WATAN is looking for a Project Manager who will be responsible for managing and supervising education project/s in Syria, will be responsible for overall project management and ensuring that project objectives/ implementation are on track/budget as planned, ensure implementation and documentation according to donor/partner/other stakeholder compliance requirements, and assist in program development

• Minimum Education Degree: Bachelor’s degree in International development/ Business, Education, Management/social sciences
• Minimum 3 years professional experience leading, managing, and implementing civil society projects.
• PMP/PMD-Pro Certified (highly preferable).
• Ability to communicate effectively with others 
• Ability to represent the organization image in professional manner.
• Commitment to humanitarian relief standards,
• Abilities and Personal Skills
• High level of organizing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, remote management, and planning skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and tasks efficiently,
• Ability to create new relations with active players in field.
• High level of flexibility to adapt to new environment, handle work load,
• High level of problem solving and decision-making skills
• Very good report writing skills.
• Leadership skills,
• Very Good computer skills (MS office)
• Quick learner

Child Protection Policy

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to WATAN, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. WATAN is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

Discrimination, Abuse and Harassment Policy

WATAN provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status.

WATAN employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside WATAN.

Applications are strongly encouraged from female candidate.

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis. WATAN reserves the right to close this advert before the confirmed closing date when we are in receipt of sufficient applications.

Any published closing dates are estimated.  WATAN has right to close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

• Develop, monitor and implement project work plan according to project outputs.
• Develop and monitor project budget and expenditures.
• Ensure that program/project goals and plans are implemented on time and within budget and according to donor/partner/other stakeholder’s compliance requirements.
• Evaluate activity progress and determine necessary actions to be on track.
• Provide project reports that are timely and meet institutional and donor/partner requirements.
• Liaise with logistics, MEAL, Safety and Security, HR etc. and all stakeholders from WATAN regarding project activities implementation.
• Ensure sound administrative practices regarding record keeping, compliance with donor / partner regulations, communications, etc.
• Frequent travel to other cities to attend project sites and provide support to team as needed.
• Represent WATAN in related working groups and other stakeholder or coordination meetings, as needed, and maintain a positive, continuous and visible presence for WATAN.
• Stay up to date with all regional and country-specific response plans by the U.N., donors’ active actors,
• Assist in writing of proposals, provide technical input, writing and budgetary input for new program design.
• Assist in building new partnerships and relations with key NGOs and donors regarding related programs.
• Work closely with agencies and organizations in the related areas for collaboration,
• Perform any other tasks under the guidance of the direct supervisor.
• Draft/update WATAN’s Standard Operating Procedures related to Education projects
• Oversee timely preparation of relevant programme documentation for approval from Gaziantep programme and finance teams, including payment planning documents, beneficiary signature lists, Payment Approval Forms