Country: Turkey
Closing date: 20 Oct 2015
Welthungerhilfe (www.welthungerhilfe.de) is one of the major and respected private organisations in development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. It carries out projects in 39 countries and campaigns publicly for fairer cooperation with developing countries.
Due to the current situation in Syria and the neighbouring countries, we would like to expand our team in the short term with two mature overseas employees with several years of experience in project and programme development. If you are ready to work on projects with great commitment in sometimes difficult conditions and fulfil the requirements listed below, we look forward to receiving your application for the positions of
Two Experts for Programme Coordination Turkey/Syriain Gaziantep, Turkey
The positions are to be filled as soon as possible and have an initial contract duration of 12 months. Deployment location is Gaziantep in Turkey. Readiness to travel within Turkey and to Iraqi Kurdistan is required.
Aims and duties of the position
As Specialist for Programme Coordination in the country office, you will support the Country Director in the planning and implementation of programmes and projects, as well as in the conceptional development of the Welthungerhilfe engagement in Turkey/Syria. These positions require mature and confident professionals who have successfully implemented grants from the German government, and possibly EU.
Your most important duties:
- Identification, evaluation and commenting on new project ideas and co-financing opportunities
- Development of full proposals with a team of young expatriates
- Control of Welthungerhilfe quality standards for the appropriate planned implementation of projects and programmes
- Ensuring appropriate and timely reporting to head office and to co-financing donors in German and English
- Coordination and quality assurance of projects within the framework of the Alliance2015
- Participation in coordination panels with other relevant organisations
- Coordination and guidance of data collection (baseline studies)
As a qualified applicant you will possess the following:
- A university or polytechnical degree or qualification in the field of emergency aid or other relevant qualification
- Several years of professional experience in the implementation and development of projects of international (aid) organisations
- Good knowledge of planning and survey methods (incl. M&E)
- Excellent communication and intercultural skills in the advising of international and local personnel and partner organisations
- Coordination and organisational skills, including when working under considerable pressure
- Excellent German language skills (mandatory) and a very good level of written and spoken English.
We are offering you the opportunity to work as part of an exceptionally dedicated team and in a responsible field of activity. Naturally, our offer also includes training.
How to apply:
Please send a covering letter and CV by email, including the reference ‘SYR 19515’, by October 20th 2015 to Barbara Kürsten (recruitment.kuersten@welthungerhilfe.de**).**
