WRO (Women Rehabilitation Organization)
Description
NGO DESCRIPTION
NGO:
Founded in 2003, Women Rehabilitation Organization (WRO) is a non-profit, non-governmental, independent organization dedicated to working towards the protection and advancement of women���s and child rights and the engagement of all members of society across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). WRO supports the needs of all members of society in prevention and response to sexual/gender-based violence (SGBV) and increasing their access to quality integrated economic, social, protection, and health services. WROs mission is to engage as humanitarian aid workers to provide effective and efficient humanitarian aid and development support and empower individuals and communities to become agents of change where every woman, man and child have access to social justice, gender equality and a dignified life free from violence and discrimination. WRO vision is built on the principles and believes in collaborate and collective action of civil society… international organizations and individuals in investing in the communal needs of refugee, IDPs and host communities to forge social cohesion and peaceful coexistence.
In partnership with UN agencies, international organizations and governmental bodies, WRO has been able to successfully contribute towards meeting individual and community needs and WRO has become a local and regional expert in SGBV prevention and response and multi-sectorial holistic empowerment programming that fosters gender and protection mainstreaming. WRO has over a seventeen-year history of successfully delivering over 100 humanitarian and development initiatives focused on local, regional, and global advocacy, stabilization and reconciliation, peace building, general protection, child protection, SGBV prevention and response, psychological MHPSS and physical health and well-being, non-formal education, individual and community capacity building, wash, legal, advocacy, livelihoods, political and economic participation, voter and democratic awareness, reconstruction civil society and governmental capacity building and engagement initiatives. Furthermore, WRO is devoted to international commitments including contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UNSCR 1325 on women, peace, and security, and UNSCR 2250 on youth, peace, and security, and is committed to child safeguarding and combatting SEA with its zero-tolerance policies.
As a national and regional expert in holistic individual, family and community economic, education, protection, social, and equal participation empowerment. WROs efforts have shed light locally and internationally through awareness raising and advocacy on many important issues such as mainstreaming gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response across all sectors, sexual violence in conflict SVC, and other issued related to marginalized groups rights in Iraq and the Middle East through initiatives that directly impact tens of thousands of families each year including though provision of lifesaving support and developmental dignified solutions and services that drive individual and collective healing, integration, inclusion, resiliency, self-determination, and peaceful coexistence with dignity and care.
Position: Program Officer
Location : Erbil
Qualifications & Preferred Skills
Duties and Responsibilities
Program Implementation, Grant Management
��� Lead and implement process and procedures to streamline programming department and relations between internal departments.
��� Hold regularly operational and programs meetings in coordination with the ED and SMT.
��� Analysing the global humanitarian situation in the concerned country, focusing on the protection issues faced by the civilian population;
��� Provide oversight and leadership to all aspects of program implementation in KRI/IRAQ, including ensuing timely reporting, compliance and quality utilizing routine monitoring and feedback into program implementation
��� Ensure effective and transparent planning and use of financial resources in compliance with WRO and donor policies and priorities
��� Ensure cross-cutting themes are mainstreamed, and the programme strategic plans are followed
��� Ensure timely and high quality reporting to donors and HQ
��� Make sure that project developed meets high standards in terms of design, implementation and M&E through proper Project Cycle Management
��� Undertake monitoring visits to programme areas and provide feedback to managers and staff
��� Prepare programme budgets collaboratively with programme and finance staff
��� Track programme expenditure through programme review meetings using financial expenditure reports prepared by the finance department.
��� Lead Sector Coordinators/Program Managers, in compiling and developing work plans and achieve benchmarks for program activities including spending plans, cash need identification and burn rates.
��� Document lessons learned and best practices for dissemination within WRO, to donors and to other agencies and interested parties, and ensure synergetic programming and cross-program collaboration in KRI/IRAQ
��� To ensure all programs are evaluated or reviewed in a thorough and timely fashion and that lessons learned are fed back into improved programming
��� Ensure timely and targeted communication and information flow to all internal and external parties and coordination with the SMT, donors, field offices and other program partners to remain informed about program achievements
��� Effectively stay abreast of donor policies, procedures, rules and regulations; compile and update applicable local policies; and train WRO program staff in these policies
��� With the Operations and Finance teams continually evaluate current methodologies and policies, determine their effectiveness and provide suggestions on ways to improve compliance, and to ensure program and organizational success
��� Produce regular and timely situation reports for the Sr Management Team (SMT)
��� Ensure communications of WROs work through delegation is actively updated on social media, websites.
��� Contribute to the development of WROs annual report and organizational profile development.
Program Development and Strategy
��� Lead development in coordination with the ED and SMT strategy for 2021.
��� Lead program development initiatives including assessments, writing concepts, proposals and budgets in line with donor requirements
��� Collaborate closely with the ED, SMT, operations, and program staff in the development and design of innovative initiatives to drive new business development
��� Participate in country level strategic planning and contribute to the sustainable management of program growth with a continual eye to new program development that meets the needs of beneficiaries and the strategic needs of WRO
��� As required represent WRO KRI/IRAQ programs to funders and potential donors
��� Cultivate key relationships that enhance WRO���s visibility and efficacy in its area of operations as well as new business development opportunities
Team Management / Capacity Building
��� Effectively manage a team of project managers, coordinators, field staff, and support staffers located at sites throughout the country with an emphasis on excellence, promoting a culture of learning, creativity and innovation.
��� Ensuring all staff is trained on program and humanitarian principles and core concepts including objectives, SPHERE, ICRC, IASC, Do No Harm, Etc, WROs mission and vision.
��� Contribute to securing sufficient human resources for the program in order to meet its objectives.
��� Encourage the promotion of national staff to senior program positions where possible through provision of appropriate training and mentoring.
��� To ensure that all program staff have up-to-date job descriptions, agreed objectives and that systematic Performance and Development Review processes are undertaken at all levels and with program staff.
��� Assist the human resources and administration department in the development of job descriptions, recruitment and orientation of staff.
��� Draft and/or review scopes of work to hire and manage technical consultants, including review for technical efficacy and contract budget
��� Conduct performance reviews and lead ongoing performance monitoring for all direct reports
��� Provide daily oversight to programmatic needs and collaborate closely with the operations, finance, and administrative teams in support of field office operations including reporting, grant administration and implementation
��� Collaborate closely with Sr. Management/Coordinators/Program Managers and M & E team to incorporate staff development into performance management and team building processes
��� Perform any other duties assigned by the ED or WRO Senior Management as necessary
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
��� Candidate must be fluent in Arabic Language
��� At least 4 years of relevant field experience in a humanitarian organization working in conflict areas,
��� Experience in developing and managing field structures;
��� Related degree
��� Strong ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically;
��� Maintains exceptional professionalism while representing WROs values and mission.
��� Excellent interpersonal, communication and skills with experience of negotiation with weapon bearers and other stakeholders. Demonstrable experience of engaging with would be an asset;
��� Ability to work under pressure and in conflict-affected settings, and to handle numerous tasks simultaneously;
��� Willingness to work independently and with minimum supervision, and as a part of a multicultural team;
��� Strong organizational and reporting skills;
��� Excellent command of English, written and spoken, Arabic would be an advantage.
��� Demonstrable computer literacy, including the MS package;
How To Apply
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit CV and cover letter including earliest available start date and salary expectations to: [email protected] Subject Line: Program Officer-Erbil-Your Name. Please note applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
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