PROJECT MANAGER

JOB SUMMARY: The Project Manager leads the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of CARE Mozambique’s multisectoral humanitarian response funded by OCHA. The role oversees emergency interventions in Shelter/NFI, WASH, Food Security & Livelihoods (CVA), and Protection across designated provinces, working closely with field teams, partners, government authorities, and coordination mechanisms. The Project Manager is accountable for ensuring high‑quality, timely, and compliant project delivery in line with donor requirements, humanitarian standards, and CARE policies, contributing to lifesaving assistance for crisis‑affected populations in a complex and evolving operating environment. RESPONSIBILITIES: Project Implementation & Team Leadership - Lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of multisectoral humanitarian activities across assigned districts. - Ensure project activities are delivered in line with approved donor proposals, sector standards, and CARE policies. - Oversee field teams, providing supervision, coaching, and performance management to ensure quality and accountability in delivery. - Coordinate procurement, logistics, and field deployment to support timely implementation. - Build staff capacity through training on humanitarian standards, safeguarding, accountability, and cross‑cutting themes. - Provide adaptive leadership to ensure continuity of operations in volatile, insecure, or rapidly changing humanitarian contexts. - Promote integration of gender equality, protection mainstreaming, and accountability to affected populations across all stages of project implementation. Partner & Stakeholder Coordination - Lead day‑to‑day coordination with implementing partners to ensure harmonized delivery and adherence to agreed workplans. - Represent CARE in relevant sector coordination and cluster meetings at provincial level. - Maintain effective working relationships with local authorities, community leaders, coordination bodies, and donor representatives. - Strengthen partner capacity through technical support, compliance guidance, and regular performance dialogue. - Support consortium learning and knowledge sharing to improve collective effectiveness and alignment with humanitarian best practices. Budget, Compliance & Reporting - Manage and monitor the project budget in line with approved allocations and donor requirements. - Ensure compliance with OCHA/USG rules, CARE financial policies, and partner agreements. - Lead preparation and submission of high‑quality narrative and financial reports, including indicator tracking and learning documentation. - Identify and manage financial, operational, and compliance risks, escalating issues proactively in line with CARE risk management processes. - Contribute to financial forecasting and scenario planning to support informed decision‑making throughout the project lifecycle. MEAL, Quality Assurance & Accountability - Oversee monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) processes across all sectors. - Ensure data quality, documentation, and verification of project results. - Promote accountability to affected populations through feedback and complaints mechanisms and protection mainstreaming. - Use monitoring data, feedback, and learning to inform adaptive management and improve program quality. - Contribute to evaluations, lessons‑learned exercises, and organizational learning initiatives related to emergency response.