Project Manager - EF Aswan

Job Description JOB TITLE: Project Manager (PM) (Subject to Funding from Donor) TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program Operations LOCATION: Aswan GRADE: 2 TYPE OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one) Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. Role Purpose The Project Manager is responsible for project management of project funded by Expertise France and will be based in Aswan. The project duration is two years targeting 3 locations, Aswan, Elminya and Kafr Elsheikh. The PM will manage the component related to the project in Aswan governorate only. Save the Children aims to strengthen Egypt’s primary health care system in line with the Universal Health Insurance rollout, ensuring equitable access for vulnerable groups including refugees, migrants, women, and persons with disabilities. The project focuses on improving service quality and inclusivity through health system strengthening, community engagement, and innovative delivery models. The project will be implemented over a 24-month period in Aswan, Kafr El Sheikh and in Minya governorates. All proposed activities will be implemented in all three governorates, except for those under Output 1.2, which will mainly target refugees and migrants residing in Aswan. Key priorities include training community health workers with standardized, nationally endorsed guidelines to ensure consistent, high-quality care, and expanding inclusive health awareness and primary care services provision to build trust and improve access for underserved populations. In addition, Save the Children will establish community health committees and lead community campaigns to foster participation, accountability, and health-seeking behaviours. SC will also pilot a model to include refugees and migrants within the national UHIS in Egypt. The responsibilities include budget development and management, governorate level coordination and representation with key stakeholders and other government departments/INGOs/NGOs, safety and security, logistics, awards management, including management of project’s team. The Project Manager will ensure that program interventions, are strategic in terms of Save the Children International overall strategies and effective in meeting project goals and objectives. The PM will be responsible for ensuring that all program resources are engaged in a timely manner and that implementation moves forward according to plans. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly. Scope Of Role Reports to: Deputy Director of Program Operations Staff reporting to this post: 1 Senior Health Officer, 1 Senior Campaigns Officer, 1 operation assistant The position is based in Aswan Governorate. Budget Responsibilities: Yes Key Areas Of Accountability Project Management. Manage the design and implementation of health programmes and operational activities, effectively using the assistance of technical sector advisors and operational support staff. Manage the grant, ensuring that project and reports are delivered according to SC and donor contractual requirements, within the agreed timescale and budget. Ensure effective award management system is in place to ensure that donor and SCI requirements are met. Manage the coordination with the Ministry of Health and directorate of health in Aswan, and ensure ongoing coordination with Expertise France in Egypt. Working with the PDQ team and Program Operations Director to revise plans and budgets as needed and contribute to Save the Children’s updates to the overall CO strategy. Provides oversight and technical leadership in the project implementation facilitating. Develop and implement participatory needs assessment to contribute to programme planning and MEAL processes. Oversee programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example: DIPs, IPPTs, budget spending plans, etc..). In coordination with CO HR team, lead and support recruitment processes and ensure that programme/projects are adequately staffed. In collaboration with the CO Safety and Security Manager, develop and implement effective safety and security procedures for multiple implementation locations within the field base or area, ensuring that these procedures are updated and revised at regular intervals and that new programmes are built based on deep security contextual understanding where risks are mitigated. Coordinate with the Supply Chain on the project’s supply chain and admin processes to procure, store and distribute stock, supplies and services for the timely delivery of project objectives within the field area. Manage and motivate field based staff to perform highly in their respective roles and responsibilities. This will include leading on staff structure, recruitment, performance management and implementing staff wellbeing policies. Budget Management and Compliance Manage project’s financial processes in close cooperation with the Finance Manager and in line with SCI finance policies and procedures and with grant agreement stipulations. Responsible for financial management of the budget of the project; forecasting, planning, tracking of expenditures, and burn rates. Ensure expenditures are approved and in accordance with the budget lines. Ensure grants and contracts are managed in line with SCI’s award policies. Ensure that SCI regulations are communicated to all staff and that all activities meet SCI’s requirements financially and technically. Project Documentation and reporting Responsible for the completion of timely reports to SC Italy and to donor (as per agreement) Documents and shares best practices and lessons learned and more broadly assist with research design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of best practices internally and externally. Technical Assistance and Capacity Strengthening Ensure appropriate training/capacity strengthening for staff members, partner agencies and others in support of high-quality programs. Provide other technical support particularly in the areas of program development, research, monitoring and evaluation and/or ensure that adequate support is being provided. Oversee the identification and selection of appropriate short and long-term technical assistance to support program quality (e.g. drawing on technical assistance within the Country Office). Human Resources support In Coordination With The CO HR Team Ensure appropriate staffing for the project Build and nurture effective teamwork and ensure a cohesive workplace environment for optimum staff retention. Utilize the Performance Management System, define expectations of staff members, develop work plans and improvement plans as needed, and provide technical support for staff development. Ensure communicating and mainstreaming SCI policies and procedures as well as accountability and child participation practices throughout the FO activities; Representation and Networking Establish effective relations with local authorities and INGOs at the governorate level. Represent SCI with the Government and local and international partners. Ensure strong communication and coordination with other Save the Children teams in order to maximize the use of resources to achieve multi-sector program integration and avoid redundancy and overlap. Ensure identification of advocacy issues relevant to the project’s areas of focus, development of advocacy and influencing plan (ensuring collaboration with CO-level advocacy efforts), and its proper implementation with government as well as with other stakeholders. Child Safeguarding: Support managers in the