Head of Programme - HR - Palestine

Rights Respected, People Protected

NRC in Palestine

“A seven-year-old child in Gaza has already witnessed three wars in their lifetime. This is unacceptable.”

Jan Egeland, NRC’s Secretary General

Large-scale displacement took place during the wars of 1948 and 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.  Many of those displaced have never been able to return. There are currently over 5 million Palestinian refugees spread across Palestine, as well as in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Internal displacement within Palestine remains a concern. Communities come under increasing risk of forcible transfer and other Intentional Humanitarian Law violations, stemming from Israeli policies and practices.

NRC has been active in Palestine since 2009, working across Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to reach Palestinians who are displaced or who face imminent threats of displacement. Our offices in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Hebron and Gaza, provide legal counselling to promote access to human rights, shelter, water and sanitation, and quality education.  Nationally and globally, we advocate for the rights of displaced Palestinians and together with local authorities and community-based organisations, we establish mechanisms for monitoring the needs of displaced Palestinians, and promoting community-owned solutions.

Overview

The purpose of the Head of Programme position is to develop and ensure implementation of holistic high quality programmes. Processing grants is a key role for this position, in 2016 NRC Palestine office handled around 40 grants.

In Palestine, we work with 4 consortiums, and some of this position responsibilities will be around working with them.

Role Specific Information

Key responsibilities:

• Acting CD when appointed

• Responsible for development of funding forecasts for country programme and grants management calendar, including proposals and reporting to donors

• Accountable for grants opening and closure meetings at country level

• Accountable for development of grants proposals and budgets

• Accountable for grants management, including (re-) allocation of grants between CCs & areas and relevant donor consultations.

• Responsible for project compliance control (i.e. quality, timeliness, use of resources, donor commitments), including development of management response (delegated authority from the CD to instruct AMs when discrepancies are identified)

• Accountable for support budget allocations

• Manage performance and staff development of staff reporting to Head of Programme

• Accountable for organisational learning from programme implementation and overall capacity building In-country representation of NRC

• Responsible for a management culture, a working and learning environment in line with NRC's values and leadership/management framework

Our Ideal Candidate:

We are seeking a candidate who has minimum 4 years’ experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to engage with a number of donors on frequent basis.

A diplomatic person who enjoys engaging with the diplomatic community in official and unofficial occasions.

Representative individual, and a strong and mature manager who will lead a team of competent staff.

Strategy and vison, team player, and solid experience with programming quality.

Knowledge of the Palestinian context and some knowledge of Arabic is an added value.

Additional Information:

Contract period: 24 months

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station: Jerusalem, Palestine with up to 30% travel in country.

Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start

NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities.

NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.

NB: Please enter the geographical location in the "Company name" field for both company and location on your application.

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