INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Background

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.

Date of Announcement:           October 27, 2020

Vacancy No.:                           057/20

Position: Project Manager

Grade:                                       9D

Salary:                                       USD 1838

No of positions:                        One

Duration of Employment:         Regular 

Unit/Program:                            WASH

Duty Base:                                Metu (Yayu Work site)

Closing Date:                            10 calendar days from the date of advertisement

I. JOB SUMMARY:

The purpose of the Project Manager (PM) position is to provide overall leadership and coordination for ensuring the implementation and accomplishment of the objectives of the ‘FUTURES-My Forest, My Livelihood, My Family’ project which will be implemented in collaboration with LNGOs and local government. In consultation with the supervisor and in collaboration with the program staff and local partners, she/he develops periodic implementation plan 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 program implementation. The position holder will facilitate government and partner capacity development works and different coordination and learning forums. The project manager will regularly update project progress and prepare periodic government report. To promote the highest level of staff performance the PM ensures that all supervisors provide coaching and counselling to the program staff. He/she establishes and maintains effective working relationships with key government partners and implementing partners and NGOs working in the same geographic areas. 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS: 

Project Planning

• Undertake project planning exercises engaging concerned teams and stakeholders setting the perioidc implementation plans for the project in line with CARE’s and donor requirements 
• With the project team members including IPs analyses past experiences and incorporate lessons learned in the area of SRH and FP; Women empowerment and Youth; Livelihood status and opportunity including assessing possible value chain options into the planning process and based on past achievements adjusts project targets, strategies, and resources; and Multi-stakeholder partnerships in the project implementation areas
• Shares draft plans with project management team, staff and partners involved in the implementation and incorporate their input into the plan; besides ensure that all project staff have appropriate individual operational plans linked to project priorities;
• Submits periodic plans as per established schedules to all project stakeholders
• Facilitate and in place the establishment of project steering committee members at Woreda and Zone levels with ToRs

  Project Implementation

• Organizes the implementation process of all set of targets planned for the project with experts and other concerned staff working within project departments/section; and implementing partners
• Organizing capacity building trainings to implementing partners staffs, government stakeholders in consultation with supervisors
• Provide capacity building and technical support to partners implementing the project
• Provide technical supports on the livelihood, value chain, and other project activity components with other technical project staffs  
•  Arranges training, workshops, seminars, field visits and experience sharing visits that are related to the needs of donor, and other
• Ensures that all staff have updated monthly and quarterly implementation plans
• Periodically visits field activities and provide formal and informal feedback to the project staff
• Maintains ongoing communication with implementing partners and project stakeholder regarding project progress and challenges
• 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

 Project Budget Management 

• In collaboration with project finance staff revise project budget and prepares periodic budgets based on project proposal and ensures compliance with donor requirements;
• Ensures appropriate utilization of fund codes for charging budget expenditures;
• Monitor monthly budget burn rates and make adjustment when needed.

 Staff Management

• Supervises, leads, guides, orients, coaches and provides ongoing feedback to project staff, recognizing and praising successes and pointing out failures that needing corrective measures
•  Work in collaboration with implementing partner staffs at field levels with providing technical support on the project implementation, coordination, etc
• Recommends or initiates personnel actions such as merit increases, other salary adjustments, promotions, transfers, terminations, and disciplinary actions including performance improvement plans;
• Promotes and model a working style based on strict adherence to the organizational core values
• Completes all performance management activities including: performance planning, monitoring, and annual performance appraisals 

 Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Ensures that ‘FUTURES-My Forest, My Livelihood, My Family’ project under his/her supervision include an appropriate log-frame and assessments design;
• Facilitates the organization of monitoring system in collaboration with LDM manager to collect periodic data for tracking project performance and decision making;
• Write monthly/quarterly/annual comprehensive and high quality project progress reports; besides, conducts quarterly and annual project review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned with implementing partners, PSCs, etc;
• Implement audit recommendations related to the project.
•  Arrange and provide regular monitoring visit for implementation areas

 Networking, Learning and Representation

• Work closely with implementation partner and other stakeholders including government, service providers, etc
• Establishes and maintain formal and informal communication mechanisms with GO/NGO stakeholders and; Participate in GO/NGO forums and share update for project staffs

Job Requirements

IV. QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)

A) EDUCATION/TRAINING

Required:

MSC in livelihood, Agriculture, forestry, Agro-forestry, health (SRH, Family planning), community development/health, Gender or related development fields and equivalent combination of education and work experience.

 B) EXPERIENCE:

Required:

6-8 years’ experience in related project management, out of which 2-3 years’ service in managerial level

Desired:

Experience in development oriented NGO environment and with projects/programs managed and implemented with partners or consortiums (leading consortium in implementing the project at the ground)

 C) TECHNICAL SKILLS

Required:

• Proficiency in verbal and written English and Amharic languages; and excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Concept paper development, operational planning, budget planning and management, monitoring and evaluation, report writing;
• Proficiency in standard office software packages;
• Demonstrated leadership ability to inspire and empower others;
• Demonstrated technical and managerial ability, sound judgment, ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels;
•  Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, transparent and participatory management. 

Desired:

Skills in organizing and facilitating training events. Expertise in one or more of the following project areas: health, livelihood, value chain, marketing, income generation, natural resources management and conservation especially with Gender & Rights Based Approach focus

D) COMPETENCIES

Respect, integrity, diversity, 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.

How to Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 page) and cover letter (not more than one page) using one of the following options:

• Directly apply through Ethiojobs: www.ethiojobs.net
• Send your application by e-mail to: ETH.JobsHR@care.org
• Send your application through P.O. Box 4710 addressed to CARE Ethiopia, Human Resources Unit,

Addis Ababa Apply in person to one of CARE Ethiopia Offices in Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, Borena, Hawassa, Semera, Chiro, Debre Tabor, Dilla and Filtu

Please clearly write the position you are applying on “Project Manager” the subject line of your email or envelope. Your application will be automatically disqualified if you failed to do so.

Please DO NOT SUBMIT copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.

Due to the large volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the job requirements are strongly encouraged to apply especially women