JOB DESCRIPTION

War Child is an independent and impartial international non-governmental child rights organization investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed conflict. With a focus on child protection, mental health, and psychosocial support, we strive to empower children and young people while enabling adults to bring about positive and lasting change in the lives of conflict-affected children and young people. War Child has been working in the occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) since 2006 and has offices in Jerusalem, Hebron, Nablus, and Gaza.

Reporting to: Emergency Response Program Manager

Direct Reports: Project Officer/s

Location: West Bank- Hebron or Jerusalem office

Starting date: Immediately

Contract duration: 6 months, with the possibility of renewal, based on the high performance and availability of funds.

Job Summary/ Scope of Work

Responsibilities and Tasks

1. Project Implementation:

• Responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of the project in the West Bank and Gaza, including risk assessment and management, and leads the coordination between local and international consortium partners on a day-to-day basis.
• Oversee the execution of project activities according to the agreed-upon plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Coordinate with project staff, partners, and stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation and timely delivery of assistance.
• Monitor project progress in both West Bank and Gaza, identify risks and challenges, and take proactive measures to address them.
• Represent the project in different coordination and reflection meetings with the project consortium, partners, and different stakeholders.
• Identify and prioritize programmatic needs and ensure that the project/s addresses those needs.
• Liaise with the MEAL unit to facilitate systematic program monitoring and evaluation in place and ensure that lessons learned are documented and shared for learning. Provides feedback to the program manager and partners to determine programmatic changes in response to the results of monitoring and evaluation.
• Collects and consolidates narrative reports.
• Identifies strategic program opportunities, approaches, and modalities for strengthening the PSS, Protection, and education programming, in close collaboration with the partners and the Program Manager.
• Identifies and follows up on strategic influencing opportunities, whether directly related to the target areas of the project or to linking various local, national, and international influencing trajectories.
• Ensures the visibility of the project and activities with relevant national and international audiences.
• Participate and support in the preparation of procurement plans, purchase requests, payments, and tracking sheets, ensuring alignment with project needs and timelines.
• Collaborate with the finance team to update expense forecasts and ensure budget accuracy.
• Review monthly project expenses with the Finance Team.
• Support in overseeing and reviewing financial reports from partners, working closely with the finance team to ensure compliance and accuracy.

2. Compliance and Risk Management:

• Ensure that project activities are implemented in accordance with War Child’s mission, values, and code of conduct.
• Adhere to donor guidelines and reporting requirements, including financial and narrative reporting.
• Ensure that all project expenditures are eligible and properly documented.
• Conduct risk assessments at the beginning of the project and regularly throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop risk management plans to mitigate identified risks, including strategies for risk prevention, mitigation, and response.

1. Knowledge and Experience

• Relevant academic degree in education or social sciences or a related field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant employment experience in consortium project management, including project planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.
• Proven Work experience in managing grants specifically EU and ECHO Projects.
• Demonstrated experience in effectively coordinating with multiple partners and stakeholders, including government agencies and donors.
• Experience in managing projects focused on protection and psychosocial support is preferred.
• Strong technical experience in Psychosocial support preferred.
• Demonstrated strong track record of successful program management.
• Experience providing technical assistance to project staff, and national and government partners on psychosocial support, emergency responses, participation, education, and child protection.
• Demonstrated experience in collecting, integrating, and disseminating learnings.
• Previous experience with community-based programming preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in leading/managing a team.
• Good understanding of the Palestinian context.

4. Skills and Competencies

• Strong communication skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.
• Strong spoken and written English skills, including demonstrated reporting ability.
• Demonstrated financial management skills.
• Flexibility.
• Cultural sensitivity.
• Attention to detail with strong follow-up.
• Team-oriented, with the ability to work efficiently independently.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – word processing, spread sheets, etc.

“Commitment to the vision and goals of War Child in oPt, including adherence to the Child Safeguarding Policy, is essential”

How to Apply:

To apply please upload your one-page letter of motivation and CV by 26 February 2025 on this LINK

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; Interviews are conducted on rolling basis.

“Commitment to the vision and goals of War Child in oPt, including adherence to the Child Safeguarding Policy, is essential”