Project Manager

This project focuses on improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities, with a particular emphasis on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), in Mardan, KPK, Pakistan. It aims to upgrade WASH infrastructure in all girls' schools of Tehsil Mardan by installing water filtration plants, drinking water coolers, handwashing stations, and rehabilitating toilets. Additionally, the Behavior Change Communication Campaign will raise awareness on MHM among adolescent girls, while teachers will receive training in health education, WASH, MHM, and nutrition to become master trainers. Collaborative workshops with government departments, civil society organizations and all relevant stakeholder will disseminate project findings and foster partnerships. This initiative aims to create a healthier school environment  and empower adolescent girls, by providing safe and gender-sensitive WASH and MHM facilities in girls schools of Mardan.

Objective 

• Project managers will play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing the project 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

• Ensure smooth and timely implementation (developing detailed implementation plans, managing budgets and phasing, donor reporting etc.) of project activities as per plan 
• Maintain constructive and regular relations with relevant government authorities, key partners and other stakeholders. 
• Carry out stakeholder capacity assessment in relevant geographical areas where HDF can operate in order to deliver quality and relevant work in the necessary sectors. 
• Develop partnership agreements with selected stakeholders and establish relevant training in a range of specific and generic competencies under key areas of project delivery and compliance. 
• Support the establishment of child safeguarding systems and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own or representatives and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. 
• Establish a monitoring framework and procedure for measurement through timely visits to relevant locations, appropriate reporting from field, and beneficiary surveys where possible. 
• In consultation with the Head office, develop liaison with district departments and administration authorities.  
• Ensure timely preparation and completion of project and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal HDF requirements and any relevant external donor requirements. 
• Ensure that optimal management procedures and practices are in place, and appropriately modified in response to a volatile operational environment, in coordination with focal point 
• Ensure that a clear and practical risk management plan is developed and operationalized. 
• Ensure a strong accountability mechanism for beneficiaries in project design and delivery and make sure that any external stakeholder compliance in this regard is duly followed. 
• Represent HDF’s work at all levels in the region especially to donors, members of the humanitarian community and other relevant institutions. 
• Help shape broader engagement strategy inside the project work through influence of and leadership within inter-agency coordination forums, ensuring that the specific needs of children are being addressed.  

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice) 

Accountability: 

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving results together with women and children and role modelling HDF’s values 
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved 
• Creates a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding 

Ambition: 

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages team to do the same 
• Widely shares personal vision for HDF, engages and motivates others 
• Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale 

Collaboration: 

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues, members, donors and partners 
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength 
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to 

Creativity: 

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions 
• Willing to take disciplined risks 

Integrity: 

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency 
• Always acts in the best interests of community and HDF. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

Essential 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Social Sciences, IR or Policy with 5-8 years’ experience in the development sector 
• Significant experience in a management role within a relevant project (preferably in a in terms of design and implementation, managing program teams and project management 
• Experience of working in an insecure and challenging environment preferably in a leadership position 
• Demonstrable familiarity with M&E and beneficiary accountability systems in complex programs and with program partners 
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy 
• Exhibit high level of spoken written and verbal English skills.   

Desirable 

• Fluent in English and Urdu  

Additional job responsibilities 

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. 

Equal Opportunities 

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the HDF hiring policy and procedures. 

Matrix Management: Ability to thrive in a matrixed organization. 

Confidentiality: Proven ability to maintain confidentiality on work-related issues.

Minimally Required Organizational Competencies: 

Organization, Planning and Multi-tasking: Advanced organizational and planning skills, project planning and management skills. Proven ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and multi-task with minimal supervision. Proven ability to coordinate activities.