Action Against Hunger Project Manager – Food for Peace Job Vacancy

Action
Against Hunger works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that
threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security,
water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We
are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job
Title:
Project Manager – Food for Peace
Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Job
Description
You’ll Contribute To Ending World Hunger By:

Playing
a key role in proper implementation and completion of Project(s)
throughout all its different phases as well as the appropriate management
of its specific scope, schedule, resources, quality, risks,
representation, coordination and contractual requirements.

Key
Activities

Management
of the entire project(s) cycle.
Ensure
that all project(s) staff are provided with a full induction and are
briefed on all relevant components of the project(s).
Develop
systematic mechanism for lesson learned about the programs to provide
information to conduct advocacy activities, with periodic field visits to
other project(s)s to strengthen across mission information and best
practice sharing; and encourage the development of innovative approach.
Support
Field Coordinator in liaising regularly with authorities and community
representatives in relations to Action Against Hunger’s programming and
positioning.
Develop
a data collection and entry plan complete with tools and timeline that is
integrated into the PSDs and PIPs (if not already included) in line with
the Mission M&E structure and strategy.

Requirements
Does This Description Fit You?
You’re a seasoned Nutrition professional with a strong bias in cash base
programming:

Master’s
Degree in Project Management, Social Sciences, Health/Nutrition,
Development or other related field
You
have 2 years’ work experience in similar setting and responsibility
working with cash, market based, food assistance, agriculture, livestock
or other livelihood.
Familiarity
with ECHO, EU, OFDA and/or DfiD reporting and regulations;
Experience
in managing medium to large-sized teams
Proficient
in MS Office Applications;
Problem
management capacity;
Proven
multi sector project cycle management experience at a senior level for at
least 2 years in an INGO;
Excellent
management, organizational, motivational and leadership skills;
Demonstrated
experience in financial management and preparation of budgets for
programming;
Planning
and analysis capacity;
Ability
to work under pressure.

You’re
a super Communicator:

Excellent
written and spoken English
You
have experience working with colleagues who do not speak your language.
You are used to explaining your work in non-technical terms.
You
are comfortable explaining policies & procedures to a team.
You
stay calm & like talking to colleagues to find solutions to their
problems.
You
contribute to team reports & are able to succinctly summarize &
analyze current field activities.

Your
work style builds trust within your team:

You
are highly organized & pay attention to small details. You are calm
under pressure, & able to easily adapt to changing circumstances.
You
demonstrated experience in proposal writing and donor reporting; creative
and innovative with attention to detail.
you
are good diplomatic and negotiation skills and disciplined and able to
work and arrive at decisions autonomously and with minimal guidance.
You
have good experience in multi-sector emergency responses and sector
coordination as well as experience and flexibility with complex/large
organizational structures;
You
are knowledgeable on the humanitarian architecture and trans-formative
agenda

Benefits
Action Against Hunger values its employees and offers a comprehensive
remuneration and benefits package. These include but are not limited to: