Climate Resilience Project Lead

CARE Philippines; Canlaon; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

CARE Philippines is seeking a Project Manager to lead the AQUA Project, ensuring climate-resilient water security, disaster preparedness, and community resilience. You will oversee planning, budgeting, and implementation across multiple areas, coordinating with local governments, water districts, and national agencies to meet donor commitments.

The role requires strong leadership, budget control, reporting, and risk management, with regular travel to project sites and reporting to the Head of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Community Development, Public Administration, Development Studies, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Development Management, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Professional certification or advanced training in project management, contract management, WASH, climate resilience, DRR, safeguarding, or MEAL.
• 5+ years' experience managing donor-funded development or humanitarian projects, preferably in WASH, DRR, resilience, or infrastructure-related programming.
• Experience in project planning, implementation, budget management, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating with government, community, and partner stakeholders.
• Strong project management, communication, problem-solving, and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of all project activities from assessment through construction, commissioning, handover, and verification.
• Manage implementation across project areas, ensuring milestones are achieved and risks/delays are addressed.
• Oversee delivery through area teams and partners, ensuring quality and adherence to approved plans.
• Build and maintain relationships with municipal governments, barangays, provincial offices, water districts, national agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Negotiate and formalize stakeholder commitments for operation and maintenance, local financing, and long-term management.
• Coordinate with technical, programmatic, and operational support teams for integrated delivery.
• MEAL oversight: ensure monitoring, reporting, and adaptive learning inform decisions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Reporting

Risk management

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Professional certification/advanced training

Job description

CARE Philippines is seeking a Project Manager to lead the AQUA Project, ensuring climate-resilient water security, disaster preparedness, and community resilience. You will oversee planning, budgeting, and implementation across multiple areas, coordinating with local governments, water districts, and national agencies to meet donor commitments.

The role requires strong leadership, budget control, reporting, and risk management, with regular travel to project sites and reporting to the Head of