Project Manager

CARE Philippines; Canlaon; Sur place; PHP 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Reporting

Risk management

Communication

Problem-solving

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Professional certification/advanced training

Description du poste

The Project Manager leads the AQUA Project and is accountable for the achievement of project objectives, technical quality, financial performance, compliance, and donor commitments. The role provides overall leadership and oversight of project planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and adaptive management, ensuring the effective delivery of climate-resilient water security, disaster preparedness, and community resilience interventions. The Project Manager manages project resources, oversees budget utilization and procurement approvals, and ensures compliance with donor and organizational requirements. The role leads and develops a multidisciplinary field team and builds strong partnerships with local governments, water districts, national agencies, communities, and the donor to support sustainable project outcomes. The position is based in Catanduanes, Negros Island, or Quezon City, with regular travel to project areas, and reports to the Head of Programs, Humanitarian Action, Climate, and Disaster Resilience.

Project Planning and Implementation

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of all project activities from assessment and design through construction, commissioning, handover, and verification.

• Manage implementation across project areas, ensuring activities are sequenced effectively, milestones are achieved, and risks and delays are addressed in a timely manner.

• Oversee delivery of project interventions through area teams and partners, ensuring quality implementation and adherence to approved plans.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with municipal governments, barangays, provincial offices, water districts, national agencies, and other key stakeholders to support project implementation and sustainability.

• Negotiate and formalize stakeholder commitments for operation and maintenance, local financing, and long-term management of project investments.

• Coordinate with technical, programmatic, and operational support teams to ensure efficient and integrated project delivery.

Budget Management and Compliance

• Accountable for the overall financial performance of the project, including budget utilization, forecasting, cost control, and timely identification and resolution of budget variances.

• Lead annual and periodic budget planning, reforecasting, and donor-approved budget realignments in coordination with Finance and Grants teams.

• Authorize project expenditures, procurement actions, contracts, and payment requests within delegated authority, ensuring alignment with approved budgets and workplans.

• Oversee project procurement planning and execution to ensure timely delivery of goods and services while adhering to donor requirements, CARE policies, and applicable procurement standards.

• Ensure project compliance with donor, organizational, and regulatory requirements, proactively identifying and mitigating financial and operational compliance risks.

• Maintain effective financial controls, audit readiness, cash flow planning, and project closeout processes to support accurate reporting and successful donor audits.

Technical Quality Assurance

• Accountable for ensuring project interventions meet agreed technical standards, quality requirements, and donor commitments.

• Oversee the review and approval of designs, technical specifications, bills of quantities, and major technical deliverables.

• Ensure construction, commissioning, and handover processes are completed to required quality standards and that corrective actions are addressed promptly.

• Monitor the quality and effectiveness of DRR and resilience-building interventions, including early warning, preparedness, and nature-based approaches.

• Ensure accessibility, gender, and inclusion considerations are integrated into project design and implementation.

• Mobilize technical support and specialist review where required, and ensure technical risks are identified, mitigated, and tracked to resolution.

Monitoring, Reporting and Learning Oversight

• Accountable for the project's monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) system, ensuring data informs decision-making and project performance.

• Provide oversight and direction to the MEAL function, including baseline and endline assessments, routine monitoring, reviews, and learning activities.

• Ensure timely preparation, quality review, and submission of donor and internal reports in line with reporting requirements.

• Review feedback, complaints, and monitoring data regularly, ensuring appropriate follow-up and corrective actions are taken.

• Lead adaptive management processes, using evidence and lessons learned to inform project planning, implementation, and resource allocation.

• Promote learning and knowledge sharing across CARE, partners, and stakeholders to strengthen project outcomes and organizational learning.

Team Leadership, Safeguarding and Inclusion

• Lead, supervise, and develop project staff, setting clear objectives, managing performance, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

• Coordinate team planning, implementation reviews, and performance monitoring to ensure effective delivery across project areas.

• Ensure gender equality, disability inclusion, and safeguarding principles are integrated into team practices and project implementation, with appropriate monitoring of outcomes.

• Oversee accessible and confidential feedback and complaints mechanisms, ensuring concerns are addressed appropriately and safeguarding incidents are reported and managed in line with organizational requirements.

• Promote a safe and secure working environment for staff, ensuring security risks are identified, assessed, and managed across field operations and project sites.

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.

• At least 5 years' experience managing donor-funded development or humanitarian projects, preferably in WASH, DRR, resilience, or infrastructure-related programming.

• Demonstrated 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.

• Experience with institutional donor-funded projects and compliance requirements.

• Experience managing infrastructure or community-based WASH and resilience projects.

• Knowledge of safeguarding, gender equality, disability inclusion, and MEAL principles