Project Manager – Mega, Borena

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CARITAS Switzerland (CACH) has been working in Ethiopia for more than 45 years. Currently CACH cooperates with four partners in Ethiopia. CACH has successfully been registered as an International Non-Government Organization in Ethiopia and has therefore become operational at project implementation level. CACH’s main working fields are Climate, Income, Migration as well as Humanitarian Aid Responses. CACH current working areas are in Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray. CACH supports and implements currently about ten projects in these regions. CACH supports and implements different projects in these regions.

The Project Manager (PM) is reporting to her/his supervisors in Yabello Field Office and Addis Ababa Country Office.

The jobholder will be the reference and the representative of the project. The PM will be responsible for driving performance and results to achieve objectives. The PM will support the team to deliver timely project implementation, monitor project activities, and ensure quality in line with the policies, processes, and strategies of CACH.

The PM constantly monitors the context of the project area to propose adaptations in the project, propose new interventions, and react to emergencies.

The PM must be ready to undertake frequent field trips to project sites.

Project Coordination/Management, Implementation and Reporting

• Management, implementation, supervision, and monitoring of a WASH humanitarian emergency response project activities with focus on water supply and WASH hardware.
• Plan the activities on a weekly basis. Supervise their implementation daily, assuring the quality of the work. Coach the team under his responsibility when needed.
• Prepare realistic and participatory detail implementation plan (DIP) adequately broken down into annual, quarterly, monthly, and bi-weekly plans.
• Coordinate activities with other humanitarian organizations and local authorities including internal reporting and assessments.
• Provide technical input to Field Office and Country Office during project/programme formulation, proposal preparation and report writing.
• Follow-up the budget expenditure of the project in line with internal procedures and in compliance with donor rules and regulations.

Administration and Logistics

• Coordinate with the finance and logistics department for smooth implementation of all the activities.
• Initiate and follow to the procurement orders for materials and equipment for the activities in time, according to the logistics and financial procedures.
• Ensure community participation in all activities and processes of selecting, designing, implementing, and monitoring the water systems.
• Regularly inform the Area Coordinator and the Humanitarian Aid Coordinator on the state and progress of the activities and the problems and/or solutions identified.
• Produce the regular reports required for the good follow-up of the activities, according to the monitoring tools.
• Organize and archive all the documents (contracts, reports, evaluations, etc.) associated with the project.

Communication

• Seek the support of local authorities (kebele, woreda, zone, RRS) in case of facing challenges during implementation.
• Liaise with other potential local actors, private sector, community institutions for collaboration and attainment of project goal.
• Actively attend and contribute to zone and woreda level NGO forums.

Qualifications: 

The ideal candidate represents the majority of the below mentioned areas:

• Master’s degree in Civil and Environment Engineering, preferably in Water Supply and Environmental Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in emergency WASH and humanitarian aid response.
• At least 2 years in same managerial position with responsibility for the project implementation and resource management.
• Experience in working in refugee settings will be considered an asset.
• Ability to represent the organization in negotiation, coordination and leading a process that involves various actors at a local level and to act as a part of a multi-cultural and multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in implementing community-based projects; ability to liaise activities with various actors, with different interest and in different places.
• Full command of the local working language and good oral and written English skills are mandatory.
• Experience in project cycle management (annual action plan and definition of the strategy, activities, proposal writing, logical framework, work plan, implementation, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation, etc.

Competencies

• Flexible and adaptable with proven capacity to respond rapidly and effectively to a changing environment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and being held accountable for meeting ambitious targets.
• Leadership skills to work with autonomy while still being collaborative, prioritize tasks, and positively influence others to follow directives and meet deliverables.
• Problem-solver mentality, with the ability to adapt seamlessly to changing priorities and enforce regulations.
• Organized, high level of accuracy, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources; and
• Adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines seamlessly.