Department: Project Development Department

ACTED was created in 1993, is governed by the French law and has its head quarters in Paris, France.

• Facilitate the development and implementation of project cycle management;
• Keep track of all projects and programmes monitoring and evaluation schedules and work with field staff to design and implement monitoring and evaluation procedures;

• Update on a weekly and monthly basis the external relations database, which documents latest negotiations and proposal possibilities with a number of key donors;
• Develop high quality proposals for new projects

• Understand and disseminate Donors guidelines ;
• Liaise regularly with Area Coordinators, Programme Managers and technical staff to ensure the production of quality reports across areas and across Donors;

• Work with all departments to follow up project and programmes databases incl. work on the nomenclature used (official names etc.);
• Ensure that appraisal, monitoring and evaluation reports are made useful for fundraising and add to the general base of field knowledge in the country for all organisations working in the area;

• Ensure that local partners, when appropriate, engaged in appraisal for and/or with ACTED are trained and given advice in participatory approaches, minimalizing bias, and other key methodologies for information gathering;

• Manage the AME staff in cooperation with Area Coordinators and Programme Managers;
• Follow up work plans, activities and their quality;
• Communicate regularly to the regional Coordination, Programme Managers and Coordinations on all activities;

• In relation with the project development manager and Country Director, ensure that all meetings are held and documented (capital coordination meetings, area coordination meetings, monthly coordination meetings, quarterly country coordination meetings);

• Define the main target groups, activities, resources and partnerships needed;

• Degree in Political Science, International Development studies or related field is preferable.
• Demonstrated experience in project development in an NGO/INGO is highly preferable.
• Able to manage a high workload and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent experience in proposal writing
• Understanding of the developments issues and/or work experience in Somalia
• Well versed with computer knowledge
• Excellent communication skills with knowledge of both internal and external communications environments.
• Proactive, self-starter – able to work with minimum supervision.
• Excellent time management, organisation, and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel to the field
• Understanding and ability to speak Somali language is an added advantage
• Flexible, enthusiastic and a willingness to listen and learn from others.