Turkey: Operations Coordinator

Organization: Handicap International
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 10 Apr 2017

Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.
Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

For further information about the association: http://www.handicap-international.org

Present in more than 55 countries, Handicap International is composed of 2 operational directions:

The Direction of Humanitarian Action (DAH)
The Direction of Development Action (DAD)

HI is already active in Turkey in the framework of a Syria crisis response in Turkey and in Syria. HI plans to strengthen its operations in Turkey at short and medium terms. The intervention will contribute to mitigate the impact of the Syrian crisis on the most vulnerable people in provinces of Hatay, Gaziantep, Istanbul and Izmir. The most important needs identified related to health and protection will be addressed through various modalities of support provided to partners on the following axes: inclusion, disability & vulnerability case management, centre-based comprehensive rehabilitation (including physical and functional rehabilitation and mental health and psychosocial support-MHPSS) as well as community-based approaches
Through this comprehensive approach, the most affected people will benefit from basic and specialized services tailored to their needs for physical and functional rehabilitation and psychosocial support. HI will also mitigate the barriers faced by the refugees in their access to these urgent services by tackling lack of services, lack of information, isolation, financial issues, discrimination, mobility issues etc.

Under the direct responsibility of the Head of Mission and, in collaboration with the Technical Coordinator as well as the support departments’ coordinators and with the support of the HQ Deputy Desk Officer, the Operational Coordinator will:

Contribute to strategic programming and constant adaptation of the operational strategy regarding the evolutions of humanitarian situation in Turkey;
Coordinate and supervise the HI projects’ implementation;
Ensure relevancy and quality of the project implemented by HI (respect of overall project cycle management), ensure cross cutting between the different projects and thematic developed by HI in the field (case management, rehabilitation, MHPSS, inclusion.) in close coordination with the Technical Coordinator, ensure compliance with HI and donor management standards;
Define partnership management framework (approaches, processes and tools);
Supervise and manage the team under his/her responsibility (M&E department –temporary-, partnership officer, Field Coordinators)
Develop donors proposals and donors’ report (intermediate and final) in coordination with other departments and Head of Mission; Produce regular internal reports
Ensure lessons learning and capitalization;
Ensure quality coordination with other humanitarian actors on program aspects to support the implementation of HI projects;
Replace the Head of Mission and/or one of the Field Coordinators when needed;
Representation of HI at national level - including liaising with Local Authorities and national and / or international humanitarian assistance stakeholders;
The complete job description will be shared with short-listed candidates.

=> This is a highly mobile position. You should expect to spend at least 50% of your working time out of Istanbul, with trips to Gaziantep, Antakya, Izmir and other relevant locations

REQUIRED PROFILE

Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior NGO programme position preferably within both emergency and development set up
Proven management skills
Experience in partnership management is an asset
Experience with HI is a strong asset
Advanced planning, assessment, analytical, strong organizational skills
Skills and experience in funding proposal development
Experience in dealing with donors
Good knowledge of Turkey, prior working experience a plus
Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written) / Turkish an asset / Arabic a plus
Excellent networking capacities
Flexibility to travel
Good communication capacities
Knowledge of computers and Microsoft applications

CONDITIONS