ADRA Ukraine is a subunit of a large worldwide network present in more than 125 countries, with the HQ in Washington D.C. ADRA Ukraine has been operating in Ukraine since 1993. Due to humanitarian response, ADRA Ukraine is providing humanitarian assistance to internally displaced people in 15 regions of Ukraine.

Grade: 3 - for Ukrainian nationals – Civil Agreement

Starts up date: 01/01/2016

Duration of the contract: till 30/06/2016 with possible prolongation

Location: Based in Kiev with short-term trips to Donetsk/Lugansk regions

SUMMARY

A Project Manager will be directly responsible for smooth and timely implementation of the humanitarian project providing cash and vouchers assistance to the internally displaced people in the governmental control territory and food parcels distributions.  This will include program planning, staff management, monitoring and evaluation, timely reporting, finance management. The Project Manager will closely cooperate with Emergency Projects Coordinator & Regional Coordinators, project partners, other stakeholders and ADRA’s office staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management, coordination and implementation of food and vouchers humanitarian projects, funded by donors
• Manage all administrative tasks related to the set – up and implementation of the projects
• Communication with donor’s organization
• Responsible for daily coordination with the field staff, providing administrative and logistics support
• Providing training to field staff on data collection for needs assessment, as well as monitoring and evaluation of the project
• Closely cooperate with the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager in collecting supporting documentation, to proof vulnerability of beneficiaries
• Collecting information from the Field Coordinators and M&E Manager on weekly updates and reports for the food cluster
• Support project development, as well as development of new potential proposals
• Be responsible for project documentation and effective monitoring and evaluation in compliance with donor’s regulations
• Work in collaboration and participatory manner with all project partners and project stakeholders (local authority, NGO representatives, pilot communities, development partners etc.)
• Liaise with stakeholders and partners to fulfil project objectives

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• University degree in relevant subject area such as communication for development, communication studies, public information, engineering and/or equivalent
• At least 1 year experience in project management and in relevant area
• Basic understanding of development & humanitarian context an advantage
• Previous experience in distribution, or cash& vouchers programs is an asset
• Willingness to do both administrative work as well as project development work
• Flexibility and being solution-oriented
• Willingness to travel for short time visits to the Eastern part of Ukraine Donetsk/Luhansk region
• Experience in relief operations preferred
• Teamwork skills
• Fluent in English and Ukrainian/Russian is a must

Deadline for Applications: 21/12/2015 09:00 AM

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ADRA is committed to recruiting the best suited individuals for a particular position. As long as such factors are not relevant to the position for which a candidate applies, ADRA does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, or marital status.

Candidates fulfilling the criteria may send in their application along with a copy of their CV in English, with full contact address, and salary expectations to:  [email protected]. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and provided with additional information.