Program Manager (PM) at CorpsAfrica: (Deadline 25 March 2023)
Statement of Work
Program Manager (PM)
The year 2023
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The Program Manager primarily coordinates with the Training Officer, PR and External affairs team, community leaders, volunteer liaisons, the Management and Operations unit, the Safety & Security unit, and an array of stakeholders. In addition, the PM coordinates various activities with the Country office. He / she reports to the Country Director. The Program Manager leads all programmatic elements related to CorpsAfrica activities including developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating projects and activities. This person will also identify and prepare sufficient numbers of viable sites for Volunteers. The Program Manager should be adept at managing multiple teams and projects simultaneously to ensure positive outcomes. This person will strategize and maintain initiatives that adhere to CorpsAfrica’s objectives, and they will maintain organizational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance. The position involves regular, extended travel as well as frequent collaboration with officials and community leaders. The PM completes all activities in close collaboration with the Country Director. He will supervise the M&E team, the training team and any other team as requested by the country director. Founded in 2011, CorpsAfrica provides the opportunity for Africans to serve in their own countries, like the Peace Corps model. We train college-educated young Africans and send them to live for up to one year in rural, high-poverty communities to facilitate small-scale, high-impact projects that are identified by local people. CorpsAfrica aims to create a culture of public service in Africa by giving participants the opportunity to apply their education, skills, and energy toward helping their fellow citizens overcome extreme poverty. www.corpsafrica.org |
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Development, Implementation, and Management
Responsible for managing CorpsAfrica projects that leverage Volunteers to collaboratively address development areas prioritized by the Communities. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Work closely with project sponsors, cross-functional teams, and assigned teams to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives
- Plan and monitor program activities
- manage program and project teams for optimal return on investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives
- Develop and manage the budget for projects and be accountable for delivering against established goals/objectives
- Work with other managers to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the Organization.
- Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for the country director.
- Prepare monthly reports, quarterly reports and annual reports for the country office, JADF, MCF and any other partner.
- Support and manage field-based staff
- Other tasks assigned by the Country Director.
Requirements and skills
Two or more years of experience in an upper-management role, preferably in program management or one year of experience working with CorpsAfrica while having been a volunteer is an added value.
- Exceptional skills in leadership, time management, facilitation, and organization or
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business administration or a related field or
- Masters in development with a specialization in community development
- Strong working knowledge of Salesforce CRM software or ability to learn it as soon as you join the organization.
- Experience in proposal writing
- Proven experience as a Program Manager or other managerial position
- Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods – Exceptional Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles.
- Exceptional knowledge of Google Workspace and MS Office.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving ability
TO APPLY:
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter that illustrates qualifications relevant to this role and a résumé as a single PDF (titled, “Last Name First Name – Program Manager application”) to rwanda@corpsafrica.org, with “Last Name – Program Manager ” in the subject line.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work full-time in Rwanda and should not require employment sponsorship. Only complete applications will be considered. Deadline to apply is March 25th 2023. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Corps Africa encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, marital status, physical ability or any other legally protected basis.
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