Project Manager - EF Aswan

About the role

Save the Children is recruiting a Project Manager (Grade 2, fixed term) for a two-year project funded by Expertise France, based in Aswan. The project strengthens Egypt's primary health care system in line with the Universal Health Insurance rollout, focusing on service quality, inclusivity and community engagement across Aswan, El Minya and Kafr El Sheik, with Output 1.2 mainly targeting refugees and migrants in Aswan. The PM manages the Aswan component only, reports to the Deputy Director of Program Operations and supervises one Senior Health Officer, one Senior Campaigns Officer and one operations assistant.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the design and implementation of health programmes and operational activities, with technical sector advisors and operational support staff.
• Manage the grant so that projects and reports meet donor and Save the Children contractual requirements, within time and budget; oversee the award management system.
• Coordinate with the Ministry of Health and the Aswan health directorate, and with Expertise France in Egypt; work with the PDQ team and Program Operations Director to revise plans and budgets.
• Develop and run participatory needs assessments, and oversee timely delivery of activities such as DIPs, IPPTs and budget spending plans.
• Lead recruitment, performance management and staff wellbeing, and coordinate with the CO HR team on staffing.
• Work with the Safety and Security Manager on safety and security procedures, and with Supply Chain on procurement, storage and distribution of supplies.
• Manage the project budget with the Finance Manager: forecasting, expenditure tracking and compliance with grant agreements and SCI finance policies.
• Complete timely reports to Save the Children Italy and the donor, document best practices and lessons learned, and support research, monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide training and capacity strengthening for staff and partners, and support technical assistance.
• Build relationships with local authorities and INGOs, represent Save the Children with the government and partners, and coordinate with other Save the Children teams.

In a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder must be able to work outside the normal profile and vary working hours. The post involves contact with children and young people (Level 3 child safeguarding).