Turkey: Team leader Syria Needs Analysis Project (SNAP) Turkey - ACAPS

Organization: Assessment Capacities Project
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 05 Oct 2014

Location:Antakya, Turkey, with in-country and regional travel. This is not a family duty station

Duration of project:Until July 2016, subject to funding

Duration of position:1^st of November 2014 until the 30^thof October 2015 subject to funding with possible extension.

Reporting to:SNAP Project Lead in Beirut

Responsible for:Turkey team members including information analysts and assessment officers, plus new team members as recruited

Overview of the position:To ensure the smooth running of SNAP’s Turkey-based activities, including timely production of quality products and management of the SNAP Turkey team. The team lead will also be expected to contribute to the analysis work and to develop relationships with key stakeholders to establish ways of supporting the humanitarian community in assessment and analysis work.

Background/Context

The Syria Needs Analysis Project (SNAP) is a partnership by ACAPS and MapAction, funded by DFID and DANIDA. It aims to strengthen the shared situational analysis of humanitarian responders by providing independent analysis of the humanitarian situation faced by those affected by the Syrian crisis. With the resurgent Iraq crisis, SNAP has evolved to cover the region more broadly. To meet key information needs identified by humanitarian stakeholders, SNAP publishes a monthly and more in depth, quarterly, Regional Analysis for Syria (RAS) with information on the humanitarian needs resulting from the Syrian crisis, scenarios outlining how the situation might evolve, as well as thematic reports on specific subjects, including on different affected groups.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Manage the Turkey team

• Manage the SNAP team in Turkey, including staff development and performance management.
• Manage the workplans for the various SNAP activities in Turkey ensuring suitable division of labour and realistic timeframes.
• Manage the SNAP Turkey team’s administration, including: overseeing petty cash expenditures; project procurement; staff recruitment and departure; holiday and sick leave; in collaboration with the SNAP Deputy Project Lead.

Relationship building and strategic positioning

• Represent SNAP in Turkey by attending meetings and liaising with key stakeholders to scope future opportunities for SNAP to support assessment and analysis work

Capacity building

• Identify and support capacity development activities for assessment and analysis in Turkey/region.

Requirements and Qualifications

Formal education and background

• Relevant university degree or higher education

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in project management, personnel management, administration and representation.
• Proven experience of managing a team in challenging circumstances
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a humanitarian setting, preferably within the UN/NGO system.
• Experience with representation roles
• Experience with needs assessment processes, preferably in a multi sector/multi agency setting

For further information about the post, please see the Terms of reference.

How to apply:

Please note that only online applications will be considered.
By submitting an application, candidates agree that their details may be shared between the ACAPS project and NRC for recruitment purposes.
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