Project Manager (Restoring Lives Project )
HDP
Taiz
Posted: 11 Jan, 26
Deadline: 17 Jan, 26
Job Description /الوصف الوظيفي
- Position: Project Manager (Restoring Lives Project )
- Position Type: Full time
- Duty Station: Taiz - (Restoring Lives Project)
- Duration of Contract: 8 months / The cost of work is lump-sum, non-incapable and the employee liability does not end except with the closure of the project.
- Supervision: Direct supervision of the Programs Manager
- Deadline: 17/01/2026
I. Background
The Humanitarian Development Program (HDP) is a nonprofit and independent NGO in Yemen. It focuses on improving the quality of Yemeni people’s life through well-planned and comprehensive projects in WASH, Education, Food security & livelihood Shelter, CCCM, Protection, Health and related activities that strengthen underserved communities in all parts of Yemen with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies.
HDP uniquely believes in the power of community, and the strength of partners and donors to make a positive impact in the lives of Yemeni people HDP uniquely believes in the power of community, and the strength of partners and donors to make a positive impact in the lives of Yemeni people. Humanitarian Development Program (HDP) places human dignity at the center of its relief and development work. At the heart of the Program’s efforts to impact poverty and social justice. Vulnerable adults and children are particularly at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. HDP defines the program’s commitment to the protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) of vulnerable adults, involving HDP Employees and Related Personnel. In recognition of the special vulnerability of children, also HDP affirms commitment to the welfare and protection from sexual exploitation and all forms of abuse of children, involving HDP employees and related personnel.
Project Manager oversees the implementation and supervision of project activities of (Restoring Lives Project), ensuring timely and high-quality planning, implementation, reporting, and monitoring/evaluation of all project activities related to victim assistance for landmine survivors. Project Manager role requires establishing good working relations with partners, establishing contacts, engaging with authorities and linking with other teams and related projects across HDP to share best practices and lessons learnt.
Summary of the Project
The Restoring Lives project aims to enhance the well-being, dignity, and inclusion of landmine survivors in Taiz Governorate through integrated physical rehabilitation, psychosocial support, and socio-economic empowerment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of Programs & Projects Manager, the Project Manager, will undertake the following tasks:
- Responsible for planning, implementation, management, supervision and providing support of the assigned project to meet the projects objectives within the required timeframe.
- Prepare implementation project plan, including recruitment of project staff, budgets, procurement bills of quantities and tenders’ requests with participation of project team and concerns staff.
- Supervise rehabilitation and physiotherapy, psycho-social support sessions and awareness sessions for targeted beneficiaries and livelihoods activities.
- Maintain regular and effective communication with support and operations departments to facilitate timely and efficient implementation of project activities.
- Cultivate good relations with key humanitarian actors – local and international, including government authorities and non-state actors.
- Lead the overall management of the project budget and ensure that all expenditures are in line with the approved budget, donor requirements.
- Ensuring the adequate monitoring of the work and MEAL plan.
- Coordinate closely with all relevant stakeholders, including local authorities, MoPHP, GHOs, hospitals, partners, to ensure smooth implementation of project activities.
- Continuously monitoring and supervising activities, overseeing the technical design, execution, and evaluation of progress through outputs and impacts using both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Supervise beneficiary assessments, ensure proper documentation, and validate data accuracy.
- Approve all purchases/contracting and budget line allocations for the concerns project.
- Collect data and prepare monthly, progress and final narrative reports visualizing with photos as per specific project and donor requirements.
- Ensure fluent chain of information/data transfer from field to higher managers.
- Contribute to resolving field-level challenges and operational issues, and take appropriate corrective actions in coordination with health sector officer.
- Attend and actively participate in relevant cluster meetings related to the project, in coordination with the health sector officer.
- Ensure that required standards of technical quality are adhered in all engineering activities and interventions, which are technically appropriate, suitable for the given emergency stage, realistic and on budget.
- Facilitate regular project staff meetings to ensure awareness of project objectives, progress reports, and opportunity for feedback to ensure that all projects' expenses are according to the available budget, HDP Logistic and financial procedures, and donor guidelines and requirements.
- Document and share lessons learnt in a comprehensive and detailed manner.
- Provide direct supervision, guidance, and technical support to project field teams, including consultants and experts and field team.
- Represent the organization in meetings and coordination forums with donors, partners, and key stakeholders.
- Perform any other tasks assigned by the direct manager.
- مسؤول عن التخطيط والتنفيذ والإدارة والإشراف وتقديم الدعم للمشروع لتلبية أهداف المشروع ضمن الإطار الزمني المطلوب.
- إعداد خطة تنفيذ المشروع، بما في ذلك تعيين موظفي المشروع والموازنات وطلبات أصناف وكميات فواتير الشراء والعطاءات بمشاركة فريق المشروع والموظفين المختصين.
- الاشراف على أنشطة التأهيل والعلاج الطبيعي وجلسات الدعم النفسي الاجتماعي والجلسات التوعوية للمستفيدين وبرامج سبل العيش.
- الحفاظ على اتصال منتظم وفعّال مع إدارات الدعم والعمليات لضمان تسهيل وتنفيذ أنشطة المشروع في الوقت المحدد وبالجودة المطلوبة.
- الحفاظ على علاقات جيدة مع الجهات الفاعلة الإنسانية الرئيسية - المحلية والدولية، بما في ذلك السلطات الحكومية والجهات الفاعلة غير الحكومية.
- إدارة ميزانية المشروع والإشراف عليها بشكل كامل، وضمان أن جميع النفقات تتم وفق الميزانية المعتمدة ومتطلبات المانح.
- إدارة على متابعة تنفيذ خطة المتابعة والتقييم للعمل.
- التنسيق الفعال مع الجهات ذات العلاقة، بما في ذلك السلطات المحلية، زارة الصحة، مكتب الصحة، المستشفيات، الشركاء، لضمان سلاسة تنفيذ الأنشطة وتحقيق أهداف المشروع.
- المتابعة باستمرار والإشراف على الأنشطة والتصميم الفني والتنفيذ وتقييم التقدم المحرز من خلال المخرجات والآثار باستخدام كل من البيانات الكمية والنوعية.
- الإشراف على تقييمات المستفيدين، وضمان التوثيق السليم، والتحقق من دقة البيانات.
- الموافقة على جميع المشتريات / التعاقدات ومخصصات بنود الموازنة للمشروع.
- جمع البيانات وإعداد التقارير الشهرية والدورية والنهائية مع إضافة الصور حسب متطلبات المشروع والجهة المانحة المحددة.
- ضمان سلاسة تدفق المعلومات / نقل البيانات من الميدان إلى أعلى المدراء.
- المساهمة في معالجة المشكلات والتحديات التي تواجه تنفيذ المشروع في الميدان، واتخاذ الإجراءات التصحيحية المناسبة بالتنسيق مع مسؤول قطاع الصحة ومدير البرامج.
- الحضور والمشاركة في اجتماعات الكلستر ذات الصلة بالمشروع, بالتنسيق مع مسؤول القطاع.
- ضمان الالتزام بمعايير الجودة التقنية المطلوبة في جميع الأنشطة والتدخلات الهندسية، والمعايير والتي تكون مناسبة من الناحية الفنية، ومناسبة لمرحلة الطوارئ المعينة، وواقعية على الموازنة.
- تيسير اجتماعات موظفي المشروع المنتظمة لضمان الوعي بأهداف المشروع، وتقديم وتقارير الإنجاز، وفرصة للتغذية المرتدة للتأكد من أن جميع نفقات المشاريع تتوافق مع الموازنة المتاحة، والإجراءات اللوجستية والمالية، وإرشادات المانحين ومتطلباتهم.
- توثيق وتبادل الدروس المستفادة بطريقة شاملة ومفصلة.
- الإشراف المباشر وتقديم التوجيه والدعم الفني لفرق المشروع الميدانية، بما في ذلك الخبير والاستشاري المختص والفريق الميداني.
- تمثيل المؤسسة في الاجتماعات واللقاءات مع الجهات المانحة، والشركاء، وأصحاب المصلحة.
- أداء أي مهام أخرى يكلفه بها المدير المباشر.
Core Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the HDP’s values and ethical standards.
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of HDP.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
Functional Competencies:
- Experience in project cycle management and budget management.
- Ability to frequently travel and work in hardship and non-accompanied locations.
- Strong interpersonal skills, effective communication, and diplomacy.
- Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills.
- Analytical Thinking.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
II. Education and Experience
- A university degree in project management, public health, social work, or physiotherapy.
- Minimum 4 years work experience with NGOs in project management
- Excellent organizational, budget, project management, communication and writing skills.
- Experience in Case Management or Disability Inclusion projects is highly desirable.
- Ability to manage and train projects' teams on technical issues.
- Proficiency of both English and Arabic
- Proficient in MS Office (Word – Excel – Power point – Arabic & English Typing – emails).
How to Apply /كيفية التقديم
I. Applications:
- A cover letter.
- A current curriculum vitae.
- Names and contacts (telephone, and e-mail addresses) of three professional referees who are familiar with your qualifications and work experience.
- Your nominated referees ideally should have persons from each of the following category: direct supervisor, internal peer and/or direct report.
- Screening will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- If you meet the requirements and interested in this job, please fill out the Application link provided by HDP not later than January 17, 2026: https://forms.gle/9D3PJLUTciGXR8gE6
HDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination.
All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Important Notes / ملاحظات هامة
Following the instructions on How to apply will always increase your chances of getting your application looked at.
إتباع تعليمات التقديم المذكورة في كل إعلان ستزيد من فرصة النظر لسيرتك الذاتية من قبل الجهة المعلنة
If you're applying by email, make sure you mention the job title in the "Subject" field of your message.
تذكر أن تكتب إسم الوظيفة و موقعها في عنوان البريد عندما يكون التقديم عبر الإيميل
Always tailor your CV and cover letter to match the job requirements to stand out from other applicants.
احرص دائمًا على تخصيص سيرتك الذاتية وخطاب التقديم لتتناسب مع متطلبات الوظيفة للتميز عن المتقدمين الآخرين
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