West Bank - Area Manager

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract duration of 12 months under local contract with very good prospects for an extension. Employment location will be Ramallah, Palestine, State of (PS) .The position is paid according to Salary Group (SG8).

As the Area Manager, you’ll be representing WHH within the humanitarian and development community, and in front of authorities and other local and national stakeholders in West Bank. You’ll actively take part in coordination mechanisms, help design WHH’s strategy in the region and scale up its efforts, and take the lead in building new partnerships with local NGOs and CBOs.

Your responsibilities

Programs

• Actively lead identification of needs in the area, facilitate response to these needs, or suggest new intervention options.
• Actively participate in the design of proposals and strategies that cover the region, ensure participation of the area team in these, and facilitate the participation of other stakeholders in these.
• Ensure that all projects are implemented in line with the country strategy and that new projects developed are developed based on the available strategy.
• Ensure that monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning standards are well respected in the Area office.
• Ensure overall implementation of the programs in the regions with direct oversight of the project managers and/or partners.
• Closely follow up on partners' activities to ensure the quality, timeliness, and strategic alignment of their programs with WHH’s guidance
• Support project managers in the implementation of their programs, and troubleshoot the head of programs, technical coordinators/advisors or other heads of departments on issues faced.
• Take the lead in project cycle management for projects without dedicated head of projects

Representation

• Lead in establishing WHH is a key humanitarian and development organization in West Bank, by actively contributing to the overall humanitarian response and supporting joint humanitarian and development efforts
• Establish good relationships with national and other local authorities, ensure all interventions are adequately coordinated with them.
• Represent WHH in humanitarian and development coordination meetings, AIDA meetings dedicated to WB, and all such level meetings in the region, and report on these to the head of mission and relevant staff members as needed.
• Actively participate in other regional fora and initiatives.
• Ensure that all projects implemented in the region are reported adequately to clusters, and in a quality manner to donors or the head office.
• Under the supervision of the head of mission, engage with local administration and WHH’s lawyers in the region to support the registration of the organization and to ensure compliance with local and national regulations following the registration.

People Management

• Identify HR structure needs of the area office in WB, prioritize and propose positions to be opened in coordination with relevant departments, collaborate with the HR department in recruitment of staff members.
• Ensure a safe and pleasant working environment in the area office, be responsive to the needs of the staff, raise issues with the head of mission and HR department.
• Ensure all staff in the area office well embrace safeguarding policies.
• Identify highly motivated staff, support their capacity building and career development in coordination with HR department and the relevant departments.
• Ensure day-to-day management of staff directly reporting to the area manager in the area office.

Security Management

• Act as the principal security focal point in the region.
• Jointly prepare area security management plans and such with the Access and Security Advisor and officers.
• Closely coordinate with the Security Advisor and the Head of mission on security developments in the region, suggest or in case of urgency undertake action for the safety and security of the personnel and visitors in the region.

Compliance, Logistics and Finance

• In coordination with the respective heads of departments, ensure that all finance and logistics procedures are compliant with internal and national procedures,
• Support logistics, finance and other support personnel in their questions and tasks and raise issues to the relevant head of department.

Your profile

• At least 5 years of experience in working at management level in an NGO,
• Good knowledge of existing humanitarian and development coordination mechanisms in West Bank and previous experience in participation in these is required,
• Experience in West Bank would be an asset,
• Experience in working in hard-to-reach areas in Occupied Palestinian Territories would be an asset,
• A good understanding of humanitarian coordination mechanisms in West Bank,
• Excellent spoken and written Arabic and English,
• A university or polytechnic degree in political sciences, public administration, conflict studies, humanitarian action or other related disciplines with specific experience in integrated project management
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale.

*Welthungerhilfe values diversity and ensures an inclusive, non-discriminatory working environment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.