Job Summary:

The Consortium Project Officer Supports the PMU to coordinate a multi‑partner, donor‑funded consortium in Yemen. Manages day‑to‑day coordination, information and document management, partner follow‑up, consolidated reporting inputs (including compilation of partner narrative and financial reports), MEAL and learning support, and operations/logistics arrangements, in line with donor requirements and CARE policies. Also supports budget monitoring and basic variance notes with Finance. 

Position:  Consortium Project Officer
Location: Aden

Responsibilities

Coordination & information management 

• Maintain integrated workplans, calendars, action logs, decision and risk registers.
• Organize governance/technical meetings; record minutes and track actions to closure.
• Keep partner contact lists and documentation current; compile briefs for coordination with external stakeholders.

Reporting, financial consolidation & grants administration

• Consolidate partner narrative and financial inputs into donor/CARE templates; check completeness, arithmetic, coding, and coherence with indicator results.
• Maintain the reporting calendar and deliverables tracker; follow up on late or incomplete submissions.
• Support budget monitoring with Finance: update PMU budget sheets (commitments, accruals, POs), prepare simple variance notes, gather partner justifications and supporting docs.
• Reconcile narrative outputs with financials and procurement/asset records; flag discrepancies and coordinate resolution with partners.
• Maintain compliance/visibility trackers and orderly filing for audits and verifications. 

MEAL & learning support 

• Ensure the MEAL plan is developed on time and indicators are clearly understood in line with ECHO definitions and policies, including process indicators.
• Support indicator tracking and SADD; conduct basic data‑quality checks and follow up on gaps.
• Compile learning notes, case studies, and after‑action reviews; support safe data management and sharing protocols.
• Use agreed data collection methods/tools and align with ECHO methodology when requested; monitor the work-plan and escalate delays to CARE Yemen management and CARE DL

Operations & training support

• Coordinate logistics for trainings, workshops, and procurements; maintain simple asset/inventory trackers.
• Track safeguarding/PSEAH briefings and incident documentation as assigned.

Safeguarding

• CARE has a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of abuse. All reports of safeguarding, physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and child abuse, as well as any other type of abuse or misconduct within CARE, are taken seriously. CARE will only hire and retain Employees and Related Personnel who align with our vision, mission, and values. Prior to any employment offer, we shall undertake reference checks with former employers regarding misconduct that applied to this policy.
• CARE undertakes comprehensive measures to ensure the well-being and dignity of everyone we work with, including our employees, partners, and the community we serve.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Development/Humanitarian Studies, Public Health, Social Sciences, or related; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Post‑graduate certificate/diploma; PMD Pro or equivalent is desired
• 3–5+ years in program coordination, grants/reporting, or MEAL within INGOs/UN; experience supporting consortiums.
• Familiarity with ECHO reporting/compliance; strong writing, organization, and follow‑through; proficiency in Excel and document management.
• Understanding of DRR/anticipatory action and public‑health emergency basics; safeguarding and AAP.
• Excellent English and Arabic
• Experience in Yemen or similar contexts; IM or data visualization basics (Power BI/Excel dashboards).
• Familiarity with the eSF platform is an advantage
• Comply with all relevant CARE policies and procedures with respect to child protection, workplace environment, employee code of conduct and all other related subjects.

Important Note:

• Please do not apply unless you meet minimum application requirements, otherwise, you will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The only way to apply for a position with CARE is through the application system link that starts with careyemis.org/Apply that is shared in the advert of YemenHR.com or the formal newspaper. Furthermore, any recruitment or hiring correspondences would be through CARE official email addresses as in this example: firstname.lastname@care.org 

No Fee:

• CARE DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING).