Deputy Project Manager
Position Summary Expectations - Duties, Responsibilities
PROJECT OR DIVISION AIR-C3
REPORTS TO Project Manager
LOCATION Based in Phnom Penh, with travel to provinces.
POSITION PURPOSE
With direct reporting to the AIR-C3 Project Manager, and coordination with other internal and external stakeholders, the incumbent is responsible for supporting and ensuring high-quality operational and project implementation.
RELATIONSHIPS
(Reporting, collaboration, and supervision relationships may change over time with the addition or departure of staff or changes in organizational structure)
- Reports directly AIR-C3 Project Manager
- Coordinates with other stakeholders as deemed necessary.
- Operational Management Responsibilities
- Manage operational and contracts aspects of the program, including contract management, partnership mechanism management, and consultancy administration;
- Lead troubleshooting for all operational matters in the project by coordinating with the Project manager and internal team to find optimal and improved solutions for operational excellence;
- Support the program team with identifying and resolving operational and administrative challenges in participatory and collaborative manner;
- Facilitate adaptive management routine, spaces and process across technical and operational units and with relevant stakeholders;
- Project Management Responsibilities
- Support Project manager in managing project’s budget, including financial management, oversight, distribution across intervention areas, budget utilization rate, and revision if needed;
- Coordinating the technical implementation across strategy design, global research team, and implementation, ensuring effective and excellent delivery;
- Coordinate with Program Manager and the technical units in planning, implementing and monitoring, and adjusting the project interventions and activities;
- Maintain relationships and coordinate efforts with consortium partners and with the donor, as needed.
- Other Responsibilities
- Backstop intervention managers and represent interventions in internal and external meetings as needed;
- Attend various external events and workshops, representing the project and iDE; and
- Perform other duties related to the project and iDE’s wider operations as needed.
- Supervisory Responsibility
- No supervisory responsibility is expected for this role. External contractor / consultant management and supervision responsibilities are expected.
- Graduated from university with a degree in global health & development, environmental health, international studies or any other related disciplines;
- Minimum three years’ experience in project management, budget management, mixed-method research and field work management, ideally within the development sector - private and public sector experience is a strong asset;
- Strong coordination experience, including internal and external team coordination;
- Familiar with NIH or USG-related funding rules and regulations and development landscape and initiatives;
- Knowledge of clean cooking initiatives is a plus, but not essential;
- Comfortable and capable working with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures; and
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and strong English and Khmer language skills, both written and spoken.
