Project Manager, VSLA at CARE International

CARE International is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to saving lives and ending poverty. We work in over 94 countries around the world to provide over 1000 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Project Manager, VSLA

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time
Specialization: Non-profit / Volunteering

Job Summary

• The Project Manager VSLA is to oversee the overall activities of BLANK VSLA project projects and ensure quality implementation in close work with partners such as NASNEC & SWODEN in Bauchi and Jigawa state, properly manage relationships with CSOs and lead all Women Economic Empowerment responses.
• Ensure that those proper processes are in place for effective monitoring and evaluation and in the overall management of the project.

The core areas of performance for this position are:

• Supervisory efficiency
• Leadership
• Quality and timeliness of project implementation
• Implementation of policies and procedures.
• Maintenance of relationships.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.

Job Responsibility
Staff Management:

• Effectively supervise all direct reports in the performance of their duties
• Ensure the proper implementation of CARE’s performance management system for direct reports, including job description and annual performance objectives development, regular feedback, mid-term reviews and annual performance appraisals.
• Proactively address performance issues through regular, constructive, and honest feedback and coaching.
• Identify necessary staff development and career development opportunities for direct reports.
• Ensure levels of authority and responsibility are clearly defined, understood and followed by direct reports.
• Ensure that direct report work is guided by CARE’s core value commitment

% of Time: 20%

Monitoring and Learning:

• Ensure the regular collection and analysis of data.
• Contribute to the preparation of assessment and monitoring missions.
• Support monitoring and evaluation initiatives & submission of reports in maintaining and using strong monitoring systems to track and report on activities and results to support effective delivery.
• Periodically review performance metrics with the Monitoring & Evaluation officer and employ use of data for decision making processes.
• Facilitate documentation and dissemination of appropriate case studies, experiences, best practice, and lessons.
• Encourage sharing of learning and experience with the team, across the organization and with like-minded/peer organizations.

Project Implementation:

• Coordinate project team planning activities, including the development of annual, semi-annual and quarterly work plans.

• Manage of all VSLA activities including ensuring the Project coordinator prepares the timely monthly project implementation plans and field reports.
• Developing strategies to support Women Economic Empowerment encompassing Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA), Income Generation Activities (IGAs) and others
• Oversee monthly budget of the project activities in Yobe state.
• Effectively represent CARE at the LGA and State before the respective authorities, communities and national.
• Facilitate and participate in workshops, trainings and meetings organized by CARE and other agencies and contribute effectively to the success of the events.

% of Time: 60%

Supervision and Management of Direct Report:

• Work with the Human resources to Identify training needs for staff as well as to manage, train and develop capacities of the field staff and partners.
• Ensure that capacity development need reports with support of the Project coordinator are met.
• Ensure project coordinator and all other supervises prepare performance plans and appraise them in consultation with FNSL Sector Manager and HR staff.
• Support the HR and FNSL sector in field staff or volunteer recruitment.

% of Time: 20%

Administration:

• Support procurement and administrative tasks at the State and LGAs levels.
• Support safety and security tasks at all levels.

% of Time: 10%

• Perform any other tasks assigned to by Project manager or his/her designate.

% of Time: 10%

Problem Solving (Thinking Environment)
There are three levels of problem-solving:

• What has to be done and how to do it are clearly defined, and the incumbent will face identical or similar problems on a regular basis;
• What has to be done is known, but how to do it is not defined. The incumbent must use interpolative skills to pick and choose the right strategy to address a given problem; and
• Why things are done is known, but what has to be done and how to do it are not defined.

Job Experience
Education / Training:
Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Admin and Economic development, Livelihoods, Community Development, or relevant field with minimum 3 years working experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Managerial positions in Women Economic Empowerment projects.
• Previous experience in related area is an asset.

Experience:
Required:

• At least 2 years’ experience in working with women cooperative groups in emergency, relief and development.
• Excellent in VSLA.
• Very good technical knowledge in Business Plan Development, Income Generating Activities.

Desired:

• Previous experience working with an INGO or a Development organization.

Technical Skills:
Required:

• Experience in VSLA, Livelihoods, Micro and medium women businesses, gender and nutrition.
• Solid experience of community mobilization approaches and coordination with governments
• Experience in emergency response, development projects and budget management
• Specific experience of application of relevant approaches, methodologies, practices.
• Experience working with international NGOs
• Strong supervisory and communication skills.
• Excellent inter-personal skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines yet effectively coordinate program activities with other CARE projects and other similar interventions being implemented in the same operational area.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Microsoft Office Package skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Desired:

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Excellent inter-personal skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines yet effectively coordinate program activities with other CARE projects and other similar interventions being implemented in the same operational area.
• Experienced problem solver and decision maker.
• Good leadership qualities and ability to interact effectively with donors, counterparts and organizations.
• Advanced computer skills – MS office package.
• Good written and oral communication skills

Competencies:

• Strong level of autonomy to provide independent follow through on processing issues and concerns
• Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills
• Integrity
• Details focus
• Strong team player
• Strong problem solving, analytical, operational, and coordinating abilities
• Good interpersonal, oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Strong customer service focus and ability to work well with people from various backgrounds and cultures at all levels in organization.

Application Closing Date
22nd July, 2021.