About the job
Job Title: Project Manager, Somaliland
Reports to: Country Director
Direct Reports: None
Liaises with:
- Local Authorities (MoLRD, Municipalities, Regional and Districts Ministry of Livestock Coordinators)
- Partners-NGOs, CBOs etc.
- Donkey Associations, Donkey Welfare committees.
- VSFG program staff & Project Accountant.
Job Location: Hargeisa-with frequent travel to project sites within project operation areas
Contract Duration: 5.5 months.
Job Summary: Effectively manage and implement the IDOWEL project
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Projects implementation
- Ensure project activities are implemented according to work plans including coordination with Logistics and Finance.
- Provide coordination and administrative support to the project teams under guidance of the Country Director.
- Lead in activity planning and develop data collection systems enabling effective monitoring of project indicators.
- Maintain project calendar, budget and ensure targets/timelines are met.
- Keep strong cooperation with relevant Ministries (Livestock, Planning, Municipalities, Regional Coordinators, and District officers).
- Act as the focal point between project and technical stakeholders, to ensure timely implementation of project activities.
- Track project activities to ensure they are completed as per the plan.
- Take responsibility for implementing an aspect(s) of the project as appropriate according to experience and expertise as determined in consultation with Country Director.
- Play a leading role in the development of advocacy and publicity materials for project visibility.
- Liaise with the Country Director for decisions related to relating with the project/local staff.
- Coordinate and organize stakeholder meetings, and provide report from the said meetings to Country Director.
- Support in developing training or other materials for beneficiaries, community stakeholders and others.
- Engagement in Coordination
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders; national government related departments and other INGOs in collaborative interventions to further the quality implementation of projects activities.
- Participate actively in M&E related functions
- Provide support in data collection and management of relevant databases such as donkey treatment centers, Donkey associations GPS Coordinates.
- Participate in regular planning and reporting in compliance to partnership standards.
- Take lead in the development of activity work plans for implementation of the components assigned.
- Promote learning through information sharing, development of case studies, organizing project reflection meetings with partners and target beneficiaries, and documentation of best practices.
- Finances
- Handle the funds for community project activities in consultation and guidance of the Country Director and Project accountant.
- Liaise with the Project Accountant on all (finance, supplies and consumables) for the project.
- Ensure all finance documents submitted are within the rules and regulations of VSFG.
- Reporting
- Write all activity reports (workshops, trainings, sensitization meetings etc) and submit soon after they have been conducted.
- Prepare monthly and Quarterly reports from the projects and forward them to the Country Director.
- Make a report on the inventory for the sector for all equipment and materials procured under the project.
- Ensure all the reports prepared and submitted to supervisor are meets the standards and requirements of VSFG.
Any other duty as assigned
- Perform any other duties as delegated by the Country Director for the purpose of carrying out work responsibilities that contributes to the organizational goal.
- Any other related duties as may be assigned by the Line Manager and/or supervisor.
How to apply:
Interested and qualified candidates meeting the minimum requirements should send their application and CV not more than three pages through this link https://forms.gle/M9MDsDVDBrCR4pTR6 not later than 1st October 2024 @ 5.30pm EAT. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Please find the complete job description and how to apply from the link: https://www.vsfg.org/jobs-career/ on our VSF Germany website
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