WATAN convention has become one of the most important civil society events in Turkey. enclosed workshops, trainings, and discussions, and brought together Syrian and Turkish actors in addition to international Civil society workers to create dialogue and engage in joint planning, with the ultimate aim of alleviating the suffering resulting from the continuation of the Syrian crisis and to collectively contribute to building a better future for all those affected. This occasion where a lot of people gather should be well planned and coordinated so that there is no inconvenience for the guests. The role of the convention Project manager comes into existence here. His responsibility is to make sure that the convention is proceeding properly. The convention manger has to plan the convention from the scratch; he has to plan, manage the budget, Check location, etc., for the convention. He is completely responsible for the success of the convention. Also his job is to ensure that all convention outcomes and recommendation has come truth during the implementation period. 

• Minimum Education Degree: Bachelor’s degree
• Languages: English, Arabic and Turkish
• Minimum 5 years professional and proven experience leading, managing, and implementing events.
• PMP/PMD-Pro Certified (highly preferable).
• Ability to communicate effectively with others 
• Ability to represent the organization image in professional manner

Abilities and Personal Skills:

• Strong Report writing skills.
• Knowledge of follow-up financial matters. 
• Innovative
• Strong leadership and coordination skills
• Excellent communication skills, including writing, proof reading skills, and speaking. 
• Excellent organization skills and experience with project management 
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous activities and work assignments from a variety of staff and volunteers. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills both in person and by phone, with high professionalism. 
• Ability to accomplish projects with little supervision. 
• Fantastic customer service ethic and high expectations for quality.
   

Pre-Convention

• Supervise the direction and overall successful implementation of convention project plan.
• Evaluate activity progress and determine necessary actions to course correct.
• Liaise with logistics, Media, Safety and Security, HR, finance, …. etc. and all stakeholders from WATAN regarding convention activities planning.
• produce detailed proposal for the convention (for example, timelines, location, suppliers, legal obligations, staffing and budget).
• Calls for a meeting with the Convention management staff regularly and gets status reports from them
• Makes sure that there is sufficient infrastructure available and the tasks assigned are completed as planned
• Makes certain that they are not running out of budget
• Ensures that the team meet the deadlines and produce satisfying results.
• Ensures that the team meet the deadlines and produce satisfying results.
• Advertise and marketing the current convention in a proper way to all existing and expected stakeholders. 

During Convention

• Liaise with logistics, Media, Safety and Security, HR, finance, …. etc. and all stakeholders from WATAN regarding convention activities implementation.
• Calls for a daily meeting with the convention management staff and gets status reports from them and set the needed assignments for the next day activities.
• Makes certain that they are not running out of budget
• Ensures that the team meet the deadlines and produce satisfying results.
• Even if the convention is successfully planned, convention project manager should be present during the convention and handle issues and problems that arise during the convention.

Post-Convention

• Develop work plans and budget management according to convention project outputs.
• Ensure that convention goals and plans are implemented on time and on budget and according to donor/partner/institutional requirements.
• Provide convention reports that are timely and meet institutional and donor/partner requirements.
• Liaise with logistics, Media, Safety and Security, HR, finance, …. etc. and all stakeholders from WATAN regarding post-convention outcomes and outputs follow up.
• He must maintain a follow up after the convention and insure that the outcomes and recommendations of the convention has come to an end.
• Perform any other tasks under the guidance of the direct supervisor.
• Assist in building new partnerships and relations with key INGOs and donors regarding sponsoring the next convention.