Contract SHELTER RECOVERY PROGRAM MANAGER
Job Description
Job Reference: CIV2316
CARE is an international humanitarian and development organisation fighting global poverty, with a vision to which focuses on empowering women and girls to fight poverty and bring lasting change to their communities. We work in over 80 countries around the world. We work with partners to achieve lasting results for marginalized communities.
CARE has been working in Vanuatu since 2008 helping communities to increase their resilience to disasters and climate change, respond to emergencies and to advance gender equality. CARE in Vanuatu has a long term program strategy which seeks to contribute to resilience and equality in Vanuatu where men, women, boys and girls enjoy equal rights and opportunities.
It has three programmatic portfolios (Gender Equality, Resilience, and Inclusive Governance) that involves a diverse range of donor funded projects, delivered in partnership with government and civil society.
CARE in Vanuatu is looking for an experience Shelter Recovery Program Manager to manage a 9-month Shelter Early Recovery Project. This project will support shelter repair and recovery to increase resilience and build back safer reconstruction for households affected by TC Judy and TC Kevin across targeted areas in Tafea Province.
This position is based in Port Vila with some travel to Tanna and project locations in Tafea Province.
Your major responsibilities will be varied and will include:
- Leading program planning and implementation of CARE’s early shelter recovery project
- Effectively manage project budgets, costed work plans and expenditure in compliance with CARE’s financial manual and donor requirements
- Coordinate and monitor implementation to ensure projects are on track, on time and meeting deliverables including managing risks
- Ensure high quality and on time donor reporting
Required qualifications and skills:
- Minimum of 5-7 years humanitarian aid experience in complex and natural disasters;
- Strong program management experience including managing large scale budgets from various institutional donors;
- Demonstrated experience delivery high quality programs including familiarity with MEAL and reporting requirements;
- Experience in complex decision-making and leading a multi-disciplinary team under difficult circumstances;
- Demonstrated high level communication skills including in representation and negotiation with governments and donors;
- Demonstrated experience in effectively leading, people management and motivating a team;
- Strong understanding of the humanitarian emergency operating context, including SPHERE, the humanitarian system, donors, security, and program management
- An understanding of gender issues, shelter and recovery in the Pacific context would be an advantage.
In return for your commitment, you will benefit from ongoing professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.
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