Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 30 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
Reporting to Projects Lead, the Project Manager will be responsible for management and coordination of assigned donor-funded projects. The Project Manager coordinates, monitors, and facilitates the activities of all donors funded projects assigned; He/she develops, monitors, evaluates, implements, and reviews effectiveness of donor project plans, strategies, policies, and activities in line with the projects goals and objectives.

Among The Key Responsibilities:
1. Participate in project design:
• Situational Analysis: coordinate situational analysis with Research Monitoring and Evaluation [RME] team before proposal development; as well as developing frameworks before projects implementation commencement.
• Proposal Development: Work with/support Projects Lead in developing proposals including identification and submission of relevant prospect calls for proposals.
• Partnership development: Develop good relationships and partnerships with various stakeholders such as donors, other NGOs, LGAs and relevant ministries.
• Setting targets/indicators: Contribute to ensuring that projects have clear targets and indicators for reporting, and the field teams understand them; as well as supporting implementation of the PSS model and capacity building to LGAs.

2. Coordinate planning process of specific projects:
• Prepare project work plans: Put in place project work plans before as well as after implementation starts and update them quarterly through review meetings.
• Share project work plans with stakeholders in the field: Enable project implementers to have a clear picture of timing and content of specific activities to be implemented.
• Coordinate demand generation activities: Organize activities that will increase number of clients visiting the PSS facilities.

3. Coordinate implementation of assigned project including capacity building
component for public sector site staff and facilitate or provide any operational support to field staff.
• Coordinate with other departments/partners monthly: conduct meetings between projects and operations teams to strengthen effective implementation of project activities.
• Budget Control: Provide monthly project spending report for easy tracking of project spending against the approved donor budgets.
• Preparations of project reports: Prepare on a timely manner narrative reports and financial review reports according to set project reporting calendar.

4. Coordinate and participate in monitoring and evaluation of project[s]
• Maintain documentation/filing: Put in a good custody all relevant project documents in good and clearly located places in both soft and hard Work with IT department to create a safe backup support for all soft copies of the project documents.
• Data collection and analysis: supervise appropriate data collection during implementation that is relevant to set project Conduct accurate data analyses for quality reporting for donors, knowledge management and institutional memories.
• Reporting against targets/indicators: prepare project reports that answers all the set project

5. Coordinate and participate in project appraisal process:
• Prepare and conduct dissemination/consultation/presentation meetings: Disseminate/share lessons learned, and good practices obtained from projects with stakeholders, donors, and other implementers.
• Representing Marie Stopes Tanzania and project: Act as a focal person that represents Marie Stopes Tanzania and the project to stakeholders.
• Support media relating to projects: Work with External communication team to publish project related articles in media and conduct project related media events such as press

Minimum Requirements:
Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in social sciences (MPH, epidemiology, sociology, community development etc.). Candidates without master’s degree will be considered if they present demonstrated experience of working as project manager for a period of not less than six (6)
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management cycle, Log Frame Analysis, work planning, reporting and Results-Based Management tools.
• Experience in inclusive programming and public sector support/strengthening is an added

Experience:
• Demonstrated experience of working on Public Sector Support, BCC/IEC program, with experience working with and managing creative agencies.
• Experience working with USAID – funded projects will be an added
• 3- year experience on project/business
• Sound experience of setting up and closing projects
• Proven experience in managing youth, IEC, and BCC related
• Contributing to the preparation and regular monitoring of project work plans, budgets, and proposals.
• Sound experience on financial management of Donor funded
• Development of project financial and narrative reports Working closely with other stakeholders including the Government Authorities at national, Regional, District and community levels.
• Collaborating and Networking with other NGOSs/CSOs at national, local, and international levels.
• Experience in documentation of lessons learnt/success stories and best
• Desirable: Experience of working on health-related/community development

Skills:
• Visionary and strategic
• Effective leadership, interpersonal and team
• Recognizable competence/credibility to ‘mentor’.
• Ability to network and create positive, mutually cooperative
• Ability to make useful and workable
• Able to prioritize complex workload and work
• Advanced computer
• Numerate [for performance analysis and budget development].
• Strong written, presentation and verbal communication
• Fluent English and Kiswahili languages both written and



Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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