Programme Manager

Tearfund

Tearfund is looking for an experienced and strategic Program Manager to join our team in South Iraq and play a role in strengthening our country programme.

This post holder will guide and support the partners with effective design, assessment, resourcing and monitoring of partner projects in support of the delivery of Tearfund's country strategy in Iraq, whilst ensuring projects reflect Tearfund Quality Standard commitments. Programme Manager will ensure that our programmes meet the highest standards of quality, accountability, safeguarding, and donor compliance.

The ideal candidate should also have:

• Strong influencing, training, and mentoring skills for staff and partner organisations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly related to complex programmatic challenges.
• Excellent report writing, good knowledge of donor reporting, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Arabic and English.
• Able to work in a fast-moving environment and comfortable with constant change.
• Good managerial, organisational and administrative skills
• Good IT skills (Google documents, Google mail, Excel and
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong presentation and training skills

Please note that this role will be based in Basra, Iraq. Applicants must possess a valid passport/visa stating the right to live and work in Iraq.

National candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watch-list database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.