CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality, and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.
I. JOB SUMMARY:
The purpose of the senior Project Manager position is to provide overall leadership and coordination for Resilience/WATER+ unit projects in Amhara region. S/he will be responsible for ensuring the implementation and accomplishment of the objectives of the projects under his/her supervision in line with CARE’s vision, goals, and program principles, standards, approaches, and Long-Range Strategic Plan. In consultation with the supervisor and collaboration with the project staff and partners, she/he develops annual implementation plans and budget, allocates appropriate resources to accomplish the plan, secures qualified staff, and ensures that an appropriate monitoring system is in place to track progress and deviations of project implementation. To promote the highest level of staff performance the SPM ensures that all supervisors provide coaching and counseling to the project staff. He/she establishes and maintains effective working relationships with key government partners, local implementing partners, research institutions, local universities, and NGOs working in the same thematic and geographic areas.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
Responsibility No. 1: Project Implementation. % of Time: 25%
Job Responsibility #2: Project Planning. % of Time: 10%
Responsibility No. 3: Staff Management. % of Time:15 %
Responsibility No. 4: Project Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting. % of Time:10 %
Responsibility No. 5: Project Budget Management. % of Time:15 %
Responsibility No. 6: Learning, Policy implementation and Networking. % of Time:10 %
Responsibility No. 7: Any other duties assigned by supervisors. % of Time:10 %
PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)
All three levels of problem solving are pertinent for the position in one way or another. Since the incumbent deals with the management and coordination of the various day-to-day activities, development, implementation and maintenance of policies, procedures, objectives, short-and long-range planning of the project, he shall deal with all three levels of problem solving.
GENDER EQUALITY
IV. QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)
A) EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
Desired:
B) EXPERIENCE:
Required:
Desired:
Experience in a development-oriented NGO environment.
C) Technical Skills
Required:
Desired:
D) COMPETENCIES
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, adaptability, stress tolerance, innovation, building partnership, communicating with impact, coaching, facilitating change, developing teams, information monitoring, planning, and organizing, leading through vision and value.
V. FREEDOM TO ACT
A. General accountability:
VI. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Internal:
External:
VII. WORKING CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED
The position is based in CARE South Gondar Zone, Deberetabor Field office. At least 20-30 % of the time will be spent in the field.