Project Plan
Translates the Cordaid project results into specific results in designated project areas and formulates an operational project plan within a country/region. Remains within budget propositions and infrastructural possibilities.
Project Management
Manages the project with respect to risks, stakeholders, issues and the project team. Agrees with all contributors to project success deliverables, with a large amount of intercultural sensitivity. Understands partners and matches desired results and contextual factors. Stimulates progress and makes necessary adjustments to realize the project within given boundary conditions; scope, time, budget and quality. Facilitates collaboration and communication between the country office and implementing partners.
Financial Management
Manages the project budget ensuring expenditures are in line with what has planned for. Reports regularly on budget realization and acts pro-actively to comply with the budget.
Field & Partner Visits
Monitors the achievements of projects within the field with partners, reviews field reports, analyzes field data and formulates conclusions, discussion points and recommendations for all stakeholders.
Supported Partners
Identifies the need for support with partner organizations and translates this into (customized) forms of support, taking into account (large differences in) the background and circumstances of (individuals in) partner organizations.
Network Representation
Identifies and establishes contacts with organizations and explores representation for potential areas for collaboration, taking into account the mission statement of Cordaid and the possibilities within existing projects.
Project Reports
Collects information within the project and reports about the results, specifics, budget and expenditures and possible deviations following required reporting standards, providing solutions to minimize impact of deviations.
Monitoring, Evaluation
Leads the development of project learning identifying opportunities & Learning (MEL) for learning, research and publications and implementation of MEL policy. Facilitates the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned. Ensure integration of innovations and best practices.
Personnel Management
Leads and coaches the multidisciplinary, intercultural and inter-gender project team on a day to day basis in accordance with the management style of Cordaid, focused on productivity, the professional development of staff and employee satisfaction. Coaches the partners and the staff and leaves room for professional freedom to determine how to execute the work. Builds on the strengths and talents of staff members to improve team performance. Emphasis team work, project based working and commitment. Ensures efficient use of resources and controls quality of work.
Integrity
Showcases integrity standards as outlined in Cordaid’s integrity policies. Fulfills integrity responsibilities as outlined in Cordaid’s Integrity Framework and Standard Operating Procedures. Actively contributes to a safe environment within their scope of influence by encouraging dialogue, trust, as well as understanding and adherence to Cordaid’s integrity standards and procedures.
Consortia Management
Provide strategic leadership in managing large, multi-partner consortia by overseeing complex workstreams, delegating responsibilities in compliance with donor requirements, ensuring robust accountability and transparency mechanisms in line with donor governance frameworks, and systematically aligning all consortium activities with donor policies, procedures, and performance standards.
Other
Any other duties assigned by the manager
