SayPro Child Protection Management —

The CP Program Manager is specifically responsible for

a. Program development

· In collaboration with the Country Delegate, Head of Programs, and technical staff, develop and implement an appropriate and effective strategy related to the Child Protection Sector, setting clear objectives and indicators

· Develop new proposals, aligned to the Organization Country Strategy, in collaboration with the Country Delegate, Head of Programs, the Education and Child Protection experts, involving a multisectoral approach

· Support donor relations by contributing to the production of various communication products and accompanying donors during field visits, in coordination with field office colleagues

· Provide strategic and technical guidance on key components of the Organization’s work to foster good practices and ensure that minimum standards are met

b. Strategic partnership and networking/representation

· Support in developing the country strategy document

· Submit relevant documentation and data for project proposal development

· Participate in Cluster/Sector coordination meetings at the National level and other working groups or coordination meetings, as required, representing the organization and feeding back to the Country Delegate, Head of Programs, and technical experts on relevant issues, and following up on relevant action points;

· Develop and maintain appropriate, regular, transparent, and supportive communication with the assigned staff, technical coordinators as well as other relevant stakeholders (e.g. beneficiaries, community leaders, local and national government officials, UN agencies, and other NGOs), to ensure good cooperation and partnerships

· Provide active presence at the donor and other partners’ meetings, representing the progress of activities in field offices (planned, implementation, planned changes, achievements, new funding opportunities)

c. Program Implementation

· Coordinate with the senior management team ensuring regular information flows and timely decisions

· In coordination with the Support Manager, accountable for people management of field staff. This includes hiring & firing, objective setting, probation, performance appraisal, development of staff, managing performance, including poor performance, etc.

· In coordination with the Support Manager, ensure the overall provision of and adherence to the organization’s policies, procedures, guidelines, systems, and standard practices

· Closely coordinate with the Delegation management team based in Beirut ensuring regular and timely information flow

· Revision/evaluation of monthly activities in coordination with the Support Managers

· Evaluation of field office employees’ performance (quarterly)

· Provide inputs for adjustment in project activities

· Responsible for monitoring program progress and guaranteeing the quality of the implemented activities

· Leading member of overall program evaluations, assessments, baselines

· Responsible for submission of internal reports to Country Delegate, Head of Programs, and Desk Officer and adjustments of the program if necessary

· Supervision and approval of MoUs with partners

d. Admin and Finance

· Responsible for monitoring the budget and its implementation. Responsible for informing Country delegates of issues with an impact on the budget and suggesting measures to be taken

· Preparing the budgets for project proposals (with the support of field and admin staff)

· Consult on the level of expenditure of project budget lines and comparison to actual implementation on the ground at the global level

· Supervise the preparation of financial Quarterly reporting on projects performance and evaluation, in coordination with the Support Manager and the Finance Manager