Project Implementation

• Provide oversight to ensure that projects are implemented as planned
• Supervise Project Coordinators and ensure effective and efficient implementation of project activities in accordance with the agreements.
• Support PCs to develop annual and quarterly work plans   
• Participate in development of new training curricula and policies for various project activities

Reporting

• Ensure that Project Coordinators submit quarterly project progress reports in line with the donor and organisational requirements. 
• On request from the PM, provide information needed for back donor reports

Strategic Planning

• Upon request from Area Coordinator or the Deputy Programme Manager, provide information needed for the formulation of the country strategy. 
• Pick up ideas on funding opportunities and forward them to the DPM. 
• Participate in writing project proposals.
• Give input towards the elaboration of project proposals. 
• In liaison with the PSM provide BoQs for project activities

Project development and proposal writing

• Participate in the elaboration of project proposals.
• Participate in investigating funding options, internal or external funding.
• In liaison with the relevant Project Coordinators, provide technical bills of quantities to facilitate project design.
• Contribute towards ensuring that projects are innovative and relevant.
• Give input to analysis of project proposals and propose modifications in project proposals

Project/Programme Monitoring, evaluation and learning

• Follow up action points/recommendations from reports and field visits and ensure they are implemented 
• Monitor implementation of projects to ensure that projects are implemented as planned (timeliness and quality)

Capacity Building of local partners

• Identify technical capacity gaps of staff and organise capacity building initiatives to address the identified gaps
• Identify technical capacity gaps of local partner organisation and support their capacity building initiatives for local partners 

Networking

• On request from the PM, attend collaboration/sector coordination meetings 
• Identify and recommend networks, consortia, or organisations for possible collaborations 
• Represent LM International at State Level Sector Coordination meetings and other related engagements

Identification of Local Partners 

• Look out for potential partners and recommend the most promising to the PM
• On request from PM, make assessments of potential local partner organisations 
• Give input to decisions to initiate new partnerships

HR& Leadership to the State Field team

• Provide leadership to the field officers
• Participate in recruitment of field staff
• Manage staff leave days to ensure that staff are able to take leave without affecting projects implementation and other important deadlines 
• Provide coaching and mentoring to field staff 

Financial management and logistics

• Ensure that procurement plans and requests are developed and submitted in time
• Ensure that financial requests are submitted in time 
• Ensure funds are used for their intended purposes 
• Ensure timely submission of accountabilities by field staff

Minimum Qualifications:

This section should highlight the minimum requirements needed to accomplish the tasks stated above efficiently and up to the required standards 

1. Education: University degree in Geology, Development, Economics, Sociology, Social Sciences or related subject 
2. Experience:  at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role
3. Additional certifications: post graduate training is required
4. Knowledge:  technical training in WASH & Education

Required competencies

• Be innovative
• Be able to adjust to change and manage change
• Be able to provide support to the programmes team and other departments
• Be able to manage tasks and follow through to their completion
• Possess excellent communication skills (both written and spoken)

Desirable competences

• Be able to build and maintain good relationships with donors, government, staff and other CSOs