A Youth Project Manager

MA'AN Development Center is seeking qualified candidates for the position of: 

A Youth Project Manager 

Position Location: MA’AN HQ/ Ramallah Office. 

Position type and duration: Full time for 12 months, extendable for three years 

Start Date: 6 April 2024 

Reports to: Socio-Economic Empowerment Program Manager  

Project Target Locations: A pool of communities in West Bank 

Background: 

MA’AN is an independent Palestinian development organization, established in January 1989, registered by law as a non-profit organization. The MA'AN’s main office is located in Ramallah and has seven branches and offices across the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) including WB, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip.  

MA’AN bases its work on its mission and vision and has been working in Palestine for over 35 years, striving to support the resilience and steadfastness of the most vulnerable people, through its three main programs: 1) Women and Youth Socio Economic Empowerment 2) Protection & Emergency livelihood support 3) Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Protection.   

Currently, MA’AN & Popular Art Center/ PAC are implementing a youth program called “FADOC“in WB &GS, supported by the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation through our partner SolSoc which is a non-governmental organization works in 15 different countries. 

The program strives to: 

• Make a real contribution towards empowering the Palestinian youth socially and economically, preserving their heritage and identity and supporting their rights. 
• The program focusses on social economy and building youth capacities and supports them in developing and establishing agricultural cooperatives. 
• Increase youth awareness and capacity about alternative socio-economic models.  
• Encourage their role and revive their integration within communities through promoting social responsibility and activism as leaders and active members in their society.
• Raise youth awareness of their political, social, economic, and cultural rights.
• Facilitate their network and alliances with other youth groups, key players in the different sectors.

Job Purpose:    

The role of the Project Manager is to work with a team consisting of several field coordinators, the Program Manager, MEAL senior coordinator and the financial officer in carrying out the activities of the project, ensuring comprehensive, timely and high-quality outputs & outcomes of the assigned project. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for accomplishing project goals and objectives required within project parameters, such as time, cost, and agreed quality standards in full cooperation with project staff. 
• Developing a detailed implementation plan for the project in cooperation with other project staff. 
• Responsible for maintaining the project budget and ensuring that spending is according to plan. 
• Supervise project cycle management within the scope of the project.
• Manage and supervise program resources, KPIs and Progress Markers for all components.
• Manage program-wide media & communication plans and related materials.
• Plan, prepare and manage events, training workshops and workshops related to the program.
• Identifying and managing potential risks and taking corrective actions.
• Conduct regular field visits and supervision of the project implementation activities. This includes quality control of deliverables, quantities follow up, work documentation and other related tasks.
• Participate in drafting projects documents such as official communications letters, Term of References, tenders, budgets, cash flows and work schedules.
• Supervise and provide technical advice to the project team members.
• Coordinate with PAC staff to ensure smooth implementation of activities planned, including coordinating for the field visits requested by the donor and our partner SolSoc, with stakeholders, targeted CBOs, communities.
• Prepare donors’ reports while ensuring high standard and submit them on time.
• Plan and prepare and manage the Monitoring visits conducted by the partner donors.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly progress reports and success stories as requested.
• Preparing and reviewing submissions and reports required by MA’AN and donors.
• Arranging and participating in field visits and reporting on these visits.
• Arranging meetings with different stakeholders as required by the project plan.
• Liaise regularly with other staff and project partners in monitoring progress towards achievement of desired gender results.
• Supporting the Project MEAL Coordinator in monitoring projects’ progress against performance indicators, ensuring targets and results are achieved at the output and outcome.
• Work closely with Associate and Boundary partners of the project in WB and Gaza
• Participate in the recruitment of the program staff and consultants and services ToRs.
• Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks, donor regulations, and that all documentation is maintained appropriately.
• Ensuring data quality within the project and analyzing the data to report on the outcome level.
• Uphold and abide by MA’AN policies including but not limited to staff Code of Conduct, Child Protection and PSEA. 
• Other duties as needed within the previous scope of work.

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Job Qualifications: 

• BA with at least five years’ experience or (preferred) MA with at least three years in Business Development, Economics, Project Management, or other related fields.
• Working experience with youth and youth groups, Social Economic Initiatives, Gender Inclusion, and Civic Engagement.
• Experience working within the NGO sector in project management positions.
• Demonstrated experience in managing projects that support economic empowerment of youth.
• Proven experience in the fields of project management, business development, economics or other related fields.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in project management and overseeing community development projects (including monitoring, reporting, and partnership building).
• Demonstrated experience in financial management, especially of projects’ budgets including planning, monitoring, acquittals, and reporting.
• A valid Driver’s license is a plus. 

Professional Skills: 

• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritize workload, and multi-task.
• Excellent communication skills and inter-personal skills, and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, partners, and donors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel & MS Project.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic languages including both excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent reporting skills in both English and Arabic.
• Readiness to work in the field.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an application as per the following:

1. Download (from upper menu choose: File --->Download as Microsoft Word on your Desktop) the employment application from the following link: MAAN Employment Application
2. Fill in the employment application and save the document with the name of the applicant and the position.
3. Fill in the required information at the following link: https://forms.gle/q99R5Lvi2ed9Mk3m8
4. Attach the employment application from step 1 and 2 within the previous link in step 3.
5. Applications will not be considered if the employment application is not attached in the previous link.
6. Applications will only be accepted until Friday 29 March 2024

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted

MA'AN Development Center is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women to apply for all position.