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Country: Kurdistan region of Iraq – Location: Bardarash, with regular trips to Erbil.
Duration: 9 months, from September 2017.
Conditions: Salaried contract, gross monthly salary from €1,550 to €2,100 depending on experience, monthly per diem 650US$ medical coverage of 100% + repatriation insurance + provident fund, accommodation, international and local transportation as part of the mission, break every 3 months. More information on www.trianglegh.org, under “Participate”.
Family duty station: no.
Presentation of TGH
“Actor in a sustainable and shared solidarity”
Founded in 1994, TGH is a French international solidarity organization based in Lyon. The association designs and implements emergency, rehabilitation and development programs in the following sectors: water, hygiene and sanitation, civil engineering, food security and rural development, socio-educational and psychosocial. TGH is currently operating in 11 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Context
During the year 2014, the humanitarian situation in Iraqi Kurdistan further deteriorated. For many months, Iraq has been plunged into an armed conflict opposing Iraqi and Peshmerga forces to jihadist fighters of the Islamic State. The conflict caused over 11,000 civilians casualties in 2014, and resulted in massive displacements of populations fleeing conflict zones. Currently 2.6 million Iraqis are still displaced within the country among which more than a million are located in the Kurdistan region of Iraq (KR-I). This comes in addition to the 240 000 Syrian refugees settled in KR-I, and regularly continuing to arrive.
The Mosul military operation launched in October 2016 and finished in July 2017 has strongly impacted the context leading to an important displacement of populations. Beginning of January 2017, the liberation of large portions of territory previously under ISIS control currently allows the return of IDPs in their original localities. TGH is currently working with IDPs in Bardarash sub-district with ECHO funds and focus for IDP’s out of camp. The return dynamics of the populations, displaced for months, start and increased at the end of School year. TGH is therefore willing to accompany the returnees in their reinstallation process by deploying teams in Fadeliyah and Umar Kapchi. The CDC stabilisation project ensures the continuity of following IDP family coming back to Bashiqa and around.
Presentation of the mission
TGH worked in Kurdistan from 1995 to 1999 in the education and agriculture sectors to support refugees from Turkey. TGH is officially registered in KR-I and Iraq. In 2013, TGH reopened a mission in Kurdistan and conducted 3 projects in Erbil: WASH in schools, winterization distribution, education and psychosocial support.
Currently TGH has 2 operational bases in KR-I, one in Erbil and one in Bardarash and soon in Nimrud.
In Erbil, TGH has opened a Learning Center in Daratoo providing non formal education for Syrian refugee children, remedial courses for Iraqi IDP children and psychosocial support for all conflict affected children. In addition, TGH has implemented a Cash For Education Project (May 2016 - August 2017) aiming at avoiding drop out and improving the enrolment of Syrian refugee in primary school. A protection project targeting the same beneficiaries has been implemented in summer 2016, with the setting up of mobile protection units and community multipurpose center in Daratoo.
In Bardarash sub-district, TGH provides Education in Emergencies and Protection services to the IDP community in out-of-camp settings. The Action is implemented through mobile units to better reach the beneficiaries. Additionally, this project includes a preparedness phase to provide emergency assistance to newly displaced children.
From June to August 2017, TGH started the exit strategy on Bardarash Sub district and on coordination with other actors; implement some specific activity on Education and Protection in Umar Kapchi, Bashiqa and Bahzani to cover identified gaps.
Job description
The overall objective of the Project Manager is to ensure, under the responsibility of the Child Protection Programme Coordinator, the implementation of activities in order to deliver essential services in the sector of Non formal Education and Child protection in the Governorate of Ninewa, Bashiqa district, Umar Kapchi, Fadeliyah, Bashiqa and Bahzani.
At the technical level, the Project Manager will work with Child Protection Programme Coordinator, in collaboration with the education-psychosocial referent based in HQ. The main responsibilities include:
Programs
She/he ensures the setting up of all results and activities of the project: ‘Support the return and re-establishment of access to education for the returnee children‘, duration: 9 months, starting date: 1st September 2017.
Human Resources
- She/he provides capacity-building to the project assistant
- She/he will be in charge of managing a national team of 10 people
Logistics and administration
- She/he manages logistical and administrative issues related to the implementation of project activities
- She/he makes sure that logistical, administrative and financial procedures linked to programme implementation are established and alerts her/his superiors if gaps are observed in order that corrective action may be taken.
- She/he participates in budget follow-up meetings, monitors the efficiency in the implementation of the project activities (adequacy between means and resources allocated) and informs the superior in case of gap
- She/he assists the logistics department in the preparation of the procurement plan at the beginning of the project and follows the procurement process
- She/he prepares the cash forecast related to the project in collaboration with TGH Erbil administrative department.
Internal coordination
- She/he participates in internal coordination meetings and collaborates with the Child Protection Programme Coordinator.
- She participates in bi-monthly coordination meetings in Erbil Office and to the monthly technical meeting with the Child Protection Programme Coordinator, other project managers and the Child Protection Technical Advisor.
- She/he communicates with the Child Protection Programme Coordinator and the technical referent at headquarters level on the project progress, the technical problems faced, the potential risks and proposed solutions.
Representation and external coordination
- At the request of her/his superiors, she/he represents TGH with donors, partners, local authorities and stakeholders involved in the implementation of they projects.
- She/he regularly attends and actively participates to the dedicated clusters (Education/Protection)
- She/he develops and maintains good professional relationships with the MoE, DoE, UN Agencies, & NGOs (national & international).
Communication
- She/he prepares a communication plan for the project
- She/he provides HQ with photos, success stories (Website, Facebook, and Twitter).
Reporting
- She/he participates in writing the intermediate and final reports for donors on Education & Protection programme.
- She/he participates in writing any possible/future Education & Protection concept note, project proposal.
Security
- She/he contributes to efforts aimed at ensuring compliance with safety rules at the site, and transmits all information related to safety concerns to her/his line manager.
- She/he ensures the application/respect and follow-up of the security guidelines and their update on the sites.
Strategy
- She/he contributes to the development of new interventions based on identified needs, especially linked to the sectors and areas of the projects she/he is coordinating.
- She/he can participate in evaluations/needs assessments according to the needs and mission strategy discussed with Child Protection Programme Coordinator, HoM and headquarters.
- She/he meets (and/or identifies) with potential local partners (NGOs).
This list of responsibilities could be modified according to the needs in the field.
Security, working and living conditions
There are two bases on the mission, located in Erbil and Bardarash. Despite the war context outside of KR-I, the region is generally safe.
Erbil city is safe, and there are few restrictions of movement within the city. There are bazaars, restaurants, sport centres, parks, shopping centres, supermarkets. Trips to the countryside are possible at weekends. Security rules may be revised according to the evolution of the context.
Working and living conditions in Erbil are good. Communication means are satisfying (efficient internet, international phones). The office is separated from the guesthouse. The guesthouse is spacious and each expatriate benefits from an individual room.
Bardarash is a small city located 1h15 minutes from Erbil, around 30 km from Mosul. The security context is very stable. Working and living conditions in Bardarash are good as well. The PM will be based and working at TGH’s permanent office and guesthouse in Baradarash, with returns to Erbil at weekends.