DRA - Project manager

Role Purpose

Plan International is a non-partisan and non-religious and independent child rights development and humanitarian organization founded 80 years ago. Plan International works in more than 70 countries around the world including Ethiopia to empower communities, families, and children to advance their well-being and equality for girls. It aims to help create an enabling environment where girls, adolescent girls, and young women are safe, valued, equally cared for, and have equal opportunities.

Plan International Ethiopia, in partnership with Mothers and Children Multisectoral Development Organization (MCMDO), is planning to implement a two years’ project both in Tigrai and Amhara regions funded by DRA Ethiopia Joint Response. The project aims at responding to the Education, WASH, and Health emergency needs of crisis-affected internally displaced people, returnees, and host communities. 

Plane international Ethiopia is therefore looking for a project manager for both Amhara conflict responses funded by DRA Ethiopia Joint Response. This position will be a part of the Education and WASH initiative to contribute for conflict-affected and other triggering factors for host and IDP communities to respond to and recovery opportunities for pre-primary and primary school-aged IDPs, women, and men, and host community children and parts of the community impacted by conflict and other factors

This position holder would be responsible for assessment, response analysis, design, and implementation of the education components of the project. S/he is required to coordinate intervention activities and collaborative work with other Emergency Response team members and Plan staff, specifically with project management, WASH, health, and other relevant technical sectors. The project manager should have an active role in technical coordination, facilitation of interventions, creating joint platforms for collaborative work and information sharing as well as advocacy with the country-specific clusters including Education, WASH, and with other technical agencies and stakeholders relevant to the sector.

Dimensions of Role

The project manager is responsible for the overall management of project implementation and the progress of activities as per the project plan, budget, logical framework, and contractual compliance obligations. He/she will oversee and ensure that implementing partners and field level teams have the required level of support, guidance, and information in order to implement the project with high standard, coordinating and communicating effectively with the Education in Emergency, and WASH teams, follow up and support as required. He/ she shall work closely with implementing partner project technical staff to ensure the provision of technical oversight and support for the country team to utilize evidence-based, best practice approaches and methodologies in project programming, drawing on the collective experience, capacity, approaches, and methodologies.   

The project manager shall also be responsible for effective communication of project progress, issues arising and proposed solutions to the sectorial team of PiE and the partner. She/he will be responsible for consolidating all financial and narrative reports from the implementing partner, after conducting a surface review, and submitting the consolidated reports to the Education in Emergency Lead.

Key End Results and Typical Responsibilities

• Manage and facilitate key project governance mechanisms at a country level and design and manage effective communication channels.
• Lead on joint planning with implementing partners with regard to the implementation of activities and corresponding expenditure of funds, as per the Detailed Implementation Plan provided by PMU.
• In coordination with the EiE team at the Country Office, develop and manage a risk register for the project.
• Provides adequate technical support DRA project to Program Areas of PIE and partner Organization of the project areas.
• Lead and facilitate evidence-based best experience/practice sharing of methodologies and approaches to Education, and WASH programming as an input to detailed activity design/ implementation planning and on an ongoing basis as needed.
• Ensure logic and coherence between financial and narrative reports, and identify any changes to the description, a timeframe of implementation, and/or budget of activities and expenses.
• Timely report any changes made to the description, the timeframe of implementation, and/or budget of activities and expenses to EiE lead/team.
• Facilitate and ensure that financial commitments of the funding agent are timely released, transferred to the Partner and Program Area Offices, and used as per commitments;
• The document, share lessons learned on the impacts and best practices of the project; and ensure effective communication and information sharing for scaling up of the project’s outcomes/impacts Prepare and compile case studies, best practices, proceedings, etc., and submit to concerned bodies as deemed required;
• Oversee the successful implementation of project baseline, mid-term, and end-line assessments/ evaluations and ensure lessons learned feed into project adjustments.
• Oversee successful project closeout, including disposal of assets and equipment, financial reconciliations, and sustainability and continuity planning for services and program activities.
• Engage in capacity building of project staff and partners in monitoring and evaluation activities, and donor’s compliance management issues.
• Represents PIE and participates in experience sharing and related forums on matters related to this project.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities of the department as assigned by the EiE Thematic Lead.

Dealing with Problems

• A systematic approach is needed to deal with child rights and follow up innovative approaches of working with civic organizations to empower them to promote and advocate child rights.
• The post holder has to closely consult and also get approval from the line manager or senior management of the organization while embarking on issues related to rights.

Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Knowledge & Experience

• MA/BA Degree in Education, Sociology, Social Work, and other related disciplines.
• Eight (8) years experience in which five (3) years minimum experience in Program/ Project management of NGOs, including in consortium programs.
• Experience in managing consortiums as well as multisectoral projects.
• Knowledge of evidence-based, best practice programming and standards for Emergency responses.

 Skills

• Strong facilitation, negotiation, communication, and representation skills.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Skills in monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting.
• Analytical skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Requires general finance, administration, information management, and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/computer skills
• Fluency in the English language is essential.

Behaviors

• Demonstrate clear respect to all and especially children and women without discrimination
• Aware of own strengths, weaknesses and pro-active in using feedback and self-development
• Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to Plan's core values and humanitarian principles
• Demonstrate honesty and transparency in holding self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and Plan’s standards of behavior
• Patient, able to improvise and remain responsive under pressure.

Physical Environment and Demands

• Work both at the office and in the field.
• Frequent field visits. He/ She will spend at least 30% of his/ her time in the field in the context of monitoring and support to the program area team.

Competencies and values

• Respect, accountability, integrity, courage, excellence, building partnership, coaching, contributing to team success, leading through vision and values; negotiating, proactive problem solving, managing performance for success, facilitating change.
• Have a positive attitude towards teamwork and collaboration with other team members
• Supportive and encouraging to others.
• Eager to be part of the solution to any potential problem/challenge.
• Innovative and risk-taking to achieve impact and broad scalable results.

Plan International’s Values

We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from others.
• Accountable for ensuring that PIE is a safe organization for all children, girls & young people

We strive for a lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Create a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and for new ideas.
• Mobilize resources to drive change and maximize long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seek constructive outcomes, listen to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develop trust and a ‘win-win’ relationship with funders, partners, and communities.
• Engage and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• Seek constructive outcomes, listen to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Build constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Engage and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children

How to Apply

The closing date for the application is January 1, 2022. Qualified candidates should submit their applications with the below link.

https://jobs.plan-international.org/job-invite/42347/

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Applications and CVs written in English will be accepted and
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Please note that we are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated link.

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.