MISSION

MdM has been operating in Gaza since 2006 and is currently implementing an emergency response and recovery program in the middle area and the north of the Gaza Strip. The program is implemented around two main components: direct delivery of primary health care and mental and psychosocial services to all the people affected by the conflict.

GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE OF INTERVENTION:

The Projects Manager is based in Deir Al Balah with regular visits to other locations in the Gaza Strip.

ORGANIZATION CHART

Reporting to: Field Manager, Function reports: MHPSSCO/Medco

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Field Manager, the Project Manager oversees the overall program implementation and day-to-day management of all the projects executed by MdM Spain in the Gaza Strip.  She/he will be responsible for ensuring that the implementation of the projects is done in line with the projects objectives and reaches the target impact indicators.  In addition, she/he will contribute to the effective communications between projects stakeholders, effective management of the project, take leadership of monitoring and evaluation of the project and ensure that all reporting requirements are met in a timely, accurate and high-quality manner.

FUNCTIONS

Project and Activity Planning and Implementation

• Under the direct supervision of Field Manager and technical guidance of the technical Coordinators, take primary responsibility for project management, including developing and implementing detailed work plans, activity plans, and monitoring plans, to achieve quality and effective implementation of psychosocial support project.
• Ensuring the achievement of project’s aims and outcomes (in this area of work the coordinator will assume several functions in service training and development of technical tools and materials).
• Identifying and formulating new proposals.
• Draft narrative reports based on field activities in coordination with the M&E Officer.
• Ensuring all activities are documented, sources of verification for all activities are kept, organized and well managed, and prepare and send monitoring reports and justification reports to donors.
• Ensure implementation of the activities in line with IASC Guidelines and relevant national/international standards, MdM internal policies, codes of conduct, and humanitarian principles.
• Ensure that project resources are optimized through sound planning, implementation and monitoring. Follow up on expenditures related to the project implementation and regularly participate in budget revision exercises as needed under the support of Admin Manager.

Program implementation

• Inform stakeholders about the progress of the program
• Assist the project team through all stages of project implementation and closely monitors progress and results; closely monitor and support the performance in fulfilling their obligations.
• Support appropriate identification/selection of community counsellors, local service providers and other relevant stakeholders for trainings and capacity building activities, participation in capacity building efforts as co-trainer
• Support program teams to build referral mechanisms to link beneficiaries, particularly vulnerable individuals and groups, to services, through service mapping, referral workshops, etc. in coordination with other projects.

Strategic Alignment

• Ensuring our actions are consistent with Medicos del Mundo Spain’s policies, mission, ethical principles and values.
• Guaranteeing the proper implementation and management of the project related to technical approaches of the organization.
• Integrating and assuring Medicos del Mundo initiatives, Humanitarian Action strategies and political influence of the association are consistent.
• Identify future alliances and partnerships.
• Support and participation in the identification process of the MdM Palestine Strategic plan.

Representation, communication and positioning

• Presenting Medicos del Mundo and keeping the contact with local authorities, United Nations, international NGOs and other stakeholders.
• Participating in the current Gaza platforms (Clusters) and networks and in those which boost the social mission of Medicos del Mundo.
• Collaborate in the advocacy actions with the Field Manager.
• Contribute to good internal communication, reporting and mission follow up.

Managing Human Resources

• Coordinate and supervise the project’s team
• Defining TOR of the project’s national personnel, specifying their functions, and ensuring clarity in the distribution of tasks and coordination amongst team members.
• Enhance communication and active participation of all personnel to develop project.

Finances / Administration / Logistics

• With MdM team and the base administrator, plan and follow up project’s budgets.
• Supervising the financial management of MdM intervention in Gaza ensuring the implementation of procedures and protocols and good management.
• Ensure the running materials for the Gaza Base office.
• Follow and register the supply protocol when needed.
• To follow up the application under the supervision of the field manager.

Security

• To contribute to MdM general security management.
• To follow MdM Security guidelines and Action plans.
• To inform the project’s team about any concern in terms of security.
• To control of overtime and its compensation, the overtime must be authorized by PC.

Line Management and Human Resources Management

• Ensure all team members have a clear understanding of project objectives, targets and results in selected program sites.
• Supervise the staff by assigning them daily/weekly work activities according to agreed priorities and support them to reach to project objectives.
• Organize and lead daily/weekly team meetings and provide weekly project updates and movement plan.