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Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.\nJob Overview\nReporting to the EECD Coordinator, the EECD Senior Implementation Manager leads the overall implementation and operational management of IRC Lebanon’s EECD programs. The position oversees multiple projects and program teams, ensuring implementation remains on track against approved workplans, targets, indicators, budgets, donor commitments and timelines.\nThe Senior Implementation Manager leads programme planning and implementation follow-up, monitors progress and expenditure, oversees programme and partner performance, and ensures implementation challenges are identified and addressed in a timely manner. The position works closely with regional teams, MEAL and Finance, as well as Grants, Partnerships, Supply Chain, HR and other support departments, to ensure strong project-cycle management and evidence-based decision-making.\nThe role also maintains regular implementation coordination with relevant government ministry focal points, implementing partners and other stakeholders to facilitate timely delivery, approvals and follow-up.\nMajor Responsibilities\nProgramme Management, Implementation and Oversight\nLead the overall implementation and management of EECD programs, ensuring quality, timely delivery, and alignment with program objectives, donor commitments, and IRC standards.\nLead program planning and workplan development and management, working with program teams to develop, regularly review, and update implementation plans, identify delays or bottlenecks, and ensure corrective actions are taken and escalating critical issues as needed.\nOversee partner implementation and coordination, ensuring partners receive appropriate support, meet agreed deliverables, and comply with program quality, monitoring, reporting, and operational requirements.\nOversee program budgets and spending, working closely with Finance and EECD Senior Program Officer to review BvAs, monitor burn rates and projections, identify under/overspending, and ensure timely and appropriate use of funds.\nEnsure timely and high-quality program and donor reporting, coordinating inputs from program teams, partners, and MEAL ensuring consistency between narrative, and results.\nProvide regular guidance and support to ensure smooth day-to-day delivery.\nEscalate significant implementation, financial, operational or performance risks to the EECD Coordinator in a timely manner, with recommended actions.\nMonitoring, Learning and Donor Reporting\nEstablish and maintain robust mechanisms for tracking workplans, activities, outputs, indicators, targets and key deliverables.\nWork closely with the MEAL team to regularly monitor program performance, track indicators, targets, and outcomes, ensuring data is accurate, timely, and used to inform decision-making.\nParticipate in data review and reflection/learnings meetings to inform adaptive programming and flag concerns.\nEnsure meeting donor reporting requirements and deadlines.\nCoordination, Partnerships and External Engagement\nCoordinate closely with Finance, MEAL, Grants, Supply Chain, HR, ECD Regional team, relevant programs’ sectors, and other support functions to anticipate and resolve operational constraints affecting program delivery.\nCoordinate with communications and advocacy regional and in-country focal points, ensuring timely implementation and follow-up of communication plans, documentation of success stories and program impact to meet donor and IRC communication and visibility requirements.\nContribute effectively as needed in project cycle meetings and reflection and learning sessions.\nMaintain regular communication with partners, and sub-grantees to ensure alignment with workplans and partnership agreements.\nMaintain strong relationships and coordination with relevant ministries to ensure program implementation is aligned with government priorities, effectively coordinated with ministry counterparts, and that required approvals and follow-up are secured in a timely manner.\nSupport capacity assessments, strengthening and follow up with partners, ensuring partner compliance with IRC and donor requirements.\nRepresent the EECD program in relevant external coordination forums, working groups (national and sub-national levels), sector meetings, donor meetings when needed, regional meetings, and meetings with peer and government organizations.\nCoordinate with the Partnerships team on sub-grant management, partner reporting, and partner performance follow-up.\nTeam Management and Capacity Development\nSupervise and support direct reports, setting clear priorities and accountabilities, monitoring performance, and ensuring effective coordination across projects and locations.\nSupport onboarding and capacity development of direct reports.\nCompliance and Safeguarding\nEnsure adherence to IRC policies, safeguarding principles, and relevant EECD standards throughout program implementation.\nPromote safe, inclusive, and child-friendly learning environments across supported activities and spaces.\nJob Requirements\nMinimum 5 to 7 years of relevant professional experience in program management, implementation, and coordination in education-ECD (a must).\nDemonstrated education and/or ECD experience required (preferably in ECD).\nPrevious NGO/INGO experience required. (a must)\nExperience working with MEAL systems, indicator tracking, and results-based program management.\nPrevious experience working with government counterparts. (preferable)\nPrior supervisory or team-management experience. (a must)\nStrong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.\nEducation\nBachelor's degree in social sciences, education, development studies, management, or a related field; a Master's degree is an asset.\nLanguage Skills\nFluency in Arabic and English.\nWorking Environment\nStandard office environment with regular travel to field implementation sites and partner locations.\nPosition is based in IRC Beirut office.\nProfessional Standards: All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. 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