Individual Protection Project Manager (Kayseri)

Support to Life (STL) is an independent humanitarian agency working in the field of disaster risk reduction, disaster preparedness, and emergency response in Turkey and the surrounding region.  With an emphasis on community participation, STL works at a grassroots level to build local capacity, mitigate the risks and impact of disasters, and support those in need in meeting their basic needs and rights.

In line with its mandate STL currently has the following main activities:

·Refugee Support: The goal of STL’s work in the area of refugee support is to help Syrian refugees in the region who are either unable or unwilling to settle in refugee camps meet their basic needs and rights. STL is providing direct support through psychosocial services in its Community Centres, and enables access to services with its Case Management teams.

·Child Protection: STL has been working with at-risk children, sensitizing farmers and raising awareness among the public in an effort to contribute to eliminating child labour in Turkey, especially in the context of seasonal migratory agricultural work. As the inflow of Syrian refugees aggravated child labour in Turkey and child work became a prevalent negative coping strategy, STL extended its child protection activities to include refugee families.

·Emergency Response: In disaster situations, STL provides relief aid to disaster-struck communities through in-kind and cash-based support for food and non-food items, winterisation aid, as well as improving the conditions of shelter and addressing water, sanitation and hygiene needs.

·Strengthening Civil Society and Networking:  STL brings together key civil society actors with the aim of creating the local capacity needed for effective disaster management in Turkey. In order to create positive change, STL publishes and disseminates reports, engages in capacity building activities through trainings, working group meetings and exposure visits. STL also pursues active coordination and advocacy campaigns with government and civil society actors.

Hayata Destek is looking for Project Manager to work in Kayseri. 


Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing, monitoring and reporting all project activities conducted under the direction of Field Coordinator,
• Making work plans and managing the allocated budget,
• Coordinating and supervising IPP activities, including the identification of beneficiaries, organizing the information sessions, setting up the referral mechanism and organizing logistics,
• Supporting staff involved in outreach work (visiting beneficiaries in their houses to offer advice and help and make assessments),
• Ensuring that data is duly recorded in the database and reporting is based on actual achievements,
• Developing the monitoring and evaluation plan of the activities and their impact, such as the drafting of monitoring forms for field staff and drafting of evaluation forms to be used with the target beneficiaries after receipt of services,
• With the support of project team, finalizing project progress reports.

• University education and training in a relevant field (law, psychology, social sciences, political  science, international relations or sociology),
• Minimum 2 years successful experience with field work and project management, preferably in the field of humanitarian aid;
• Sound and demonstrable knowledge of and skills in communication, strategic planning, and policy development,
• Excellent command of English and Turkish (Knowledge of Arabic is a distinctive advantage),
• Excellent analytical, reporting/communication and interpersonal skills,
• Culture, religion, race, nationality, age and gender aware/sensitive,
• Good understanding of key principles of NGOs and social support organisations including, accountability, impartiality, neutrality, independence, cooperation, and intercultural understanding.