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Title : Project Management Officer - West & Central Africa

Location : Yaounde - Cameroon

Applications deadline: June 23, 2022

Position Summary:

The Project Management Officer will provide support in donor reporting, project implementation and delivery, and compiling project progress in relation to AWF’s strategic goals and objectives, with a focus on projects implemented in Central & West Africa. The position will be based in Yaoundé and report to the Senior Officer, Project Management.

Responsibilities:

Project Planning

·        Support the Technical Advisors and Project Leads in developing detailed project plans and managing the lifecycle of project activities resulting in fulfillment of project objectives.

·        Continuously track project activities due dates, expected deliverables, resources and budgets to ensure effective and efficient implementation of conservation projects.  

·        Update and maintain project implementation plans to reflect the most recent status.

Project Management and Delivery Support

·        Conduct field visits to project sites to compile activity status reports to be compiled continuously in preparation of relevant donor reports.

·        Conduct project progress assessments, identifying critical areas of slippage, status of activities and progress made towards achieving project impact/targets via Envisio .

·        In liaison with the Senior Officer, Project Management train users of Envisio to ensure better use of AWF’s project management system.

·        Lead adoption, implementation and capacitate teams to fully implement Envisio and ensure updates as required.

·        Review means of verification documentation for quality assurance and ensure they are in line with donor requirements.

·        Work with Budget and Grants Team to monitor spending of project activities and adjust work plans accordingly.

·        Keep track of arising issues and risks in Central and West Africa, highlighting the impact to the overall project and escalate to Project Leads as required.

Reporting and Adaptive Management

·        Support Project Leads in the timely preparation and compilation of donor reports and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

·        Document planned activity progress on a monthly basis and link to spending report shared by Budgets and Grants team.

·        Contribute to the preparation of donor reports including review and analysis of implementation progress alongside approved budget spending.

·        Maintain records of means of verification documentation to be used for donor reporting as evidence of activity execution.

·        Support project managers in implementation, quality control and adaptive management of project activities implemented in project sites in Central & West Africa.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

·        Assist Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team with tracking and following up on data collection requirements of each project, ensuring both donor and AWF compliance. 

·        Document summaries of key lessons learned for various projects in the course of implementation. 

Other

·        Assist in providing orientation materials covering the project management system, AWF’s project management and implementation guidelines, roles, responsibilities and expectations for new project staff.

·        Undertake other required duties as assigned by the Cameroon Country Director.

Qualifications

·        Undergraduate degree in Project Management, International Relations, Business Administration, Environmental Studies or any closely related field.

·        5 years’ experience in project/program management.

·        NGO experience preferred.

·        Strong planning, coordination and analytical skills.

·        Computer literacy to use all MS Office Packages i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

·        Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills.

·        Experience in project management software/system is an added advantage.

·        Proficiency in report writing.

Fluency in French is an added advantage

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to apply on AWF career website  http://www.awf.org/about/careers  or directly send their application with the position title as subject at :  jobs@awf.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE : June 23, 2022

Source:https://www.offre-emploi.cm/offres-emploi/assistance-secretariat/project-management-officer-west-central-africa-39816/

Update and maintain project implementation plans to reflect the most recent status.