REACH Field Manager

Job Description

The REACH Field Manager ? Partnerships is responsible for coordinating, consolidating, and ensuring implementation of data collection activities via partner organisations. At base level, the field manager represents REACH to relevant external stakeholders. He/she will be based in Amman, Jordan.Duties and Responsibilities: 1.COORDINATION:The Field Manager ? Partnerships coordinates the development and facilitation of data collection activities via partner organisations at the base level, including strategic maintenance and development of a) partner networks and b) research cycles, the latter in collaboration with the respective assessment officers and research managers. The Field Manager ? Partnerships provides general support, guidance, and serves as a focal point for the data collection planning and execution for partner organisations, and manages relationships with external partners involved in inter-organisation data collection initiatives facilitated by REACH.?2.MANAGEMENT:The Field Manager ? Partnerships oversees management of REACH field officers and partner data collection activities. The Field Manager ? Partnerships ensures that data collection standards, protocols, and procedures applicable to REACH are applied and maintained within and among data collection partner activities.3.REPRESENTATION:The Field Manager ? Partnerships represents REACH during all interactions with partners involved in the various data collection initiatives facilitated by REACH for coordination structures in relevant areas of operations.4.LOGISTICS:The Field Manager ? Partnerships is in charge of developing and implementing coverage strategies in target areas. They also support the operations support unit with procurement of any assets needed for data collection as well as with asset transport/storage, organization, distribution, and collection of said assets upon completion of activities.?.5.ADMINISTRATION / HUMAN RESOURCES:The Field Manager ? Partnerships is responsible for maintaining awareness of and supporting management of finances related to partnership data collection activities; which in turn is carried out by REACH Operations Support team based in Amman. The Field Manager ? Partnerships also ensures planning and management of human resources, adequate staffing, identification of capacity gaps as well as seeking new partnerships to fill said gaps.6.SECURITY and Access:The Field Manager ? Partnerships, with support from head of operations, is responsible for coordinating security management and maintaining awareness of the security situation on the ground in target areas, as it relates to staff safety and access. Additionally, the field manager ? partnerships is responsible for ensuring the safety of REACH assets. The Field Manager ? Partnerships monitors the political, economic, and social environment in the area, assesses and analyses the risks, and monitors and reports to the head of operations whether the situation is appropriate for undertaking data collection activities, in what form, and any forecasted or definite impacts on coverage in case of a deterioration in the security situation, onset of natural disaster, etc. The Field Manager ? Partnerships proactively flags to the Head of Operations loss of access. Additionally, Field Manager ? Partnerships tracks all field movements of partner staff, keeping the head of operations informed at all times.

Keyskills :