Project Manager - Toronto, Canada - Action Against Hunger Canada
Description
Job Title:
Project Manager
Organization:
Action Against Hunger Canada / Action contre la Faim Canada
Location:
Toronto, Ontario (a fully remote role in Canada may be considered)
Job Type:
Full-Time, 1-year contract with a possibility of extension
Start Date:
March 2023
Work Hours:37.5 hours per week
Salary:
CAD 65K - 70K
ABOUT ACTION AGAINST HUNGER
Founded in 1979, Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger.
Recognized as a world leader in the fight against malnutrition, Action Against Hunger has pursued its vision of a world without hunger for almost four decades, combating hunger in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity.
With more than 8,000 staff in nearly 50 countries, our programs in nutrition, food security, livelihoods, water, sanitation, and hygiene, reach more than 20 million people each year.
ABOUT ACTION AGAINST HUNGER CANADA
With an annual Budget of $35million and staff strength of nearly 40 people, Action Against Hunger Canada (est. in 2006) works tirelessly in the fight against hunger globally through our specialized nutrition technical programs that build the knowledge and skills of nutrition and public health professionals worldwide for the detection, treatment and prevention of malnutrition.
We are a leading recipient of funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and advocate for changes to policy and practice in support of better nutrition and increased food security.
Our collaborative programmatic model brings together communities, civil society, government, and the international assistance community to work jointly on fundamental public health issues that contribute to hunger in this world.
Our leading-edge programs have been built on the foundations of technical excellence, rigor and innovative practice over many years. We are experts in nutrition information systems, emergency nutrition and gender equality.Action Against Hunger Canada plays a hosting role to two significant global programs (SMART and the Global Nutrition Cluster Technical Alliance's Support Team) that provide guidance, tools and training in the areas of nutrition data collection and analysis and best practices for emergency nutrition service delivery for hundreds of Governments, civil society organizations and international organizations worldwide.
Our programs support the capacity of public health professionals who deliver lifesaving and long-term initiatives in communities globally. We also work towards sustainable transformative health system strengthening in all our efforts to ensure a long- lasting impact together with our partners, including members of the Humanitarian Coalition. As a member of the Action Against Hunger International Network, we also provide a range of technical support for the mainstreaming of gender equality across our programs and operations world-wide. Our commitments towards a gender transformative approach are integrated in our core health programming and our technical support to our International Network.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Project Manager will be responsible for providing project management support to a portfolio of international programs managed by the Technical Department and acting as a key support for the Global SMART Initiative and for the Technical Support Team of the Global Nutrition Cluster Technical Alliance, IPC AMN and other projects under the technical portfolio.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
_Project Implementation_
- _ Maintain regular contact with Project Managers within the Technical Department regarding project progress, context, and challenges faced._
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- _Coordinate responses to the donor on project questions that arise during the life of the project, in collaboration with Project Managers and technical teams._
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- _Support Project Managers in the development of project workplans and project budget planning. This includes conducting regular follow up to assess overall execution levels._
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- _Contribute to technical activities and/or specific initiatives ongoing within the Programs and Technical Departments as delegated._
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- _Support the financial pipeline analysis at program, project, and activity levels for both restricted and unrestricted funds._
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_Grant Management and Administration_
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- _Establish and coordinate a donor reporting plan and system for programs in the Nutrition Department, that include key M&E components for reporting purposes._
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- _Lead in writing all narrative, progress, and baseline reports in close collaboration with technical managers._
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- _Coordinate and review all financial reports prepared by the Finance and Donor Compliance Manager._
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- _Lead in submission of reports to donors or prime recipients in a timely and complete mann
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