Provides vital assistance to the project manager and is responsible for monitoring project schedule, budget, preparing project progress reports and liaising with key stakeholders in line with JRF’s guidelines and standard.

Responsibilities

• Produces statistical, analytical and narrative reports, including reports on reporting requirements, project expiry dates as well as any other reports; to proper documentation of project progress on regular basis.
• Ensures timely distribution of all memos related to the project to all concerned staff, and follows-up on actions required;
• Responsible for action plan and project’s budget; to ensure that budget expenditure falls within project financial resources; develops and manages appropriate accounting system for the project in coordination with relevant Finance staff;
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships with project stakeholders and team members to ensure the smooth implementation, cooperation and support of the project; carries out regular visits to monitor the project staff and project activities;
• Ensures that the project staff are implementing the project activities in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed and approved in the project documents;
• Reviews and updates work plan throughout the program with the guidance and management support from Program Manager; to ensure proper follow up and monitoring of project activities versus the project set timeline.
• Monitors and pro-actively tracks program budget to ensure maintaining effective and efficient spending levels for quality delivery of the program.
• Coordinates field officers’ day to day implementation of project activities; to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of activities implementation in the field.
• Coordinates and manages relationships with the stakeholders of the project, including beneficiaries, contractors, partners, local government and other organizations to ensure managing effectively their influences, expectations, and needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in management, economics, international development, social science, or any other relevant field;
• Strong English and Arabic language skills (written and spoken) Years of Experience
• 5-7 years of experience Nature of Experience
• Experience in international development or humanitarian assistance projects.
• Experience in project implementation and support.