Turkey: Deputy Chief of Party

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and has been contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a focus on responding to needs in health service delivery, social safety nets and the protection of vulnerable and marginalised migrants in southern Turkey.

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.

GOAL Syria is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (D-COP) for the anticipated USAID-funded Supporting Livelihoods in Syria project. This three-year project will seek to combine humanitarian assistance and development approaches to build resiliency at the household and community levels in Syria through strengthened food security and livelihoods opportunities. Areas of focus include strengthening market access, improved agricultural production, value chain development and market linkages. GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013 meeting humanitarian needs of people affected by conflict, and this project will form a key component of GOAL’s livelihoods programming.

Job purpose:

The D-COP will be responsible for leading the technical implementation of the project to ensure that the deliverables represent the outcomes of sound, ethical, and verifiable data collection and analysis. To this end, the D-COP will lead the technical design, data analysis, and report writing aspects of this project. D-COP will work closely with the COP to ensure that the project is implemented as planned and reaches its objectives. This is a remote management position, with project activities to be implemented in GOAL’s Area of Operations in North West(NW) Syria, and managed from Turkey and Jordan.

Duties, objectives and competencies

Technical leadership and project implementation

• Provide technical leadership to ensure high-quality project design and implementation
• Participate in development of project strategic and operational plans, including annual work plans
• Develop and maintain project monitoring plan, and lead design and analysis of monitoring data
• Design and ensure use of all relevant tools,
• Write project reports and ensure that all project reporting requirements are met in a timely manner
• Work with COP and GOAL team to ensure that all donor and other compliance requirements are met in a timely manner
• Support COP to analyse and manage project budget

Team leadership and management

• Oversee programme staff tasked with project implementation, including developing and monitoring work plans and performance objectives
• Provide technical guidance and training for staff as needed
• Support COP to ensure that project staff are aware of and trained in GOAL Code of Conduct and all relevant GOAL policies
• Contribute to recruitment of technical project staff as needed, working with GOAL HR

Coordination with all relevant stakeholders

• Maintain a positive, proactive and responsive relationship with USAID, working closely with GOAL Syria and HQ staff
• Working closely with GOAL Syria management team, Build, promote, and maintain positive and productive relationships with key stakeholders in NW Syria, including value chain actors, local civilian authorities, and humanitarian actors
• Ensure that project operations and activities are coordinated with other humanitarian actors working in NW Syria
• Communication about project activities and results to external forums as needed

Essential Requirements

• Turkish Citizenship
• At least 8 years’ progressively responsible experience in humanitarian, development, or other relevant fields, including at least 2 years’ experience working in conflict zones
• Experience managing projects in agricultural support or livelihoods in a development or humanitarian setting
• Strong experience in Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MEL), data analysis and report writing
• Strong management and leadership skills, with demonstrated experience managing local staff
• Master’s degree in economics, agronomy, agricultural science, or related field
• Excellent oral and written communication in English
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable analytic skills

Highly desirable

• Experience with market systems analysis and/or implementation of market systems interventions
• Previous experience on programs implemented in Syria
• Previous experience managing programs in remote management situations
• Oral and written communication in Arabic
• Previous experience as Technical Lead, D-COP or other high-level management roles in US Government-funded programs, and/or management of large donor-funded grants in complex environments
• Experience managing sub-awards or implementing partner

GOAL has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy, which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants and children from exploitation. GOAL also has a confidentiality policyensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of GOAL, acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organisation without authority, except in the normal execution of duty.Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to these policies any job offer made is also subject to police clearance. GOAL is an equal opportunities employer.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.

This position is dependent on funding availability*.*

Application deadline is 7 March 2018.

Thank you.

If you would like to apply for the above position, please click here and fill out the application form.All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.