Project Manager - Rustenburg, South Africa - Medecins Sans Frontieres South Africa

Medecins Sans Frontieres South Africa

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Rustenburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

About MSF

Doctors without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa is a global network of principled professionals who specialise in medical humanitarian work driven by our common humanity and guided by medical ethics.

We work together in teams, small and large, to respond to the medical needs of people affected by conflict, disasters, epidemics and those excluded from healthcare.

Doctors Without Borders team members are on the ground, working directly, every day.

We bear witness and describe what is happening, to raise awareness about the experiences of the people we assist and the situations where we work.

We alert the public to emerging crises, acute emergencies and serious challenges, such as lack of access and exclusion from healthcare and to mobilise support for MSF's work and social mission, provoking change.

Today, MSF is present in more than 70 countries, where thousands of MSF doctors, nurses, logisticians, water and sanitation experts, and other medical and non-medical professionals work together to bring essential health services to people caught in humanitarian crises.

MSF South Africa is in Johannesburg with an office in Cape Town too.

MSF SA is governed by the MSF Southern Africa Association, which is made up of more than 300 members from seven countries in the region.

Main Purpose

In close collaboration with the Head of Association and regularly reporting to the Steering Committee, defining the operational strategy for the project.

Being responsible for MSF's operational response in the project and coordinating MSF's programme execution.

Ensuring compliance to MSF's charter, ethical standards and policies in order to realize organizational objectives and improve the target population's health conditions and humanitarian situation.

The TIC project is not a classic MSF project. It's an Association activity, where the Association is leading, rather than the Executive of MSF. The project will not have MSF's name in its public title.

Background

The MSF TIC Committee has granted the MSF Southern Africa Association members funding to run a (non-medical) 1-year Environmental Health Project that aims to address some identified gaps in waste management in
Rustenburg.

This project will culminate in the handing over of all project activities to a local Community Based Organisation (CBO).

Members propose to set up a sustainable structure that will promote the practice of waste reuse, reduction & recycling, provide access to safe sanitation facilities, reuse waste generated at these improved sanitation facilities by turning it into manure for use within local community gardens.

Accountabilities

Evaluating program performance and providing all the required reports to Steering Committee on project planning, project monitoring and project evaluation in line with TIC reporting cycle.
Being accountable and supervising the execution of program. Ensuring that the MSFs technical and ethical standards are followed, and objectives are achieved. Coordinating activities with other MSF actors in the project region.
Supervising the implementation of safety and health protocols in order to ensure safe working conditions for the project staff, ensuring, together with Steering Committee, an optimum psychological status of all project staff, looking for and suggesting solutions in case of mental health related issues.
Ensuring data collection in agreement with the Steering Committee, in order to define an effective environmental health program for the targeted population.
Being accountable for the proper planning, sizing, and coordination of all financial and material resources needed in the project. Agreeing on the annual budget and ensuring a proper control of financial indicators and the project budget.
Supervising the project material resources put at MSF's disposition in order to ensure a correct use and its longevity. Supervising all orders and the Project's purchases as well as the financial indicators, with the support of the MSF SnA Strategic Buyer, in order to ensure efficiency and early detect deviations and its causes.
Defining and updating, in close collaboration with the Steering Committee, the Project's security policy and reporting any emergencies or other concerning issues, in order to improve risk working conditions and to ensure staff's full adherence to security rules and protocols.

Profile
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Education: Bachelor's degree in project management or any other administration-related qualification is essential
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At least - 5 years of field experience with MSF
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Experience and Background in HR and/or Project Management, with a good understanding of MSF activities.
Valid driving license
Fluent in English.
Strong ability to manage a project and results oriented.
Good level of autonomy.
Strong networker and good negotiation skills.
Good communication skills, diplomatic attitude, internally and externally.
Process and budget ma