Project Manager
World Vision · Auki
With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:
The Project Manager position is for the Youth Social Entrepreneurship Development Plus (YSED+) project, to be implemented in the Solomon Islands. This initiative is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) of New Zealand and will take place in targeted communities in North and East Malaita from 2026 to 2030. The component covers livelihood and Child Protection.
The position will be based in Malaita. The YSED+ Project Manager will work under the guidance of the Sector Portfolio Manager of Livelihood and collaboratively supported by the Sector Portfolio Manager of Gender and Child Protection. Additionally, the YSED+ Project Manager may need to undertake tasks not specified in the job description and is expected to embrace the Biblical principle of ‘walking the extra mile.’ This may involve dedicating time to community work without additional compensation when necessary.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead and support the implementation of project activities, ensuring outputs and outcomes are achieved
Ensure that project team is familiar with the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and that subsequent activity planning aligns with this
Project budget is managed well, including providing variance reporting and making revisions where required
Ensure lessons learned reflections and information sharing is done regularly to enable project team to share and reflect on project progress.
Ensure strong community/youth group mobilization to achieve impact and change
Ensure strong community mobilization
Identify key community members to sustain activities and exert impact
Ensure communities/youth groups have enhanced understanding of the YSED+ project approach through education and awareness-raising, demonstrations, Youth forums and exchange visits
Ensure availability of resources
Attend and contribute to provincial and national stakeholder meetings
Ensure quality and timely reporting
Monthly Project Updates (MPUs) submitted on the 27th-29th of every month
Ensure ongoing project reflection is carried out over the project lifecycle
Prepare monthly funding Requests to finance the implementation of the design process and oversee stewardship and effectiveness in implementations
Create monthly plan of action
Authorize financing of trip plans
Approve per diems
Approve cash advance requests in Area Program
Sign off employee expenditure reports and sent to operations for review
‘People and Culture’ (HR) policies followed, and staff wellbeing maintained
Ensure staff are safe and report any emergencies
Ensure child protection (CP) policies are upheld during project implementation and among project partners
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATION FOR THE ROLE:
5 years or more experience in livelihood or Gender and Child Protection
At least 3 years of experience in supervision and management
Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Economics, community Development, law or any other related discipline
Computer skills: internet, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, report writing
Understanding poverty and community empowerment approaches to development
Good communication skills (and local knowledge)
Experience with and knowledge of Disaster Risk Reduction and related policies
English language skills (reading and writing)
Problem-solving skills
Data collection skills
Convincing and mobilizing skills
Ability to work in and across diverse cultures
Networking skills
Resource mobilizing skills
Willing to work in and with target community and work collaboratively with project staff and stakeholders
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only