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Job Announcement

Deadline to apply: December 31, 2020.

 

Job Title

Livelihood Program Manager

 

Name of NGO

Mercy Hands for Humanitarian Aid

 

NGO Website

www.mercyhands.org

 

Job Location

Salah Al Din, Iraq.

 

Job Duration

1 year.

 

Employment Type

Full time, 8 hours per day, 6 days per week.

 

Salary

Salary is $1500 per month.

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Other Employment Benefits (Expats only)

For Expats, there will be the following fringe benefits:

  • Residence, including utilities and internet;

  • Driver after working hours and during holidays and weekends;

  • Phone cards;

  • Gym membership;

  • Mercy Hands will cover social security, income tax, and health insurance;

  • Reimbursement of the airfare ticket when arriving to the country and airfare ticket when departing the country at the end of the contract;

  • $1500 annual allowance for airfare tickets;

  • 30 days annual leave; plus sick and maternity leaves;

  • Mercy Hands will be responsible for obtaining and renewing the visa and all related expenses

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Responsibilities​

  • Contribute to the development of program implementation strategies, based on context, assessments and reporting provided;

  • Ensure that the programs’ teams achieve their set milestones in a timely manner;

  • Draft the work plan on regular bases, daily, weekly and / or monthly;

  • Regularly review and update Risks Mitigation Plan;

  • Actively and effectively communicate with donors’/ partners’ staff as well as Mercy Hands senior management;

  • Capacity building and management of the program’s team;

  • Responsible for coordinating with the teams and donors to ensure targets are being met in a timely manner and that all reporting is done to standard and submitted on time;

  • Responsible for management and implementation of the program according to strategy, proposal, plans and budgets agreed upon with donors;

  • Identify and address gaps in program implementation;

  • Work with the Director of finance Department and Administration and Finance Officer to manage and monitor programs’ budget; ensure timely submission of financial reports and documents;

  • Participate in coordination mechanisms and meetings with donors, clusters and governmental agencies;

  • Communicate to donors Mercy Hands’ capacity and willingness to engage in new opportunities;

  • Explore funding opportunities in livelihood and related sectors.

 

 

Additional duties

  • Regularly update the Livelihood Programs Director, Regional coordinator(s) and the Executive Director on work progress

  • Send publishable program materials to MH PR department

  • Attend managers meetings

  • Prepare all documents in a timely manner for external auditing or spot-checking

  • MH Executive administration may assign additional duties to the PM

 

Qualifications

  • Previous experience in livelihood programs;

  • Project management experience;

  • Proposal writing and budget design skills;

  • Excellent reporting skills;

  • Excellent English language skills;

  • College degree;

  • Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook);

  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.

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How to Apply

Send your CV and Letter of Intention via e-mail to director@mercyhands.org with the subject field stating: Livelihood Program Manager Application.

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Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

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Mercy Hands is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their gender, ethnic, or religious background.

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Mercy Hands is an equal pay employer. At Mercy Hands, women and men receive equal pay if they perform equal work in the same workplace.

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