ActionAid
ActionAid is looking for Senior Manager for a period of 9 months with the following details. The position is open for both Nationals and International candidates that meet the below skills and expertise.
The Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring integration of multiple technical competencies (Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience building, Market linkage and reconciliation) and advocacy to achieve higher-level outcomes on durable food security and resilience solutions of the project Participants. The Project Manager will facilitate meaningful technical collaboration across sectors and clusters, carry out joint barrier/need assessments on different technical areas, joint holistic response planning, joint targeting and joint implementation by technical staff.
The Project Manager will be responsible for project management (ensuring the project is implemented in line with ActionAid’ Project Cycle Management (PCM) framework). The Manager is also budget holder of the project.
Location: Kabul – Afghanistan with possibility of field to the area where ActionAid operates its programs.
Contract duration: Fixed term – 9 months with possibility of extension
Entry Salary: As per ActionAid Afghanistan salary scale
Main duties:
The Manager will coordinate the involvement of multiple towards the quality programming towards the common objective, which includes the following responsibilities:
- Compliance and adherence to ActionAid policies, guidance and procedures
- Supervision of program staff dedicated to implementing the project.
- Responsible for effective management and implementation of the project in areas of operation.
- Management and overall coordination for the associated grant, including project implementation (activities, budget, documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
- Responsible for coherent implementation to recipients of the project‘s assistance.
- Contribute to fundraising for future evolutions of the project(s) and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports, based on technical standards and donor priorities.
- Develop and manage project budget in cooperation with the other programme and Finance departments.
- Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.
- Provide regular progress reports to the Regional Managers, and HoP, promoting and sharing ideas for improvement and recommending necessary changes in activities.
- Liaison and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with contractual donor commitments and that key learnings of the project on integration are extracted and incorporated into program strategy and staff development.
- Establish mechanisms and processes which facilitates integrated ways of working amongst individuals and teams related to the project.
- Ensure appropriate and predictable context understanding and its incorporation across the project.
- Support cross-cutting interventions including Safe & Inclusive Programming (SIP), gender, community-based approach and cash and market programming.
Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and assess new and better ways to assist.
Who we’re looking for:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration/Project Management or relevant fields.
Minimum 3 years of experience in a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/development/recovery context.
Significant experience in any one area viz. Emergency Response, Livelihood or Resilience
Experience with integrated programming and/or coordinating multiple sectors/teams
Experienced working in complex and volatile contexts
Report writing skills – including analysis, summarizing and copy-editing
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Experience in managing province projects.
Experience in dealing with Donors and Foundations will be an added advantage.
Skills to facilitate consistency and alignment across interventions contributing to improvements across the whole response at strategic and operational levels
What we offer:
ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done, encourage close collaboration and sharing power, and where safeguarding standards and feminist leadership are exemplified everywhere. At ActionAid, you can look forward to a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment, including
- A workplace that embraces intersectional feminist principles
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay
How to apply
How to apply:
If you have the expertise to take on this exciting opportunity, please apply online by sending your CV and motivation cover letter to [email protected] before July 15th, 2022. Please clearly indicate Emergency Food Security and Early Recovery Manager-Kabul-837 in the subject of your email, otherwise your application will not be considered. because of urgency, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so all eligible candidates are encouraged to apply early.
ActionAid Afghanistan welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity. Although all applications will be considered on their individual merit, suitably qualified women candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. ActionAid Afghanistan will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.
About us:
ActionAid is a global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice.
ActionAid International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity. Suitably qualified women leaders and people of colour are encouraged to apply.