PM - TDH 011 2024

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Tdh-011-2024)
Position: Project Manager

No. of position: (1) position
Project: Area-Based Project
Location: Based in Mandalay, Myanmar
Supervisor: Programme Manager
Direct reports: Project Officer
Duration: One year (Possible extension based on fund available)
Field Ratio: 40%
Office Ratio: 60%
Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss organization for children’s aid. Since 1960, Tdh has helped build
a better future for deprived children and their communities, making an impact with innovative and sustainable
solutions. Active in almost 40 countries, Tdh works with local and international partners to develop and
implement field projects which improve the daily lives of over four million children and members of their
communities, in the domains of health, protection, and humanitarian aid.
For more detailed information, please visit our website at:
https://www.tdh.ch/en/our-interventions/myanmar
Job description, duties and responsibilities

Overall role:
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager, he/she is responsible for leading and managing the
area-based project titled “Improved resilience of highly vulnerable displaced and marginalized communities
to better withstand the adverse socio-economic effects” in 3 targeted townships in Mandalay.
Specific Responsibilities
1. Project Implementation and Project cycle management

• Manage and lead the project and strategic liaison with donor, local partners, CSOs and other key
stakeholders
• Ensure the development and application of common standards, tools and practices for planning,
implementation, monitoring, learning and reporting
• Ensure the effective planning and implementation of activities including assessments, studies, capacity
building initiatives, setting up and running of data management, evidence and knowledge management,
and dissemination activities
• Work with programme manager, MEAL manager and other team members to establish effective
monitoring systems and which are in relation to project activities, budget allocations and financial
expenditure
• Develops annual work plan and monitoring and evaluation plan to ensure the quality project deliveries in
line with strategic plans of project
• Ensure the quality delivery of project implementation and achieving expected outputs & outcomes
• Leads and develops training guidelines/curriculum, tools, manuals and IEC materials in coordination with
local partner organization, regional child protection advisor, programme managers and team members
• Organizes and facilitate capacity development training to ensure the proper understanding of manuals,
procedures, and tools and the strengthening the technical competencies of programme team
• Technical and overall support to project staff and partner staff for capacity development in areas of social
protection, child protection, livelihoods, GBV, trafficking, CB-DRM and EORE
• Ensure local partner organization and CSOs improved their capacity and performance and utilize the grants
effectively and efficiently
• Coordinate and collaborate with other Child protection, Health, WASH and Nutrition teams, and to help
support each other as necessary
• Establish and maintain responsive community’s compliant & feedback mechanisms (CFRM) with the
support of MEAL manager
• Participates in defining and ensuring the implementation of the 2021-2024 Myanmar country strategic
plan for his/her field of expertise
• Contributes to the development and implementation of innovations in his/her specialty and contributes
closely to their dissemination to teams and other colleagues
• Any other tasks assigned by responsible line manager/supervisor
2. Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Trainings

• Develops training curriculum, agenda and tools for respective and thematic areas/topics in coordination
with local partner organization, programme managers and team members
• Coordinates with training agencies/ organization (as required) and assess the gaps/areas that project staff
need to improve their capacity
• Organized and facilitate the capacity development training especially for field staff and volunteers and
prepare training report, including evaluation of the training
• Prepares and/or develop IEC materials as necessary adapting to suit the local context
3. Finance Management
• Prepares monthly financial plan according to planned programme activities
• Assists in drawing up monthly estimates for project expenditure with Programme Manager
• Assists to examine budget vs actual reports on a monthly basis in order to monitor expenses in good time
and guide future spending and allocations in field of activity
• Ensures effective budget management and administration of project finance
4. Communication, Coordination and Supporting as Liaison

• To excellent communication with strong interpersonal skills and able to deal with local partner
organization, key stakeholders, local CSOs and communities
• To maintain good relationship with local key actors including volunteers, CSOs, INGOs/NGOs/CBOs in
project areas
• To work closely with Finance, Admin and Logistic Department for smooth processing of project
implementing activities
• To support the line manager to effectively liaise all monitoring visit by senior staffs or donors
5. Reporting
• Prepares and submitting reports for monthly activities, training, assessments, surveys, field trip to line
manager
• Assist line manager in preparing the donor reports
6. Values
• In his/her professional activities, adhere to the values of Tdh: commitment, ambition, respect and courage
7. Abuse Prevention Policy (CPP) - Operational Risk Management

• Complies with Global Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding Policy of Tdh-L
• Report any breach observed in the framework of this policy during his/her professional activities both as
regards the proven or suspected offence and a preventive breach.
• To commit to other Risk Management Policies including Safety and Security Plan, and Anti-Fraud and
Whistle blowing policy
• To commit to ensure the best implementation of Tdh’s risk management policies in Myanmar
• To commit to inform CR and to deal with any cases, allegations, or possibility of transgression, even
potential, of the Tdh Risk Management Policies
8. Others
• Undertakes such additional tasks as may be required, especially when urgent action is required to respond
to emergencies or to requests from delegation level, regional or HQ level or donors
• Respects and implement this job description which may be amended by consent of Country
Representative in order to reflect and correspond to future changes and developments in the Tdh-L
country programme.
Qualifications and Experience:

• Any bachelor’s degree, preferably in social science, community development
• At least 5 years of management experience in INGOs/NGOs, preferably in complex settings
• Management experience in two or more of the following programmes: social protection, child protection,
livelihoods, GBV, trafficking, CB-DRM, MHPSS, institutional capacity building or organizational
development
• Experience of, and commitment to, working through partners and contributing to partnership strategies
at large
• Experiences of capacity building and strengthening CSOs
• Sound knowledge of social protection, trauma-informed counseling, GBV, livelihoods, CB-DRM, EORE
• Sound knowledge of data management, data verification/validation, data analysis and data presentation
• Proven ability to represent the organization to donors and other stakeholders
• Experiences of working in humanitarian crisis setting and/or peri-urban areas
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Proficiency in both English and Burmese
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Ability and flexibility to travel short visits to other project areas as necessary
Tdh-L is an equal opportunities employer. Employees are recruited regardless of their race, ethnicity,
religion, or gender.
How to Apply and Submission of Expression of Interest: Please send: (1) a cover letter indicating your
motivation AND salary expectation: (2) a current resume (CV) with contact information of three professional
references (your two former work supervisors and one of HR Manager) to Human Resources Department
through https://ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/trhMlHYB no later than by 5:00 pm on Thursday March 7, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (Tdh-011-2024)

Position: Project Manager

Job description, duties and responsibilities

1. Project Implementation and Project cycle management

2. Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Trainings

4. Communication, Coordination and Supporting as Liaison

7. Abuse Prevention Policy (CPP) - Operational Risk Management

Qualifications and Experience:

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