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Program Manager to ensure the high-quality, timely and compliant delivery of the organization’s FCDO
protwo years program and will be based in Qamishli office. The coordinator leads the day-to-day delivery
of assigned FCDO project, implemented through tow local partners, consultants, and vendors, and works
closely with the organization’s support functions (finance, grants, procurement, risk management, MEAL,
etc.). Where staff are assigned, the coordinator provides direct supervision and strengthens the capacity
of local partner organizations to deliver market-oriented, gender-sensitive, and climate resilient FSL
programs.
The role leads coordination, referral mechanisms, learning-sharing initiatives, and the adaptation of SOPs
for both partners, while ensuring external coordination with other FCDO partners under the BLRS project.
It also represents the organization at hub-level and sub-national FSL coordination forums, Early Recovery
& Livelihoods working groups, and cash coordination mechanisms, contributing operational evidence to
assessments, market analyses, learning reviews, and proposal development.
Cross-cutting priorities include gender equality and the empowerment of women and youth, inclusive and
climate-resilient programming, accountability to affected populations, and strict adherence to donor and
the organization policies.
The employee is also required to;
1. Remain aware of and comply with safety and security regulations/procedures and bear responsibility
for personal safety and security while under contract.
2. Comply with the organization’s Policies which includes but not limited to Safeguarding Policy, Code of
Conduct and other organizational and HR policies.
3. The organization has a zero-tolerance approach towards sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse,
and child abuse towards any person including our staff, representatives, partners, programme
participants and members of the community where we work. We expect all staff, partners and related
personnel to share this commitment by understanding, abiding by and working within the organization
International Safeguarding Policy and related framework at all times whilst representing the
organnization.
14. Ensure that all direct team members are aware of their responsibilities with the CI Safeguarding Policy
commitments, including signing of the Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct, and completing
induction and refresher trainings;
5. Depending on specific role and responsibilities, may be requested to comply with the terms of
additional policies, guidelines and related regulations, as and when necessary.
1.Program Implementation & Quality Assurance
• Lead the day-to-day delivery of all FCDO FSL activities implemented through partners, consultants
and vendors, ensuring full compliance with approved proposals, work-plans, budgets, donor rules
and the organization policies and standards.
• Sector coordination and reporting:
• Serve as the sub-national FSL coordination focal point, submit monthly 4Ws/5Ws and other
required updates.
• Prepare inputs for organization situation reports and internal updates.
• Coordination with other BLRS project partners
• Assessment, planning & design:
• Coordinate and participate in conducting food security, livelihoods, and market assessments with
partners and the organization’s field teams.
• Map and analyze market systems, value chains, and key stakeholders to inform targeting and
program design.
• Coordinate partner inputs to develop and maintain detailed project plans and implementation
schedules, including the creation of assessment tools and questionnaires.
• Coordinate partner inputs to support inclusive project planning and detail designs.
• Ensure all assessments, targeting, site selection, and implementation processes are gender-
sensitive, inclusive, and conflict-sensitive, with meaningful participation of women and girls in
decision-making and feedback mechanisms.
• Liaise with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to resolve delivery challenges and ensure timely
implementation
Implementation oversight:
• Coordinate day-to-day implementation with the organization partners, and vendors to ensure
smooth delivery of cash, voucher, agricultural or livelihood-support activities.
• Ensure market monitoring, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), and feedback mechanisms are in
place, actively used, and regularly reviewed to inform program adaptation and align with the
MEAL and activity plans
• Coordinate with MEAL and Risk teams to triangulate monitoring data, address implementation
challenges, and ensure compliance with the organization’s accountability framework.
• Facilitate regular biweekly progress meetings with partners, vendors, and field teams to review
work plans, budgets, and compliance; address challenges and bottlenecks; and escalate delays
when necessary.
• Conduct regular site and vendor visits for technical supervision and quality monitoring,
documenting findings and follow-up actions.
• Support coordination and logistical support to partner's field teams for smooth delivery
• Provide technical support on early recovery and FSL programming e.g, (Value chain development,
CVCA, FFBS and VSLA interventions), ensuring teams and partners follow standards, tools, and
processes.
Strengthen the Area-Based Approach (ABA) to promote integrated, multi-sectoral responses in
targeted locations.
2. Financial & Grant Compliance
• Lead the development and modification of SGA packages with partners, and review financial
payment requests (including partner payments, field consultants, and technical advisors) in
coordination with the Finance Team.
• For the organization awards and partner subgrants, monitor and update burn rate and
expenditure projections, under/overspend in coordination with partners and support teams.
• Prepare and update procurement pipelines and spending projections for each grant; update
monthly with the finance team
• Flag and resolve under/overspend in coordination with partners.
• Review partner financial reports for accuracy and coherence with activity progress; flag issues for
follow-up with Finance
• Ensure correct coding and eligibility for all activities.
• Maintain full, auditable grant documentation at the hub level and support donor or internal
audits/spot-checks.
3. Monitoring & Reporting
• Support the drafting of donor narrative reports and ensure timely submission of partner inputs.
• Maintain a well-structured and regularly updated archiving system for all program documents,
reports, and supporting materials, in alignment with the organization’s documentation standards.
• Contribute to the monitoring review reports for partners
• Follow up with partners and field teams on MEAL findings and corrective action plans to ensure
accountability and program improvement.
4. Program Development, Learning & Representation
• Organize and facilitate trainings for partners, vendors, and staff on FSL standards, market-based
programming, and inclusion.
• Lead learning and reflection sessions during and after implementation and document lessons
learned.
• Organize end-of-project partner debriefs to capture key achievements and learning.
• Facilitate partner co-creation and design workshops for new proposals, ensuring learning and
evidence from current implementation are incorporated into new project concepts.
• Lead or contribute to broader hub-level needs assessments, gender analysis, market assessments,
post-implementation reviews or thematic studies that inform future program design, sector
strategies, and proposal development.
• Provide hub-level inputs to new proposals, concept notes and budgets, ensuring gender-
responsive and market-based approaches are reflected.
• Represent the organization in hub-level FSL cluster, Cash Working Group and Early Recovery &
Livelihoods forums as delegated by the Program Manager.
• Document and share lessons learned and good practices in market-based and inclusive FSL
programming.
5.Other Responsibilities As Assigned
Required Qualification, Skills and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics; or an equivalent combination of
education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in leading multi-partner projects and coordinating effectively with
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diverse stakeholders across sectors and operational levels
• 4–5 years of experience coordinating humanitarian or early recovery programs in complex or
insecure environments.
• Certified VSLA and FFBS Trainer
• At least 3 years of experience managing or coordinating FSL, food security, cash/voucher or
livelihoods projects.
• Proven experience working with and through local implementing partners, vendors and financial
service providers.
• Experience with grant and budget monitoring, burn-rate tracking, variance analysis and donor
compliance in multi-donor programs.
• Strong understanding of market systems, value chains and basic economic principles in crisis-
affected contexts.
• Experience designing and analysing needs assessments, market assessments and post-
distribution monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to mainstream gender, protection and inclusion into FSL programming and
ensure meaningful community participation.
• Advanced written and spoken English; Arabic language skills essential.
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, plus familiarity with Kobo or
similar data collection platforms).
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively under stress in
emergency settings.
Desired:
Additional training in Market Systems Development (MSD), Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA), or
Livelihoods programming.
Experience working with international NGOs.
Familiarity with livelihoods recovery, MSME support and resilience programming.
Safeguarding Commitments
The organization has a zero-tolerance approach toward sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and
child abuse. We will carefully examine allegations and investigate, and take appropriate disciplinary action
where this is needed, taking into consideration the rights and interests of the survivor, consistent with the
organization’s survivor-centred approach. We make very clear that sexual harassment, exploitation and
abuse, and child abuse in any form, perpetrated by our staff, partners or other related personnel, towards
anyone, will not be tolerated.
We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, handicap, disability, or
marital status.
All suitable candidates are required to submit their application through the link below:
The closing date for application is 20-Sep-2026.
At all stage of the recruitment and selection process, the organization will not request for any candidate
to provide any financial details, money transfers or payments to be considered for any position or
selected for a role.