Closing date: 02 Feb 2015
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Job Description:
This is a 24 month Full Time Temporary Opportunity.
The Maternal and Under-5 Nutrition and Child Health (MUNCH) project seeks to improve the nutritional status of mothers, newborns and children under 5 in the provinces of Herat, Badghis and Ghor in Western Afghanistan through:
Extended and sustained access and coverage of quality, equitable community and facility-level nutrition interventions. The project will raise community awareness of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency, improve availability of nutrition related goods and services, and improve water supply and sanitation skills and knowledge.
Contributing to the development of an enabling system that directly and indirectly influences the outcomes of maternal, newborn and child nutrition. The project will improve the capacity of government in Herat, Badghis and Ghor provinces for MNCH planning and implementation, and to enhance provision of nutrition services integrated within the Basic Package of Health Services.
The Project Manager for MUNCH will support the planning of project activities and timelines and set high quality performance targets ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices and donor guidelines. This role will require the coordination of multiple partnerships with short timelines for delivery of high impact results. The Project Manager must build strong partnerships and work in close cooperation with World Vision Afghanistan and the Field Grant Manager for effective coordination of field activities.
The Project Manager will manage the grant in accordance with the project design documents to meet the donor’s requirements to achieve the best development outcomes possible for project beneficiaries. They will develop work plans and ensure implementation follows the agreed work plan, prepare regular reports for the donor in accordance with the reporting schedule, track project progress against objectives and intended results, and ensure the integration of cross-cutting themes into project implementation.
The Project Manager will monitor actual financial expenditure against budget and ensure proper management and utilization of finances, work with the finance team to prepare financial reports, and ensure implementation is in compliance with the contract and donor regulations. Risks to program management will be identified and mitigated. The Project Manager will ensure there is effective and regular communication with the donor on project progress.
The Project Manager will utilize their technical knowledge and skills, as well as draw on the technical support within World Vision Canada to strengthen grant implementation and support achievement of outcomes. The Project Manager will work closely with the Resources in Kind team at World Vision Canada to support the provision and monitoring of Gifts in Kind (GIK) to be integrated within the project at field level.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in health, nutrition, international development or a related field, with a preference for post-graduate qualifications.
- Minimum of 5 years project management experience applied to institutional donor funded projects.
- Experience with Results Based Management or similar results based management tools.
- Demonstrated experience managing remote teams to implement development projects.
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating complex partner relationships to implement humanitarian and development projects.
- Demonstrated experience working in complex humanitarian contexts, preferably in Afghanistan.
- Excellent analytic, organizational and computer skills; MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
- Ability to travel 3-4 times per year to insecure locations including Afghanistan
How to apply:
How to Apply:Interested applicants are asked to complete an online application via our careers website: www.worldvision.ca/careers
Application deadline: February 2, 2015
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