Partnership Management & Sourcing

•  Procurement Lead (30%): lead procurement efforts for CARE’s development program technical teams. Our team relies heavily on external partners to achieve our mission. This position will help improve the team’s partnership management & sourcing process, helping improve and optimize our procurement process.

Communications

•  Communication (25%): draft, review and send communications. Manage overall communication flow to a team of 150+ staff members, to CARE’s C-suite and Board of Directors and with high priority donors like USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The World Bank and others.

Administration

•  Administrative Support (25%): provide administrative support to the AVP. Duties include calendar management, expense reports and light travel planning support.

Event Planning

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•  Event Planning: light event planning support for a mix of on-line and in-person team events throughout the year

Planning

• Lead planning and management of small to large cross-domain initiatives and activities, including conducting analyses, developing the project and change management plans, and driving execution.
• Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Oversee requirements management processes including requirements elicitation, analysis, validation, and ongoing scope management.
• Owns project planning, work breakdown structure (WBS) / Scheduling, financial management, and quality and performance management.

Budget and Cost Utilization

• Manage costs during the project life cycle.
• Report costs positions periodically.

Reporting & Tracking

• Ensure adequate and constant communications management and reporting, utilizing multiple channels including daily standups, regularly scheduled steerco meetings as well as standard reports to include ongoing updates, monthly progress reports etc.
• Minutes documentation.

Implementation

• Develop, produce, and deliver executive presentations, program updates, and set and articulate goals and timelines to executive leadership.
• Drive implementing the full software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Monitor and track key project metrics, reporting progress, addressing deviations, and recommending corrective actions.

Communication

• Coordinate with other project teams and stakeholders to gather project status, performance and communicate policy where required.
• Provide clear and concise communication to stakeholders at all levels, keeping them informed and engaged throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring adherence to agreements and service delivery expectations.

Risk Management

• Work with the risk leadership, individual project managers, 3rd party vendors, cybersecurity staff, and other external stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate risks. 
• Maintain and update Risk Register.

Project Closure

• Work with business teams to hand over projects delivered.