Position: Programme Manager/Team Leader
Location: Libya, Benghazi
Application Deadline: 10th July, 2022
Duration: Full-time
Start Date: As soon as possible
SPARK is an international development organisation with more than 28 years of experience in supporting entrepreneurship development in fragile states. Soon we will start implementing a new programme to support entrepreneurship development and MSMEs growth in the Benghazi region.
We are looking for a results-oriented and experienced Team Leader. He/she will be responsible for overall managing the program and team on an EU funded project in Libya. The position offers a great opportunity to be deeply involved in business development, entrepreneurship and (youth) job creation in conflict affected environments.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
The responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinate all above mentioned program activities in Libya and responsible for the day to day management.
- Support in liaising with the local government representatives, private sector, partners and stakeholders and will represent project at stakeholder meetings and events.
- Identify best practices for carrying out operations and implement them with the partners and team-wide basis.
- Ability to troubleshoot and ensure compliance with local regulations and organizational regulations on a team-wide basis.
- Develop plans for implementation of projects within the scope and budget and timeline established.
- Oversees timely implementation and assessment of capacity building needs/activities of the operations.
- Responsible for EU donor reporting and ensure financial and program compliance in accordance to the donor contractual requirements.
- Represent SPARK in donors related conferences, meetings and attend events related to the program objectives and themes.
- Oversee a timely and quality implementation of the monitoring and evaluation activities and ensure impact measurement and reporting of the program results.
- Compiles and provides quality project reports, in a timely manner and follow up on accurate reporting of team members.
- Ensures the performance and wellbeing of the team.
Requirements and Skills
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate, build and maintain strong working relationships with different stakeholders in fragile settings.
- At least 5 years’ experience working with entrepreneurs, start-ups, innovation hubs/centres and/or incubators.
- Bachelor’s Degree required, and master’s degree strongly preferred in business administration/MBA, international business, international relations and or relevant field.
- Familiarity with a broad range of innovation approaches and methodologies.
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic. French is an asset.
- Forward-thinking, proactive and service minded.
- Available and willing to very frequently travel between project locations in Libya.
SPARK Offers
- A challenging and exciting field position in an international environment and an opportunity to contribute to impact full interventions for youth in Libya;
For questions about the vacancy, please contact Imen Ben Ammar through [email protected]@spark-online.org with reference Libya: Programme Manager/Team Leader
All applications will be assessed on a rolling basis; interviews can therefore take place before the application deadline. However, due to the large volume of applications we receive, we cannot respond to every applicant individually. There may be a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants.
If you have not received a reply, we regret to inform you that we have continued with other candidates with other candidates.
At SPARK, we embrace diversity in thoughts, opinions, and backgrounds. We’re open-minded and committed to creating a work environment of mutual respect. That’s why your gender, age, religious beliefs, race, sexual orientation, skin color, or any other difference in your background doesn’t influence our hiring decision.
About SPARK
SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship, so that young ambitious people are empowered to lead their conflict-affected society into prosperity. SPARK is a dynamic and growing not-for-profit development organization with 100+ staff members, which supports young entrepreneurs to start or grow their own businesses. SPARK provides displaced youth and women with access to higher education in fragile areas. SPARK specifically focuses its intervention on localization through building the capacities of local partners and stakeholders, green entrepreneurship, digitalization, and women entrepreneurship.
