Intl. Project Manager

TOR for International Project Manager
 
 
Project background:
In spring 2012, OMV and Hilfswerk Austria International have established a Center for children and young people who were confronted for months with continuous conflicts in Libya and have suffered from those experiences. A team of both international and local experts, in particular in the fields of psychology and education are working in the institution. They offer special care, therapies and activities with capacity and confidence building objectives.
 
Projects’ objectives:
- The Psycho-social Center’s main objective is to provide sustainable care to traumatized children and youth and the target groups of the project
- To provide humanitarian assistance to children and youth in Tripoli-Libya through psychosocial support and through reinforcing capacity building to local stakeholders
 
Aims of the role:
The Project Manager is responsible for delivering project goals, specified and agreed in the project paper, in a punctual and accurate manner. The defined objectives of the project should always be considered, and throughout the different project phases, put into practice.
 
The Project Manager should at all times have the overview of the status of the project. This status is to be reported regularly to HWA HQ as well as to the donor.
 
 The international Project Manager’s responsibilities

To coordinate the implementation and overall management of the project
To be the main contact person for all communication including the one with HWA HQ, donor and local authorities
Allocation of duties for the efficiency and success of the project
To be responsible of the team management composed of international and local experts as well as non-key experts and volunteers (in cooperation with Program Developer&-Manager)
Conduct and document regular team meetings for planning and reporting purposes
To be responsible of project budget compliance and local financial management
To prepare and send monthly project progress report (KPI), financial report and any report as requested to HWA HQ
To monitor project progress and implementation, facilitation of monitoring and evaluation missions
To be the focal point for security of team and LYC (with support of donor’s local security department)
To ensure timely delivery of all project outputs as required
Together with HWA HQ, to be responsible for project applications in Libya/the region and further extension of local/regional development projects
To perform other duties as requested

 
Qualifications and skills

A university graduate with a Bachelor´s degree in economics, social sciences, psychology or administrative sciences
Proven and strong project management skills
Excellent command of English (speaking, reading, writing)
Fluency in Arabic language (speaking, reading, writing)
Full computer literacy
A post-graduate degree will be an asset
High communication skills
Strong skills in negotiations and conflict resolution, including strong mediation and facilitation skills
Strong intercultural skills / Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different cultures

 
 
Professional experience

At least 5 years of professional experience
Experience as a team leader in at least 1 international project
At least 3 years of experience in psycho-social and/or capacity building/training-projects

 
 
Other: Willing to work in an insecure environment
Start: September 2014
Project duration: October 2011 – December 2015
Duty station: Tripoli, Libya