ICLA Project Manager CAR Bouar

The role

The Project Manager ICLA is responsible for the operational and technical implementation of the Information, Legal Advice and Counseling (ICLA) program in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the eastern part of Cameroon, ensuring high-quality technical implementation and coordination with other sectoral competencies.

What you'll do

• Manage project personnel hierarchy, including recruitment and ensuring team supervision
• Develop and implement ICLA projects in the relevant areas, ensuring high technical quality and alignment with ICLA strategies in CAR
• Support the preparation of project proposals (technical, financial, and narrative) for intervention zones and the country office
• Develop, manage, and follow budgets in accordance with NRC financial manual and donor requirements, in coordination with the area program manager and ICLA coordinators
• Provide regular progress reports to the area program manager, area manager, and ICLA specialist, highlighting successes and operational challenges
• Evaluate, review, and ensure quality control of ongoing and completed ICLA projects in the relevant area
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries with the most urgent protection needs; identify and propose more effective assistance approaches
• Strengthen the capacity of project personnel and partners, and ensure key skill transfer
• Represent ICLA in internal and external forums; develop partnerships within the humanitarian community in the relevant area and coordinate with local authorities

What it takes

• Master's degree in social sciences, law, or related human sciences
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in the ICLA field
• Strong technical knowledge of the humanitarian sector
• Experience in complex and unstable contexts
• Ability to work autonomously in a multicultural, multitasking, and results-oriented environment
• Experience in legal aid and human rights programs, with a good understanding of protection issues and relevant responsibilities
• Project management experience in legal aid, land rights, and civil documentation, especially with a transboundary dimension
• Experience with donors and understanding of their technical frameworks, strategic priorities, and reporting requirements
• Deep understanding of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes and ability to design and adapt relevant tools
• Experience in producing visibility and achievement capitalization tools for the program
• Experience in conducting multi-sectoral evaluations and contextual analyses
• Ability to work closely with field and intersectoral teams
• Excellent communication, representation, flexibility, and negotiation skills
• Ability to transmit knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal or informal methods
• Sensitivity to political and cultural dynamics

What you'll bring

How to apply

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