Turkey: Protection Programme Manager

Organization: Support to Life
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 05 Oct 2014

Introduction to Support to Life

Support to Life (STL) is an independent humanitarian agency working in the field of disaster risk reduction, disaster preparedness, and emergency response in Turkey and the surrounding region. With an emphasis on community participation, STL works at a grassroots level to build local capacity, mitigate the risks and impact of disasters, and support those in need in meeting their basic needs and rights.

In line with its mandate STL currently has the following main activities:

• Relief aid and protection for Syrian refugees: in response to the increasing number of refugees in Turkey, STL is supporting refugees living outside camps in the Turkish border area with a food security programme, and providing psychosocial support through the establishment of Community Centres;
• Child labour in seasonal agricultural work: STL has been working with at-risk children, sensitising farmers and raising awareness among the public in an effort to contribute to eliminating child labour;
• Civil Society Disaster Platform: in collaboration with partners, STL has launched a platform that will bring together civil society actors in sharing information and coordinating projects related to disaster management in Turkey.

Overview of Syria Relief Programme

• Approximate budget: 3 million euro foreseen for 2014
• Approximate staff: 90 – 100 foreseen for 2014
• Approximate protection staff: 25-30 foreseen for 2014
• Project locations: Hatay, Sanliurfa and others in the region as agreed
• Main thematic activities: Food security; protection and psychosocial support

Protection Programme Manager role

STL is looking for a Protection Programme Manager to oversee STL’s Protection Programme in Southern Turkey, including:

1. Programme management and strategic development
2. Protection related capacity building and technical support
3. HR management
4. Representation and advocacy
5. Monitoring and reporting

For details of the main roles and responsibilities please see the attached vacancy announcement.

Person specification

Education and training:

• Essential: University degree in relevant subject (social work, human rights law, international relations, development studies etc.) or equivalent field experience.

Languages:

• Excellent English essential.
• Turkish highly desirable.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years' experience of working in humanitarian protection programmes (child related experience is highly desirable).
• Experience in designing, managing, monitoring and evaluating protection programmes, combined with the ability to design and implement appropriate and innovative solutions with a focus on programme delivery and capacity building.
• Experience in training, capacity building and in strengthening various team members’ understanding of and response to protection issues.
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of established inter-agency standards and guidelines in protection, such as the Inter-agency Guidelines on Separated and Unaccompanied Children, the Paris Principles, MRM, and the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation within protection.
• Knowledge of donors and experience of developing proposals.
• Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
• Understanding of current Syria context and related protection issues highly desirable.

Competencies:

• Good understanding of and engagement with the humanitarian context and the key principles of accountability, impartiality, neutrality, independence and cooperation;
• Intercultural understanding, sensitivity and adaptability;
• Excellent analytical/problem-solving skills and detail orientation;
• Strong commitment to teamwork and coordination; able and willing to learn from others as well as live and work in a communal setting;
• Excellent and adaptable communication skills;
• Ability to manage self under pressure and stress, and maintains ethical and professional conduct;
• Manages work effectively, systematically and strategically, in the face of competing demands and priorities;
• Strives to achieve high quality work and outcomes; analyses and finds creative solutions to problems;
• Manages effectively, providing motivational leadership and showing ability to delegate, negotiate and make decisions.

How to apply:

Interested applicants should submit a CV and a letter of motivation to isbasvuru@hayatadestek.org by 5^th October 2014. Please indicate referenceSYRHATPPM1409 in the subject of your e-mail.

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held at STL’s Istanbul office or via Skype.