Agriculture & Community Development Program Manager

Job Title:Agriculture & Community Development Program Manager 
Department: Program Operations
Reports To:Senior Program Manager

Summary of Position:
The program manger will bear overall responsibility for the efficient and effective management of the Agricultural and community Program and Projects developed and implemented under this area of operation.

Responsibilities & Duties:

In accordance with established WA policy & regulations:

a- Program Inception and Development
1-Participate in preparing strategic & action plans at the relevant WA programmatic sector/ area of operations.
2-Support the fundraising and visibility activities required for the growth of the relevant programmatic sector.
3-Ability to produce narrative and financial periodic reports as needed.

b-Program Initiation and Management
1-Initiate new approved programs and projects including conducting final negotiations with beneficiaries and preparing grant implementation agreements (GIAs).
2-Manage programs & projects of relevance ensuring adherence to the WA strategic plan declared objectives, and compliance to WA and donors requirements.
3-Prepare , review and verify need assessment, projects documents,
4-Prepare detailed implementation plans and timeframes
5-Revising and developing criteria for identifying beneficiaries for the project and prepare list of beneficiaries with the needed intervention and budget estimation for each one.
6-Oversee and ensure adequate programs and projects implementation through:
-Keeping regular contact with beneficiary organizations and conducting regular field visits to program sites.
-Manage day-to-day operational technical and financial tasks related to programs.
-Receive and review technical and financial reports from beneficiaries and following up on issues needing further clarifications or additional supporting documents.
-Monitor / Follow up implementation progress to ensure the achievement of program / project deliverables in a quantitative, qualitative, and timely fashion.Working closely with local sub-contractors, partners, and local committees to facilitate communication and build networks.
-Convene and organize periodically meetings and site meetings with the beneficiaries
-Compiles documents that are necessary for the completing of the projects and handing them over to the owner.
-Anticipating impediments to program implementation plans and developing mitigation plans.
-Assist in resolving any emerging operational problems arising at the program and project level, and proposing solutions and amendments to implementation plans and agreements as needed.
-Keep orderly filing of information and program / project documentation.
-Ensuring proper program and project closure including the design and implementation of internal and external program evaluations.
4-Manage the overall approved budget for programs & projects under a specific WA programmatic sector/ area of operations.
5-Prepare and implement visibility and media plans in coordination with the Senior Program Manager and relevant department at WA.
6-Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Senior Program Manager

c- Staffing and Directing
1-Support in the recruitment of relevant project coordinators if needed.
2-Supervising project coordinators when present for that specific sector.
3-Participate in the evaluation of projects coordinators in coordination with WA HR and management.

d- Evaluation and Reporting
1-Under supervision of the Senior Program Manager , participate in developing program and sector key performance indicators (KPI) and in measuring the impact of interventions in the relevant sector.
2-Under supervision of the SPM, prepare and submit periodic reports on programs & projects level in the specific geographic area under his/her responsibility as per agreed upon overall reporting plan, as well as contributing as needed to the WA publications.

e- Representation and Community Relations
1-Participate actively in representing the programmatic sector at the internal and communal level through organizing and attending meeting, workshops, seminars, and meeting external experts and visitors and donors…etc.
2-Support the capacity building of potential and current beneficiary organizations including proposal writing, and technical and financial reporting where needed.
3-Facilitate the work of the Program Support Unit (PSU) in evaluating the organizational capacity of potential and current beneficiary organizations as needed as well as the work of internal and external auditors.


Academic and Professional Qualifications and Experience:
-A university degree (Masters Degree preferred) in a technical area related to the community Development ,Agriculture, environment, or food security or relevant field
-Minimum 5 years of relevant program management experience.
-Strong project management training and experience.
-Excellent communication and reporting skills in both languages (Arabic and English).
-Excellent computer skills (MS-Office, MS-Project, and Internet Applications)
-Ability and willingness to travel as needed.
 

يمكن للمهتمين ومن لديهم الكفاءة اللازمة ارسال السيرة الذاتية مع تحديد الوظيفة المنوي التقدم لها في طب منفصل الى البريد الالكتروني
 

حتى تاريخ 15/9/2012