Overall purpose of the role:

Under the supervision of the Area Manager (AM), the Economic Recovery Project Manager is responsible for the planning, implementation, management, and quality assurance of the Economic Recovery programme in KRI. In close coordination with the Economic Recovery Technical Coordinator (based at Country Office) and the AM, the Project Manager leads the development and implementation of DRC’s sector strategy in KRI, as well as the harmonization and rollout of tools and guidelines. The Project Manager will also lead on the representation of DRC in relevant humanitarian coordination fora and will provide leadership and capacity building to the DRC team in KRI.

Responsibilities:

Program Implementation

• Responsible for ensuring high-quality, on-time project implementation in accordance with donor and DRC regulations. This includes meeting donor targets (activity and budget), ensuring donor-compliant implementation and supervising Economic Recovery activity quality;
• Produce and regularly update Implementation Plans. Plans should set out the future activity and track progress to date on outputs and activities in the Project Management Tool for presentation at monthly Grant Review Meetings;
• Conduct regular field visits to key sites to ensure technical quality and adherence to key standards and processes;
• Maintain close communications with colleagues in (a) other sectors, (b) Area Office management, (c) Country Office technical supervision, and (d) support office (Finance, HR, Supply Chain) regarding challenges and opportunities;
• Prepare high-quality and timely narrative reporting for donors, check this reporting against area financial reports, liaise with technical coordinators for quality assurance and feed into checking of financial reports for accuracy;
• Develop procurement plans and liaise with relevant support departments to ensure that activities are carried out according to plan, including participation in supply chain processes and ensuring goods are in line with programmatic standards;
• Complete and regularly update budget forecasts for project activities and staffing and monitor budget vs actual on a regular basis. Manage expenditure and take timely corrective action to prevent over and under expenditure;
• Maintain ongoing communication with Safety regarding relevant contextual developments and incident reporting;
• Support integration of Economic Recovery interventions with other sectors, ensuring close collaboration between field teams;
• Regularly update the project monitoring tools, including (a) ensuring appropriate indicator and quality tracking (both quantitative and qualitative) and (b) working closely with MEAL to put in place accountability measures;

Team Management

• Recruit and line manage (including conducting appraisals performance management and providing instructions to HR around contract amendments and termination) project staff;
• Provide regular constructive feedback to direct reports, following DRC’s Performance management procedures, and support direct reports in performance management of their team members;
• Assess training and development needs within the Economic Recovery team, develop a capaccapacity-building and implement the plan, in line with DRC Iraq nationalization policy and guidelines;
• Liaise with line and technical management as necessary regarding team performance, ensuring technical standards are upheld.

Experience and technical competencies:

• Minimum 5 years of experience with NGO project implementation, including at least 3 years’ experience managing people and teams. Experience providing technical guidance, training and capacity building of staff and CSO partners or government counterparts is essential;
• An excellent professional track record with a minimum of 3 years’ work experience in Economic Recovery/Livelihoods, preferably in an emergency or early recovery context;
• Significant experience managing projects, ensuring tracking of targets and activities, and donor reporting;
• Experience in producing high-quality technical material (training material, programme tools, proposals, strategic documents etc.) and written narrative reports;
• Proven communication, negotiation, leadership and diplomacy skills; 
• Knowledge of Gender and Protection mainstreaming, AGD, MEAL and AAP approaches;
• Experience working with national/local NGOs and civil society organisations is desirable;
• Willingness and capacity to work in the field and travel frequently to project sites when needed;
• Ability to work with a diverse team and commitment to the implementation of Age, Gender and Diversity initiatives.

Education:

• Advanced university degree in Business, Economics, Community Development or a relevant subject.
• Strong relevant experience will be considered in lieu (if appropriate).

Languages:

• English (Fluent).
• Kurdish – Badini and Sorani (Fluent).
• Arabic (Desirable).

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