🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ Childfund – Manager II, Project

Title:    Manager II, Project
Div/Dept: Programs
Department: Programs
Number of Positions: 1
Employment Type: Full-time (Fixed Term)
Duration: 1 Year (with possibility of renewal and extension to 4 years depending on performance and availability of funds)
Expected Start Date: February, 2025
Job Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Reporting Relationship: Sponsorship and Programs Director
Gross Annual Salary: Le 153,039.60
Other benefits:

• Annual13^th Month Salary
• Annual Leave Allowance
• Medical Insurance
• Severance

SUMMARY
Responsible for leadership, effective planning, implementation, monitoring, Evaluation, sharing lessons learned, and reporting on Project deliverables in accordance with the donor requirements and ChildFund Project Management regulations.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take leadership responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)Project in the selected districts
• Lead the review of Project KPIs and ensure each team member understands the expected outcomes of the project
• Lead the development/review of Annual Detailed Project Implementation Plans
• Prepare quality Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Project reports in line with donor and ChildFund’s requirements
• Lead in planning and implementation of all activities
• Anticipate field operation challenges and provide suggestions on how to combat such challenges
• Work with Finance on the BVA to track activities to be implemented and the actual cost available
• Facilitate a joint monthly project BVA discussion with Finance and project team
• Provide technical support necessary to determine the strategic direction of the project.
• Participate in the country review committee for the periodic review of the project and action plans
• Review the action plan and
• Supervising, Coaching and mentoring of Project officers
• Networking and relationship management with stakeholders at the National and Regional levels
• Lead and support joint field supportive monitoring of project implementation.
• Consolidate and submit quarterly progress reports.
• Ensure the project is visible at National, Regional and District levels
• Lead Quarterly Project review meetings
• Conduct quarterly performance review with Project Officers
• Participate in monthly and quarterly donor meetings
• Ensures that organization develops strong technical partnerships necessary to deliver sustainable, responsive and legitimate projects; that project interventions contribute to strengthening an enabling environment that reduces risks of vulnerability and provides children with opportunities to develop and thrive

• Provides timely documentation and situation analysis reports for review by the Programs Director and other key personnel; ensuring that core outcomes and area of excellence are clearly outlined

• Oversee linkages between national office and project team, always provide adequate technical support; ensure integration and collaboration with others in the community, local government and nongovernmental organizations in the district/project community
• Document & disseminate best project practices to promote quality and learning

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Decision Making -Uses critical thinking to evaluate problems, gather information, understand causes, and identify best possible solutions. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to drive better decisions and more efficient implementations.
• Teamwork -capable of working well with others both on the team and cross-functionally to achieve individual goals, team goals, department goals, and/or organizational goals
• Communication -Effectively and appropriately interacts with others to build relationships, influence others, and facilitate the sharing of ideas and information
• Result Orientation -invest time in upfront planning to achieve organizational goals and objectives while meeting quality standards, following the appropriate processes, and demonstrating continuous commitment.
• Resilience– thrives and grows in a rapidly changing and complex environment. Displays flexibility, activates networks, and adopts a continuous growth mindset to learn from mistakes and bounce back from adversity.

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Leadership –Applies vision to think beyond the immediate situation and explores multiple potential paths. Invests time in planning, discovery, and reflection to better drive decisions and more effective implementation. Ensures that business goals are met by executing, monitoring, and adjusting the organizational action plan.
• Design Thinking –Designs solutions that prioritize the end user’s experience by executing the stages of design thinking: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. Adopts an iterative approach to designing solutions, integrating ideas or feedback generated at various stages.
• People Leadership-Inspires, motivates, and empowers people to achieve organizational goals. Coaches, mentors, and manages employee experience, and employee performance, through mindful preparation. Values individual differences and seeks the inclusion of others.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Design Thinking – Designs solutions that prioritize the end user’s experience by executing the stages of design thinking: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. Adopts an iterative approach to designing solutions, integrating ideas or feedback generated at various stages.
• Organisational Awareness -Contributes to the organization by understanding and aligning actions with the organization’s goals, core functions, needs, and values.
• Innovation-Thinks beyond the confines of traditional models to recognize opportunities and find new and better ways of doing things. Encourages experimentation and accepts failure as a driver of innovation.
• Relationship Building /Partnership -Develops internal and external trusting, professional relationships. Purposefully develops networks to build value through collaboration.

Safeguarding: Must be committed to adhere to ChildFund’s Safeguarding Policy and Procedures by taking all reasonable steps to prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), neglect, and all forms of harm, violence, or misconduct from occurring; protect program participants, especially children, young people, and vulnerable adults, from that harm; and to respond appropriately when harm does occur.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• 6-8 years work experience managing development programs in an NGO, preferably in a technical area, community development and/or child-focused programming
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English.
• Rich knowledge of the education sector and must have implemented similar action with proven experience in the development space.
• Rich knowledge of leading or implementing Early Childhood Education and Care (ECCE) Programs/projects in Sierra Leone
• Demonstrated high-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social and political issues.
• Conflict management and ability to pragmatically solve problems, plan a course of action using analytical, conceptual, strategic and forward-thinking abilities to achieve an effective resolution
• Demonstrated knowledge of project design and management, resource stewardship, and cross functional coordination

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters a plus or equivalent in Education, Development Studies, Rural Development, social science discipline or equivalent relevant work experience
ChildFund International is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for everyone

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