Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 07 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Project Manager works closely with the committed project team, the communities, health facility teams as well as with the Council and Regional Health Management teams to ensure successful project implementation and further development.

Your tasks and responsibilities
Project implementation, steering and technical support.
• Lead and proactively track the implementation and progress of the project.
• Develop periodic work plans and reports according to agreed milestones and donor requirements.
• Prepare and ensure validity of all project’s legal documents (such as MOUs with authorities).
• Strengthen, expand, improve project scope as per local needs, including projection of budget and staff needs
• Improve project quality by developing and implementing ideas for evidence-based further project development; this includes the elaboration of the 2nd project phase (starting in January 2026)

Human resource, administration, finance and procurement.
• Leading, managing and coaching the project team in Malinyi, including recruitment of new staff.
• Ensure effective management of the project resources (human, financial, materials).
• Ensure that the project budget is managed and handled in a transparent, efficient, and effective manner.

Monitoring, research and reporting.
• Ensure quality project monitoring and use of data for generation of evidence, project steering, and communication .
• Lead the project’s operational research/evaluations, including writing abstracts, lessons learnt, publications and result dissemination.
• Prepare quality project reports for timely submission to the relevant authorities and donors.

Partnership, Representation, Coordination and Policy Dialogue.
• Ensure participation of all relevant project staff, stakeholders, and authorities are included in the relevant project cycle management steps.
• Proactively look for new partnerships and networks and conduct policy dialogue.
• Promote and contribute to visibility and representation of SolidarMed

Your profile
To best fit into our dynamic, interdisciplinary team, we are looking for a highly motivated individual with the following qualifications:
• Physician (MD), and/or Public Health Expert (MPH), with at least 5 years of project management experience, including staff and financial management.
• Ability to apply digital project management and monitoring tools ,
• Strong organizational, communication and negotiation skills to facilitate policy dialogue.
• Expert in managing multiple complex processes simultaneously and independently.
• Proven experience in strategic planning and critical thinking.
• Well-versed in project budgeting, accountability, managing burn rates, and optimizing cost allocations across multiple donors.
• Team player and team leader with good interpersonal skills.
• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner.
• Experience in knowledge sharing, networking, implementation research and scientific exchange.
• Fluent in English (written, spoken). Willingness to learn Kiswahili. Knowledge of Kiswahili is an asset.

We offer
• An attractive benefit package, professional development opportunities and stimulating linkages with competence networks
• Existing links with international research institutions, possibilities to participate in research, and contribute to scientific publications

How to apply
Does this challenge appeal to you? Then we look forward receiving your complete application including
• your CV (max. 2 pages) including 3 references
• a covering letter outlining your motivation and how you meet the requirements by 20 February 2025

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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