Title
Program Manager
Location
Gaza
Travel
50% of Travel
Job Family and Level
Program Management & Leadership M7
Pre hire checks
This role is classified as requiring pre-employment checks / enhanced due diligence
1. Scope
Responsibility
Area level
Department
Programs
Reporting to
Gaza Area Director
Direct reports
3
Budget responsibility
Yes
Relationship management
Program Team, Country SMT, Support Office
2. Context
Relief International (RI) is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing.
Our team of more than 7,000 staff and local volunteers work in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.
We do this by working with local actors to develop safe and inclusive local programming that is evidence based, conflict sensitive, climate smart, and reaches those in need.
Relief International is an alliance of four organizations with one shared mission, comprised of Relief International, Inc., Relief International-France, Relief International-UK and Relief International-Europe, which operate under a one-team concept under a single senior leadership team.
3. Job Profile
The Program Manager is a strategic and result-oriented leader responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of key assigned projects in Gaza. Success in this position will require strong leadership, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration, adherence to donor requirements, and timely, high-quality reporting.
The post holder is responsible to lead the comprehensive planning and execution of all Gaza-based projects, fostering internal and external collaboration to ensure the successful, timely and compliant delivery of projects.
This position requires an individual who is accustomed to the pace of emergency response programming, has experience in successfully leading a diverse team, is flexible and highly responsive, and excels at building and strengthening relations with external actors.
4. Key Responsibilities
Accountability and Complexity
Program Oversight and Reporting
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
Team Leadership
External Representation and Coordination
Behavior and Conduct
5. Person Specification
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
RI Values
Guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, as well as “Do No Harm,” Relief International Values: