Project Manager Job at Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

We are recruiting to fill the position below: 

Job Position: Project Manager
Job Location: Damaturu, Yobe 

Role Purpose

• Project to restore the peaceful coexistence and social cohesion of the population affected by the conflict in the Lake Chad Basin is an upcoming 3 year multi country project to be implemented in Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger. 
• The project has the objective to promote social cohesion through the rehabilitation of social infrastructure and the integration of IDPs and refugees. In Nigeria, the project will ensure adolescent girls and boys, as well as young women and men in Yobe state of Nigeria have access to appropriate and timely SRHR and nutrition services and structures and Community mediation structures are in place in the project areas to prevent and deal with conflicts between members of the community and to promote non-violent and peaceful coexistence of the various different groups living there.
• The project will be implemented by Plan International Nigeria in 5 LGAs of Yobe state in collaboration with the Yobe State Ministry of Health, Yobe State Primary Health Care Development Agency, local CSO partners and other relevant stakeholders.
• The purpose of this role is to provide leadership and management to the project team and partners to deliver on the agreed project outputs and outcomes, risk mitigation processes and budget performance. This includes managing the delivery of health and nutrition, behavioural change and social cohesion activities on the project.

Dimensions of Role
The post holder will:

• Lead on overall project management implementation in line with agreed donor guidelines and Plan International polices in Yobe state.
• Provide overall leadership to the management of project budget, risk and outcomes.
• Motivate project team and partners for successful implementation of the project.
• Develop and maintain a strong relationship with relevant government and other stakeholders.

Key Roles/Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of Plan International Nigeria health and nutrition programme in Yobe state.
• Serve as project representative on state level for as representing Plan international Nigeria in the highest standards.
• Lead on the development on annual work plans
• Engage and mobilize broad range of stakeholders for project support and sustainability.
• Lead on the biannual project stakeholder meetings of the project.
• Lead on the development of knowledge management materials for the project.
• Lead on the development and implementation of the sustainability plan of the project.
• Design and implement project field monitoring visits.
• Coordinate the provision of continuous support to the staff and partners to deliver on their tasks.
• Provide oversight to the M and E system and continuously utilize data to drive project decision making
• Actively implement a team building process and ensure adherence to Plan values.
• Liaise with the Head of Health programs, and other Country Officer staff for support to program implementation.
• Work with Child Safeguarding manager to ensure implementation of child safeguarding policies and guidelines.
• Lead in the program research processes in the project, including baseline and end line evaluations.
• Work to strengthen linkages between Partners and community support structures.
• Regularly collect project level data, to track progress against planned service delivery outputs and outcomes, using RBM methodologies.
• Provide oversight to the project logistic processes at the different levels to ensure smooth running of project activities.
• Work with audit unit to ensure compliance to all donor and plan policies and address audit issues swiftly where identified.
• Support Country Office Gender and Social Inclusion Manager in identifying, disseminate and address gender barriers to programming outcomes.
• Provide regular updates to supervisor and other project team members to inform project programming decision making and advocacy efforts.
• Maintain a strong relationship with Government, partners and stakeholders including donors where applicable.
• Assume any other responsibility as assigned by the Supervisor.

Administration and Finance:

• Ensure that all finance policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Review all budget, Purchase Requisition and Purchase Orders to ensure spending and forecasts in line with agreed budget and guidelines. This include reviewing to ensure right WBS codes are used.
• Support the timely and appropriate use of all procurement and logistics infrastructure for the effective implementation of project activities.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge

• Over 5 year experience managing health and nutrition programs in Northern Nigeria, especially North East.
• Some experience working on peacebuilding projects in Nigeria.
• University education in health, social sciences or development related course. An advanced degree will be a plus
• Experience working with adolescents, youth people and communities on health, nutrition projects.
• A history of productive involvement with local partners, including from government, traditional leadership, and civil society.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring inclusive, gender-equitable development programs
• Demonstrated knowledge and background in community mobilization and engagement
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, collaboration experience, creativity and willingness to innovate
• Experience drafting project reporting and monitoring project progress
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills
• Knowledge of Hausa language preferred but not required

Skills & Knowledge:

• Basic financial and administrative skills
• Communicates clearly and effectively appropriate to the audience
• Possession of good report writing skills
• Passion for learning and development.
• Good computer literacy skills.
• Team player

Behaviours:

• Provides good and adequate administrative support to enable the project meet its agreed program outcomes.
• Actively seeks for support in addressing difficulties in execution of duties.