Project Management Consultant

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• Organise relevant kick-off meetings and inception workshops.
• Establish the timeline for the projects and subsequently monitor and ensure successful implementation during the period of the consultancy.
• Formulate annual work plans and budgets, in close collaboration with the relevant country/regional staff, global technical staff and finance team.
• Develop a PMER strategy for the projects at the global level, including an indicator tracking table, in close collaboration with relevant country/regional staff and global technical staff.
• Assist concerned technical colleagues to formulate job descriptions for staff to be hired, terms of references, scope of services and specifications.
• Follow up on, and ensure timely implementation of, work plans.
• Follow up and report on indicators, in accordance with reporting schedule, and in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare for and provide updates to project Steering Committee (and Advisory Committee, if set) meetings.
• Provide logistical/technical support to regional/country offices and National Societies as needed incl. on assessments, trainings and other key deliverables.
• Guide and support responsible parties (relevant IFRC colleagues in Geneva, regions and delegations; National Societies; consultants/service providers) for the implementation of their respective tasks, including in terms of technical support and project management.
• Set up coordination mechanisms, where needed.
• Ensure the interests of the IFRC Secretariat are well addressed by consultants or service providers hired.
• Prepare relevant narrative reports by consolidating inputs from all relevant colleagues/parties and presenting the reports to the Climate & Resilience Lead for endorsement and submission to the donor.
• Advise the Climate & Resilience Lead on strategic decisions/actions to be taken, including work plan modifications, budget modifications/reallocations, troubleshooting (or risks) and changes in target countries.
• Perform other project management related tasks as assigned by the Climate & Resilience Lead.

• University degree in relevant subject, Masters’ degree preferred (e.g. climate change, disaster risk management, project management etc.)

• Work experience in the humanitarian sector, and specifically on the themes of early warning early action.
• Experience in project and programme management.
• Experience in the Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement.
• Experience working as an independent consultant.

• Experience with IFRC’s project management, financial and administrative procedures and tools.

• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Knowledge of community-based programming.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Strong inter-personal skills, demonstrated capacity to build functional networks.
• Flexible and adaptable to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

• Spoken and written French.
• Fluency in another IFRC official language (Arabic and Spanish).

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