Internal and External Vacancy for Project Manager position

ORGANIZATION:

Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s largest international aid organization. We operate in 12 countries, where the needs are most dire. We work with the poorest people, regardless of their religious beliefs, ethnic background or political convictions. FCA work is based on promotion of human dignity and fundamental human rights and freedom, and FCA’s operations are guided by equality, non-discrimination, and responsibility. FCA specializes in three thematic priority areas: Right to Peace (R2P), Right to Livelihood (R2L), and Right to Quality Education (R2QE). In Ethiopia, FCA works across multiple sectors, including education, peace, and livelihood in both humanitarian and development.

Job Title: Project Manager

Department: Program

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Duration: 5 Month with possibility of extension

Primary purpose of the position:

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing, coordinating ensuring quality and timely implementation and reporting of FCAs UNHCR funded project on labour mobility; The PM is based in Addis Ababa, but with frequent travel to other project implementation locations in Addis Ababa, Jijiga and Gambella. and broader FCA programming in Ethiopia. S/he is responsible for the overall project implementation, budget and quality control, timely reporting, project staff management, and establishing and enhancing relations with the donor and relevant stakeholders, as well as complementarity with other FCA projects. The role includes external representation and engagement with various country stakeholders.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Project Manager will be responsible for the following duties:

• Ensure project activities are implemented in the most efficient, effective, accountable and sustainable manner, including timely and accurate project tracking, analysis of targets, outcomes and outputs achieved.
• Review and monitor budget vs expenditures between narrative and project financial reports on monthly basis and ensure management is informed in case of over-/under spent affecting program results.
• Manage project staffs and provide technical guidance and support to staff to ensure program quality and cost-effectiveness
• Responsible for the preparation and review of project updates and reports, and ensure they are delivered on time, are of good quality and according to donor requirements and FCA standards.
• Proactively monitor program implementation, promptly reporting unexpected delays, costs or quality issues, and resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective action, and adapt the project work plan as appropriate if/when deemed necessary and if aligned with FCA and donor approval – in close coordination with the Regional Humanitarian Programme Manager, the Complementary Pathways Coordinator and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that the project aligns with both FCA, donor/UNHCR and Ethiopia Government and line ministry specific education, safeguarding and child protection guidelines and policies.
• Travel to project implementation sites to conduct regular monitoring of projects quality together with other project team members.
• Ensure that project management policies, processes and methods are followed and practiced according to FCA, UNHCR and Government standards and compliance rules, best project management practices are promoted, and overall quality assurance of the project is provided.
• Ensuring strong engagement and coordination with national and regional/local and refugee camp level development processes, ensuring sustainability of the programme approach, visibility and exposure of FCA.
• Represent FCA in external fora, including but not limited to, Inter-Agency meetings, sector technical and cluser meetings, donor consultations and bilateral meetings, local and national level governmental meetings and others
• Any other duty assigned by the Head of Programs or Country Director

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in project management, Social Sciences, business or related field as well as professional certification.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in working in development and humanitarian program related field operation or field activities in developing countries, specifically the refugee context in Ethiopia
• Proven experience and capacity in project/programme management, proposal and programme development for key donors, and project financial management
• Good understanding of, and experience with the Ethiopian refugee context, especially protection, resettlement and livelihoods
• Experience in, or understanding of, all trajectories along durable solutions and complementary pathwasy, with specific focus on local integration, resettlement, and labour mobility
• Flexible and capable of working and living in difficult circumstances in a multicultural environment
• Detailed and thorough understanding of the operational refugee, IDP and returnee context in Ethiopia and other relevant stakeholders
• Experience in cooperating with local government, international actors and UN agencies
• Excellent inter-personal and inter-cultural skills
• Ability to travel/frequent field visits to all FCA project areas and produce quality monitoring field reports
• This role is a national position