Assistant Project Manager, VSLA at CARE

Location: Gashua, Yobe State with regular visits to Sub Offices

Position Type: Regular/Full term

Application Deadline 10th October, 2019

Job description

• Make field visits to CSOs and Federations already in place to collect information on the process taken
• External representation (fund raising, marketing, reports to country office and donors)
• Preparation of proposals for funding
• Preparation of strategic and operational plans
• Supervision of operations director and/or field supervisors (depending on programme scale)
• Supervision of M&E and Admin
• Track and evaluate the implementation of the strategy
• Reporting, capitalization, documentation of the process
• Assess the level of implementation of the various action plans of the groups: who, what, how, what resources, how much, how they mobilized
• Provide advisory support at both the groups and CSO level to take into account strategic themes related to the transformation of harmful gender-specific norms

 Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in management
• Excellent track-record in project management or high level supervision in I/NGO.
• Proven leadership skills
• Proven capacity to organize complex operations
• Proven strategic planning skills
• Proven operational planning skills
• Proven staff supervision skills
• Excellent diplomatic skills

  Experience

• 3-5 years previous senior programme management experience
• Familiarity with principles and practice of savings led microfinance and with a strong awareness of the challenges faced by traditional methodologies
• Community development background
• Familiarity with basic Gender Concepts, CARE’s Women Empowerment Framework and Gender Transformative Approaches
• Experienced trainer
• Strong data analysis background
• Strong experience of supervising senior and junior staff
• Strong planning skills