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Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:
The Project Manager is responsible for leading, coordinating, and overseeing the successful implementation of the USG/BHA-funded Multisector Emergency Response Project in Afar Regional State. The role ensures high quality and timely delivery of emergency interventions across key sectors including WASH, Health/Nutrition, Shelter/NFI, Protection mainstreaming, and Community Engagement/Accountability (CEA). The Project Manager will ensure compliance with donor requirements (BHA/USAID), World Vision policies, government humanitarian coordination structures, and humanitarian principles while managing staff, budget, procurement, reporting, and partnerships
Project Management & Coordination
Lead overall planning, implementation, and monitoring of multisector activities according to the approved project design and work plan.
Ensure interventions are integrated and synergized at woreda level (Health, WASH, NFI, Protection).
Facilitate inception meetings, kick-off workshops, and community engagement plans.
Coordinate with DRMC/Early Warning, Health Bureau, WASH Bureau, UNOCHA, Cluster Leads, UN agencies, NGOs, and woreda administrations.
Ensure safety, access, and field movement planning in coordination with Security and Operations.
Staff Leadership & Management
Directly supervise project officers and field teams.
Provide coaching, performance management, and weekly progress reviews.
Ensure staff adhere to safeguarding, Do No Harm, humanitarian principles, and WV policies.
Manage team dynamics, resolve challenges, and promote a culture of accountability and collaboration.
Budget & Compliance Management
Lead monthly budget monitoring (BMT), variance analysis, and cashflow projections.
Ensure all expenditures align with BHA and WV procurement, financial, and audit standards.
Initiate PRs, track procurement, ensure timely delivery of supplies (WASH items, NFIs, medical supplies).
Prepare donor‑compliant documentation, including means of verification (MoVs).
Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation
Ensure high‑quality MEAL processes: baseline/endline, PDM, post-distribution monitoring, activity tracking.
Produce weekly situation updates, monthly reports, and donor reports (quarterly/semi‑annual).
Support accountability practices—hotline communication, community feedback mechanisms, beneficiary registration & verification.
Facilitate learning documentation, best practices, and success stories.
Stakeholder Engagement & Representation
Represent WV in regional and zonal cluster coordination meetings (WASH, Health, ES/NFI).
Maintain strong partnerships with government stakeholders and humanitarian actors.
Support advocacy initiatives aligned with project objectives.
Risk Management & Safeguarding
Identify operational risks, access constraints, community tensions, or protection concerns.
Ensure mitigation measures are implemented and documented.
Enforce child protection and safeguarding standards across all project interactions
2. Qualifications and Requirements
Education
Bachelor’s degree in public health, Nutrition, WASH Engineering, Development Studies, or related humanitarian field.
Master's degree preferred.
Experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in humanitarian emergency project management.
Proven experience in USG/BHA-funded projects or other major donors (ECHO, UNICEF, WFP, UNHCR).
Demonstrated multisector management (Health/Nutrition, WASH, NFI distribution, Protection).
Technical Skills
Strong understanding of humanitarian standards (Sphere, CHS, BHA Guidelines).
Knowledge of emergency logistics, procurement, supply chain, and cash transfer modalities.
Strong leadership, people management, and coordination skills.
Excellent English reporting and communication skills.
Competencies
Results-oriented and able to work under pressure in harsh environments.
Strong decision-making and problem-solving capacity.
High integrity, accountability, and cultural sensitivity.
Strong teamwork and partnership-building skills.
3. Working Conditions
Based in Afar with frequent travel to project woredas.
Field-based role requiring regular coordination with woreda/zonal Bureaus and UN/NGO partners.
Exposure to harsh climate conditions, remote field locations, and humanitarian emergency settings.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only