Project Manager at International Justice Mission (IJM)

The Project Manager is charged with managing and implementing programs that are funded by International Narcotics & Law Enforcement (INL) and JTIP grants, achieving the various objectives in support of the larger goal of combatting human traffcking across Ghana, and engaging with various internal and external shareholders relevant these objectives.

This position includes maintaining relationships with grantors, timely submission of reports, monitoring existing grants until completion, and ensuring that the various teams meet their targets specified in the grants. He/she will collaborate or work with other grant specialists, programme managers, accountants, the LJM team, and partner orgnaisations working on grant-funded projects.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage an revise a detailed grant implementation plan with regards to multiple US government funded grants.
• Manage detailed implementation of grant-funded projects, including compliance with all grantor regulations,
• Organise and lead quarterly grant programme review meetings and presentations.
• Provide regular input, critical analysis, and feedback to the Director of and Partnerships, the Director of Justice Projects, the Country Director, and the
• Strategic Engagement Officer, as well as the regional programme management team on strategic and tactical considerations covering all of programme implementation.
• Work with programme leaders to develop and review appropriate implementation strategies.
• Facilitate maintenance and use of internal and external data and research to benefit the programme.
• Develop technical programme reports for grantors and external partners.
• Manage communication of all grant reporting processes, procedures, and updates (internal and external) in consultation with the Strategic Engagement Offcer.
• Ensure multi-disciplinary collaboration between IJM divisions and IJM implementing partners.
• Document and report information required for programme analysis, reearch, learning and M&E

Qualification Required & Experience

• Master's degree in international development, project management. human rights, public policy, public administration, or Mated field preferred (or additional experience).
• At least 6 years' experience in successful project and programme management of complex development programmes, including grant acquisition and management
• Experience working effectively cross-culturally and across multiple time zones.
• A Programme Management Certification preferred.
• Experience managing grants funded by the US or UK government strongly preferred

Technical Competencies

• Strategic, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Planning, organising and multi-tasking skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to use tools for monitoring and evaluation and data analysis
• Organised and able to work in a dynamic environment
• Ability to work under pressure and strict deadlines

Salary: GHS 100,000.00 gross annually.