The purpose of the Food and Cash Manager is to oversee the management of several commodities-focused projects, including:
- WFP Healthy Kitchens Phase 3
- Taiwan Rice Phase 3
- Winterization activities (WV Korea, etc.)
- Cash-focused programme support
- Future food assistance, cash, and winterization project management
All with the objective to ensure high quality programme management of commodities interventions. He/she will be responsible for the overall management of the Commodities team, including set-up and implementation of the all projects.
She/he will ensure that quality activities are created to meet beneficiary needs, monitored to capture impact, and delivered to a high quality. The post holder will also ensure that all programme interventions are highly valued by the community and acknowledged as addressing the needs of beneficiaries.
Areas of Responsibility:
Team Management:
- Supervise project staff, organize training and provide operational leadership.
- Manage the operations of the assigned projects.
- Prepare detailed planning and reporting of project activities.
- Evaluate and mentor the staff.
- Assess staff training needs.
- Coordinate with the WV Jordan team.
Networking:
- Ensure coordination with all other local and international actors.
- Coordinate and supervise local partner activities.
- Represent WV activities regarding the project as requested, and delegate as required.
- Network with other projects, NGOs and key agencies in the project area to prevent duplication and to enhance project quality, innovation and sustainability.
- Attend periodic operational, staff and other meetings at district and national level, representing the organization.
Programme Quality:
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
- Ensure that all project goals and activities are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
- Create and enforce a commodity strategy which positions WV Jordan as an industry lead for food and cash programming.
- Monitor/evaluate ongoing activities and report on unmet needs and gaps.
- Perform regular monitoring site visits.
- Participate in the evaluation of the impact of project interventions.
- Ensure quality communications planning is in place to capture project quality and impact.
Activities Implementation:
- Coordinate/supervise all project activities in close collaboration with the Operations Manager and Commodities Team.
- Conduct monthly coordination meetings with staff.
- Evaluate and propose new activities.
- Promoting good practices and incorporate lessons learnt in to project implementation.
- Prepare / update activity timetable and work plan under the project.
- Actively participate to coordination meetings as needed.
Finance/Administration:
- Organize administrative and financial matters related to the project activities.
- Assess procurement needs, coordinate and supervise the correctness of WV finance/admin procedures in line with the donor and in close collaboration with Finance and Logistic/Procurement Manager.
- Ensure that soft and hard records are kept for all procurement contracts (services, goods, works).
- Ensure timely and supervise project payments.
- Monitor expenditure, budgets and expenses tracking activities for the project, address under/over expenditure as necessary.
- Coordinate for payment of regular expenses, payment schedule and installments to contractors related to the project.
- Prepare monthly financial planning related to the project.
Reporting:
- Lead team to produce timely and quality written weekly and monthly reporting.
- Prepare and/or oversee project narrative and financial reports.
- Propose new activities according to identified needs and suggest solutions for problems encountered with activities, budget/work plan/human resources, discuss them with Jordan team and participate to the decision making process.
Others:
- Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the Operations Manager.
Educational Background:
Bachelor's degree in logistics or educational field such as teaching, business skills or public health or a development-related field with experience in community development.
Skills/Experience:
- 2-3 years’ experience in the sector of relief or development, education, with some expertise in logistics / procurement.
- Experience in field work and working with communities to achieve development initiatives.
- Experience in registering beneficiaries and commodities distribution.
- Experience in leading project implementation, monitoring, evaluation and report writing useful.
- Experienced in the development of community awareness campaigns and the ability to manage meetings with community leaders, spiritual leaders, government officials, NGOs and other stakeholders (ensuring gender balance in participation).
- Good in communication, interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity.
- Effective in written and oral communication; able to speak and write with a high standard of English and Local Language (preferable).
- Experience working in an office environment and able to use a computer (word for windows, excel software) and email is essential.
- Experience in cash-based programming.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- One year exposure to secretarial work and child protection issues
Work Environment/Travel:
- 30% field work
- 70% office based
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Sep 11 2018
Active Until:
Oct 11 2018
Hiring Organization:
World Vision
industry:
Nonprofit