Program Manager at Plan International

Job Purpose

• The Program Manager is responsible for overall coordination and management of all programmatic and financial aspects of the Program in accordance with proposal, monitoring and evaluation plan, performance framework, procurement and supply management plan detailed budget, training plan and the program management tool (PMTool)
• He/she will ensure development of detailed work plans and other technical documents will supervise execution of activities; has oversight of all administrative and financial arrangements and will ensure timely and accurate financial and narrative reports.
• He/she will propose modifications to plans as necessary and may contribute to development of additional donor proposals.

Core Roles and Responsibilities

• 1,200 adolescent girls (80%) and boys (20%), aged 14-16, gain critical skills and self-efficacy in a supportive community environment, have their capacities built in transferable employment-relevant skills,and make healthy life decisions/ choices through Choose a Future training.
• Project Support Committees (PSCs) and local partners have their capacities built and carry out for sustainably of the programmes.
• Documented changes in the lives of 10% of youth/young women who have successfully passed through BLOOM+ in the areas of school enrollment, retention, pass grades, progress to senior secondary classes,and employment.
• Plan's Child Centre Community Development, Child Protection Policy and Gender approaches adopted in all aspects of program planning and implementation.
• Foster Government and community support, evidenced in their participation in project planning and implementation and support for youth education, trade and employment opportunities.
• Document and disseminate learning to Plan, partners, government and stakeholders.
• Oversee all program implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Manage local partners in the areas of grants management and tracking, capacity building, knowledge sharing, and
• Use CCCD, CPP and gender approaches in all aspects of project delivery.
• Working closely with Children relevant state and Local Governments Community traditional leadership/structures Project Support Committees, Coalitions/networks and implementing partners.
• Facilitate the formation/working of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and ensure that the TAG receives everything it requires for proper functioning, towards institutional building for the project scale.

Key Results & Criteria for Success:

• Budget monitoring and management
• Compliance with donor rules and procedures, Including for procurement and distribution of resources, time management, work-plans and records
• Timely and accurate monitoring and financial and narrative reporting
• Ensure strong partnership with Ministry of Education Women and Gender Affairs Social and Youth development Education, CP/Child participation and Gender Teams Government partners and other stakeholders,
• Ensure strong liaison with Plan USA. donors, Plan West Africa Regional Office and International Headquarters
• Ensure collaboration with other Plan Education programmes and compliance with Child Protection standards.
• Ensure adherence to Plan's Gender Equality Policy
• Advance girls and youth school enrollment/completion, youth gaining employment
• Ensure to build skills and competencies of Implementing Partners PSCs, Local and State Government and other stakeholders to support project success, publication of learning and sustainability.
• Women's participation in service delivery decision making or building the skills and competencies of IGA officials to conduct their work in a more gender sensitive and socially inclusive way
• Building the capacity of CSQs, community women and gender champions to productively engage in service delivery decision making.
• This would demand designing capacity building activities and advocacy strategies;
• Developing training materials (or make revisions to existing materials) that reflect state-of.-the-art-practices in gender and social inclusion,
• M&E systems to capture the impact of gender related activities on project outcomes;
• Developing staff capacity in gender and social Inclusion;
• Preparing quarterly and final reports.

Primary Linkages for this Post:

• Internal: Plan's CMT members, MacArthur Foundation Director and Management Support Coordinator

Leadership Behaviours:

• Proven skills in a cross cultural structure
• Flexibility, and capacity for initiative
• Ability to work under high pressure with a great level of personal organisation
• Clear and effective communication that builds relationships in order to influence others
• Proactively organizes and manages performance
• Accountability and responsibility for own decisions
• Promote team work and cooperation
• Demonstrate high degree of professionalism and integrity
• Confident in taking initiative and exploring new opportunities
• Assertiveness and shows cultural sensitiveness

Skills Specific to the Post Holder:

• Strong communicating, organizational and writing skills
• Project management skills and ability to work with diverse teams.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Energetic and motivated individual, with a proven track record of undertaking similar assignments
• Strategic and critical skills but also focused on operational results and ;getting things done
• Commitment to continuous learning, wiliness to keep abreast of new developments in security
• Able to work Independently but also collaborate closely within teams
• Ability to establish and sustain strong working relationships with Plan colleagues and in the broader community/context
• Culturally and socially sensitive

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in managing grants essentials, including sub-grant management, programs implementation, budget management overall supervision of procurement and logistics and timely production of accurate narrative and financial reports essential
• Experience of collaboratively working with local groups, NGOs, Government Networks and UN Agencies
• Demonstrated experience in Implementing community based Interventions and participatory planning and training
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Demonstrated ability to network and liaise with major donors.
• Experience In designing and conducting trainings activities
• Ability to work With the team and be proactive In the design of activities with other team members
• First degree in Social Sciences with 5 or more years working experience in an international NGO.
• 5 or more years work experience in project management. Strong communication and organizational skills.

Challenges/Changes:

• Base location at Project State: Cross River State(Calabar or Odukpani LGA.)
• Frequent travel to project sites
• Frequent stakeholders meetings
• Frequent meetings with implementing Partners, PSCs, TAG and schools and relevant Government offices
• May be required to work on weekends and late hours