Project Lead
- Career Category: Law, Social Work, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia (with frequent visits to the field province)
Reporting to: Gender Program Manager
Position Overview
The Project Lead is responsible for effectively and efficiently leading, coordinating, and ensuring quality assurance and delivering outcomes and results of a WPM project working to reduce Gender-Based Violence and improve the mental health of indigenous and minority community in Cambodia. Implemented in Stung Treng and Rattanakiri Province, this project aims to enhance GBV prevention and empowerment actions among women, men, and community, improve GBV response intervention capacities, including Gender Responsive Mediation, among local authorities, and increase GBV protection mechanisms through counseling, referral, and multi-sectoral collaboration. The Project Lead will supervise the Project Officers and work closely with partners, stakeholders, and communities to achieve the intended outcomes. In addition, the Project Lead will serve as an effective team player to support the overall work of WPM towards achieving its core mission and in becoming a leading voice in the areas of gender and peace.
- Project leadership and management responsibilities
- Ensure the effective and timely implementation of all project activities including providing training, facilitation, coordinating multi-sectoral partnership, etc. in line with the project strategic objectives, logframe, work plan and within the project budget approved
- Ensure that all project activities and associated requirements implemented within its scope of responsibility, including project expendituress, are transparent and made in accordance to WPM’s policies and in compliance with donor guidelines and requirements.
- Ensure effective team management and provide support and supervision to project team as needed to ensure effective project management and implementation
- Contribute to problem-solving and provide consultation on emerging issues faced by the project and communities
- Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting Responsibilities
- Regularly monitor project activities and implement projects’ M&E system, ensuring that quality data and relevant information are effectively collected for reporting
- Ensure project reports are produced with quality and submitted on time
- Track and analyze projects’ performance, expenditures, procurement, and report about any possible or current blockers or risks and properly file and maintain project documentation in an organized system.
- Lead the documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and success stories for internal learning and external sharing.
- Track and analyze the changes in project scope, project schedule, project cost, and able to suggest the improvements to all the above
- Facilitation, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement Responsibilities
- Co-lead the development of training curriculum/session planning and provide skills training/facilitation accordingly to the targets
- Represent the project in coordination meetings, forums, and advocacy events at local and national levels.
- Facilitate multi-sectoral collaboration to strengthen GBV prevention and response mechanisms.
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation and formulate creative and effective ways to present the project results to target audiences
- Document and follow up on important actions and decisions made during meetings and other project-related gatherings.
- Maintain good relationship with local authorities, CSOs, community leaders, and all key stakeholders to strengthen GBV response mechanisms and to ensure that the project and WPM works are running smoothly.
- Represent WPM in various workshops, conferences, meetings, and networking events.
- Other duties
- Work with and build team spirit to ensure effective and positive workplace and culture
- Keep oneself updated and well-aware of work-related news, concepts, policy, and other information through reading, listening, and meeting with relevant people.
- Support organizational learning and innovation by sharing insights and contributing to cross-project collaboration.
- Contribute to WPM’s advocacy and communication efforts related to gender and peace.
- Uphold WPM’s values and principles in all interactions and activities
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Leadership Team
- Khmer - Fluent
- English - Fluent
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field, law and gender study is a plus as a minimum
- At least experience in gender related project coordination and management for 2 years
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English and Khmer
- Experience in delivering training and facilitation at various levels
- Experience working with youth, especially adolescent girls and young women
- Basic budgeting skills and understanding of budget management
- Good organizational skills, reporting and writing skills, and effective data-gathering skills
- Good understanding of basic M&E concepts, results-based and rights-based framework
- No previous history of child abuse, crime, or sexual harassment
- Be passionate about gender, feminism, and women’s issues
- Be proactive in anticipating priorities without direct supervision
- Good interpersonal skills and self-confidence to ensure effective communication and representation of WPM in diverse audiences and settings
- Personable, with an excellent attitude and strong people skills
- Demonstrate a quality as a team player and be able to work independently
- Ability to multitask and willingness to travel
