Project Manager at World Vision

Job Description

Project Management

• Provide leadership in developing project plans, budget, procurement plan and ensure project activities are implemented in a timely manner, within the project budget and time frame

• Ensure implementation of project in compliance with the grant agreement

• Lead annual planning to ensure that plans are made to achieve project targets set out in the project design.

Leadership and People Management

• Supervise and support the all direct reports, ensuring high quality work outputs

• Facilitate a working environment of mutual trust, respect, and care among all staff. Encourage effective teamwork, with staff members supporting each other.

Financial management

• Ensure the timely preparation and submission of financial reports and disbursement requests.

• Ensure that project finances and assets are managed in line with WV donor requirements.

• Monitor budget and expenditure and take necessary action

Networking, collaboration, and communication

• Identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in planning and implementation.

• Represent WV Ghana at relevant meetings with internal and external stakeholders

• Foster good relationships with communities and local authorities, ensuring that feedback is addressed in a timely manner.

• Promote the goals of the project through effective communication with government, local authorities, the media, communities and other stakeholders.

• Oversee projects communication strategies, including compliance with donors branding, marketing requirements as well as marketing and communication procedures

Reporting

• Establish and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems.

• Prepare reports as per the grant agreement.

• Submit timely, accurate and professional reports that meet donor requirements.

• Monitor budget and expenditure and take necessary action of any variance identified.

• Ensure success stories and project impacts are appropriately documented.

Monitoring & Project Documentation

• Coordinate with the operations department and other support units to ensure implementation is in accordance to technical and budgetary expectations.

• Coordinate all evaluation activities such as baseline, midterm, and end line

• Ensure that project activities are carried out in a timely manner per approved work plan and milestones are reached as agreed.

• Ensure each staff has a clear weekly work-plan and that necessary resources are available for them to implement their responsibilities.

• Conduct monitoring visits to project activities to assess progress against targets and to provide coaching and direction to activities in areas where improvements are needed.

• Ensure the documentation of lessons learned and best practices are shared through internal and external knowledge sharing forums

Requirement/Skills

• Minimum Qualification required: BSc Nutrition/ Food, Public Health, Agriculture or related fields. A Master’s degree in relevant fields will be an added advantage

• Experience: At least 5 to 7 years’ experience in implementing integrated Nutrition & Health and food security projects in developing countries

• Strong understanding of food based approaches, especially nutrition-sensitive agricultural approaches and pathways

• Strong project management skills and experience in managing large scale internationally funded grant projects

• Strong M&E background

• Prior experience in social enterprise /microenterprise/ micro franchising will be an added advantage

• Prior Knowledge of JSDF/World Bank regulations and processes (operations, procurement, finance, environmental safeguard policies, etc.) will be an added advantage

Other Competencies/Attributes:

• Strong analytical and report writing skills

• Strong communication skills (oral and written), able to make convincing presentations