Project Manager – RESILAC 2 at CARE International

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

Technical Support and Project Management

• Provides managerial oversight and guidance to RESILAC 2 project team.
• Provide technical support for all climate change, livelihood and resilience-related activities and pathways of change.
• Assess and identify technical assistance needs regarding technical skills, supervision support, etc. for project components within the portfolio.
• Strengthen capacity of team members in project technical areas, including Climate Change, Livelihoods and to mainstream and adopt organizational core values, policies, procedures.
• Support team in the application of agreed program approaches and adherence to quality standards.
• Provide Climate Change and Resilience technical support input into revised work plans referring to appropriate CARE resource materials, protocols, and guidance.
• Participate in the design, review, and updating of Detailed Implementation Plans and field activities for livelihood and resilience activities
• Coordinate with the RESILAC 2 Country Consortium Lead to ensure operational support for timely and quality project implementation

Coordination and representation

• Attend project coordination meetings to ensure effective coordination and linkages with other consortium partner project managers or coordinators
• Provide Climate Change and Resilience technical support to country programs and teams to ensure efficient mainstreaming and ensure learning and best practices are integrated into other projects.
• Represent RESILAC 2 in relevant fora related to key technical areas in consultation with project advisors
• Support networking and coordination of efforts with government, private sector, and key stakeholders who share mutual objectives.

Monitoring 

• Ensure efficient use of project resources, adherence to CARE standards, and compliance with AFD and EU rules and regulations.
• Facilitate the resolution of technical livelihoods-related conflicts amongst partners and foster a healthy partnership team.
• Contribute to ongoing project monitoring and reporting to RESILAC Regional Office.
• With other senior members of the Consortium Coordination Unit, create and promote a productive learning environment
• Ensure that Field Office detailed implementation plans (DIPs) incorporate existing commitments to donors.
• Ensure the regular monitoring of livelihood and resilience project activities against existing workplans to ensure effective and efficient implementation; assess program technical quality with team and identify any weaknesses and elaborate corrective action plans as needed.
• Facilitate regular RESILAC 2 review meetings with government, target communities and staff.
• Contextualize and use reporting guidelines to track and develop quality weekly updates, situational reports, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual and end of projects reports, key lessons, and success stories in accordance with RESILAC 2 requirements.