Project management  

• In collaboration with ARRA, woreda Health office, the field team develop detail implementation plan for the project.

• Ensure procurements specified in the project documents are planned, requested, purchased and delivered on a timely manner

• Develop monthly plan with project team and conduct regular meetings to review progress

• Provide monthly update on project progress and flag any concerns in a timely manner for FOM

• Manage all activities, resources and assets for the projects under supervision

• Identify critical issues in the implementation of projects and take the necessary actions to address problems and constraints

• Prepare periodic reports on the implementation of project activities as per the requirements of SCI, regional and specific project donor

• Closely work with the PDQ Health team to assure implementation quality

• Integrate with other project thematic through joint planning ,review performance and sharing lessons

• Develop project briefs, which document the project learnings and results

• Ensure that strategies for phasing out are taken care of during implementation; and project close outs are properly planned and executed

• Closely work with ARRA, RHB, Zonal and Woreda Health Offices for the smooth implementation of the project and for ensuring project sustainability

• Leads project activity and budget revisions, prepares justification for request of amendments in keeping with donor regulations and procedures, closely working with the relevant award team to ensure timely action

• Ensuring project quality implementation using quality bench mark

Budget management

• Prepare phased budget based on approved project operation plan (POP)

• Manage budgets, including monthly review of budget variance analysis, identification of wrong charges and required actions to address/ correct them

• Ensure effective and efficient utilization of project budget and other resources for intended purpose; follow up on budget utilization and project expenditure

• Prepare/Review and submit for FOM timely donor reports, including development/review and verification of both narrative and financial reports and confirmation of accuracy and consistency between narrative and financial reports.

• Closely work with the finance  team to efficiently monitor and track burn rates, reporting and financial compliance issues

Staff Management

• Develop performance objectives and development plan for program officer  under supervision

• Establish a system for, communication, follow up, ensuring regular reporting and development of project staff

• Ensure project officer  understood his/her  responsibilities and how their contribution feeds into the overall project objective

• Organize regular review meetings to review progress, identify issues and solve them

• Develop and assesses the performance of his/her self and program officer by D2P in timely manner

Monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance

• In collaboration and coordination with MEAL, and PDQ health and nutrition team facilitate/conduct Joint project support,  assess the project against quality bench mark and conduct project base line and end line

• In coordination with and support from relevant MEAL staff, design results based monitoring and evaluation process for both projects

• Monitor and systematically document project results implementation lessons, best practices and innovations for the project under supervision; and share lessons, best practices and innovations with PDQ health team to inform program development

• Conduct regular supportive and joint supportive supervisions to project sites with project team and respective government partners

• Plan and facilitate regularly scheduled reviews of projects with woreda health office heads/experts and HWs/HEWs, and community volunteers in the implementation areas

• Facilitates visits to donors, members and others as necessary

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• BSc degree in public health, nursing or related fields

• A minimum of 6 years’  working experience in an NGO environment of which a minimum of 2 years managing community based health projects and had been experience in refuges

• Trainings on Public Health Emergency ,MHPSS, BIMOC ,Infection prevention and Referral System

• Solid understanding of the Ethiopian health policy and strategies, as well as the health sector transformation plan and the health extension platform

• Experience working with the regional and local level stakeholders

• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in another partners  with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets

• Experience of managing and shaping programs to deliver greater efficiency and effectiveness, and of strengthening implementation of financial control processes

• Solid budgeting skills and knowledge of key donor regulations

• knowledge of local language is required

• Commitment to Save the Children values

How to Apply

Register using the following LINK