Area Manager Jordan Camps Area – Open to national candidates
JOB DETAIL
Background:
NRC currently has over 3,000 staff across the Middle East dedicated to assisting people affected by conflict in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine. Its interventions are based upon its programming expertise in the Core Competencies of Shelter, Education, Water and Sanitation Hygiene, Livelihoods and Food Security, along with Information Counselling and legal Assistance (ICLA) to vulnerable displaced people that were forced to flee.
Jordan hosts over 660,000 registered Syrian refugees, on average they have lived in in Jordan for over nine years. Often cited as amongst the most welcoming environment for refugees in the region, Jordan has put in place over the years a myriad of progressive policies in support of refugee presence in the country. Despite tremendous efforts and goodwill from the Jordanian population, its government and the international community, over the past decade, effective progress has been limited. Since the border with Syria re-opened in October 2018, 7% of Syrian refugees have returned and no more than 1% resettle annually. In addition, there are nearly 90,000 refugees of other nationalities residing in Jordan and registered with UNHCR, who have quite a different set of needs than Syrian refugees. NRC Jordan implements programming in Zaatari and Azraq Camps in the sectors of Shelter, Education, Basic Needs and Livelihoods.
Job Purpose
The purpose of the Area Manager position is to ensure high quality and cost-effective programme implementation within the designated geographical area.
What you will do
- Provide area specific input on CC strategies, Country Strategy and Plan of Action.
- Support the implementation of the NRC Country Strategy and its subsequent components (e.g. CC strategies) in the host community.
- Provide leadership and line management for all senior project staff(and Field Coordinators in the area), programme and support staff (150 +) in Zaataria nd Azraq camps ensuring strong team spirit; effective communication and strong support to program and support teams.
- Member of the Country Management Group (CMG). Chair the Area Management Team and hold regular meetings to discuss issues of operational and strategic importance for the programme.
- Ensure strong coordination and cooperation between support departments in the area office and centralized technical managers ensuring a common vision and positive collaboration.
- Organize grants opening and closure meetings at area level.
- Implementation of projects (including master support budget and coordinating input for donor proposals and reports) in the area, in compliance with contractual commitments (i.e. quality, synergies, timeliness, use of resources).
- Assess needs, develop emergency response and implement response plans ensuring that NRC programs are of high quality and beneficiary centric.
- Ensure optimal use of resources within the allocated project budgets and CC strategies.
- Represent NRC at camp level and act as focal point for camp management and UN agency representatives at camp level and ensure networking at area level.
- Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
- Ensure that capacity building is provided to all staff in the area and ensure overall security and safety of staff in the area.
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy and ensure effective involvement of refugees in programming including through the IBV scheme and other mechanisms.
Professional competencies
- Minimum 5 years of experience working as a Senior humanitarian leader in a complex. humanitarian/recovery context with experience in programme management and support functions.
- Previous experience from working in complex, volatile contexts and in a camp setting in protracted displacement.
- Previous experience managing program staff across several sectors.
- Representation experience.
- Prior experience with UNHCR funding is an added advantage.
- Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal.
Behavioral competencies
- Handling insecure environments.
- Strategic thinking.
- Empowering and building trust.
- Managing performance and development.
- Managing resources to optimise results.
What We Offer
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take initiative.
We are also looking for people who share our values:
- To be dedicated in what we do;
- To be innovative with our solutions;
- To act as one unified and inclusive team;
- To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.
Additional Information:
Duty Stations: Zaatari & Azraq Camps
Travel: 30%
Grade 10 in NRC’s grading structure
Duration and type of contract: 6 months renewable
Reporting line: Country Director
For more information regarding the role, please find the detailed job description here.
We invite applications from all qualified and interested national candidates. Send in your application by latest April 16th, 2023.
Please ensure you attach copies of your academic and professional certificates.
Learn more about NRC’s operations in Jordan here.
For any queries, please email us at [email protected] with job title as the subject line.
