Project Manager, Maternal & Newborn Health job at International Rescue Committee
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Vacancy title:
Project Manager, Maternal & Newborn Health

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Social Services & Nonprofit ]

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International Rescue Committee

Deadline of this Job:
08 February 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 27, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Major Responsibilities:
• Manage delivery of activities under a growing CBMNC portfolio with cross functional, multi-disciplinary teams to complete tasks on time and with high fidelity; covering program implementation, research, and innovation activities.
• Facilitate the forming and onboarding of individual project teams including country program staff, technical unit colleagues, partners, and consultants.
• Coordinate and oversee the establishment of roles and responsibilities with collaborators as projects launch.
• Lead project teams in creating detailed work plans and drive their successful delivery.
• Set up and manage trackers for key project deliverables, create and lead monthly project check-ins, and actively follow-up on updates, challenges, and problem-solving with partners.
• Identify potential challenges and establish strategies to minimize risk.
• Help team members troubleshoot and coordinate issues that involve work across practices.
• Schedule, prepare agendas, and facilitate project meetings, take minutes, communicate and follow-up on action items.
• Maintain communication and knowledge management systems for the project and ensure project teams and partners have access to relevant records.
• Provide a positive working experience for collaborators and team members.
• Act as the main point-of-contact for external partners.
• Support budgeting and business development processes.

Job Requirements:
Work Experience:
• 4-5 years of experience delivering projects and programs ideally in an NGO or social enterprise setting.
• Preferred experience working in low-resource contexts and/or conflict affected areas.
• Preferred experience or interest in relevant topic areas of maternal and newborn health and/or community health.
• Familiarity and experience with project management software tools, methodologies and best practices.
• High level of proficiency with the Google suite and Excel as well as the Adobe suite of products.
• Unparalleled team collaboration skills; comfort working with researchers, frontline implementers, beneficiaries, engineers, donors, and communications staff.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to be flexible and work well under pressure and deal with competing priorities in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to apply a diversity and inclusion lens and approach to work.
• Cares about the mission and goals of the IRC.

Language Skills:
• English proficiency is required.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisations jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 08 February 2023
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 27-01-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 27-01-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 27-01-2067
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