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Project Management:
Facilitate and manage the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of grant funded programs/ projects,
Ensure effective project team structures, clarity of roles and responsibilities among the project teams, and effective coordination and communication between team members,
Ensure that all the requirements for approved projects are complied with,
Ensure that all relevant staff are trained on BLM grant management systems,
Proposal development and report writing;
Provide training to relevant BLM staff on specific donor requirements, including contract details,
Collaborate and follow up with project implementing units to ensure quality donor reports are submitted,
Plan, share and monitor reporting timelines with all relevant parties, ensuring reports are submitted on time;
Liaise with relevant donors, partners and stakeholders as appropriate,
Communicate relevant information from donors with regard to the grants to all teams, managers and directors as appropriate,
Ensure proper documentation of proposals, reports and other relevant data related to the grant activity.
FInancial Management:
Utilize financial information to analyse, manage project budgets and reporting requirements;
Review monthly financial expenditure reports with project leads and initiate corrective action as required,
Approve budget modifications within authority and prepare requests for revisions to donors:
Facilitate, with project leads, the timely preparation of project /activity-based costed work plans
Resource Mobilization
Facilitate strategic planning and new partnerships;
Keep abreast of the development of national policies, laws, strategic directions and the general situation in the field of Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS and suggest program adjustments;
Contribute to the proactive development of new concept papers and project proposals (technical and financial),
Monitor donor trends and lead on identifying new funding avenues accordingly
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Bachelors degree in Management, Finance, Public Health, International Development or related field (Masters degree in a related field preferable);
At least 5 years directly relevant experience, possibly working in international organizations, NGOs/Multi-lateral or Bi-lateral funding organizations in similar positions;
Excellent program/project and financial management skills — an ability to work with numbers, spread sheets,
Excellent leadership and people management skills,
Excellent English language communication skills (verbal and written);
Strong analytical and problem solving skills,
Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook,
Previous exposure to public health service delivery programming (family planning experience highly desirable);
Monitoring and Evaluation experience;
Strong work ethic and ability to meet deadlines
If you are interested and you meet the above requirements, please send your curriculum vitae and cover letter including names and contact details of three traceable referees one of whom should be your current or former employer to
Head of Human Resources,
Banja La Mtsogolo,
P.O. Box 1854
Lilongwe
or
Email: recruitment@banja.org.mw
to reach him not later than Friday, 19th May, 2017.
Please note that those who already applied do not need to re-apply BLM is an equal opportunities employer. No canvassing of any kind is allowed
Location: Lilongwe
Employment Type: Full time
Salary: N/A
Job deadline: 2017-05-19
Company: Banja La Mtsogolo (BLM) | | | |
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