Afghanistan: Juvenile Justice Project Manager - Afghanistan

We are looking for our delegation in Afghanistan for a

Juvenile Justice Project Manager – Afghanistan

Position Start Date: 4th of April 2016
Duration: 6 months
Location: Kaboul – Afghanistan
Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Contractual conditions:
Swiss salaried contract 3’347 Chf (~3’100€) < > 4’476 Chf (~4’200€) net salary/month according to experience x 13, Annual Leave: 25 days per year + R&R system including 5 days every 10 weeks + participation to the cost of travel up to a maximum of 1000 USD. Contract includes also local accommodation and transportation, health and repatriation insurance, return flight.

Context:
Terre des hommes is active in Afghanistan since 1995 and carries out projects related to child protection, mother and child health, rural economic development. In 2014, more of 108,000 people benefited from activities of Tdh.
The Project Manager will be based in Kaboul, specializing in Juvenile Justice within the Child Protection field.

General description of the position:
As a representant of the Foundation, the Project Manager will be in charge of the intervention strategy, ensuring the smooth running of the project in the zone of assignment. In line with the Terre des hommes strategic plan and national operation lines, he/she will deliver results within defined timeframes. S/he will ensure the planning, execution, monitoring and financial management of the projects and related human resources.

Fonction details :

Project Management & Representation
 Implement projects within assignment including budgetary, M&E, strategical and donor follow-up aspects
 Represent Tdh in relevant meetings
 Coordinate with other Project Managers on a regular basis, as well as with other departments
 Support the Programme Coordinator and Country Delegate in defining the strategy
 Donor reporting as well as regular coordination with them
 Ensure with the teams, regular coordination with all project stakeholders

Monitoring and Evaluation
 Monitor and evaluate project activities in collaboration with the project teams
 Assist the project management team with setting up and supplying the databases with information for the project, compile and analyse the data with project planning and tracking tools
 Together with the project teams review data analysis to inform project’s development
and readjust activities when necessary
 Participate in drawing up intervention strategies in the field of project monitoring and
evaluation and implement them

Security and Safety Management
 Ensure that country safety and security guidelines are dessiminated and complied
with by project’s team
 Ensure regular follow-up of the security situation in the areas of intervention and
support the updating of security and safety documents

Advocacy & awareness
 Produces, jointly with project teams, awareness/advocacy documents

Profile :
• Education: University degree in law or similar education
• Working experience in Muslim countries and in similar positions: working experience in a
complex political and security environment
• Management and leadership experience
• Strong knowledge in Project Cycle Management
• Understanding and commitment to child rights and promoting their adoption in a contested
and complex political and socio – religious working environment
• Commitment to a results based approach to development and to the use of tools best
suited to this approach
• Fluent in oral and written English (C1), French is an asset

Child protection policy:
 To commit to respect Tdh Risk Management Policies including: Child Protection
Policy, Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policy, Whistle Blowing
Policy
 To commit to ensure the best implementation possible of the Tdh Risk Management
Policies in Afghanistan
 To commit to inform supervisors and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility
of transgression, even potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies

Procedure:
We will only consider complete online applications corresponding to the required profile. Your
application must include a complete CV and a covering letter.
If you are not shortlisted, your file will be destroyed by us, according to the rules on data
protection.
If you face difficulties in applying online, please contact our HR department: rh@tdh.ch
Terre des hommes provides equal working conditions for men and women. Furthermore, for
candidates with equivalent qualifications and for positions with responsibilities, applications
from women are strongly encouraged.
The recruitment and selection procedures of Terre des hommes reflect our commitment for
child security and protection.