Job Summary:
You will manage, coordinate, and monitor project activities and relationships with partners and other project stakeholders to assist the achievement of the OFDA Community Based Organization Strengthening project objectives advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your project management skills and knowledge of the program area will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of this project.

Job Responsibilities:
• You will lead technical, budget management, monitoring and reporting activities throughout the project cycle - start-up, implementation and close-out - in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
• Manage the subcontract and relationship with World Vision. Ensure implementation, reporting, and financial processes are compliant with their agreement and CRS and donor requirements.
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities following MEAL Policy. Proactively identify issues, report them to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Engage and strengthen partnerships relevant to OFDA CBO and other DRR/Emergency Projects, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches especially in the training and use of Rapid Response Funds with the CBO.
• Ensure project maintains a strong and open relationship with the DPC and government agencies involved in Emergency Response.
• Represent the organization with donors, INGO working groups, UN, relevant local partners and relevant local government and community actors for DRR and Emergency Response.
• Coordinate activities required for ensuring the financial, material and human resources for the quality implementation of the project. Conduct monthly budget reviews, actively participate in BCR meetings, and follow-up with partners on timely submission of financial reports to facilitate proper tracking of resource use.
• Lead the writing of all necessary donor reporting per the obligations required in the award. Coordinate with MEAL staff to ensure proper monitoring and evaluation throughout life of project to enable tracking of indicators and project results.
• Identify staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and contribute to capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
• Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and disseminate results. Review project documentation to ensure project file is complete with all required documentation and is filed per agency and donor requirements.

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:
Education and Experience
• Bachelor's Degree required. Master’s Degree in a relate field would be a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in project management, ideally in the field of DRR and Emergency Response and for an NGO.
• Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• Relevant grant management experience, especially for USG or other public donors, a plus.
• Staff supervision experience.
• Experience working with stakeholders at various levels and strengthening community partnerships.
• Experience managing a sub-contract, a plus
• Ability to contribute to the development of technical proposals, a plus.
• Experience analyzing data and contributing to evaluation reports.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Personal Skills
• Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
• Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with local stakeholders. Representation abilities.
• Ability to contribute to written reports
• Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
• Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Required/Desired Foreign Language: Fluency in English, a plus

The concerned internals candidates are asked to send their complete application (cover letter, CV, copy diplomas) confirming the subject " Project Manager OFDA "

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