Overview

We are currently recruiting Early Recovery and Livelihoods Program Manager to join our Myanmar team.

This is an office-based position in Myanmar.

At Relief International, we are committed to building a representative, inclusive and authentic workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from minoritized backgrounds those who bring lived experience of the contexts in which we work.

We are proud to be a global recruiter, hiring people from around the world. We offer competitive salaries and benefit packages for all staff, that are applied fairly and transparently. This means we are unable to advertise the salary as it is dependent on the local job market of the staff member, we will inform shortlisted candidates of the salary range as part of the selection process.

Note you must have the right to work in your home-based location and that national terms and conditions will apply.

This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks.

About Relief International

Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. We work in 16 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that creates the foundation for community resilience.

About the Opportunity

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Your Responsibilities

This role includes the following responsibilities will be divided in 3 main categories:
Supervisory: all National Project Managers working under ER and Livelihooods grants
Internal: DCD-PD, Grants Coordinatior, MEAL team, all Country Program staff, Regional and Headquarters technical staff.
External: Implementing partners, representatives of public donors including UN, World Bank, and others, and relevant stakeholders.

Program Management

• Provide leadership, technical supervision, and oversight of national project managers to improve the performance of all early recovery and livelihood’s activities in the program.
• Ensure efficient and effective project implementation by overseeing the timely completion of high-quality work plans, accurate reports, and other mandated deliverables in alignment with donor requirements.
• With strict consideration of the changing context, work with the project staff to prepare and adapt project work-plans with clear objectives and achievable benchmarks, reflecting strategic long-term and short-term priorities

Technical Direction· Provide technical leadership,review the short and long range plans for delivery of project services, and Implement monitoring systems and record keeping methods that support routine country-level, international, interagency, and donor reporting as appropriate.· Analysis of program databases to report on key indicators. Advise on improved methodologies when applicable.Program Development· Assess early recovery and livelihoods needs of populations affected by the conflict across RI coverage areas.· Stay up to date and Provide technical input, writing and budgetary input for new

About You

You will bring the following experience and skills.

• An advanced degree (master’s) in a relevant field including international development, agriculture, climate adaptation and/or food security. An advanced degree can be substituted with an additional 3 years of relevant experience.
• Must have Demonstrated experience in the field of Economic Livelihoods, Agriculture.
• Must have experience in complex operating contexts, Experience in SE Asia highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
• Experience analyzing data and contributing to evaluation reports.

Research shows that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs, unless they meet every single requirement. If you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align with every criteria described, we encourage you to apply anyway, you could be exactly what we need!

How To Apply

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.

• You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.
• The cover letter should be two pages, and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing Date

23rd December, 2024 Please apply immediately we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, therefore we may withdraw the position from the jobs board before the closing date.

As a humanitarian organization, Relief International is committed to the safeguarding of all those we come into contact with through our work. We are committed to the core humanitarian principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and uphold the values and behaviors outlined in the Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements