Banja La Mtsogolo,Senior Programmes Manager Jobs Vacancy

BACKGROUND
Banja La Mtsogolo (BLM) is a Malawian Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization
established in 1987. BLM provides quality Family Planning and Reproductive
Healthcare including HIV/AIDS information and interventions. BLM is a senior
member of the Marie Stopes International which works in 37 countries. BLM
exists to improve quality life in Malawi through family planning and
reproductive hearth care services. BLM serves over 800,000 clients annually and
makes a si

gnificant contribution to national family planning objectives. The
organization has national coverage, operating through 29 clinics, 460 outreach
sites and a network of 65 franchises.

Applications
are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following vacant position
that has arisen at our Support Office in Lilongwe.

Senior
Programmes Manager

OVERALL
RESPONSIBILITY
The Senior Programs Manager is responsible for overall program project
financial management support and management, and technical capacity building to
individual program /project implementation teams. The position supports
the achievement of BLM program goals through project grant coordination; follow
up on grant compliance by implementing units; preparation of quality,
accurate and timely qualitative and quantitative reports; and resource
mobilization.

SPECIFIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

A.
Project Management:

·
Facilitate
and manage the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation of grant funded
programs/ projects;

·
Ensure
effective project team structures, clarity of roles and responsibilities among
project teams and effective coordination and communication between team
members;

·
Ensure
that all the requirements tor approved projects are complied with;

·
Ensure
that all relevant staff are trained on BLM grant management systems, proposal
development and report writing;

·
Provide
training to relevant BLM staff on specific donor requirements, including
contact details;

·
Collaborate
and follow up with project implementing units to ensure quality donor reports
are submitted;

·
Plan,
share and monitor reporting timelines with all relevant parties, ensuring
reports are submitted on time;

·
Liaise
with relevant donors, partners and stakeholders as appropriate;

·
Communicate
relevant information from donors with regard to the to all teams, managers and
directors as appropriate;

·
Ensure
documentation of proposals, reports and relevant data rented to the grant
activity.

Financial Management:

·
Utilize
financial information to analyse, manage project budgets and reporting requirements;

·
Review
monthly financial expenditure with project leads initiate corrective action as
required;

·
Approve
modifications within authority and prepare requests for revisions to donors;

·
Facilitate,
with project leads, timely preparation of project ‘activity-based costed plans.

Resource
Mobilization

·
Facilitate
strategic planning and new partnerships:

·
Keep
abreast of the development of national policies, laws, strategic directions and
the general situation in the field of Reproductive Hearth and HIV/AIDS and
suggest program adjustments;

·
Contribute
to me proactive development of new concept papers and project proposals
(technical and financial);

·
Monitor
trends and lead on identifying new funding avenues accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS,
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

·
Bachelors
degree in Management, Finance, Public Health, International Development or
related field (Masters degree in a related field preferable);

·
At least
5 years directly relevant experience, possibly working in international
organizations, NGOs/Multi-lateral or Bi-lateral funding organizations in
similar positions;

·
Excellent
program/project and financial management skills an ability to work with
numbers, spread sheets;

·
Excellent
leadership and people management skills;

·
Excellent
language communication skills (verbal and written);

·
Strong
analytical and problem solving skills;

·
Excellent
computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook:

·
Previous
exposure to public hearth service delivery programming family planning
experience highly desirable);

·
Monitoring
and Evaluation experience;

·
Strong
work ethic and ability to meet deadlines.

Personal
Attributes
Successful performance at BLM is not simply defined in terms of What” people
achieve but is equally about how people go about their jobs and the impact
that they have on others

We seek
people who are;

·
Customer-focused

·
Motivated

·
Organised

·
Passionate
about hetomg women

·
Work at
al levels to ensure overall teamsuccess

·
Embrace
change

·
Comfortable
witi technology

·
Able to
articulate what is needed

If you
are interested and you meet above requirements please send your curriculum
vitae and cover letter including names and details of three traceable
referees one of whom should be your current or former employer to:

Head of
Human Resources
Banja La Mtsogolo
P.O. Box 1854
Lilongwe

or
email:

Email: recruitment@banja.org.mw

to reach
him not later than 23rd September, 2017.
Please note that those who already applied do not need to re-apply

BLM is an
equal opportunities employer. No canvassing of any kind is allowed.