Programme Manager

Main Responsibilities

Overall project management:

• Proposal writing, with the proper technical details according to the different and distinctive projects.

• Represent Asuda as requested in relevant national seminars, meetings of work groups and panels, project periodic evaluation, review meetings, promote and advocate for the project;

• Organize planning meetings with relevant parties to develop an annual work-plan and corresponding budget plan with clearly stated milestones contributing to the achievement of target outputs defined in the project document.

• Provide direction and guidance to project team, contractors and consultants to ensure the project outputs are achieved;

• Liaise with the partners, as needed;

• Identify and obtain any support or advice required for the management, planning and control of the project;

• Develop and update quarterly work plans and expenditure plans based on the agreed annual work-plan;

• Organize regular meetings for the project team members to assess work progress, discuss challenges and constraints, and provide guidance and support;

• Develop a Monitoring & Communication Plan for the project, in close coordination with the Project Managers or any other relevant staff;

• Ensure the application of Asuda financial and administrative rules and regulations for the project implementations.

 

Running a project

• Plan the activities of the project and monitor progress against the initial quality criteria in close coordination with the field staff;

• Mobilize goods and services needed for activities, including drafting TORs and work specifications;

• Manage, in close coordination with the field staff in all Asuda offices, day to day operations;

• Ensure exchange of knowledge and best practices with UN agencies in KRI and all other relevant national and international NGOs;

• Monitor events as determined in the approved Monitoring & Communication Plan, and update the plan as required;

• Compile lessons learned and good practices in close collaboration with the senior management team at Asuda;

• Monitor financial resources and accounting to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial reports;

• Ensure having effective risk mitigation strategies;

• Be responsible for managing issues and requests for change by maintaining an Issues Log;

• Prepare quarterly reports as well as donor reports as required.

 

Technical Support:

• Draft terms of reference for consultants as needed, supervise and evaluate their performance in delivering required outputs;

• Mobilize competent national and international experts following the agenda and activities that are supported by the project;

• Provide upstream policy advice to Asuda on areas related to the project, as applicable;

• Foster strategic partnerships with key stakeholders in the field;

• Identify and link to related ongoing activities with other agencies and encourage collaboration and synergies.

 

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling Asuda’s values and ethical standards;

• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of Asuda;

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;

• Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills;

• Seeks and applies knowledge, information, and best practices from within and outside of Asuda.

                                                          

Coordination Effectiveness:

• Ability to lead the design and implementation of Asuda project activities, strengthening of strategic partnerships for Asuda’s core principles;

• Ability to build and sustain effective partnerships with all the partners, advocate effectively, communicate sensitively across different constituencies.

 

Required Skills and Experience

• Educational background: Master's degree in management, human development, international relations or other relevant majors.

• Fluency in English is a must and advanced levels of Arabic and Kurdish.

• Five distinguished years of relevant management experience.

• Previous project management experience with NGO is an asset.

• Must have advanced knowledge and experience in proposal writing.

• Advanced levels of report writing skills.

• Experience of program development work and a mature understanding of poverty and development issues.

• Strong analytical thinking ability to present complex information to a wide range of people.

• Ability to work within a team and at an individual level.

• Excellent Communication and problem solving skills.

• Being able to travel within Kurdistan and if necessary outside of Kurdistan.

• Good organizational skills, ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.

• Spark imagination and creativity.

• Remain focused in the face of pressure, delivers against timelines, not intimidated by tasks/time.

• Excellent computer skills (MS excel and data base).