Project Manager at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Summary:

• In this position, you will manage, coordinate, and monitor project activities and relationships with partners and other project stakeholders to lead the implementation of the IP2E project in Ghana. You will bring strong project management skills and deep knowledge of positive youth development, vocational training approaches, and youth employment. You will ensure that CRS delivers high-quality programming and impact under this project.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• You will lead technical, budget management, monitoring and reporting activities through most of the project cycle - start-up, implementation and close-out - in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• You will provide technical leadership in this project in areas of positive youth development, technical vocational education, capacity strengthening, and youth employment. Strong collaborative skills in partner accompaniment and capacity strengthening are essential.
• You will ensure strong budget management, monitoring and reporting activities through the project cycle - start-up, implementation, and close-out - in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Effectively manage talent and supervise as needed. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities following MEAL Policy. Proactively identify issues, report them to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Engage and strengthen partnerships with TVETs and other local institutions under to E2E, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools, and approaches.
• Represent the organization with donors, INGO working groups, UN, relevant local partners and relevant local government and community actors within the youth technical area
• Coordinate activities required for ensuring the financial, material, and human resources for the quality implementation of the project. Conduct periodic budget reviews and follow-up with partners on timely submission of financial reports to facilitate proper tracking of resource use.
• Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and disseminate results. Review project documentation to ensure project file is complete with all required documentation and is filed per agency and donor requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
• Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with local stakeholders. Representation abilities.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
• Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required. Master’s Degree in international studies or in the field of development, economics, or business would be a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in project management, ideally in the field of youth development, vocational training, and employment for an NGO.
• Relevant grant management experience, especially for USG or other public donors, a plus.
• Experience working with stakeholders at various levels and strengthening community partnerships.
• Experience analyzing data and contributing to evaluation reports.
• Ability to contribute to the development of technical proposals, a plus.
• Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages- English fluency required

Travel- Must be willing and able to travel up to 30%.