Country: Albania
Closing date: 05 Jun 2016
DURATION 4/5 months
POSITION Project Manager Skrapar
WORK CONTEXT
Cesvi has been present in Albania since 1997 when it started working mainly onemergency. After some years of post-emergency activities, Cesvi has started to move through development actions in order to insure long term sustainability for rural populations. Nowadays Cesvi has a main office in Përmet and is implementing several projects in the country.
The 3 main sectors are:
Training - access to market labour
Rural development (agriculture development, value chains, access to markets)
Support to business development (handicraft, fair-trade, tourism, typical products).
Cesvi has been selected as partner by Municipality of Corodove for the implementation of a component of the project “DevOPS - Developing Opportunities for the Promotion of Skrapar: Rural Economic Growth and Job Creation” financially supported by the grant of the Debt for Development Swap Agreement (IADSA) in the framework of the Italian-Albanian Development Cooperation Program.
Overall objective of the project is the reduction of unemployment through the adoption of the LEADER approach.
The Specific Objective is to develop new employment for women and young people in tourist and agro-food sectors through sustainable activities.
The project, started in 2014, is related to the creation of small, sustainable infrastructures necessary to boost the outdoor practice, the observation of the landscape, the valorization and the access to the area as well as the quality of tourists hosting, in order to enhance the area potential and increase the tourists flow. Another focus of the project is to reduce the unemployment through enhancing young people and women skills with training courses targeted to improve the offered services to tourists (hotels, cafés, restaurants, reception, B&B, local guides) and also through the valorization of traditional products.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The collaboration will start in June 2016.
It will last 4/5 months.
The main duty station will be Skrapar, with missions to Tirana (where the partner main office and donor structure is located).
The PM will be responsible for:
Detailed planning and direct coordination of all project activities, with the support of the local coordinator and staff
Implementation of the project in all activities and coordination with partners and with the leading of the Municipality of Corovode.
S/he will check and make sure the projects’ activities fulfil the scheduled objectives, especially:
coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the activities
ensuring that such activities meet with the Country regulations and the donor’s guidelines
ensuring that the Organization’s procedures and regulations are accomplished (Security Manual, Overseas Offices Administration Manual, Logistics Manual, Visibility and Communication Manual).
S/he will be in charge to implementation of the project and supervise the administrative aspects of the project (accounting, budgeting, procurement, financial reporting) and s/he will be responsible of all the documents of the project
S/he will keep an efficient organization of the office and the staff
S/he will collaborate, within the established deadlines, to the draft of the related project reports (activities planning, work progress and final reports) as requested by the donor, the Leading Agency and the Headquarter
S/he will recognize and report any necessary variation, extension or revision of the original project
S/he will identify and present new project proposals, guaranteeing missions to carry out feasibility surveys in the country or region, in accordance with the HQ
The PM reports directly to the Desk Officer (HQs) and works in close coordination with local staff, the Leading Agency and the partners in the projects.
ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES
University Degree in Political Sciences/Economics/Communication/Design and management of tourism systems/Tourism marketing/International cooperation and development or other related fields of management.
Proven experience in development projects with specific focus on rural development, tourism development and market access (1 year minimum).
Past experience in development projects as expatriate staff, in project management and/or monitoring
Past experiences abroad in developing countries or transition economies ( 1 year minimum)
Good experience in leadership, management, teamwork & interpersonal skills
Good communication skills and proven experience in working with local authorities and partner organisations
Previous experience in Albania, preferably in South Albania (Berat and Gjirokaster Regions)
Be national of the European Union
Fluency in Italian and English (written and spoken)
Basic knowledge of Albanian
Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES
Experience in project identification and proposal drafting
Master degree in fields related to the assignment
Experience in procurement procedures and financial reporting, and in communication and promotional initiatives
Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, to meet deadlines and keep the projects’ files and documents
Creativity and capacity to think out-ofthebox.
How to apply:
Unfortunately, due to the high number of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback if unsuccessful at applicant stage. Only short-listed candidates will be updated on the status of their application.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
TO APPLY, PLEASE VISIT:http://www.cesvi.org/18_2016-pm-skrapar