Deadline: 26 July, 2022

Location: Tamale, Ghana

Plan International is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Project Manager.

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall management and coordination of all work streams, including community and operations in the mobilisation and delivery of programme results
• Manage the project team, providing coaching, mentoring and quality assurance of their work
• Support and conduct recruitment and performance appraisals of staff and identify their training needs
• Write progress reports for internal and external use according to the standard or specifications required by donor or as may be required by the organisation’s leadership
• Participate and lead programme-related workshops, review meetings, training and community engagement drives
• Ensure project activities are on track, managing risks and escalating issues, including developing and implementing solutions as necessary
• Oversee timely submission of programme reports, meeting institutional and donor requirements, sharing challenges and successes
• Monitor funding commitments, project spending against budget, preparation and submission of required programme progress and financial reports on a regular basis
• Ensure financial processes comply with relevant sections of the financial manual, donor compliance protocols, and other partnership standards
• Support the resource allocation process and ensure appropriate controls are maintained at all levels
• Anticipate major costs and cash flow requirements in order to mobilise appropriate funding streams
• Support the monitoring and evaluation specialists to ensure that internal monitoring is carried out effectively and that external impact evaluations are being conducted in the manner intended
• Work with the monitoring and evaluation team to develop and track relevant project documents and systems
• Apply the internal monitoring and evaluation system in collaboration with the project team
• Ensure the documentation of lessons learnt and best practices are shared through internal and external organisation’s knowledge-sharing forums
• Manage the relationship and deliverables of the external evaluation partner in line with donor requirements
• Work with the national, regional and district GES and MoE stakeholders to ensure project sustainability
• Sustain positive partnerships and networking relationships with key stakeholders on projects to influence policies and practices
• Actively communicate and maintain good working relationships with external suppliers who collaborate with Plan International in various ways in the delivery of distance learning models

Requirements

• University degree in Education, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Development Economics or a similar field
• Master’s degree in Education or Development Studies
• Five years, minimum, of field experience with NGOs in developing countries
• Experience in education development projects and familiarity with the girls’ education sector in Ghana
• Experience of budget management within donor-funded project
• Experience working in Ghana, especially in rural areas

To apply and for more information, click here.

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