STRIDES Project Manager

The Aga Khan Academies; Gouvieux; Sur place; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A prominent organization is seeking a Project Manager for a significant sexual and reproductive health initiative in Mozambique. You will lead project management efforts, ensuring effective implementation under a Canadian grant while engaging with various stakeholders. The role calls for strong leadership skills and extensive experience in health program management in challenging contexts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of health programme management experience in remote settings.
• Three or more years of project management experience required.
• Understanding of health contexts in Mozambique is essential.

Responsabilités

• Oversee overall management of the STRIDES project including technical reporting and budgeting.
• Ensure gender analysis is incorporated into project planning.
• Develop a monitoring system responsive to project needs.

Connaissances

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Planning

Formation

Master’s degree in Public Health or related field

Outils

Microsoft Office

SPSS

SAS

R

Nvivo

Description du poste

The Aga Khan Foundation (Moz) is seeking a dynamic Project Manager for its new sexual and reproductive health project, STRIDES, based in Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The Project Manager will join the AKF(Moz) health management team to launch and manage a newly awarded seven-year Canadian grant focused on improving sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and adolescents in six districts of Cabo Delgado province (Mecufi, Metuge, and Namuno).

Tasks and Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities of the Project Manager will include:

1. Oversee overall management of STRIDES project including development of project implementation plan (PIP), annual work-planning (AWP), technical reporting, budgeting and accountability, staff supervision, monitoring project outputs, donor reporting, and compliance;
2. Ensure project's gender analysis is conducted at the outset of the project, a gender integration action plan is developed, and its findings are incorporated into the project PIP, AWP, technical reports, budget, and other deliverables;
3. Ensure project's baselines, midterm, and end line studies are concluded with high quality and their findings are used to inform project design and implementation;
4. Work closely with the MERL team to design a monitoring system responsive to the project's needs and overall AKF Mozambique;
5. Lead the process to conduct the project's strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and develop an environmental management plan;
6. Oversee the quality of health facility infrastructure upgrades, training, and mentoring of staff at government health facilities to deliver SRHR-N services;
7. Build and maintain a broad network of external partnerships at the local level with government, UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, donors, private sector, civil society, and other partners;
8. Conduct regular field visits to assess progress, identify issues, and implement solutions and modifications as needed;
9. Represent the project and AKF Mozambique in strategic SRHR-N meetings;
10. Develop a project management system to ensure timely, on-budget, and compliant implementation;
11. Perform other tasks as required by the Senior Health Programme Officer;
12. Represent AKF and the project at relevant regional technical meetings with GAC and CAs.

Requirements

The successful candidate is expected to have:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in Public Health, international affairs, public policy, project management, or related field;
• Minimum 5-7 years of health programme management in remote settings, with experience in reproductive health programs considered an advantage;
• Three or more years of project management experience, including at least two years international experience in underserved and remote settings;
• Understanding of the health context and sexual reproductive health and rights landscape in Mozambique;
• Experience in planning and executing large-scale projects, including budgeting and operational planning;
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to work under pressure;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English and Portuguese;
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with familiarity with SPSS, SAS, R, Nvivo, or other data analysis software;
• Experience supporting GAC-funded initiatives is preferred.

Sector

Social Development