DEPUTY PROJECT DIRECTOR BILINGUAL

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR HIRING

DEPUTY PROJECT DIRECTOR 

PROJECT´S GENERAL INFORMATION

Location	Caracas, Venezuela
Starting Month	January  2025
Available positions	1
Will report to:	Project Director ELLA

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: 

VENGOAL is implementing a multi-year program to support and strengthen the capacity of local NGOs in the Northern Andean region to provide quality maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services and improve maternal health knowledge, practices and outcomes, neonatal and infant quality in indigenous, mining and/or mining-affected communities. This position is open to Venezuelan residents/citizens only and will be based in Caracas, Venezuela.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:

• Provide direct support to the Project Director and collaborate with the Program Manager in the overall coordination and implementation of the ELLA Project

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ROLES

• Under the overall vision and supervision of the Project Director, supports and oversees the quality, cost-effectiveness, technical direction, management oversight, and timelines of the implementation of activities to ensure that the ELLA project meets its objectives and results
• Provides operational and technical input and oversight of all project focus areas as needed, specifically regarding Mobile Clinics and SBC program activities
• Coordinates operational and technical input from the project team into consortium and donor updates, reports, and workplans under direction of the Project Director and in collaboration with the Program Manager
• Provides coordination support and oversight to Administrative, Logistics, Finance, Human Resources, and Procurement functions and priorities, ensuring coordination between the project team and operations and support units in VENGOAL.
• Promotes team collaboration and identifies synchronization and collaboration opportunities across technical and operations (logistics, procurement, HR and finance) teams.
• Conduct periodic visits to local partners and project implementation sites to assess progress and address any issues.
• As delegated by the Project Director, represents the project to key NGOs and private sector stakeholders and beneficiaries or to other partners organizations and supports overall local partners relations & management in collaboration with the Partnership Lead and the Project Director.
• As delegated by the Project Director, liaises with other local organizations to facilitate cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships.
• As delegated by the Project Director, contributes to efforts by reviewing and assessing workplan and budget activities with the Program Manager and technical and operations teams to ensure progress and achievement of desired results and impact.
• Ensure smooth communication and coordination between team members and local partners.
• Performs other duties as delegated by Project Director.

MINIMUM REQUIRED PROFILE

• This is a local position for nationals only.

Professional Studies:

• Professional with a bachelor's degree in social or health sciences, with a specialty in Public Health and Certificate in Project Management.

Professional experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in field program management, intermediate.
• Knowledge of donor regulations and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a technical team in two or more of the following areas: MNCH, SBC, Nutrition, MEAL.
• Experience in proposal development, reporting, strategic partnerships, project design, project management, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in partner training, staff development, coaching and mentoring, as well as team building and strategic planning initiatives.
• Experience using MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), web conferencing applications, information management systems and knowledge sharing networks.
• Knowledge of spoken and written English

Knowledge/skills:

• Excellent strategic, analytical, systems thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to see the big picture and make sound judgments and decisions.
• Strong relationship management skills. Ability to relate to people at all levels, internally and externally. Strategic in the way you approach each relationship.
• Experience in leading/coordinating grant processes and reporting to donors.
• Knowledge and experience in MNCH program areas.
• Demonstrated ability to work both strategically and at an appropriate level of detail to lead projects and with excellent analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to understand best practices and challenges at the sector level,
• Excellent partnership skills and ability to interact effectively with donors, collaborating agencies and local partners.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solution and results oriented.
• Flexibility, persistence and ability to work with people and cross-cultural skills.

COORDINATION

The professional will report to and coordinate their activities with the Project Director and support overall coordination with the Program Manager and project consortium.

RESOURCES

1. For the development of the activities will assign you the necessary equipment.
2. The employee will have a physical space available to work in the VENGOAL office in Caracas.

SAFEGUARD

Children and adults in vulnerable situations must be protected to the greatest extent possible from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failures that put them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways VENGOAL shows this ongoing commitment to protection is to include rigorous background checks and benchmark checks in the selection process for all candidates.

RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN VENGOAL

Along with our safeguarding policy, VENGOAL is an equal opportunity employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate who gets offered a job with VENGOAL is expected to adhere to the following key areas of responsibility:

• Comply with VENGOAL's policies and procedures regarding safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, principles of no harm, and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the well-being of a child or adult in a vulnerable situation, or any irregularities within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior by a VENGOAL staff or partner.

HOW TO APPLY?

Applicants should click on the following link to upload their updated CV and Cover Letter.

Link: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goalhonduras/jobs/6422396

Note: This job description only serves as a guide to the available position. VENGOAL reserves the right to amend this document. Published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of VENGOAL's work, we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close the ads as soon as we find the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. Therefore, we advise interested applicants to submit their application as soon as possible.