General Description of the Programme:

GOAL an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and is contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a focus on responding to needs in health service delivery, social safety nets and the protection of vulnerable and marginalized migrants in southern Turkey. GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013 responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governance, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering an integrated food security, emergency response and water, sanitation and hygiene programme. Under Food security, GOAL delivers assistance through food kits and food vouchers, with the latter making up the majority of the food distribution caseload.

 Job purpose:

Under the supervision of Cash and Markets Coordinator, the Food Voucher Programme Manager will primarily be responsible for ensuring the high-quality implementation of GOAL's food voucher Programme, including support to design and planning, implementation and reporting, and staff supervision and coordination. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the timely implementation of activities and that these are carried out in line with GOAL guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The Food Voucher Programme Manager in Turkey will be responsible to provide needed technical support to GOAL’s Food Distribution and Markets team in Syria and support the implementation of training to build the team capacity and performance.

Duties, objectives and competencies

Key Responsibilities

Project Implementation

• Lead the participatory development of annual Detailed Implementation Plans (DIPs) for the food voucher programme in line with project proposal, including village and beneficiary selection and registration, vendor registration and monitoring, voucher distribution and collection, vendor payment, monitoring and evaluation, and staff capacity development events.
• Develop weekly and monthly activity plans in line with the annual DIP.
• Lead the implementation of project activities according the project proposal and relevant plans, including all related procurements.
• Track progress against weekly, monthly, and annual plans. Identify gaps and systematically develop processes to gather data, analyse options, and propose evidence-based solutions to ensure timely and effective implementation of activities.
• Lead the design, implementation, and write-up of market assessments and identification of viable target areas for food voucher assistance.
• Promote the integration of agency and industry standards and best practices in food assistance and market-based programming.
• Coordinate the development, implementation and analysis of price and market monitoring for a sample of villages receiving food assistance.
• Support the planning, implementation, and follow up on regular team meetings to review data and analysis and consider implications for programming
•  Provide strategic guidance to Programme staff implementing, including support for market assessments and price monitoring systems.
• Regularly review Market Monitoring team reports and take actions to address the issues raised.
• Contribute to the developed and review of all Guidelines, SOPs and other key programme documents in coordination with the Cash and Markets Coordinator and Food Security Coordinator
• Responsible for ensuring the adherence to all Guidelines, SOPs and other key programme documents by the relevant team in Syria

Staff Supervision and Leadership

• Provide technical line management to the the food voucher team. Support the regular review of the Programme org chart and JDs and any necessary revisions to promote effectiveness and efficiency.
• Identify strategic needs and opportunities for staff capacity building to ensure high quality Programme implementation and lead the coordination or implementation of trainings and other opportunities for staff capacity building.
• Ensure that all members of the food voucher team understand and complete GOAL performance management and professional development process.
• Ensure strong communications within the food voucher team, inviting input from all members, ensuring their appropriate involvement in decision making, and sharing regular updates regarding developments in the Programme.
• Model and promote GOAL core competencies, approaches to safety and security, and staff care.

Institutional Learning, Documentation and Sharing, and Reporting

• Support ongoing monitoring and evaluation processes, including development of tools and review of evaluations.
• Ensure needed PDMs and monitoring procedures are taking place as needed and checking any need for program adjustments based on these reports.
• Lead coordination with MEAL staff to plan, implement, and analyze the results of PDMs and other relevant monitoring data on a monthly basis.
• Support beneficiary accountability and participatory approaches throughout the Programme cycle.
• Participate in writing quarter and annual reports. In addition, to ensuring needed information is collected accurately and timely.
• Take the lead in the completion of success stories and case studies showcasing the food Programme.

Requirements (essential)

• Minimum 4 years’ experience with an NGO including at least two years in cash or
• markets-based programming
• Experience and/or knowledge of market analysis tools, including market systems analysis
• Strong grasp of project development and management and proven capacity in budgeting
• and financial management
• Experience managing people and/or processes within an organization
• Proven problem solving and coordination skills, flexibility and calmness under pressure
• Proven capacity for policy development, and long-term strategic planning
• Fluent written and spoken English and Arabic language skills
• Strong computer skills with particular competencies with Microsoft Office applications
• (including MS Word and Excel)
• Turkish Citizenship

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the "apply now" button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline is 19 November 2018.  

General terms and conditions

GOAL has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy, which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants and children from exploitation. GOAL also has a confidentiality policy ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of GOAL, acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organisation without authority, except in the normal execution of duty. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to these policies any job offer made is also subject to police clearance. GOAL is an equal opportunities employer.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated.  Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will 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.

Thank you.