Project Manager

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Job Description

The project, “Enhancing Local Social Care Services partnerships with citizens and toward EU Standards”, is an initiative between UNICEF Albania (UNICEF as the lead applicant) and World Vision in Albania (WVA). The Action/Project intends to strengthen the local partnerships and capacities to plan, establish, extend, and deliver social care services in the 14 targeted municipalities (Gjirokaster, Vore, Cerrik, Librazhd, Kavaje, Kurbin, Kukes, Kruje, Pogradec, Korce, Kamez, Vlore, Elbasan, Durres) scaling up positive models of social service delivery supported by UNICEF&WVA in other municipalities that respond best to the local context and priorities defined in Local Social Plans of targeted municipalities. The Action will contribute directly to achieving two specific objectives: (1) support to establish and/or extend existing social care services at the municipal level and (2) support to establish and/or extend specialized social care services focused on specific needs of municipalities.

The Project Manager will be hired to oversee the overall of the action/Project, track progress of project objectives, scope and resources. He/she will be supervised by the Deputy Representative and will work in close cooperation with the Social Protection and Child Protection Specialist.

Followings will be the core tasks:

Project Leadership and partnership development and nurturing: He/she will lead the overall operational activities, ensuring seamless coordination between the donor, UNICEF senior management, technical experts, operations, co-lead applicant, Ministries, local government partners, and implementing partners in close cooperation with UNICEF and co-applicant. Particular attention and oversight will be needed regarding activities related to local forums, info sessions, policy dialogue around the midterm budget planning, capacity building on implementing and monitoring the local social care plans and service delivery, implementation of components related to assessment, training and capacity building, networking and exchanges.
Project Steering Committee: He/she will ensure that regular Project Steering Committees meetings are organized, all members are well informed and prepared in advance. He/she will facilitate the establishment of the ToR for the PSC, prepare minutes of each meeting and clear follow up actions, as well as monitor implementation of actions drawn from the PSC with the field team.
Planning and reporting: He/she will be responsible for developing and implementing project plans and overall administration of resources. Guiding and performing strategic analysis for the action. He/she will supervise the M&E specialist and secure development of quality reports to UNICEF, EUD and any monitoring report.
Overview the Financial Support to third parties. Supporting the development of grant program guidelines, rules and procedures, financial monitoring of grants implementation, following the public procurement rules, timely addressing financial issues in grants implementation, support to grant beneficiaries in financial issues of grants implementation.
Overall Quality assurance: Ensure overall quality of the project management, monitoring and evaluation.
Communications: Planning and overseeing the preparation and dissemination of project communications in
close coordination with communication teams.
Gender and human rights: secure integration of gender equality and human rights standards throughout the implementation of the program, will oversee the gender analysis as well as the gender responsiveness of services and engagement of women and marginalized groups

The Program Manager will supervise the Grant Manager, Communication Specialist as well as the Monitoring Specialist. The Project Manager will be closely work with the UNICEF team engaged in the Action, including the Finance Associate who reports to Operation Manager of UNICEF.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Advanced university degree in Human rights, social sciences, law, management, social/public policy, social work or any other relevant discipline.
Familiarity with and understanding of the Albanian Context.
Minimum of five (5) years of practical experience in international development, project management and project leadership preferably in social care, social inclusion, protection, or any similar domain.
Experience in Managing EU funded programs is an asset.
Knowledge on gender and human rights programming.
Knowledge of EU funded programs and EU policies in social care, social protection and child protection is an asset.
Excellent and proven writing skills.
Experience in working at and with local government units and on decentralization.
Experience in provision of technical to and interlocution with government partners, international and civil society organizations is an asset.
Excellent analytical capabilities, excellent ability to synthesize information and relate action to results.
Fluency in both, spoken and written English and Albanian.
High level of communication and computer skills.
Ethical accountability and teamwork
Ability to engage full time during the project implementation.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/568797

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