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As the Gaza Area Manager, you’ll take the lead in ongoing and future WHH operations in Gaza. You'll coordinate, facilitate and manage WHH's works in Gaza while taking the lead in representing WHH within the humanitarian and development community. You’ll actively take part in coordination mechanisms, help design WHH’s strategy in Gaza and scale up its efforts. You’ll manage the WHH team in Gaza, ensuring timely and compliant implementation of operations while promoting a safe and healthy working environment. You’ll frequently travel to WHH’s hub in Amman to work with the coordination team.
Job Responsibility:
Lead in establishing WHH as a key humanitarian and development organization in Gaza
Represent WHH in humanitarian and development coordination meetings
Ensure that all projects implemented in the region are reported adequately to clusters, and in a quality manner to donors or the head office
Ensure that WHH is taking active part in rapid response in Gaza
Develop high-quality strategies and plans
Provide monthly situation briefs
Work actively with partners to build their capacity
Actively lead identification of needs, facilitate response to these needs
Actively participate in the design of proposals and strategies
Ensure overall implementation of the programs in Gaza with direct oversight of the project managers and/or partners
Closely follow up on partners' work
Support project managers in the implementation of their programs
Take the lead in project cycle management for projects without dedicated head of projects
Identify HR structure needs of the operations in Gaza
Lead in establishing a safe and pleasant working environment
Promote safeguarding policies of WHH
Identify highly motivated staff, support their capacity building
Ensure day-to-day management of staff directly reporting to the Response Manager in Gaza
Act as the principal security focal point in Gaza
Jointly prepare area security management plans
Closely coordinate with the Security Advisor and the Head of mission on security developments
In coordination with the respective heads of departments, ensure that all finance and logistics procedures are compliant
Support logistics, finance and other support personnel
Ensure that Gaza Area Office operates in line with all systems and policies of WHH
Requirements:
At least 5 years experience in a humanitarian organization with minimum 3 years at a management role is required
Experience in high risk conflict zones and politically complex environments is required
Expert knowledge on project cycle management and good skills in humanitarian and development project design is required
Excellent spoken and written English is required
Good Microsoft Office skills are required
Ability and willingness to be based in Gaza is a must
Nice to have:
Area Management, Emergency Response Coordination and similar previous roles would be an added value
Experience in Area Based Coordination, HCT and other inter-agency coordination platforms would be an asset
Experience in organizations working in food security, livelihoods, food systems, market systems, economic recovery and nutrition would be an added value
Experience in Gaza and Palestine would be an added value
Arabic skills would be an added value
Academic background in humanitarian action, development studies, administration, management, political science and similar is preferrable
What we offer:
Fair Compensation: A fair and equal remuneration based on a transparent salary scale
Commitment to Well-Being: We attach great importance to our duty of care with a focus on safety, security & health
Modern & Agile Work Environment: Be part of a forward thinking organization that fully embraces digitalization and innovation across all areas
Personal & Professional Growth: Access diverse learning and development opportunities to advance your career
Team: Join our dedicated and diverse teams, where passion, expertise, and joy come together to create a better world
Staff care package with access to rest and recuperation (R&R) periods in Jordan