Program Coordinator (National Position)

General job description

• The Program Coordinator is responsible of providing overall coordination and supervision of AAH’s programming in Syria, including regular analysis of progress against operational outputs and monthly budget reviews,
• By coordinating with the Technical Coordinators, reviewing management systems and proposing appropriate improvements, she/he contributes to the coordination, standardization and quality of AAH’s programming across projects.
• She/he contributes to identify, develop and implement AAH’s country strategy, including relevant participation in identifying new potential interventions and in drafting proposals.
• She/he will work under the hierarchical and operational supervision of the Deputy Country Director – Operations. From the functional point of view, she/he will be supported by expert technical staff operating in HQ

Key activities

Objective 1: ensure successful implementation of projects according to AAH and standards and protocols

Contribute to the proposal preparation by providing inputs on implementation modalities of the intervention by capitalizing on former experiences (lessons learnt and best practices

Plan, organize and conduct kick-off meeting, ensuring the participation of all relevant departments and implementing partner(s), if needed.

Participate in preparing and revising monthly the following AAH project tools once the project starts including Project Procurement Plan, BFU and work plan

Objective 2: To contribute building the capacity of AAH and implementing partner staff according to the needs identified

Capitalize on lessons learnt and best practices of their project/s and contribute to internal evaluation exercises (in collaboration/with participation of partners, if needed) with the aim of improving the quality of services delivery to the beneficiaries.

organize internal review workshop, during and/or at the end of their project, in collaboration with and with the contribution of the technical and support departments

Objective 3: To contribute to developing and implementing strategies and programming in the mission

Incorporate Risk management in every activity and actions.

Contribute identifying ideas/fields of intervention for AAH positioning and strategy for new programs, pilot projects, new geographical areas of interventions

Support the management and/or the coordinators in meetings and field visits with Donors, UN Agencies, other NGOs, sector working groups etc. when requested.

Objective 4: To contribute to coordination and information

Collect top-line updates from all program managers regarding the status of the implementation (activity-, procurement-, and budget-wise) in the area-based projects and share the information in a compact way to the DCDs and CD upon request

provide timely support to the program managers based in the field offices to troubleshoot problems that can slow down the implementation in the base.

• Support with representation tasks in Damascus with SARC and line ministries for the facilitation of the implementation of the programs upon requests

Candidate description

• University Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., social sciences, economics, international development, or any related field)
• Solid knowledge and experience of Project Cycle Management and strategic planning – compulsory
• Technical knowledge of implementing emergency and early recovery interventions – compulsory
• Proven knowledge and experience in proposal and report writing (preferably for ECHO, OFDA, SIDA, GAC, OCHA, AECID, UNICEF) – compulsory
• 3 years of professional experience and leadership in management and coordination of humanitarian programs, operations and team, including at country senior management level
• 2 years of direct experience in implementing emergency and/or early recovery responses (principles, standards and coordination), monitoring and evaluation of projects, and grants management
• 2 years of direct experience leading assessments, project design and proposal writing, including budget development
• Proven experience in negotiating and advocating with authorities and donors in a post-conflict context with a strong respect of local culture and tradition
• Proven experience in working in complex emergency setting, involving conflict and internal displacement
• Prior work experience in INGOs in similar positions
• Experience and/or technical knowledge of AAH sectors of intervention (WASH, Nut & Health, FSL, Shelter, Education)
• Gender mainstreaming and minimum standards in humanitarian sector
• Protection mainstreaming and minimum standards in humanitarian sector
• Accountability to Affected Populations Operational Framework
• Knowledge of HNO-HRP process and humanitarian transformative agenda
• Knowledge of emergency standards including SPHERE
• Arabic (compulsory) and English (compulsory working language, fluent spoken, read and written)
• High level of MS office applications (Word/Excel, power point);
• Use of statistics and GIS programs Position requires extensive field visits between project areas is an advantage

Remuneration package

Contract period: 6 months renewable base on Action Against Hunger fund and performance.

Salary/benefits: According to Action Against Hunger’s salary scale and terms and conditions.

Duty station: Damascus