Site Management Project Manager Palestine Gaza

What we are looking for

Project management experience from a humanitarian/ recovery context with technical Site Management or Camp Coordination and Camp Management expertise. Previous Emergency response experience is required for this position.

Experience managing a complex Site Management programme including implementation, programme development, fundraising and budget development.

Understanding and experience in cluster/refugee coordination mechanisms as well as rights and protection issues of target populations.

Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts with resilience capacity in a high risk environment and knowledgeable about the context in Gaza. Experience working in Palestine is an advantage.

Experience in management and supervision of staff with strong interpersonal skills with flexibility to deal with drastic changes and agility to adapt and make shifts.

What you will do

The purpose of the Project Manager Site Management is to implement Site Management programming in Gaza. The current Site Management programme is a community-based approach to target IDPs living in displacement sites. The aim is to integrate area-based approaches as the context develops. The Site Management sector falls under, and aligns with the strategy and technical support lines, of NRC’s Protection from Violence (PfV) core competency.

Key responsibilities;

• Provide leadership, supervision, and technical support for project staff, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities, accountability and professional growth.
• Ensure adherence to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures, adapting them to the operational realities in Gaza while maintaining compliance and accountability.
• Contribute to the development of Country, Area, and PfV strategies, ensuring coordination and complementarity with other NRC core competencies and humanitarian actors.
• Coordinate and oversee Site Management project implementation, ensuring activities, budget and project documentation are in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Site Management activities in Gaza, ensuring they are context-specific, practical, and adaptable to the evolving displacement situation.
• Ensure technical quality and innovation in project design and implementation, promoting community participation, accountability and evidence-based approaches.
• Provide regular and analytical progress reports to the Area Manager and the PfV Specialist, highlighting achievements, challenges and lessons learned.
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to enhance protection outcomes through needs assessments and participatory approaches.
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and local stakeholders through structured trainings, coaching and knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities, community representatives, humanitarian clusters, and key stakeholders to strengthen coordination and response mechanisms.
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy, ensuring that field realities inform advocacy efforts at local, national and international levels.

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.

What you will bring

• Minimum 3 years’ experience from a management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context with Technical Site Management expertise or Camp Coordination and Camp Management expertise.
• Previous Emergency response experience is required for this position.
• Experience managing a complex Site Management programme including implementation, programme development, fundraising and budget development.
• Excellent understanding of key technical standards (IASC, protection mainstreaming, IHL, gender and humanitarian principles, Site Management, UDOC, donor markers on gender and disability, etc.) and a demonstrated ability to integrate them into programming.
• Understanding of cluster/refugee coordination mechanisms as well as rights and protection issues of target populations.
• Experience participating in relevant coordination mechanisms would be an advantage as well as experience in close coordination and liaison with local authorities.
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts with resilience capacity in a high risk environment and knowledgeable about the context in Gaza. Experience working in Palestine is an advantage.
• Experience in management and supervision of staff with strong interpersonal skills with flexibility to deal with drastic changes and agility to adapt and make shifts
• Good ability to use Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerBI, etc. required.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal, Arabic is an added advantage.

What we offer:

• Duty station: Gaza, Palestine. Due to access challenges duty station might temporarily be from Jerusalem or Amman.
• Contract: 6 months (Fixed-term contract renewal based on performance, funds availability and need for the position)
• Travel: Minimum of 10%
• Salary/benefits: Grade 8 on NRC’s salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

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Important information about the application process

• All interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. We are hiring on rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed and assessed before the deadline of the advertisement.
• To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity MarketPlace.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your national identification card. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
• Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
• This position is open to candidates who have the legal right to work in Palestine. Due to legal restrictions in obtaining visas for some applicants please click on the link to confirm your eligibility before sending your application.
• Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) and First Aid and Trauma training is highly preferable.
• We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• If you have any questions about this role, please email [email protected]with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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

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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
• join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
• be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRC’s operations in Palestine here.