Project Manager, Cairo Culinary Training Programme

About the role

Plan International Egypt is recruiting a Project Manager for its Cairo Culinary Training Programme, part of the Youth Inclusion and Employment Project (YIEP). Working with local partners and the Melting Pot Foundation, you will manage the full project cycle, from design to closure, to deliver competency-based culinary training, internships and employment pathways. The project aims to reach 200 young people, with at least 50% female participation and a 90% employment rate.

Key responsibilities

• Help initiate the project idea in line with the country strategy and identify potential local partners.
• Ensure a realistic project design, lead due diligence with cross-department input and coordinate a gender-transformative scope with partners and advisors.
• Analyze context, risks and resource needs, manage pre-start-up activities, confirm partners and integrate safeguarding for children and youth with budgeted mitigation actions.
• Set project governance, develop a detailed implementation plan covering risks, resources and budgets, and launch the project internally and externally.
• Lead implementation within agreed frameworks and timelines, coordinating technical support and resources, and oversee delivery, monitoring and evaluation with partners.
• Ensure accurate reporting, timely procurement and payments, budget control and realignment when needed.
• Integrate safeguarding and PSHEA risk mitigation into all activities and achieve gender-transformative results.
• Close the project by reviewing achievements with partners, finalizing activities, completing procurements and payments, managing staff transitions, leading final evaluations, coordinating audits and preparing reports for internal and donor stakeholders.
• Model Plan International's values, lead a motivated team, manage staff development, enforce compliance with policies and strengthen partner capacity.

Required profile

• Knowledge and experience in project management and project cycle management best practice.
• Experience working with partner organisations (co-creation and mutual oversight).
• Experience in project budgeting, activity and expenditure monitoring, and in M&E tracking, evaluation and reporting.
• Understanding of human resources management and procedures, and of procurement and supply chain processes.
• Experience managing people and teams, and good working knowledge of donor compliance.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills, and excellent influencing, communication, negotiation and facilitation skills.