The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
We wonโt stop until we are all equal.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Plan International Ghana is looking to recruit an experienced and qualified professional to join its rank as Project Manager to take the lead in providing strategic overall management and coordination for the project team in the mobilisation and delivery of the projectโs results. They will provide the day-to-day leadership of the team and will report to the Project Lead.
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
Management and Operations
- Provide overall management and coordination of all work streams including Community, and Operations in the mobilisation and delivery of program results
- Directly line-managing the project team, providing coaching, mentoring and quality assurance of their work
- Support and conduct recruitment and performance appraisals of staff and identifying their training needs
- Write progress reports for internal and external use according to the standard or specifications required by donor or as may be required by the Organisationโs leadership
- Participate and lead program related workshops, review meetings, training and community engagement drives
- Ensure project activities are on track, managing risks and escalating issues, including developing and implementing solutions as necessary
- Oversee timely submission of program reports, meeting institutional and donor requirements, sharing challenges and successes
Budgeting and Financial controls
- Monitor funding commitments, project spending against budget, preparation and submission of required program progress and financial reports on a regular basis
- Ensure financial processes comply with relevant sections of the financial manual, Donor compliance protocols, and other partnership standards
- Supports the resource allocation process and ensures appropriate controls are maintained at all levels
- Anticipate major costs and cash flow requirements in order to mobilise appropriate funding streams
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Supports the M&E Specialists to ensure that internal monitoring is carried out effectively and that external impact evaluations are being conducted in the manner intended
- Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation Team to develop and track relevant Project documents and systems such as the Logframe, M&E Framework and monitoring tools
- Apply the internal monitoring and evaluation system in collaboration with the project team to ensure accurate record keeping, adequate and relevant data collection and analysis
- Ensure the documentation of lessons learned and best practices are shared through internal and external organisationโs knowledge sharing forums
- Manage the relationship and deliverables of the external evaluation partner in line with donor requirements
Managing partners, suppliers and stakeholders
- Work with the national, regional and district GES and MoE stakeholders to ensure Project sustainability
- Sustain positive partnerships and networking relationships with key stakeholders on projects to influence policies and practices
- Actively communicate and maintain good working relationships with external suppliers who collaborate with Plan International in various ways in the delivery of our distance learning models (e.g. technology supplier, service maintenance contractors and the satellite internet providers)
- Highlight best practices emerging from project at sector platforms and other relevant public events
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications & Experience
- Previous experience managing CBE programmes
- University degree in Education, Development studies, Gender Studies, Development Economics or similar related or relevant fields, although other degrees will be considered in light of candidateโs experience.
- Master's degree in Education or Development Studies
- Minimum of 5 years field experience with NGOs in developing countries
- Experience in s education development projects and familiarity with the girlsโ education sector in Ghana
- Previous experience of budget management within donor funded project
- Experience working in Ghana, especially in urban areas
Key skills & Competencies
- Strong project management skills and experience managing donor funded projects
- Highly functional knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other ICT skills required
- People management skills and experience in line managing teams of 7+ staff
- Skills and experience in external stakeholder engagement including donors, government and private sector and experiences with coordination of multi-stakeholder forums
- Skills in report writing and monitoring and evaluation
Personal Attributes
- Self-starter and team player with high standards
- Ability to multi task and work under some level of pressure
- Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment and with multi- and interdisciplinary teams
Desirable
- Excellent leadership skills with increasing levels of responsibility in education sector in Ghana
- Experience leading the delivery of teacher training and continuous professional development for teachers
- Previous experience promoting inclusion and student-centred approaches in schools
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Location: Accra