Project Manager Job Vacancy: Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium

Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium is looking for a Project Manager (Nairobi)

VSF-BELGIUM is an NGO working with disadvantaged communities to increase their
standard of living and improve food security through improved animal health and
animal production.

In East Africa, our programmes focus on community based animal health services, training centers for mid-level animal health workers and sustainable natural resource utilisation.

Position Title: Project Manager - Improved Community Response to Drought (ICRD 2)

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Karamoja region (Uganda), Turkana district, Chalbi district (and across the border into Ethiopia) and Wajir East and South districts (and across the border into Lower Juba region of Somalia)

Duration: 1 Year renewable

Deadline For Application: 31/07/2009

Availability: August 2009

Role

The Project Manager will manage and coordinate the implementation of the ICRD Project in six specific locations along Kenya’s borders with Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia.

This will involve:

• the coordination of partner activities (partners include VSF Germany and VSF Suisse);
  
• provision of both technical and strategic leadership;
  
• ensuring efficient project development and management;
  
• ensuring that systems and procedures are in line with VSFB policies, VSFB strategy, donor and legal requirements.
  

The Project Manager reports to the Regional Programme Manager for East-Africa and manages two project staff.

Context

As part of its Regional Drought Decision (RDD) programme funded by DG ECHO, VSF B is looking to recruit a highly motivated individual that is capable of managing a multi disciplinary team and delivering timely project outputs.

The project seeks to provide a significant level of empowerment to communities in order to assist them to plan for and mitigate the effects of recurrent droughts.

Main Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate all aspects of project management and development.
• Ensure effective and efficient financial management of the project.
• Ensure Staff working on the project has the capacity to implement activities in the project.
• Representation of VSFB at local, national and regional levels.
• Ensure effective communication and information flow within the project and with the Regional Office Nairobi.
• Participate in relevant development networks

Essential or Minimum Requirements

Education

• University degree in management and /or development related field
• Post graduate training in either organisational development, community based, participatory approaches, or business administration.

Knowledge and experience

• 5 years experience in project management especially in pastoralist areas,
• project development and management
• Expertise in Drought preparedness and contingency planning
• Experience of working in other countries is an advantage
• Good knowledge of project cycle management
• Proven experience of managing partners
• Experience with proposal writing
• Very good knowledge of ECHO rules and regulations
• Experience with managing budgets

Skills

• Excellent management, planning, organizational and coordination skills
• Proven ability to work with a range of stakeholders including civil authorities,
• donors and project partners
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Good writing and reporting skills
• Ability to work independently, under pressure and meet strict deadlines
• Accuracy
• Ability to deal with conflict and crises
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Ability to prepare and present issues at all levels
• Computer literacy with very good MS Excel, Word and Power point

Attitudes

• Team player, Flexible
• Attentive to detail
• Identify him/herself with the mission, vision and values of VSF-B
• Display of intercultural sensitivity, respect in dealing with others
• Affinity for NGO work in general
• Willingness to travel (frequent visits to the field)

Desirable requirements

• Experience of working in the Arid Lands of Northern Kenya, North Eastern Uganda and Southern Ethiopia and Somalia
• French

Please send your application letter, CV and list of 3 references by e-mail (reference “PM ICRD2”) before 31/07/2009 to recruitment @ vsfb.or.ke

This vacancy is open to male and female candidates.

Applications from qualified women candidates are encouraged.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

For more information: www.vsf-belgium.org or www.veterinairessansfrontieres.be