Project Manager

Overview

Lead and manage camp operations and project implementation to support vulnerable populations.

You have:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in social sciences, public health management, business administration, international development or a related field or equivalent experience in grant management.
• At least 5 years experience in emergency relief or development project management in fragile or challenging and complex contexts with responsibility of overseeing comprehensive food security programs.
• Experience and skills in partnership building, especially with the donors, private sector, NGO and local community organizations.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments, and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
• Ability to work in high tension and high security risk situations and be able to adapt to rapidly changing contexts.
• Excellent computer skills, familiarity with MS Word, Lotus Notes, MS Excel and Power Point would be an added advantage.
• 5 year experience in humanitarian response/emergency relief setting. A strong food assistance background will be an added advantage.

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:

Camp Management:

• Responsible for supervision and management of all camp / project staff and activities in Makpandu camp, including shelter construction, community mobilization, protection, camp management, WASH, education and distributions.
• Coordination of finance, administration, quality assurance and logistics related to project implementation.
• Responsible for oversight and management of all sector officers and national staff in all sectors.
• Maintain open dialogue with the camp population.

Project Management + Implementation:

• Achieve all project deliverables as per the approved or otherwise donor-agreed work plans and indicator targets.
• Develop, submit and track progress against Procurement Plan & Tracker, engaging support services such as Supply Chain, Finance and Operations to ensure close follow up, delivery and distribution of high quality, on-time, on-budget procurement.
• Ensure adequate care and maintenance of camp infrastructure, or if applicable, initiate new construction.
• Supervise all contracts and services related to construction, camp maintenance and infrastructure, and other related services, in collaboration with Supply Chain and Operations.
• Supervise all distributions of NFIs and food items to camp population, taking maximum care to ensure accountability.
• Assess protection and assistance needs of the camp population on a regular basis, with due consideration to age, gender and diversity.
• Identify gap in service provision to refugees, proactively referring those gaps to relevant forums or advocating with government authorities or humanitarian partners for additional support.
• Coordinate all activities by all humanitarian partners to avoid duplication and monitoring that protection considerations are mainstreamed in all sectors.
• Continually maintain and develop governance and community participation mechanisms in camp, ensuring that the voices of men, women, boys, girls and groups with specific needs are heard and represented.
• The Team Leader/Camp Manager is responsible for the management of program activities and operations in the camp, and logistics related to the management of the camp and actively promotes the participation of camp population in decision making about the camp.

Representation & Coordination

• Focal point for UNHCR engagement in Yambio.
• Lead camp management coordination meetings: NGO, INGOs and CBOs in designated camp field sites.
• Participate in other coordination meetings related to the camp.
• Ensure effective leadership and representation in forums led by local, county or state government as necessary.

Financial Management:

• Manage allocated and approved budget in coordination with technical team and support services (Zonal Grant/ Finance Officer, Program Officer, and Zonal Programme Manager).
• Maintain accurate budget and spending plan, updating spending plan monthly and preparing donor revision requests as necessary.
• Prepare and monitor monthly cash flow requests and expenditure.
• Review project financial reports on a monthly basis, and work with Finance Team to ensure accurate, timely preparation and submission of Financial Reports to the donor.

Reporting & Documentation

• Enusre sure high quality project reports are submitted timely in order to track progress, measure impact, enhance accountability and inform future programming according to UNHCR and WV requirements. Project reports include narrative, indicator tracking, and financial.
• Ensure proper documentation of project process, complaint response mechanisms, success stories and best practices

Human Resources Management and Performance Management:

• Participate in hiring and performance management of staff, including semi-annual and annual appraisal, and disciplinary actions as necessary.
• Co-ordinate staff activities and ensure staff share resources where possible.
• Support training needs that may have been identified.
• Ensure staff safety measures are adhered to all the time by staff in collaboration with the security focal point/officer.
• Staff human Resource management and capacity Building
• Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, public health management, business administration, international development or a related field or equivalent experience in grant management.
• At least 5 years experience in emergency relief or development project management in fragile or challenging and complex contexts with responsibility of overseeing comprehensive food security programs.
• Experience and skills in partnership building, especially with the donors, private sector, NGO and local community organizations.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments, and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
• Ability to work in high tension and high security risk situations and be able to adapt to rapidly changing contexts.
• Excellent computer skills, familiarity with MS Word, Lotus Notes, MS Excel and Power Point would be an added advantage.
• 5 year experience in humanitarian response/emergency relief setting. A strong food assistance background will be an added advantage.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: wvi.org