Food Security, Livelihoods & Cash Program Manager.

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- Food Security, Livelihoods & Cash Program Manager.Company: Industry: Non-Profit and Social Services Job Location: Amman, Jordan Career Level: Upper Management (Manager, Director, Head) Date Posted: 11-04-2022 Ref. Number: 150792Food Security, Livelihoods & Cash Program Manager. and Requirements*About Mercy Corps* Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action ? helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.*Program / Department Summary* Mercy Corps, with an established emergency response program in Syria, manages its Northwest Syria programming remotely from Amman, Jordan. Mercy Corps implements its Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) & Cash programming in Northwest Syria (NWS) through direct implementation and partnerships with local, Syria-based organizations. Emergency programming is central to the response and is comprised of outreach, referrals and the delivery of FSL & Cash support and basic needs, including food, resiliency programs or other livelihood interventions.General Position SummaryThe FSL & Cash Program Manager leads all FSL & Cash programming providing leadership, technical oversite, and management under the supervision of Director of Programs for NWS Syria. The FSL & Cash Program Manager will be responsible for the design and technical oversight of FSL & Cash programming activities, with supervision of Amman-based staff; ensuring appropriate systems and support mechanisms are in place to track, analyzing results and reporting on them. The FSL & Cash Program Manager will also collaborate in the building and implementing the FSL & Cash strategy, and the development of proposals for the region. The FSL & Cash Program manager is a strong team leader and communicator, able to technically lead, develop and mentor field team members and maintain a strategic portfolio of direct and partner-led projects. A background in FSL/Cash programming is essential, and remote management is an advantage.*Essential Job Responsibilities*Technical Oversight:* Contribute to the FSL & Cash strategy development to ensure that NWS FSL & Cash response planning positions Mercy Corps to continue responding across Idlib and Aleppo according to the needs on the ground.* Ensure that relevant systems, tools and procedures are developed for effective assessment, program implementation, and documentation, tracking and reporting of FSL & Cash activities.* Build a strategic portfolio of partnership programing for FSL & Cash activities across NWS.* Ensure collaboration and coordination with protection and gender mainstreaming teams for effective gender and protection mainstreaming of project activities.* Support the roll out of FSL & Cash programming best practices based on the operational context of Northwest Syria.**PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT* Contribute to the design and development of new proposals.* Develop overall project implementation strategy, and approaches, in-line with NWS Program Cycle and Country Office Strategy Cycle.PROGRAM MANAGEMENT* Ensure that programing is informed by updated and relevant field-level assessments and information.* Supervise protection staff, providing ongoing leadership to the project team and oversee the implementation and coordination of activity plans to ensure targets are met.* Complete periodic planning processes for coordinated multi-sector programing across NWS, including with Procurement and Finance teams.* Help ensure the application of appropriate and consistent eligibility criteria and appropriate tailored assistance through direct implementation and partnership activities.* Ensure that relevant SPHERE/cluster/sector standards are followed.* Support through facilitating with the field teams, that protection standards are mainstreamed through program activities.* Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to grant management.* Create and maintain systems ensuring effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures.* Prepare monthly, quarterly and ad hoc project progress reports for submission to the donor and other key audiences, aligned with reporting templates provided by grants.* Supervise FSL & Cash programme staff, providing ongoing leadership to the program team and oversee the implementation and coordination of activity plans to ensure targets are met.* Develop and maintain effective working relationships with UNOCHA, INGOs, and other key stakeholders to ensure active coordination, collaboration, and information dissemination.* Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets and donor obligations are met.CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT* Identify gaps in current protection capacity within Mercy Corps and partner teams.* Support capacity building initiatives across the region for Mercy Corps staff on FSL & Cash programming.* In collaboration with the Protection Coordinator and Protection advisor, support the capacity building of Mercy Corps staff and partners protection mainstreaming.Team Management* Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.* Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.* Supervise, hire, and orient new team members as necessary.* Hold the team accountable to weekly and monthly work plans.* Coach and train the staff with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity and exchanging knowledge within the team to capitalize their experiences in the field at agency level.* Promote and monitor staff care and well-being establishing good PFA practices like self-care and debriefing activities.* Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.* Draft and/or review scope of work to hire and manage any technical consultants, including review for technical efficacy and contract budget.* Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.* Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.REPRESENTATION* Represent Mercy Corps and the program to donors, clusters, consortium working groups and other stakeholders as required.* Attend FSL & Cash coordination meetings and/or represent Mercy Corps in other relevant forums.* Ensure that information from coordination meetings is shared internally and with other sectors, as appropriate.* Serve as the focal point for FSL & Cash policies across NWS.***SECURITY* * Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.* Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.***ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING* As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.Accountability to BeneficiariesMercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design,

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