Job Purpose

The purpose of the Project Manager position is to implement delegated Core Competency (CC) project portfolio.

What you will do:

• Coordinate and manage education project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
• Provide regular progress reports to the Area Manager and the CC Specialist
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• Develop and manage project budget (in cooperation with CCs) and coordinate across CCs
• Line manage project staff as well as ensure their capacity building and transfer key skills
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
• Coordinate with Area Office management to ensure the provision of Children and Youth Programming, and Basic Education activities
• Build capacity of education teams to operationalize quality, timely and comprehensive education programming
• Ensure the use of existing monitoring and evaluation processes with the Education team and collaborate with the Country Office to develop or streamline new Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tools to support a responsive and effective programming approach
• Promote increased inclusion and accessibility within all education activities
• Support the development of NRC Education Response Strategies
• Ensure quality control of education activities through the development and rollout of output and outcome level monitoring and evaluation tools, guidelines and procedures.
• Participation of BVA and PCM meeting to provide updates on work, spending and procurement plans
• Assess trends and changes in the context and assess needs of children and youth in order to identify gaps in education service provision and identify ways to better assist people in need.
• Contribute to the development of the NRC education strategy and macro-log frame, theories of change, and NRC education work-plan and ensure they link to other Core Competencies.
• Oversee and is responsible of Safe and inclusive programming (SIP) guidelines in the NRC’s related activities as per NRC’s guidelines and ensure that all breaches/concerns reported are properly resolved.
• Ensure appropriate Financial and Logistical NRC systems/ procedures are adhered to within the Education team (including supply chain management).
• Overall budget management for all the Education projects/portfolio implemented in the Area and ensure appropriate burn-rates are maintained and that solutions to over/under expenditure are applied.
• Drawing up plans, proposals, and budgets for new projects/extensions of projects in conjunction with the relevant team, both programme and support staff.
• Member of the Area Management Teams in the East and West.

Professional Competencies and Qualifications Required

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant field of study.
• Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts. Knowledge of the context in Libya.
• Technical education expertise
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile with documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high and diverse workload
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.Fluency in Arabic is a strong asset for this role
• Valid driver’s license

Behavioural competencies

• Managing resources to optimize results
• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling insecure environments
• Influencing
• Planning and delivering 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 Station: Tunis, Tunisia

Duration of contract: 12 months fixed terms

Travel: 40 % (depending on approval of visa)

Grade 8 in NRC’s grading structure

Reporting line: Area Programme Manager

We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates. Apply by latest June 26, 2023.

Please ensure you attach copies of your academic and professional certificates.

For more information, here is the detailed job description.

Learn more about NRC’s operations in Libya here. 

For any queries, please email us at [email protected] with “Education Project Manager – Libya” as the subject line.