Country: Syrian Arab Republic
Closing date: 04 Oct 2018
HEKS/EPER Swiss Church Aid is the aid organisation of the Protestant Churches of Switzerland and has its headquarters in Zurich/Switzerland. HEKS/EPER works towards a more humane and more equitable world, assisting people and communities to overcome economic, social or humanitarian disparities in order to gain autonomy and to live with dignity both in Switzerland and abroad. Therefore, HEKS/EPER engages in development cooperation, humanitarian aid and church cooperation. HEKS/EPER has its own coordination offices in presently 16 key countries and around 200 projects world-wide. HEKS/EPER is a member of the ACT Alliance.
HEKS/EPER is looking for an experienced and proactive Project Manager Acquisition & M&E Syria who will further assist the local partners in the development of funding proposal and M&E tools.
Project Manager for Acquistion and M&E (100%) Syria
The mandate:
- Liaise with HEKS/EPER local partners
- Assist local partner in development of new funding proposals for various donors
- Assist local partners in developing M&E tools
- Monitoring current projects
- Writing of final reports of completed projects
- Identification, planning and monitoring of new projects
- Identification of new project partners and consortia
Qualifications:
- University degree in a relevant field
- Minimum 3 years experience in the humanitarian sector and a minimum of 3 year in field management position
- Familiarity in working with large donors such as USAID and ECHO will be considered an asset
- Solid experience working for international organizations
- Thorough knowledge of the humanitarian sector and relevant standards
- Excellent proposal writing skills
- Thorough knowledge of M&E Systems
- Proven ability to work in intercultural teams
- Ability to work in insecure settings and under pressure
- Ability to work both independently and with teams, excellent facilitation skills, sensitivity for gender & social equity and local culture
- Language skills: excellent written and oral proficiency in English and Arabic
- Applicants must either have a valid work permit for Syria or be allowed to work inside Syria
We offer:
- An interesting and challenging position in a dynamic international context
- A dedicated and multi-disciplinary team
- Duty station: Damascus
- Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
Our ideal candidate:
Has a proven track record in proposal writing, developing humanitarian projects and M&E tools
How to apply:
Please send your complete application in one pdf only (essentials: motivation letter, CV, availability to start working, salary expectations and 3 references) to international@heks.chno later than 4.th October 2018. Motivation letter should reflect experience in acquisition of funds (donors, budgets, organisation).
For further information to the position please contact Khalid.Grein@heks.ch and visit our website http://www.heks.ch/en/.