Contribute to the success of Project and Programme Management strengthening work, including supporting the development of a strong project and programme management culture in the region. This will include developing material for project managers, providing virtual and on-site support to project managers and project teams, and supporting project managers in accessing and successfully participating in Plan’s externally validated project management training.

• Contribute to building a high-quality project and programme management network of practitioners, ensuring peer sharing and identifying best practices across the Country Offices that can improve the quality of the projects and programmes in the Region.

• Assess Project and Programme Management capacity strengths and weaknesses in the region and support the development of tailored capacity-building processes and materials to Country Offices and Regional Teams.

• Provide inputs to implement the project management functionalities in the organisational system – PMERL- to ensure that Project Managers can manage, analyse and report on the progress of project results effectively and consistently.

• Support Project Managers and equivalent roles as well as Business Development teams to work in SAP and the project management modules of PMERL, to ensure the Plan’s approach to project management is fully informed, transparent and effective.

• Support relevant Country Office teams to develop and manage the relationship between projects and funds, and manage the funds under the relevant organisational policies, the project management manual and the organisational systems.

  The Programme and Project Management Specialist will lead specific projects and tasks to strengthen Programme and Project Management across Country Offices, provide technical inputs to relevant regional initiatives and strengthen project management capabilities. The role will focus on building the necessary capacities of PM.