AHC Careers

AHC Background:

Ankawa Humanitarian Committee (AHC) is a local, non-governmental, faith-based Organization established in February 2020, directed towards the fundamental challenges of humanitarian and development work facing our long-suffering communities.

AHC is guided by its core values of Humanity, Service, and Mercy to reach its vision of building a community where citizens can live and worship freely and safely, prosper economically, access quality services, and participate fully and responsibly in Iraq’s diverse and thriving community.

Job Summary:

Under the supervision of the Program Director, the Program Coordinator will help the program teams manage resources and information and assist with scheduling and planning meetings and program activities. The program coordinator role may include additional duties and responsibilities and require expertise in a specific area, such as communication and collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure program objectives are met within scope, timeline, and budget.

Job Responsibilities:

·       Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned program activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with AHC program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.

·       Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on program experiences.

·       Working closely with the Program Manager to prepare comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframes and budgets for programs

·       Facilitate accountability by organizing program evaluation tasks and assisting partners in gathering and analyzing program data according to designated methods and tools.

·       . Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare reports per the established reporting schedule.

·       Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and monitor the capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.

·       Complete program documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.

·       Generate necessary legal documentation (e.g., contracts and terms of agreement) and provide administrative support as needed.

·       In coordination with the Program Director, create and maintain comprehensive program documentation, plans and reports.

·       In collaboration with the Program Director, developing program strategies.

·       Support in developing and maintaining a program performance database that tracks overall progress and achievement of milestones.

·       Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.

·       Support in Assigning and monitoring resources effectively to boost program efficiency and maximize deliverables output.

·       Support the Business Development department in responding to new grants and opportunities by providing technical assistance in reviewing and developing assessment tools, interpreting and analyzing the collected data, identifying the problems in the community, designing the result framework, developing the indicators to measure the objectives, outcomes, and outputs in collaboration with MEAL team, and develop other technical documents that are required with the concept note and proposal, that might include knowledge in the budget, Implementation plan, MEAL documentations, etc.

·       Handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.

·       Perform other duties and activities as directed by the Line Manager and perform all other tasks and responsibilities assigned for the benefit and support of AHC and its mission.

The Employee must adhere to the action points mentioned in the Strategic Plan; AHC staff should manage their responsibilities as identified/guided by the strategic plan document.

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:

Education and Experience

·       Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Management, Program Management, Public Relations, Social or Humanitarian Sciences)

·       Three years of work experience in program coordination or management; working experience with an NGO would be an advantage.

·       Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Preferred Qualifications

·       Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.

·       Experience monitoring programs and collecting relevant data preferred.

·       Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

·       Experience in program management tools and software (if any).

Personal Skills

·       Observation, active listening, and analysis skills with the ability to make sound judgments.

·       Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members.

·       Keen to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.

·       Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented

·       Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

·       Analytic and Strategic Thinking

·       Accountability and transparency

·       Commitment and loyalty to the AHC mission.

Travel Required (25% of the time is expected in assigned field locations).

Key Working Relationships:

·       Supervisory Responsibilities: Field Assistants, Program Assistants

·       Internal: Executive Director, Program Director, Program Support Officer, Program Staff (MEAL department, Field Assistants), Operation’s team.

·       External: AHC partners, international donors, working groups, clusters, and Church and other Partners.