The Project Manager will lead the overall implementation of the Education Workforce Skills Programme in Logar and Maidan Wardak, ensuring effective planning, coordination, supervision, and quality delivery of project activities. The Project Manager will be responsible for programme management, stakeholder coordination, team supervision, reporting, compliance, and achievement of project objectives in line with organizational and donor requirements.
Roles & Responsibilities
1- Project Planning and Overall Management:
- Lead the planning, execution, and day-to-day management of the Education Workforce Skills Programme in line with the approved proposal, work plan, implementation schedule, and budget.
- Ensure all project activities are implemented efficiently, on time, within scope, and in accordance with organizational policies, donor requirements, and agreed quality standards across programme locations.
2- Team Supervision and Performance Management:
- Supervise, guide, and support project staff including training instructors, community mobilizers, and other relevant team members to ensure coordinated and high-quality implementation.
- Set clear work priorities, monitor staff performance, provide regular feedback, and promote teamwork, accountability, and professional conduct within the project team.
3- Stakeholder Coordination and Representation:
- Coordinate closely with provincial and district education authorities, community representatives, schools, private learning centers, and other relevant stakeholders to support smooth implementation, transparent beneficiary selection, and internship placement arrangements.
- Represent WYFAO in project-related meetings, coordination forums, and field engagements at provincial and district level, maintaining positive working relationships with relevant actors.
4- Programme Quality and Technical Oversight:
- Oversee the quality of training delivery, community mobilization, beneficiary support, and supervised internship activities to ensure that the programme effectively builds employability and instructional competencies among youth.
- Review implementation progress, identify operational or technical gaps, and take timely corrective actions to strengthen results, learning outcomes, and overall project performance.
5- Work Planning, Budget Follow-up, and Resource Management:
- Prepare and monitor detailed implementation plans, activity schedules, procurement requests, and resource needs in coordination with relevant departments to ensure timely support for project activities.
- Follow up project expenditures and budget utilization in coordination with finance and operations teams, ensuring cost-effective implementation and compliance with approved budgets.
6- Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation:
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of project reports, activity updates, beneficiary records, internship tracking information, means of verification, and other required documentation for internal and donor reporting.
- Work closely with MEAL and programme staff to monitor progress against targets, document lessons learned, and support evidence-based reporting on results and challenges.
7- Safeguarding, Risk Management, and Compliance:
- Ensure the project is implemented in line with safeguarding principles, child protection standards, organizational policies, donor regulations, and applicable coordination requirements, with prompt attention to any compliance or protection concerns.
- Identify implementation risks, operational challenges, and contextual issues affecting the project, and take appropriate mitigation measures in consultation with senior management.
8- Any Other Supportive Duties:
- Support proposal follow-up, assessments, audits, field visits, coordination activities, and other programme management tasks assigned by the supervisor or senior management.
- Carry out any other relevant responsibilities required for the effective management and successful delivery of the Education Workforce Skills Programme.
