United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Projects Officer MENA; London with up to 50% travel to region (Fluency in English and Arabic or Turkish)

Projects Officer MENA, HQ ToR 2015

Full-Time. Based in London with up to 50% travel to region

Who we are:

Integrity sets the international standard for ethically delivered, expert services in challenging, complex and fragile environments, working to assist our clients in the international community and the global private sector to transform conflict and build stability, accountability and prosperity. We aim to help our clients succeed in fragile and challenging environments while building trust and giving a voice to local people.

We deliver five key services: research and analysis, project and programme design monitoring and evaluation, stakeholder engagement, capacity development, and programme management and implementation.

Our services are underpinned by the principles on which the company was founded: a commitment to local context, ethical procurement of local services and expert and high quality delivery. We work to build local skills by investing in long-term presence and sustained relationships with local organisations, networks and individuals in the geographies where we work.

Integrity employs a multinational team of project managers and implementers, thematic and regional experts, researchers, evaluators and analysts with years of experience delivering complex programmes across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Further information about Integrity can be found at www.integrityresearch.com.

Scope of work:

Projects Officer MENA (PO MENA) will be dedicated to supporting the identification, processes and delivery of Integrity’s MENA operations. PO MENA will work closely with our Operations Manager MENA, Service Line Teams and various project teams to facilitate and support delivery. The role will maintain a detailed oversight of all project work and brief back to Integrity’s Deputy Director of Operations on relevant issues. PO MENA will work closely with Directorate Business on recording and evidencing Track Record and with Directorate Corporate on project finance and reconciliation.

Terms of Reference:

PO MENA will work to ensure the smooth running of Integrity’s MENA operations by providing logistical and administrative support to all aspects of the project cycle (identification, proposal development, teaming, implementation and close down) as well as briefing, in-person coverage, editing and drafting.

A.Project Delivery Support (50%)

• Maintaining a detailed overview of all planned and actual MENA project work.


• Brief Integrity’s management on MENA work as required


• Contributing to report drafting, editing and formatting. Quality assurance of select written deliverables. Research support on specific projects


• Logistical: Ensuring the smooth deployment of staff, consultants and resources through the procurement of flights, visas, letters of entry, consultant deployment checklists and movement of funds


• Administrative: Maintaining the electronic project code list (on Podio), all project entries and managing specific Podio workspaces. Maintaining streamlined and well-organised electronic project folders on Dropbox


• Consultant management: Manage consultant contracts, track delivery time and collate timesheets across MENA projects. Liaise with consultants and clients to prepare and process timesheets and invoices


• Support the financial administration of MENA projects


• Provide in-person support to project teams through visits to different country offices and project sites

B.Project Development Support (30%)

PO MENA will provide high quality support to project development in the MENA region:

• Substantial input on project proposals, including liaison with consortium partners, background research, drafting and budget design;


• Liaise with the Operations Manager HQ and Deputy Director of Operations in London to produce project risk management assessments;


• Assist with research into and preparation of project financial proposals;


• Identify, interview and select regional experts and consultants for project teams, managing the relationships across multiple projects;

C. Business Development Support (10%)

Support the growth of Integrity’s MENA portfolio through targeted business development opportunities, writing project summaries, think pieces and commentaries, compiling team sheets and relevant track records and designing MENA country pages for the website.

D. Resource Management Support (10%)

Support Integrity’s Deputy Director of Operations in managing resources and competing resource demand to ensure critical resources are available for Integrity’s service line projects in the MENA region:

• Maintain accurate records for staff and consultant movements in the region.


• Map active projects, define key dates and monitor human resource distribution across the projects.


• Provide administrative and briefing support to staff and consultant deployments.

Education and Experience:

The candidate will have:

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree


• Minimum 2 years’ experience with an international organization


• Demonstrable understanding of MENA region

Competencies:
The candidate:

• A strong team player with confidence, humour and patience


• Demonstrable experience in coordination, logistics, IT, finance and admin


• Strong attention to detail


• Excellent communication skills


• Proven writing aptitude


• Degree level education

Languages:

• Written and oral fluency in English


• Fluency in Arabic or Turkish

Other:

How to apply:

How to apply:

If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete the application form at www.integrityresearch.com/apply and attach a CV and Cover Letter at the bottom of your application.

Closing date for applications: 12th October 2015

Please be advised that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Integrity is an equal opportunities employer. And positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We will respect your confidentiality and abide by UK data protection laws.