OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:
The Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of the 'Strengthening Disabled People's Organizations' role in multi-stakeholder dialogues for democratic changes in Egypt, Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territories' project.
THE PROJECT:
The 'Strengthening Disabled People's Organizations' role in multi-stakeholder dialogues for democratic changes in Egypt, Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territories' project is a regional initiative, with activities primarily based in Jordan, Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip) and Egypt. Activities within the project are both country-specific and regional in nature. The overall implementation period of the project is from April 2013 to March 2016. The project builds on the results of earlier initiatives carried out by Handicap International with its partners that aimed to strengthen the capacities of key leaders of the disability movement in the Middle East region.
The project seeks to ensure that Disabled Persons' Organisations (DPOs) in Jordan, Palestine and Egypt are acknowledged by authorities and other civil society organisation as legitimate civil society stakeholders in national policy processes.
The project is structured around 3 key components:
1) Developing the skills and practical experience of national DPOs in monitoring public policies and advocating for disability rights
2) Strengthening the dialogue and interaction mechanisms on disability rights between DPOs, authorities and civil society organisations at national and regional levels
3) Sharing good practices on how DPOs influence policy making processes among the disability movement and with political and civil society stakeholders at national and regional levels
REPONSIBILITIES:
The Project Manager will be responsible for:
• Ensuring the overall implementation of the project according to workplans developed within the project Steering Committee and in coordination with the HI regional and country-based teams
• Providing direct leadership for the planning, implementation and monitoring of activities at the regional level
• Coordinating the planning, implementation and monitoring of country-specific activities in Jordan, Egypt and Palestine with the collaboration of HI and partner teams based in each countries
Specific responsibilities of the Project Manager include:
1) Project management:
• Plan and implement project activities; co-ordinate between the project's various stakeholders in line with the strategic direction of the overall project
• Implement the project monitoring system and ensure the continuous monitoring of activities
• Manage the project's financial, logistical and material resources
• Develop and implement formal partnership agreements
2) Project coordination
• Coordinate actions led by country-based HI teams
• Ensure an efficient sharing of information with regional and country-based HI teams
• Lead strategic and operational meetings of HI teams at the regional level
• Develop and facilitate coordination mechanisms between project partners
3) Internal and external reporting:
• Develop and implement data collection tools and mechanisms for HI project teams and partners on activity implementation
• Submit periodic internal project activity updates (activity and budget follow up)
• Prepare formal activity reports for international funding agencies according to defined schedules and requirements
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2013-02-17 |
| Job Location: | Amman, Jordan |
| Job Role: | Management |
| Company Industry: | Community/Social Services/and Nonprofit |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Management |
| Degree: | Bachelor's degree / higher diploma |
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