Job Vacancy

Job Position: Project Manager

Project: Human Rightivism

Salary Range: Competitive

Position Information: Full time

Period: Start 1st of Dec, 2022

Scope of Works:

Project Manager is responsible for the overall management of Human-Rightivism Project and is the contact person for all programmatic issues. She/He will provide overall strategic, technical and managerial leadership of all programmatic, administrative, financial, and logistical aspects of the program. She/He will also ensure program achieves objectives on time and within budget; provide leadership and support to staff; serve as liaison with Sida and national stakeholders; lead program implementation in grants management, work planning, sub-project design and oversight, budget tracking and financial management, M&E, and reporting.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead program implementation in grants management, work planning, sub-project design and oversight, budget tracking and financial management, M&E and reporting;
• Takes responsibility for the overall management of “Human Rightivism” Project and is the contact person for all programmatic issues;
• Directly responsible for management of all Senior and field staff engaged in the project;
• Provide strategic, technical and managerial leadership of all programmatic, administrative, financial and logistical aspects of the program;
• Ensure program achieves objectives on time and within budget;
• Provide leadership and support of staff;
• Serve as liaison with Sida, and national stakeholders;
• Participate in Staff Appraisal exercises to be carried out periodically;
• Report regularly to the donor Program Manager representative and CDF Director on overall project performance in achieving objectives;
• Establish and implement an early warning system for rapid identification and address of problems and issues

Expected Results:

• Successful project implementation in grants management, work planning, sub-project, project design and oversight, budget tracking and financial management, M&E and reporting;
• Successful liaison with all relevant stakeholders
• 100% dedication and committeemen on the Project Management Role
• Successful team and productive environment.
• Completion of the project within the budget frames and in full compliance.
• Achievement of the overall project goals and objectives.
• Work on improving the component synergies and partnerships among implementing partners (IP’s) and identify areas that require further improvements in terms of organizational capacities of the IP’s.
• Conduct a comprehensive analysis of progress achieved by project partners and evaluate the relation to the effectiveness of the interventions on more qualitative and impact-oriented reporting of IPs.

Mandatory Required Qualifications:

Education: University degree in relevant fields;

Working experience: 5+ years in project management positions implementing similar projects/programs for international or local development organizations, preferably in International Donor funded projects/programs;

Over 7 years of professional experience preferably in the field of the human rights, community development, and or civil society sector.

Knowledge: General understanding of human rights, and cross-sectoral linkages that enable synergy for development efforts between local stakeholders, communities and central-level decision-making; Ability to facilitate high-profile meetings and events and liaise with local and central government leadership; Knowledge/Experience with International Donor planning and management framework and international monitoring and reporting standards; Knowledge of Kosovo institutional framework, political and social situation, and civil society sector.

Languages: Fluency in English and Albanian, Serbian at communication level;

Other skills: Good knowledge of computer specially Microsoft office programs,

Strong spreadsheet and advanced Excel; Strong communication skills;

Reporting: The Project Manager shall report directly to CDF Executive Director (ED).

Duration: The assignment will be for the period of one year with possibility of extension, including the three (3) months’ probation period. This is a full-time appointment for which the Project Manager is required to work a minimum of forty hours a week under a work schedule determined by the Executive Director.

Only prequalified candidates will be invited for interview. CV and three verifiable references must be submitted no later than October 31, 2022 at 16:00 pm, through email address at hr@kcdf.org.