Project Manager (Governance)

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide continuous oversight of the project cycle and identify need for adjustment and improvement of systems and processes to improve efficiency, optimize utilization of resources and improve quality of deliverables.
• Work with other members of the team, to ensure commitment of adequate resources from approved budgets to support project implementation.
• Ensure that budgets are spent in accordance with donor funding and donor regulations within the appropriate timeframe.
• Ensure all staff related issues of the designated project(s) are carried out in accordance with ARK’s and donor’s policies and guidelines. This includes recruitment, performance management, security, staff development and training, and disciplinary action.
• Develop and review the overall work plan for the relevant project in coordination with relevant staff and follow up on the day-to-day implementation of project activities.
• Supervise and provide leadership ensuring that project objectives and activities are understood, internalized and carried out by project team.
• Organize weekly project review meetings to ensure that both financial and programme performance is on track
• Establish and enhance effective collaboration and relationships with local actors and other partners to fulfil program objectives within cost and time constraints.
• Ensure all project cycle management and project management tools such as logical frameworks, work plans, budgets and forecasts, monitoring and evaluation plans and indicator tracking are properly updated.
• Lead the programme’s day to day engagement with consortium partners, client project staff and implementing partners to ensure activities are aligned with its intent.
• Ensure all staff and service providers’-related tasks are carried out in accordance with ARK’s and donor policies and guidelines. This includes recruitment, performance management, security, staff development and training, and disciplinary action.
• Provide regular reports on all aspects of project implementation and possible obstacles for internal stakeholders.
• Supported by the M&E team, oversee project monitoring and evaluation against overall goals, specific objectives and contracted deliverables.
• Coordinate drafting and provide final review and approval of all major written project deliverables prior to dissemination or submission to the client.
• Ensure all internal and contracted periodic reports are completed on time and to a high quality and in accordance with ARK and donor requirements.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of first degree, post graduate degree desirable.
• A minimum of 5 years project management experience, preferably in democracy and governance programming in the Levant/MENA region, preferably government-funded (including multi-donor) projects.
• Demonstrated experience in project cycle management, project-level monitoring and evaluation, programme budgeting and programme development and design across a range of projects, as well as active management of diverse teams and cultures.
• Proven planning, assessment and analytical skills. Proven excellent report and proposal writing skills, supported by a high level of attention to detail and the ability to compile comprehensive reports for donors in english.
• Native Arabic language skills, or acquired advanced Arabic skills, highly desirable.
• Excellent English language written and oral skills.
• High personal adaptability, proactivity, and problem solving ability, with the ability to work in a fluid environment.
• Tact, social skills, and effective inter-personal communication.
• Commitment to team-building and ability to develop other team members.
• Experience of gender mainstreaming or spender focused project implementation is highly desirable.