Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Hiring for Area Manager Jordan Camps Area at Al Zaatari, Jordan Full Time

NRC currently has over 3,000 staff across the Middle East dedicated to assisting people affected by conflict in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine. Its interventions are based upon its programming expertise in the Core Competencies of Shelter, Education, Water and Sanitation Hygiene, Livelihoods and Food Security, along with Information Counselling and legal Assistance (ICLA) to vulnerable displaced people that were forced to flee.  

Jordan hosts over 660,000 registered Syrian refugees, on average they have lived in in Jordan for over nine years. Often cited as amongst the most welcoming environment for refugees in the region, Jordan has put in place over the years a myriad of progressive policies in support of refugee presence in the country. Despite tremendous efforts and goodwill from the Jordanian population, its government and the international community, over the past decade, effective progress has been limited. Since the border with Syria re-opened in October 2018, 7% of Syrian refugees have returned and no more than 1% resettle annually. In addition, there are nearly 90,000 refugees of other nationalities residing in Jordan and registered with UNHCR, who have quite a different set of needs than Syrian refugees.  NRC Jordan implements programming in Zaatari and Azraq Camps in the sectors of Shelter, Education, Basic Needs and Livelihoods.  

Job Purpose

The purpose of the Area Manager position is to ensure high quality and cost-effective programme  implementation within the designated geographical area.

What you will do

• Provide area specific input on CC strategies, Country Strategy and Plan of Action.
• Support the implementation of the NRC Country Strategy and its subsequent components (e.g. CC strategies) in the host community.
• Provide leadership and line management for all senior project staff(and Field Coordinators in the area), programme and support staff (150 +) in Zaataria nd Azraq camps ensuring strong team spirit; effective communication and strong support to program and support teams.
• Member of the Country Management Group (CMG). Chair the Area Management Team and hold regular meetings to discuss issues of operational and strategic importance for the programme.
• Ensure strong coordination and cooperation between support departments in the area office and centralized technical managers ensuring a common vision and positive collaboration.
• Organize grants opening and closure meetings at area level.
• Implementation of projects (including master support budget and coordinating input for donor proposals and reports) in the area, in compliance with contractual commitments (i.e. quality, synergies, timeliness, use of resources).
• Assess needs, develop emergency response and implement response plans ensuring that NRC programs are of high quality and beneficiary centric. 
• Ensure optimal use of resources within the allocated project budgets and CC strategies.
• Represent NRC at camp level and act as focal point for camp management and UN agency representatives at camp level and ensure networking at area level.
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
• Ensure that capacity building is provided to all staff in the area and ensure overall security and safety of staff in the area.
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy and ensure effective involvement of refugees in programming including through the IBV scheme and other mechanisms.

Professional competencies

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

 

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.