Project Manager, KFW (Refugee Response Fund) Non-profit Careers – Save the Children International
Job Title: Project Manager, KFW (Refugee Response Fund)
Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale.
Job Summary: The Project Manager, KFW (Refugee Response Fund) will support implementation of Education Programs in the South Sudanese Response in Yumbe District. On this role, you will be the principal representative of the project to the consortium and will work with Save the Children’s field, regional and country offices, but will have leadership responsibility for the overall management of the award. S/he will provide strategic and operational leadership to develop and implement a successful program. The Project Manager will ensure adherence to overall technical and programmatic quality in implementation, compliance with donor rules and regulations, and the timely submission of all deliverables, including annual work plans, performance monitoring plans, reports as required. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is consistently dissatisfied with the status quo, but enough of a realist to understand when to drive for change and when not to; to help ensure positive and lasting change in the lives of the most marginalized and vulnerable children. In order to be successful you will bring or have:
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants for the Save the Children Project Manager, KFW (Refugee Response Fund) job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education to MSc/MA/MEng level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience
- At least five years of management experience including working in emergency response, direct experience in implementing large, multi-thematic and multi-location programs
- Experience managing high-quality ECHO funded project(s).
- Experience managing large education programs for an international NGO.
- Demonstrated skills in program planning, and all aspects of project management.
- Demonstrated skills in leadership and supervision of staff and in building and maintaining a high performing team.
- Experience in promoting children’s rights and gender, including participation in programming, design, implementation and evaluation.
- Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically.
- Demonstrated knowledge of ECHO regulations and policies.
- Inter-personal skills to influence and guide staff and partners in identifying programming opportunities and resolving program challenges.
- Experience applying remote management techniques.
- Commitment to the values and mission of Save the Children.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English required.
- Experience working in a refugee context.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title link below.
Deadline: 29th March 2019
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