The Project Manager will be responsible for the overall leadership, coordination, planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the project. The role requires effective management of project teams, coordination with local authorities, clusters, and communities, ensuring the project achieve its objectives within time, scope, and budget, while maintaining compliance with AWRO and donor regulations.
TOR:
- Lead the overall planning, implementation, and management of project activities in target districts
- Supervise and support project field teams including assistants, trainers, data collectors, and other support staff
- Ensure the project is implemented according to approved work plan, budget, and donor requirements
- Coordinate with relevant government authorities, FSAC, OCHA, local communities, and partners to ensure smooth implementation
- Oversee beneficiary targeting, survey, and verification processes in line with cluster and AWRO guidelines
- Ensure timely organization of distributions, training sessions, community sensitization, and monitoring activities
- Ensure effective budget tracking, procurement planning, and support the finance/admin teams in financial management
- Lead the preparation and submission of high-quality project progress reports, success stories, and lessons learned
- Conduct regular field visits to ensure quality service delivery, community engagement, and accountability to affected populations (AAP)
- Ensure proper risk management, including early coordination for MOUs and addressing implementation challenges
- Promote and enforce PSEA, protection mainstreaming, and gender-sensitive programming
- Actively represent AWRO in relevant cluster meetings, coordination platforms, and working groups at provincial and district levels
- Support external and internal project evaluations, PDMs, and donor monitoring visits
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Program Manager or AWRO Senior Management
