Project Manager (Gedaref) – ZOA International
Job Description
| Section/Unit | Program |
| Supervisor | East Sudan Program Manager |
| Duty Station | Gedaref |
| Salary scale | 2,168 USD – 2,280 USD |
| ClosingDate | 26 May 2025 |
Purpose Of The Position
The Project Manager is responsible for the overall planning, management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, documentation, and reporting of the programmatic and financial components of the IFSLS project funded by the EU in four localities in Gedaref State (Basundah, Al Mafaza, Gala’a Al Nahal, and Al Fashaga) and one locality in Kassala State, namely Refi Wad El Hilaiw.
The PM will supervise the programme and support staff and will be responsible for ensuring that project activities are implemented with high quality within the indicated time frames and allocated budget.
The PM will work closely with the Program Manager for Eastern Sudan, IFSLS project staff, the project local partner (BRDO) staff, coordinators of other ZOA projects, and partners and stakeholders in Gedaref and Kassala States to ensure timely delivery of program commitments indicated in the project technical agreements, the project narrative, and financial documents, following donor policies and guidelines.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervises and supports project staff to implement project activities as per endorsed plans, budgets, and timelines.
- Ensures that implementation strategies are context sensitive, in line with international humanitarian standards, adhering to donors’ commitments and requirements, inclusive, empowering, and sustainable.
- In collaboration with project staff, coordinators of other projects, MEAL procurement, logistics, and finance team, experts, and consultants, establishes and maintains effective planning, implementation, communication, assessment, monitoring, evaluation, feedback, and accountability systems.
- Prepares and processes project Technical Agreements, MOUs with partners, counterparts, and stakeholders with the support of concerned entities.
- Defines and requests support needed from the Country and Home Offices.
- Supports the development of new initiatives for program expansion and synergies.
- Ensures that effective and efficient financial, admin, and logistical procedures/systems are established and followed by the project staff, partners, and other project stakeholders.
- Monitors implementation of the project budget and facilitates revisions, as deemed necessary.
- Prepares and submits reports on progress, challenges, best practices, and lessons learned, etc., as per agreed schedules, formats, and timelines.
- Ensures that project staff and partners are aware of ZOA mandate, principles, implementation strategy, code of conduct, complaints, and accountability mechanisms, etc., and that they are encouraged and supported to apply them.
- Ensures that staffing plans for the project, hiring procedures, orientation to staff, staff appraisal, and development opportunities are genuine and in harmony with the labor and other related laws.
- In consultation with the Director of Programmes and the Program Manager of Eastern Sudan, addresses requests, inquiries, and issues raised by the EU or entities contracted by the EU to support the project.
- Represents ZOA in meetings, forums, working groups, events, processes, etc., as advised by the supervisor.
- Organizes and facilitates meetings, focused groups, reviews, and other forums with partners, government counterparts, CBOs, and other stakeholders to improve implementation, coordination, and sharing of information and skills.
- Coaches, trains, and provides technical support to ZOA and BRDO staff in fields of expertise.
- Any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.
Other tasks
- Advises and supports ZOA and partner staff to collaborate, coordinate and use their expertise, time, and resources effectively to achieve project targets.
- Trains and coaches project staff to fill gaps in the capacity of local partners and improve their performance.
- Supports ZOA and BRDO staff in tasks related to report writing, project development, MEAL, and project management-related matters.
Minimum Qualification, Skills, and Experience Required:
- Senior-level management and leadership experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in managing integrated FSL projects, preferably EU-funded projects.
- BSc level (MSc is a plus), fluency in English and Arabic (reading, writing, speaking).
- Ability to set targets and objectives for staff and local partners, and being able to report on these objectives periodically.
- Strong planning, management, budgeting, financial management, and reporting skills.
- Excellent communication skills, approachable, good listener, easy to talk to, and work with.
- Good MEAL skills.
- Familiarity with the EU rules, regulations, police,s and reporting requirements is a Plus.
The candidate will be subject to Membercheck /COTER procedures, which are against Government Sanction lists to verify that the candidate is not on any of these lists. This counter-terrorism check is a requirement of Donor Government Regulations and is therefore an important part of an employee’s ability to fulfil his/her employment requirements before signing the Employment Contract with the Organization.
Full applications must include the following:
- Application Letter
- Motivation letter stating the reasons for applying.
- CV including educational, professional training, and work experience.
WE OFFER: The salary scale for this position ranges between K6 -2,168 USD – K 7 – 2,280 USD per month based on experience and qualifications.
Do you need more information?
For more information, Mr. Eltayeb Omer – ZOA Sudan email: [email protected], and please make sure that you mention the job title in the email.
Interested, and do you want to apply?
Applicants should submit full documents before 26/5/2025 to the HAC Labour Office at Gedaref. The entire recruitment process will take place in Gedaref.
ATTENTION :
- Females and persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- High flexibility to work on weekends, holidays, and after office hours when required.
- This position is for one year, subject to renewal based on performance and availability of funding.
- This position is only for Sudanese
