Job ID
12288

Job Title
GAC Project Coordinator

To work for
Oxfam Syria

Country
Syria

City
Damascus

Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters

Job Type
Full time

Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)

Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree

Responsibilities
To ensure that all related agreed upon and approved project activities and budget are mapped out and delivered in a timely and efficient manner.
• Plan, implement and monitor the activities and budget in line with GAC proposal
• Identify and obtain any support and advice required for the management, planning, monitoring and evaluation, internal and external coordination and control of the project.
• Cascade communications in a timely manner
• Take responsibility for overall progress and use of resources and initiate corrective action where necessary
• Ensure compliance to donor requirements at all times
• Ensure that allocated budget is effectively utilised and is receipted with minimal variance.
• Prepare any follow-on Action Recommendations required.
• Support in the consolidation of the quarterly financial reports
• Write up of any required narrative/activity reporting
• Develop and enhance relationships with various stakeholders to undertake WASH projects within Syria
• Selection of activities in coordination/consultation with the WASH team; and in compliance to the donor’s requirements
• Assume other related tasks or responsibilities as maybe required by the project
People Management /Planning

• Ensure internal coordination mechanism is in place(regular staff meeting and reporting) and feedback is provided to programme managers in a timely way
• Support the team to achieve objectives through day-to-day support, monthly face to face meetings, regular team meetings, which include discussions of progress against objectives/implementation plan, giving feedback, challenges and encouragement.


Qualifications
Essential
• University Education in business administration, PMP or substantial experience of working with INGOs
• Experience of emergency and development work, and an understanding of relevant humanitarian and policy issue
• Experience in project management
• Good analytical and decision making skills
• Demonstrate relationship building skills and experience
• Ability to work under pressure
• High level of analytical and strategic planning skills
• Proven numeracy and financial management skills
• Proven influencing and negotiating skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Confident representation skills
• Self-motivated, target-driven
• Demonstrate understanding and experience of gender equity issues and their relevance to humanitarian response work
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively often in an insecure environment.
• Good written and spoken English and Arabic is essential

Desirable
• Experience of working within the middle eastern context;
• A very good working knowledge of French would be preferable
• Firm grasp on the Core Humanitarian Standards, NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, SPHERE Minimum Standards, Oxfam International procedures and other regulatory codes/protocols.


Specific Vacancy Requirements
Please note that this is an urgent vacancy, CVs will therefore be screened as and when received, qualified candidates will be immediately invited for an interview and first qualified candidate will be hired accordingly.

Salary and Benefits
As per Oxfam Salary Scale

About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.

In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 government, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.



Required employees number
1

Posted On
Apr 25, 2017

Expiry Date
May 25, 2017

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CV Language
English




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