Project Manager

War Child Canada is globally recognized for our grassroots, community-driven model of humanitarian action that’s rooted in collaboration and entirely locally led. We have developed a solid track record of long-term, sustainable impact supporting children and families living in areas dominated by conflict and crises. 

War Child’s flagship Afghanistan program advances social impact in the lives of vulnerable children, women, and their families through its humanitarian and development programming in Protection, Health, MHPSS, Education, Livelihood and humanitarian & emergency response sectors in various provinces of Afghanistan.

Job Summary:

The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering project on time, within scope, and within budget. This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams and as well as relevant stakeholders, managing resources, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. The Project Manager will oversee project life cycle, from initiation to completion, while identifying risks, implementing solutions, and ensuring high-quality outcomes. Key responsibilities include defining project objectives, developing detailed work plans, monitoring progress, coordination with and reporting to relevant stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, project management, communication, and organizational skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Project Manager will be responsible for the following:

  I.            Project Management and Implementation

·       Lead the overall management and successful implementation of the project, ensuring alignment with its goals, objectives, and scope of work in the relevant sectors, livelihoods and job development.

·       Develop and oversee detailed implementation plans providing thorough work-breakdown structure with the support of project & program teams.

·       Provide technical guidance to project staff to ensure high-quality implementation of activities in accordance with and commitment to the Core Humanitarian Standards & Principles.

·       Oversee staff recruitment, onboarding, training, and project staff capacity development in collaboration with the H.R and Program departments.

·       Review and provide feedback on staff plans, reports, and activity files.

   II.            Coordination Across Tiers & Stakeholder Engagement

·       Coordinate information and liaise relevant engagement with sectoral line ministries, departments, Provincial authorities while maintaining strong relations and fostering trust with all major stakeholders.

·       Regularly attend meetings in major humanitarian clusters i.e. Afghanistan Protection and Food Security and Agriculture Clusters, ,  and relevant Working Groups (while maintaining close coordination with provincial/regional cluster focal points).    

 III.            Budget and Compliance Management

·       Monitor and ensure efficient budget utilization, aligning expenditures with planned activities.

·       Work closely with operations, finance, and HR departments to ensure timely processing for procurement, payments, and recruitment.

·       Regularly review the budget with grants and finance team, addressing challenges and adjusting expenditure plans when required.

 IV.            Monitoring and Reporting

·       Oversee beneficiary selection, distributions (if any), and post-distribution monitoring, ensuring all required documentation is maintained.

·       Conduct regular field visits to service delivery points to oversee activities, providing technical support and ensuring project team adherence to War Child Canada standards, procedures and protocols.

·       Document lessons learned and best practices, sharing reports with relevant stakeholders.

   V.            Accountability and Safeguarding

·       Ensure adherence to organizational policies, on child safeguarding PSEA, Disability inclusion and Accountability to Affected Population throughout project lifecycle.

·       Promote accountability to affected populations through community engagement and transparent processes through supervising inclusive community engagement to inform program participants about their rights and means of submitting complaints and suggestions.

·       Review and revise the project-related materials on PSEA and AAP along with any manuals required for ensuring unified service delivery by the project team.

 VI.            Additional Responsibilities

·       Support professional development and capacity building of project staff.

Undertake additional tasks as assigned by the Senior Program Manager or WCC senior management.

Qualification:

·       Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business Administration, International Development, Social Sciences, or a related field, with a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience.

·       A Master's degree in a relevant field is preferred and may be considered an advantage.

·       Professional certification in Project Management (e.g., PMP or any Project Management Diplomas) is preferred.

Experience:

·       Experience in managing humanitarian or development projects, with a focus on livelihoods, entrepreneurship, protection, youth development, support to returnees and displaced people.

·       Demonstrated experience in project planning, implementation, and monitoring, particularly in disaster or conflict-affected settings.

·       Expertise in budget management, compliance, and working with procurement, finance, and HR teams.

·       strong experience in engaging with stakeholders, including local authorities, INGOs, and UN agencies.

·       Prior experience in team supervision, capacity building, youth development, returnees and fostering professional relationships.

·       Familiarity with community-based approaches, including beneficiary selection, accountability mechanisms, and safeguarding practices.

·       Strong experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and supervising staff across multiple locations.

Skills and Abilities:

·       Strong understanding of local contexts, including cultural and political dynamics in Afghanistan.

·       Proficiency in English, Dari and Pashto. Proficiency in other languages will be considered a plus point.

·       Strong reporting, presentation, training facilitation, and budgeting skills.

Strong inter-personal and communication skills, ability to work under stressful conditions, and able to meet tight deadlines.   

Email / Application Form: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/3QUAKLuq