GEDI Project Manager

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries, the IRC aims to restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. In response to the arrival of refugees in Greece in 2015, the IRC has been offering SMS, WASH, and Protection Services. Among others, through its child protection programs, the IRC has been offering individual support through case management to vulnerable children and their families, non-formal educational activities for children through Safe Healing and Learning Spaces, and emergency accommodation and protection to unaccompanied children. Since 2019, IRC Hellas implements an alternative care project for unaccompanied children and will now pilot this project for Greek-born children and adults.

SCOPE OF WORK: We are looking for a GEDI (Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) project manager – PROGEDI Project, who will lead the capacity development of key actors to foster a sustainable culture of inclusion in Greece by raising awareness and strengthening the capacity in multi-dimensional diversity in small and medium-sized enterprises, Civil Society Organizations and selected public sector agencies and creating dialogue platforms between civil society, academia, underrepresented communities, and businesses, as part of project consortium for the awarded PROGEDI Project. You will undertake specific activities and will be responsible for the management of the project and of the consortium, ensuring optimum collaboration amongst partners, and a commitment to achieving results. This will involve leading partnership agreements with partners, effective decision-making, regular communication, monitoring of progress, and regular risk analysis and mitigation. The GEDI project manager will also provide specific training to other actors, and organize diversity career fairs and partner consultation workshops to strengthen national and transnational partnerships on diversity management and inclusion practices through the sharing of standard processes, resources, and tools in Greece and Europe.

If you have a high degree of integrity, a strong work ethic, and are committed to delivering outstanding services to our clients, then we want to hear from you! From this role you will inspire groundbreaking change across the country!

Responsibilities:

Technical Quality

• Develop training materials and activity sessions in coordination with project partners.

• Support CSOs, SMEs, and public sector agencies to adopt internationally recognized standard processes, proven tools, and methodologies on GEDI, working collaboratively to ensure their relevance for the Greek context and successful implementation.

• Coordinate steering committee meetings, diversity career fairs, and collaborator consultation forums to engage and mobilize relevant project partners.

• Work closely with project consortium partners to ensure program quality through partners is of the highest technical quality, in line with IRC standards and internationally recognized best practices, and as relevant to the Greek context.

• Support the exchange of GEDI-related resources and tools for project partners through the projects’ activities.

• Support the rest of IRC programs whenever needed and ensure that gender is mainstreamed throughout its programs and interventions.

Partner Relations

• Develop, maintain and actively contribute to effective working relationships with project consortium partners and other actors, promoting a strong team spirit and collaboration.

• Actively identify, build and promote partnerships with INGOs, UN agencies, small and medium enterprises, public sector agencies, state institutions, and other networks working on GEDI, with the objective of facilitating strong coordination and collaboration with the PROGEDI and other IRC projects.

Grant Management

• Support project adherence to grant work plans, spending plans and monitoring and evaluation plans.

• Write quality reports for project donors.

• Work closely and coordinate with IRC Operations, Finance, and Grant departments to ensure compliance with grant requirements.

• Lead consortium meetings and report on relevant deliverables.

Coordination & Representation

• Attending IRC meetings to share information and coordinate efforts internally.

Other

• Other duties as assigned by the Senior Livelihoods to enable and develop IRC programs.

Requirements:

• MA/S or equivalent in human rights, gender studies, social sciences or other relevant fields or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

• At least two years of experience implementing GEDI programming and providing GEDI training.

• Strong understanding of the Greek business context.

• Strong training and technical assistance skills and significant experience leading participatory training, coaching, capacity building, and mentoring of professionals or local partners.

• Strong technical capacity in GEDI and understanding of the needs of the population.

• Good digital literacy in programs such as MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.

• Personal qualities: Great teammate, flexible, respectful, network-builder, strong negotiation skills, gender and cultural sensitivity, and able to handle pressure well.

• Proficiency in Greek and English;

• Experience in EU-funded projects and consortium's are a desirable asset.

Work environment:

Working hours: 10:00-17:00

Professional Standards

All IRC staff are required to adhere to THE IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies.

Disclaimer Clause: This job description is not an extensive list of the skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Respect in the Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

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