Project Manager - New Partnership for Africa’s Development: Project Manager
Opportunity closing date: Friday, July 15, 2011
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is a vision and strategic framework for Africa’s renewal that is based on a shared understanding that it is imperative to eradicate poverty and position African countries on the road to sustained economic growth and development.
NEPAD Agency seeks to appoint a Project Manager – Francophone, based at NEPAD Secretariat in Midrand, South Africa.
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Gender Unit of the NEPAD Secretariat, s/he will be part of the Technical Management Team (TMT) of the NEPAD Spanish Fund for African Women’s Empowerment. S/he will liaise with the Project Managers, Finance Manager, the Steering Committee and other staff to provide project and administrative management services to NEPAD Spanish Fund for African Women’s Empowerment, especially to the Francophone countries and to the NEPAD Secretariat in general.
Responsibilities:
•Review submitted projects in accordance with Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the NEPAD Programme and Spanish Government, The Technical Regulation Document, Announcements and the Concept Identification Note and proposal format and shortlist applications if necessary;
•Process the submitted Project proposal applications documents received following official announcements and appraise them from a programme/project management perspective to determine whether they qualify for funding in accordance with the funding criteria;
•Analyse targets, goals, objectives of the project and confirm that they are in harmony with the general content of proposal with respect to its implementation;
•Determine the suitability of proposed project for funding and compile a comprehensive report on its funding status;
•Make recommendation to the Steering Committee to approve or reject the proposal;
•Communicate the decision of the Steering Committee to the applicants in writing;
•Ensure successful applicants meet disbursement criteria. Also ensure that grant beneficiaries' capacity assessment is conducted to minimise project and disbursement risks;
•Equip successful applicants with necessary background information on the project, reporting financial and technical requirements to be fulfilled before any disbursements are made;
•Within two months of approval of the application, establish if dispatch of funding disburments has been finalised;
•Within two months of the dispatch of the disbursement to the applicant subject to them fulfilling the disbursement criteria;
•Within three months set up financial, administrative, communication, reporting, monitoring and evaluation infrastructure for project implementation;
•Within three months from disbursement, initiate a follow-up mechanism on the implementation of the approved project;
•Report periodically on the progress made by the project to the Steering Committee in accordance with the reporting schedules;
•Perform any other related duties that may be assigned/delegated.
Requirements:
•Master's degree or a bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics, sociology and/or development studies.
•Thorough knowledge of gender concepts, technical analysis, training including gender responsive management and budgeting skills;
•Technically competent, knowledgeable with vast experience on development issues and gender mainstreaming;
•Excellent working knowledge of computer applications, Microsoft Office in particular;
•Experience as manager, innovative, motivated and self-driven;
•Minimum of five to seven years work experience in a similar position in related field;
•Excellent knowledge of the project cycle;
•Experience in project implementation of Gender related projects at Regional and National levels;
•Good planning, coordination, budgeting, reporting and time management skills;
•Ability to interpret administrative and financial procedures and standards and their application;
•Excellent knowledge of NEPAD initiative and the Constitutive Act of the African Union;
•Excellent communications and interpersonal skills;
•Excellent analytical skills;
•Ability to muilti-task and work in a team with a wide range of individuals and institutions;
•Maintenance of confidentiality at all times;
•Availability to travel for monitoring and evaluation of projects;
•Ability to work in a multicultural and multinational environment;
•Flexible approaches to work coupled with enthusiasm and energy;
•Fluency in written and oral English/French/Portuguese/Spanish as case may be. Knowledge of any other AU language would be an added advantage and is a prerequisite for this position;
•Availability to start work immediately.
To apply, submit a CV and motivation letter to graces@nepad.org.
Please indicate in your cover note that you saw this job on DevNetJobs.org
For more about the NEPAD Spanish Fund for African Women Empowerment, refer to http://www.nepad.org/humancapitaldevelopment/womenempowerment/about.
For more about NEPAD, refer to www.nepad.org.
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is a vision and strategic framework for Africa’s renewal that is based on a shared understanding that it is imperative to eradicate poverty and position African countries on the road to sustained economic growth and development.
NEPAD Agency seeks to appoint a Project Manager – Francophone, based at NEPAD Secretariat in Midrand, South Africa.
Under the general supervision of the Head of the Gender Unit of the NEPAD Secretariat, s/he will be part of the Technical Management Team (TMT) of the NEPAD Spanish Fund for African Women’s Empowerment. S/he will liaise with the Project Managers, Finance Manager, the Steering Committee and other staff to provide project and administrative management services to NEPAD Spanish Fund for African Women’s Empowerment, especially to the Francophone countries and to the NEPAD Secretariat in general.
Responsibilities:
•Review submitted projects in accordance with Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the NEPAD Programme and Spanish Government, The Technical Regulation Document, Announcements and the Concept Identification Note and proposal format and shortlist applications if necessary;
•Process the submitted Project proposal applications documents received following official announcements and appraise them from a programme/project management perspective to determine whether they qualify for funding in accordance with the funding criteria;
•Analyse targets, goals, objectives of the project and confirm that they are in harmony with the general content of proposal with respect to its implementation;
•Determine the suitability of proposed project for funding and compile a comprehensive report on its funding status;
•Make recommendation to the Steering Committee to approve or reject the proposal;
•Communicate the decision of the Steering Committee to the applicants in writing;
•Ensure successful applicants meet disbursement criteria. Also ensure that grant beneficiaries' capacity assessment is conducted to minimise project and disbursement risks;
•Equip successful applicants with necessary background information on the project, reporting financial and technical requirements to be fulfilled before any disbursements are made;
•Within two months of approval of the application, establish if dispatch of funding disburments has been finalised;
•Within two months of the dispatch of the disbursement to the applicant subject to them fulfilling the disbursement criteria;
•Within three months set up financial, administrative, communication, reporting, monitoring and evaluation infrastructure for project implementation;
•Within three months from disbursement, initiate a follow-up mechanism on the implementation of the approved project;
•Report periodically on the progress made by the project to the Steering Committee in accordance with the reporting schedules;
•Perform any other related duties that may be assigned/delegated.
Requirements:
•Master's degree or a bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics, sociology and/or development studies.
•Thorough knowledge of gender concepts, technical analysis, training including gender responsive management and budgeting skills;
•Technically competent, knowledgeable with vast experience on development issues and gender mainstreaming;
•Excellent working knowledge of computer applications, Microsoft Office in particular;
•Experience as manager, innovative, motivated and self-driven;
•Minimum of five to seven years work experience in a similar position in related field;
•Excellent knowledge of the project cycle;
•Experience in project implementation of Gender related projects at Regional and National levels;
•Good planning, coordination, budgeting, reporting and time management skills;
•Ability to interpret administrative and financial procedures and standards and their application;
•Excellent knowledge of NEPAD initiative and the Constitutive Act of the African Union;
•Excellent communications and interpersonal skills;
•Excellent analytical skills;
•Ability to muilti-task and work in a team with a wide range of individuals and institutions;
•Maintenance of confidentiality at all times;
•Availability to travel for monitoring and evaluation of projects;
•Ability to work in a multicultural and multinational environment;
•Flexible approaches to work coupled with enthusiasm and energy;
•Fluency in written and oral English/French/Portuguese/Spanish as case may be. Knowledge of any other AU language would be an added advantage and is a prerequisite for this position;
•Availability to start work immediately.
To apply, submit a CV and motivation letter to graces@nepad.org.
Please indicate in your cover note that you saw this job on DevNetJobs.org
For more about the NEPAD Spanish Fund for African Women Empowerment, refer to http://www.nepad.org/humancapitaldevelopment/womenempowerment/about.
For more about NEPAD, refer to www.nepad.org.
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