World Vision

Project Manager

Mandalay,Myanmar Full time

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure timely implementation of the project “Humanitarian Assistance & Recovery for Earthquake-Affected Populations in Mandalay Region

  • Give necessary solutions to problems put up by subordinated
  • Facilitate the monthly, quarterly, interim and final reports
  • Ensure project activities are in align with DIP and financial supplements and give necessary feedback to project staff members
  • Give decision on project implementation as necessary
  • Project fund is monitored and give feedback as needed
  • Provide leadership to responsible project team in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of project
  • Build Good Relationship with Partners and provide timely support

Ensure designated field staff use project resources effectively and efficiently

  • Manage designated field staff to ensure that they are working according to agreed plans and taking good care of the project equipment
  • Review and recommend on activities and financial related advances submitted by subordinates
  • Facilitate on performance management of subordinates
  • Ensure the quality of project management and the community own the development process

Accountability & Quality Assurance 

  • Ensure timely submission of reports to the National Office-NO on non-financial matters
  • Measure, document impact, and working closely with WVIM Technical teams and Program Support team
  • Ensure industry codes of conduct (Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, People in Aid), Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and performance standards (Sphere) and/or cluster/working group standards & SOP are to be applied to all our work 
  • Ensure that the project is implemented on time and within the approved budget
  • Document and disseminate best practices and lessons learnt

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor's degree in any discipline is essential
  • Master's degree in such as Public Administration, Development Studies, Business Management, Community Development is preferred
  • Minimum of 2 years project management experience with humanitarian response in replacement-related and early recovery contexts
  • Having experience in livelihood & resilience, child protection and MHPSS, WASH in emergency in conflict/humanitarian settings is preferred.
  • Having experience in supervising & working the partners is preferred.                    
  • English for report and email writing, discussion in SO/Donor meeting
  • Experience in emergency response situation
  • Good health and travel to project area
  • Good knowledge of International HEA Standards such as CHS
  • Knowledge of Livelihood approach, including economic development project models
  • Good knowledge of Child Protection in Humanitarian Action programming specifically in case management, PSS and community-based CP mechanisms
  • Strong interpersonal, collaborative, negotiating, networking and organizational skills
  • Computer literate and have high skills of information sourcing and gathering including internet
  • Excellent knowledge of humanitarian Industry, local context and organizational culture

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