INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Project Manager – Maternal and New-born Child Health and Nutrition
CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.
Date: May 23, 2017
Vacancy No: 093/17
Place of Work: North Program Office (Debretabor)
Closing Date: 10 days from the announcement
Number of vacant posts: 1 (One)
Term of employment: Regular
Duty starting date: Immediately
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the Project Manager position is to provide overall leadership and coordination for ensuring the implementation and accomplishment of the objectives of this specific Maternal New-born Child Health Nutrition/ MNCHN project under his/her responsibility in line with CARE’s vision, goals, and program principles, standards, approaches and Long Range Strategic Plan. In consultation with the supervisor, Advisors and in collaboration with the project staffs and partners she/he develops annual implementation plans and budget, allocates appropriate resources to accomplish the plan and ensures that an appropriate monitoring system is in place to track progress and deviations of project implementation. He/she establishes and maintains effective working relationships with key partners in the project including the prime organization and partner implementing organizations; government partners and NGOs working in the same geographic areas.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
· Organizes the implementation process of all set targets planned for this project with respective partners, experts and other concerned staff working within program departments;
· Ensures that project staff and partners have updated monthly and quarterly implementation plans;
· Coordinate with LDM advisor to inform project planning and monitoring as required
· Continuously assesses project’s context, assumptions and changes in the working environment to ensure that the project focus, strategies and activities remain relevant and to proposed adjustments when needed.
· With unit coordinator and the project team and LDM unit analyzes past experiences to systematize and incorporate lessons learned into the planning process;
· Based on past accomplishments and achievements adjusts project targets, strategies, resources and delegation of responsibilities to ensure appropriate progress toward project objectives;
· Ensures that project under his/her supervision include an appropriate log-frame, detailed implementation plan and implementation protocol in line with the overall project process
· In consultation with LDM advisor organizes a monitoring system to collect initial capacity assessment and periodic data for tracking performance and decision making;
· Closely visits field activities and provide formal and informal feedback to project staff and partners besides, Plans and conducts quarterly and annual project review meetings/supportive supervision to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate
· Ensures appropriate utilization of fund codes for charging budget expenditures;
· Supervises, leads, guides, orients, trains, coaches and supports technical staffs of the project.
QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)
A) EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
· Bachelor Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Nursing or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Desired:
· MPH or MSc in Nutrition or development related field.
B) EXPERIENCE:
· Five years experience working in public health, out of which 2-3 years in managerial level.
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