised by the ERD Coordinator 50% and Governance Coordinator 50%. The Consortium Manager will work closely with the local partners’ staff, other IRC, local partners Program Departments, other stakeholders assisting the target communities, and local authorities.

The Consortium Manager will make regular trips to the project implementation areas.  The manager will be in charge of the overall management of the implementation of activities with the officers and Sr. Officer in partnership with the local implementing partners. The manager will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of project activities. The manager ensures monitoring and evaluation tools and ensures compliance with the Donor’s requirements in carrying out activities. The manager will be the first person in charge of drafting the reports to be shared with the Donor (monthly, quarterly and annual), which implies an excellent approach in data collection. As a strategic staff in the organization, the manager participates in the search for funding and develops new project proposals (concept note) by its business sectors. The manager must communicate regularly with the ERD Coordinator and Governance coordinator to find solutions to the problems encountered in the implementation of the activities. In addition, the manager must regularly seek the support of a technical supervisor both at IRC and at the consortium level to ensure the good quality of the team and local partners’ services.  

 

Location of Work: This position will be based in Erbil or Mosul, depending on the candidate preference responding to Ramadi and Mosul.

 

Responsibility and Tasks:

Under the supervision of the ERD Coordinator and Governance Coordinator she/he will be required to:

1. 1. Implementation and management of project activities

• Set up and update the project management tools: Work plan, spending plan, procurement plan, and the indicator monitoring table;
• Prepare and ensure the presentation on the progress of the project during the project evaluation and monitoring meetings at IRC level;
• Cooperating with the local partners and IRC staff, will write Donor reports including the collection of information from the various business sectors and the preparation of complete internal and external reports (monthly, quarterly and annual);
• Participate in the search for funding and the development of new project proposals and concept notes, particularly in the field of social cohesion and livelihood;
• Ensure the compliance of program activities with the commitments made to the Donor and the orientations of the local partners;
• Working on build the capacity of the local partners regarding social cohesion and livelihoods.
• Respond to all requests for information or external solicitations related to the project as a whole;
• Plan and support officers, Sr. officer, and local partners in the implementation of the following activities:
• Map local stakeholders and conduct stakeholder analysis;
• Lead on the planning and implementation of the capacity assessment exercises for the implementing partners;
• Establishment/strengthening of community groups such as peace committees, youth committees, and women committees;
• Organize community-based social cohesion and livelihood events, such as participatory sessions to identify and analyze conflicts while ensuring Do No Harm, community, community awareness sessions on the risks of community conflicts in their communities, intra / inter-community dialogues for conflict management, community mobilization activities during international days, and annual workshops to assess community action plans;
• Participate in developing training modules on sensitizing communities on the risks of community conflicts in their communities;
• Organize capacity sharing activities from the local partners, local committees, and local authorities on social cohesion, governance, and livelihood priorities;
• Develop and disseminate key messages for the prevention of community conflicts;
• Develop strategies at the local level on social cohesion, conflict management, and risk mapping;
• Celebrate champions and model hills in social cohesion on the International Day of Peace;
• Make beneficiaries aware of COVID-19 prevention measures.
• Work with ERD Coordinator on the continuous development and improvement of the IRC livelihoods programs strategy for Iraq;
• Regularly visit field sites and work closely with officers and Sr. officers to plan and adjust the program to improve results based on best practices and outcome and evidence-based approaches;
• In collaboration with the Information Management team, lead in the development and implementation of any assessments/research including labor market assessments, conflict assessment, value chain assessments, gender analysis, etc.;
• Oversee implementation of livelihoods program activities implemented in Mosul and Ramadi through the local partners;
• Conduct regular monitoring of program activities to ensure programs are delivered in line with the IRC’s Livelihoods theories of change and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining program records as per activity guidelines, to ensure transparency and compliance with internal and external protocols;
• Ensure translation of documents from English to Arabic and Arabic to English as needed, including market assessments, assessment reports, training materials, registration forms, and advertisements;
• Ensure proper documentation of all activities, including documentation of beneficiary eligibility and cross-checking, project studies, attendance records, etc.;
• Supporting the local partners in leading registration of clients, completing the intake forms, enrolling in business training, join the committee of business grants, selecting service providers for apprenticeship and vocational training, coordinating with local authorities and other stakeholders in the target locations;
• Any other tasks providing by supervisors.

 

Monitoring and evaluation and reporting on project activities

• Plan and support officers and Sr. officer in the organization of monitoring and evaluation sessions for conflict management activities;
• Participate in data collection activities with beneficiaries (Baseline, midline and end line survey);
• Regularly complete, with the support of officers, the database and dashboard of project indicators at the end of each month and share with the M&E team;
• Complete the reporting tools in consultation with the M&E department and respond to any comments;
• Ensure that documents relating to activities and other project resources are filed and archived by officers (lists of participants, activity reports as well as supporting documents for expenses incurred);
• For each activity, make sure that the database has been updated.

 

Administrative, financial and logistical management

• Work closely with the Governance Coordinator and ERD Coordinator on the overall management of the project: compliance with commitments and deadlines, planning and systematic monitoring of budgets;
• Work closely with the Governance Coordinator, ERD Coordinator, and the officers to ensure monthly expenditure forecasts for project activities and submit them to the hierarchy for consolidation;
• Revise the expenditure plan according to the activity planning;
• Ensure expenditure compliance with IRC and donor policies and procedures;
• Monitor the supply of project equipment by maintaining regular exchanges with the logistics team;
• Ensure the management of project assets and monitor their inventory at the appropriate time;
• Communicate to the hierarchy any decommissioning and / or deterioration of project equipment;
• Make sure that any transfer / donation of equipment is accompanied by the relevant documents;
• Organize and plan the movements of project staff in collaboration with the logistics team;
• Make sure that all service and consultancy contracts are properly classified within the framework of this project.

 

Communication and collaboration

• Ensure the representation of project activities in the field of social cohesion and livelihood;
• Participate, if and when possible, in the coordination meetings of the management team at the IRC Iraq office;
• Ensure quality representation of IRC with partners and during consortium meetings;
• Coordinate field visits by donors and other people external to the program.

 

Partnership:

• Developing the capacity building/development plan for the partners based on the pre-award assessment result.
• Work with the Grants and Partnerships team to ensure that the appropriate mechanism is identified for IRC partners.
• Develop partner monitoring plans and assist financial monitoring.
• Work closely with the partners and reviewing the M&E plans, reports, activities, etc.

 

Team management:

• Technically manage social cohesion and livelihoods Officers;
• Provide ongoing support, coaching and capacity development opportunities.
• Identify issues, problems and/or concerns affecting the program with the social cohesion and livelihoods projects team and present recommendations to the ERD Coordinator and Governance Coordinator;
• Respond to any questions from the field teams regarding implementation, strategy, operations, security approvals, movement plans, etc.
• Escalate issues as needed to the ERD Coordinator and Governance Coordinator.

 

Other

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

  

Key Working Relationships:

 

Position Reports to:  50% to ERD Coordinator and 50% to Governance Coordinator.
Position directly supervises: Support the officers and Sr. officer in the field offices.

Other Internal/External contacts:

Internal: Partnership manager; MEAL Sr. Manager, finance deputy controller, and grant manager. 

External: Partner organizations; Clusters working groups

 

BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (www.rescue.org) is a world leader in relief, rehabilitation, protection, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC has long-term programs based in Baghdad and Erbil, as well as emergency response programs supporting Syrian refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees and host communities.

Working in coordination with the humanitarian community, IRC currently addresses the needs of war-affected Iraqi IDPs from several operational bases in the region. Our activities in the region focus primarily on the provision of non-food items, social cohesion, unconditional cash grants, health, early recovery, community protection and child protection and form part of an overarching humanitarian response in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey and the region that seeks to assist IDPs and refugees survive conflict and displacement.

 

SCOPE OF WORK: The Consortium Manager is a long-term IRC position working to improve the IRC local partners’ capacity in social cohesion and livelihoods and supporting the families affected by conflict in Iraq. Supervised by the ERD Coordinator 50% and Governance Coordinator 50%. The Consortium Manager will work closely with the local partners’ staff, other IRC, local partners Program Departments, other stakeholders assisting the target communities, and local authorities.

The Consortium Manager will make regular trips to the project implementation areas.  The manager will be in charge of the overall management of the implementation of activities with the officers and Sr. Officer in partnership with the local implementing partners. The manager will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of project activities. The manager ensures monitoring and evaluation tools and ensures compliance with the Donor’s requirements in carrying out activities. The manager will be the first person in charge of drafting the reports to be shared with the Donor (monthly, quarterly and annual), which implies an excellent approach in data collection. As a strategic staff in the organization, the manager participates in the search for funding and develops new project proposals (concept note) by its business sectors. The manager must communicate regularly with the ERD Coordinator and Governance coordinator to find solutions to the problems encountered in the implementation of the activities. In addition, the manager must regularly seek the support of a technical supervisor both at IRC and at the consortium level to ensure the good quality of the team and local partners’ services.  

 

Location of Work: This position will be based in Erbil or Mosul, depending on the candidate preference responding to Ramadi and Mosul.

 

Responsibility and Tasks:

Under the supervision of the ERD Coordinator and Governance Coordinator she/he will be required to:

1. 1. Implementation and management of project activities

• Set up and update the project management tools: Work plan, spending plan, procurement plan, and the indicator monitoring table;
• Prepare and ensure the presentation on the progress of the project during the project evaluation and monitoring meetings at IRC level;
• Cooperating with the local partners and IRC staff, will write Donor reports including the collection of information from the various business sectors and the preparation of complete internal and external reports (monthly, quarterly and annual);
• Participate in the search for funding and the development of new project proposals and concept notes, particularly in the field of social cohesion and livelihood;
• Ensure the compliance of program activities with the commitments made to the Donor and the orientations of the local partners;
• Working on build the capacity of the local partners regarding social cohesion and livelihoods.
• Respond to all requests for information or external solicitations related to the project as a whole;
• Plan and support officers, Sr. officer, and local partners in the implementation of the following activities:
• Map local stakeholders and conduct stakeholder analysis;
• Lead on the planning and implementation of the capacity assessment exercises for the implementing partners;
• Establishment/strengthening of community groups such as peace committees, youth committees, and women committees;
• Organize community-based social cohesion and livelihood events, such as participatory sessions to identify and analyze conflicts while ensuring Do No Harm, community, community awareness sessions on the risks of community conflicts in their communities, intra / inter-community dialogues for conflict management, community mobilization activities during international days, and annual workshops to assess community action plans;
• Participate in developing training modules on sensitizing communities on the risks of community conflicts in their communities;
• Organize capacity sharing activities from the local partners, local committees, and local authorities on social cohesion, governance, and livelihood priorities;
• Develop and disseminate key messages for the prevention of community conflicts;
• Develop strategies at the local level on social cohesion, conflict management, and risk mapping;
• Celebrate champions and model hills in social cohesion on the International Day of Peace;
• Make beneficiaries aware of COVID-19 prevention measures.
• Work with ERD Coordinator on the continuous development and improvement of the IRC livelihoods programs strategy for Iraq;
• Regularly visit field sites and work closely with officers and Sr. officers to plan and adjust the program to improve results based on best practices and outcome and evidence-based approaches;
• In collaboration with the Information Management team, lead in the development and implementation of any assessments/research including labor market assessments, conflict assessment, value chain assessments, gender analysis, etc.;
• Oversee implementation of livelihoods program activities implemented in Mosul and Ramadi through the local partners;
• Conduct regular monitoring of program activities to ensure programs are delivered in line with the IRC’s Livelihoods theories of change and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintaining program records as per activity guidelines, to ensure transparency and compliance with internal and external protocols;
• Ensure translation of documents from English to Arabic and Arabic to English as needed, including market assessments, assessment reports, training materials, registration forms, and advertisements;
• Ensure proper documentation of all activities, including documentation of beneficiary eligibility and cross-checking, project studies, attendance records, etc.;
• Supporting the local partners in leading registration of clients, completing the intake forms, enrolling in business training, join the committee of business grants, selecting service providers for apprenticeship and vocational training, coordinating with local authorities and other stakeholders in the target locations;
• Any other tasks providing by supervisors.

 

Monitoring and evaluation and reporting on project activities

• Plan and support officers and Sr. officer in the organization of monitoring and evaluation sessions for conflict management activities;
• Participate in data collection activities with beneficiaries (Baseline, midline and end line survey);
• Regularly complete, with the support of officers, the database and dashboard of project indicators at the end of each month and share with the M&E team;
• Complete the reporting tools in consultation with the M&E department and respond to any comments;
• Ensure that documents relating to activities and other project resources are filed and archived by officers (lists of participants, activity reports as well as supporting documents for expenses incurred);
• For each activity, make sure that the database has been updated.

 

Administrative, financial and logistical management

• Work closely with the Governance Coordinator and ERD Coordinator on the overall management of the project: compliance with commitments and deadlines, planning and systematic monitoring of budgets;
• Work closely with the Governance Coordinator, ERD Coordinator, and the officers to ensure monthly expenditure forecasts for project activities and submit them to the hierarchy for consolidation;
• Revise the expenditure plan according to the activity planning;
• Ensure expenditure compliance with IRC and donor policies and procedures;
• Monitor the supply of project equipment by maintaining regular exchanges with the logistics team;
• Ensure the management of project assets and monitor their inventory at the appropriate time;
• Communicate to the hierarchy any decommissioning and / or deterioration of project equipment;
• Make sure that any transfer / donation of equipment is accompanied by the relevant documents;
• Organize and plan the movements of project staff in collaboration with the logistics team;
• Make sure that all service and consultancy contracts are properly classified within the framework of this project.

 

Communication and collaboration

• Ensure the representation of project activities in the field of social cohesion and livelihood;
• Participate, if and when possible, in the coordination meetings of the management team at the IRC Iraq office;
• Ensure quality representation of IRC with partners and during consortium meetings;
• Coordinate field visits by donors and other people external to the program.

 

Partnership:

• Developing the capacity building/development plan for the partners based on the pre-award assessment result.
• Work with the Grants and Partnerships team to ensure that the appropriate mechanism is identified for IRC partners.
• Develop partner monitoring plans and assist financial monitoring.
• Work closely with the partners and reviewing the M&E plans, reports, activities, etc.

 

Team management:

• Technically manage social cohesion and livelihoods Officers;
• Provide ongoing support, coaching and capacity development opportunities.
• Identify issues, problems and/or concerns affecting the program with the social cohesion and livelihoods projects team and present recommendations to the ERD Coordinator and Governance Coordinator;
• Respond to any questions from the field teams regarding implementation, strategy, operations, security approvals, movement plans, etc.
• Escalate issues as needed to the ERD Coordinator and Governance Coordinator.

 

Other

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

  

Key Working Relationships:

 

Position Reports to:  50% to ERD Coordinator and 50% to Governance Coordinator.
Position directly supervises: Support the officers and Sr. officer in the field offices.

Other Internal/External contacts:

Internal: Partnership manager; MEAL Sr. Manager, finance deputy controller, and grant manager. 

External: Partner organizations; Clusters working groups

 

• Bachelor’s degree social sciences, community development, economic development, NGO management, Governance, or any other similar training;
• Work experience of at least 4 years in project management and coordination, including at least 2 years in a position of social cohesion and livelihood; which minimum 2 year in a managerial level.
• Demonstrated knowledge on peaceful conflict management and non-violent communication, conflict risk mapping, community engagement, community-driven development, participatory development processes, livelihood development, private-sector engagement.
• Experience working with communities, particularly in conflict-affected areas;
• Experience working with vulnerable people representing different backgrounds;
• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in NGOs;
• Demonstrated experience in working with local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs);
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating and working with local and national government representatives;
• Demonstrated experience in team management and budget management required;
• A good understanding of the gender issue;
• Good ability to work independently as well as in a team;
• Organizational and communication skills;
• Demonstrate tact and a keen sense of discretion;
• Experience and demonstrated success managing projects, reports and budgets.

 

Strengths

• Strong contextual knowledge of the areas of operation and community dynamics;
• Rigorous and dynamic character;
• Ability to work under pressure and in unstable conditions;
• Strong team management and staff development skills;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and a team spirit;
• Respect the instructions and safety rules;
• Good knowledge of Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint software;
• Be punctual, available and versatile;
• Arabic and English are essential (written and spoken),

 

SPECIFIC SECURITY SITUATION/HOUSING:

The security situation in Iraq remains fluid and unpredictable. Candidates may expect periods of insecurity, periodic suspensions of, or restrictions in, program operation and/or field travel, and high levels of volatility in the operating environment.

  

Professional Standards

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

  

Gender Equality

IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including maternity leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Attention Returning National Candidates:

IRC strives to attract, motivate and retain qualified national staff in our programs. We strongly encourage national or returning national candidates to apply for this position. If you are a national of the country in which this position is based and are currently located outside of your home country and possess over two years of international work experience, IRC has introduced an attractive remuneration package. The package includes competitive compensation, return flight to post, shipping allowance, temporary housing and a relocation allowance. Certain restrictions may apply.

  

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and our recruitment process is based on merit.

Applicants and/or successful interview
candidates (both internal and external) are not required to pay any fees at any
stage of the recruitment process.

If anyone asks you for any financial or
non-financial favors to help you secure a job at IRC, kindly report to [email protected]  

 

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IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

 

Please click on below link: 

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/19352?c=rescue

The closing date is: 13-August-2021