Monitoring & Evaluation Manager (Warsaw, Poland)
Join NRC as Monitoring & Evaluation Manager to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and surrounding areas.
Overview
Join NRC as Monitoring & Evaluation Manager to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and surrounding areas.
You have:
- Substantial experience in humanitarian/emergency context in senior finance management roles.
- Experience working in a start-up mission.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Strong capacity building (mentoring, coaching) skills.
- Expertise in the different programme areas and support functions.
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Additional language skills (Polish, Romanian, Russian) an asset.
- Ability to be agile and to adapt to a continuously developing crisis.
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 9 (NRC) contracts.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has launched its humanitarian response plan for the next six months, aiming to reach 800,000 people inside Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
Background
The Norwegian Refugee Council has been present in Ukraine since 2014, helping more than 700,000 people with food, shelter, water, sanitation, and legal assistance. Rapid change of situation in February 2022 during which whole Ukraine became affected by the conflict required significant scale-up of emergency programmes.
In response to the large-scale of displacement of refugees fleeing Ukraine, NRC is in the process of setting up humanitarian operations for refugees arriving in Poland, Romania and Moldova. NRC will respond, focusing on an integrated approach that combines our sectoral areas of expertise – education, protection, urban displacement outside camps, legal aid (ICLA) and shelter – working to a great extent through local partners.
Skills & Experience
We are seeking highly qualified, resilient, dynamic professionals to respond to Ukraine crisis and support people in Ukraine and refugees in the neighbouring host countries.
Your passion, skills, and experience can make a big difference. This mission would be a start-up in a challenging, emergency context in Europe.
Plese find more information of the role in Job Description. Below is the general person profile that we are seeking:
- Substantial experience in humanitarian/emergency context in senior finance management roles. i.e.: Monitoring & Evaluation Manager
- Experience working in a start-up mission
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Strong capacity building (mentoring, coaching) skills
- Expertise in the different programme areas and support functions (according to list of positions)
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Additional language skills (Polish, Romanian, Russian) an asset
- Ability to be agile and to adapt to a continuously developing crisis
What We Offer
- Duty Station: Warsaw (Poland)
- NRC’s Salary Scale: NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package
- Start date: Immediately – within the next few months (depending on position)
- Lenght: Until 30th June 2023, possibly renewable
We also encourage you to share this widely with your other colleagues in the humanitarian sector.
We shall be collecting applications on a rolling basis and if your profile fits our immediate need then a recruiter will reach out to you.
NRC is very grateful to those who have responded thus far and continue to heed to our calls for support. This is going a long way in addressing the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns currently affecting the people of Ukraine.
Applications will be reviewed on ongoing basis. Due to large response, NRC will not provide feedback to those candidates who do not meet criteria and/or not follow the application process.
Potential interview questions
| Can you provide an example of a challenging situation you faced in a humanitarian context? | The interviewer wants to understand your problem-solving skills and resilience. | Share a relevant experience highlighting your role and the outcome. |
| How do you prioritize tasks during a crisis? | This assesses your ability to manage time and resources under pressure. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies have you used to lead a team in an emergency setting? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you discuss a time you had to adapt quickly to a changing situation? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What role do you think monitoring and evaluation play in humanitarian operations? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |