Program Manager - WOGEND/STEER Project at Women Gender Developers (WOGEND)

Job Description

As a member of the WOGEND Team, The Program Manager, will be responsible for working closely with WOGEND Program Officers and with STEER technical team to achieve the strategic objectives of the project- focusing primarily on project-related planning and implementation, timely and accurate reporting, providing technical support to Program staff and partners.  The Project Manager will work as part of the project management team led by the Chief of Party, maintaining relationships with all program staff and fostering linkages and mutual benefit where possible. 

Key Areas of Accountability

• Provide strategic and technical leadership to the project team as it relates to the planning, implementation, and monitoring & evaluation of the project.
• Use appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track progress on project implementation as well as on the utilization of project resources.
• Continuously support the professional development of his/her team by providing clear orientation, feedback and learning opportunities.
• Maintain up to date documentation related to project approval, monitoring and implementation.
• Prepare and submit required donor project narrative reports, quarterly performance indicator tracking tables, as well as other reports needed/required by donors, and SCI headquarters Abuja.
• Prepare short success stories and briefs on innovation/best practices.
• Support the regular mapping of STEER program activities as well as regular updating as needed.
• Ensure that WOGEND/STEER maximizes impact on communities through coordination with other actors providing complementary services.
• Ensure proper grant management, review of WOGEND work plans, budgets and liquidations in coordination with the Program/Award and Finance.
• Coordinate with operations staff for purchasing and inventory control as per SCI/donor requirements.
• In collaboration with the finance/Award teams, review and analyze budget comparison reports and take necessary steps to ensure proper management and utilization of budgets.
• Ensure that all equipment and supplies in Field Office are maintained in a safe and secure manner.
• Will be responsible for running complex programs and projects
• Will  be in charge of the designing and developing the project till the production
• Make different risk management strategies
• Plan and set project goals and milestones
• Clearly define requirements and make targets accordingly
• Define resources and the schedule for the implementation of the program
• Should able to detect and solve project issues effectively
• To supervise the project technical staff, volunteers and manage conflicts within the different department
• Frequently perform team assessment and evaluate them (performance appraisal)
• Should be capable of designing and maintaining project and technical documentation
• Ability to recognize areas for internal improvement and developing plans for implementing them
• Make sure all the measures comply with organization standards and procedures
• Will be responsible for overseeing the Foundation’s work to review and develop proposals, manage current grants and individual projects
• Will be responsible for the preparation or presentation of funding recommendations, program monitoring of specific projects and negotiations for specific objectives to be placed in grant contract
• Will be responsible for project documents management, newsletter development, handle general correspondence and compile and analyse data
• Will coordinate the referral system of the Foundation by working with different unit to achieve a documented referral system.
• He/she will serves as the Foundation’s internal auditor
• He/she will perform any other duty assigned to him/her
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Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated ability with project grants management, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, supervision and performance management, etc.
• Ability to lead a multi-cultural team with a high level of respect for local culture.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and management and leadership skills.
• Experience with capacity strengthening and partnership building.
• Experience in vulnerability assessments, beneficiary registration, distributions, monitoring and evaluation in emergency situations preferred.
• Experience in business development/proposal development, preferred.
• Experience in working with grants funded by USAID.
• Ability and willingness to work and live in diverse, challenging and potentially unstable environments.
• Knowledge of at least three of the following areas: child protection, household economic strengthening, social protection, education, health and nutrition including HIV/AIDS care and support; social service systems strengthening, M&E; and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. and or Master's Degree in Social Science, Education, International relations, International Development or related field.
• Three to Five years’ demonstrated experience in managing, coordinating and supervising a team working with local community organizations, families and communities.
• At least five years demonstrated skills in project design, implementation and reporting, in any funded programs.
• Ability to work independently, but also coordinate effectively as part of a team.
• Capacity to work closely with, understand, and support local partners.
• Skilled in influencing and obtaining cooperation of individuals;
• Able to manage relationships to achieve results;
• Diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills;
• Strong written and spoken communication skills in English.
• Strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point).
• Demonstrated ability to assess priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.