Project Manager for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Project (open for Filipino nationals only)

CONTEXT and MISSION:

Reporting to the Country Manager, the PM contributes to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the country where s/he is based. S/he is responsible for implementing the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Project.

S/he ensures optimal quality and the impact of the project implemented by means of a delegation system with appropriate oversight mechanisms. With all the other HI managers, the PM shares responsibility for the sound management and effective functioning of the global organization.

Duty Station: Makati City with travel to the areas of intervention in Visayas and Mindanao)

Duration: 36 months

Mission/Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Management

• Manager as a role model: embody HI’s values on a daily basis and be a role model.
• Manager as a coach for meaning: understand the strategy, make it explicit, translate it into operational objectives for his or her team, lead the necessary changes, give meaning to each management action, encourage inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice, encourage innovation and risk-taking
• Operational manager: organise the operational management of his or her team, structure the work around identified processes, steer performance and facilitate the resolution of problems.
• First HR & Coach: contribute to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mindset and expected individual and collective behaviour.

Mission 2: Strategy and steering

• Contribute to the development of the programme’s operational strategy
• Contribute to programme or country operational strategy (StratOp) and ensure that suggested strategies are in line with the StratOp
• Draft new project proposals for the continuity or expansion of the project.
• Contribute to the drafting of new proposals for new opportunities, if necessary.
• Ensure compliance to the technical proposition of the project
• Ensure technical quality control on inclusive health services and information by aligning with the technical direction and guidance provided by technical specialists and transferring these technical knowledge and skills to staff

Mission 3: Operational implementation

Responsibility 1: Ensure the implementation of the project, in line with the logical framework and allocated budget

• Steer the project’s intervention strategy and put forward adjustments if the objectives change or if it is likely that they will not be met.
• Ensure that activities and the associated resources are planned, and implement the action plan.
• Ensure that activities are implemented in line with the project proposal and the allocated budget.
• Ensure project reporting, internally (within the programme) and externally (reporting to funding bodies, authorities and/or partners).
• Undertake expenditure and manage the project activity-specific budget lines according to the delegation he/she received based on the programme signature delegation table
• Prepare and manage partnerships with the project implementation partners.
• Guarantee the proper archiving of information.

Responsibility 2: Ensure that project implementation complies with the existing policies and international standards relevant to the mission

• Perform one’s duties and responsibilities in compliance with donor’s policies relevant to the project implementation
• Ensure the proper implementation and follow-up of HI’s institutional policies (specifically PME, PSEAH, Code of Conduct, Child Protection, Anti-fraud, bribery and corruption and Age-Gender-Disability policies) and the other HI internal standards.
• Ensure compliance with the terms of the project proposal and the rules applied by the project funding body/bodies.
• Ensure compliance with global technical standards and norms by communicating and by involving the technical specialists and advisors with expertise in the project themes.
• Ensure project implementation is guided by the IASC Guidelines on the Inclusion of Persons with Disability in Humanitarian Action, Core Humanitarian Standards and other guidelines and standards relevant to the project implementation

Responsibility 3: Ensure project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning

• Ensure project monitoring, specifically activity progress indicators and the expected outcomes.
• Develop and implement the project evaluation plan.
• Ensure that the project is accountable to the local stakeholders.
• Ensure project learning, taking into account lessons learned from similar previous projects, following the recommendations made throughout the project (from evaluations, support missions, audits, etc.), and capitalising on the acquired knowledge

Responsibility 4: Ensure project data management

• Ensure that the appropriate data collection and management tools are in place on the project, in line with global standards.
• Ensure that data related to the project is collected and compiled in the project database.
• Carry out regular checks and makes any necessary corrections to the activity database.

Responsibility 5: Coordinate the teams involved in the project

• Facilitate coordination meetings between his/her direct team and the support services located in the area when necessary.
• Ensure that his/her team and the support teams (shared and technical services, in particular) work well together in order to facilitate the implementation of the project in the country.
• Facilitate the project steering committee.

Responsibility 6: Contribute to external project communication

• Contribute to HI’s external influence by taking part in networks, when required.
• Communicate about the project to partners, authorities and stakeholders when relevant.

Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response

Lead the emergency preparedness actions in his/her department and, in the event of an emergency, reorganize the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian priority, in order to ensure a quick and efficient response by HI.

The list is not exhaustive and the employer or line manager may ask other tasks.