Project Manager

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Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

The Project Manager position is for the Youth Social Entrepreneurship Development Plus (YSED+) project, to be implemented in the Solomon Islands. This initiative is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) of New Zealand and will take place in targeted communities in North and East Malaita from 2026 to 2030. The component covers livelihood and Child Protection.

The position will be based in Malaita. The YSED+ Project Manager will work under the guidance of the Sector Portfolio Manager of Livelihood and collaboratively supported by the Sector Portfolio Manager of Gender and Child Protection. Additionally, the YSED+ Project Manager may need to undertake tasks not specified in the job description and is expected to embrace the Biblical principle of ‘walking the extra mile.’ This may involve dedicating time to community work without additional compensation when necessary.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead and support the implementation of project activities, ensuring outputs and outcomes are achieved

Ensure that project team is familiar with the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and that subsequent activity planning aligns with this

P roject budget is managed well, including providing variance reporting and making revisions where required

Ensure lessons learned reflections and information sharing is done regularly to enable project team to share and reflect on project progress.

Ensure strong community/youth group mobilization to achieve impact and change

Ensure strong community mobilization

I dentify key community members to sustain activities and exert impact

Ensure communities/youth groups have enhanced understanding of the YSED+ project approach through education and awareness-raising, demonstrations, Youth forums and exchange visits

Ensure availability of resources

Attend and contribute to provincial and national stakeholder meetings

Ensure quality and timely reporting

Monthly Project Updates (MPUs) submitted on the 27th-29th of every month

Ensure ongoing project reflection is carried out over the project lifecycle

Prepare monthly funding Requests to finance the implementation of the design process and oversee stewardship and effectiveness in implementations

Create monthly plan of action

Authorize financing of trip plans

Approve per diems

Approve cash advance requests in Area Program

Sign off employee expenditure reports and sent to operations for review

‘People and Culture’ (HR) policies followed, and staff wellbeing maintained

Ensure staff are safe and report any emergencies

Ensure child protection (CP) policies are upheld during project implementation and among project partners

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATION FOR THE ROLE:

5 years or more experience in livelihood or Gender and Child Protection

At least 3 years of experience in supervision and management

Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Economics, community Development, law or any other related discipline

Computer skills: internet, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, report writing

Understanding poverty and community empowerment approaches to development

Good communication skills (and local knowledge)

Experience with and knowledge of Disaster Risk Reduction and related policies

English language skills (reading and writing)

Problem-solving skills

Data collection skills

Convincing and mobilizing skills

Ability to work in and across diverse cultures

Networking skills

Resource mobilizing skills

Willing to work in and with target community and work collaboratively with project staff and stakeholders

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only