Family Counseling and Development Foundation 

Family Counseling and Development Foundation is a non-governmental humanitarian organization which was established on January 8, 2011 in Yemen. FCDF is specialized in providing mental health and psychosocial support services for 12 years to men, women and children who seek help, including a qualified Yemeni staff who are very specialized in MHPSS.

Job title: Project Manager in Dhamar Governorate 
Governorate: Dhamar
Work venue: Family Counseling and Development Center – Sana'a
Working hours: Full time (8 hours)
Closing on: 21/03/2025

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all protection and health-related activities are implemented in a manner that respects the rights and dignity of beneficiaries while ensuring communities are adequately consulted and informed about FCDF’s program objectives and methodologies.
• Provide leadership, coordination, and guidance in all matters related to project implementation, ensuring alignment with international humanitarian standards and best practices in protection and health.
• Manage the project team, including protection and health specialists, ensuring their full engagement in planning and executing project activities.
• Oversee the implementation of protection and health-related activities and ensure to meet the requirements of the donor and FCDF.
• Monitor and evaluate activities to ensure compliance with technical standards and quality requirements, ensuring interventions are tailored to the specific needs of beneficiaries.
• Develop strategic partnerships with local health authorities, protection centers, NGOs, and UN agencies to strengthen protection and health responses.
• Collect and analyze technical information to assess opportunities and risks, identifying corrective measures when necessary.
• Build the capacity of the team through internal training sessions and specialized workshops on protection and health.
• Supervise referral processes for sensitive medical or protection cases, ensuring services are provided confidentially and respectfully.
• Work closely with program, HR, finance, and logistic departments to ensure effective support for project activities, including financial planning, budget tracking, and procurement coordination.
• Prepare periodic reports on activity implementation, data analysis, challenges, and lessons learned, and submit them to program management and the MEAL unit for continuous improvement.
• Represent FCDF in coordination meetings with government authorities, clusters, partner organizations, and local communities, contributing to policy and strategy development for protection and health sectors.
• Develop and maintain positive interactions with local government officials (to facilitate approvals, document processing, and understanding of proposed and pending changes in regulations/other operating strategies).
• Prepare/implement meeting plans, meeting documentation, identification of key issues and Foundation follow-up and participate in internal meetings, staff meeting, roundtable discussions, and consultations as appropriate.
• Support efforts to identify funding opportunities and draft project proposals to enhance the sustainability of health and protection interventions.
• Provide performance evaluation of the project staff.
• Ensure full compliance with integrity and accountability standards and enforce protection policies, including the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the direct supervisor to achieve project goals.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management in the protection and health sectors, preferably with NGOs.
• Strong knowledge of protection principles, public health standards, GBV response, and case management.
• Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and oversee multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in coordinating with local authorities, partners, and donors.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (both written and spoken).
• Strong reporting, data collection, and analytical skills.
• High commitment to humanitarian protection principles and respect for cultural diversity