Project Manager

Job Description

Misr El Kheir Foundation (MEK) is now hiring Staff for EU funded “ Equitable and safe access to educational services for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in hosting communities project “ in  Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, and Aswan with high migrant, Refugee, and Asylum seekers population densities to provide quality education services and create an encouraging safe, and inclusive learning environment through renovating and equipping public schools with education-related tools and technology equipment. In addition, building the capacity of teachers, social workers, and psychosocial support specialists.  The project is intended also to the selection of  CBOs operating in targeted communities, with clear fair selection criteria, and build their operational capacity to be able to carry out engagement activities for refugees, assess their needs and develop responsive interventions. MEK's extensive experience in this field, combined with your experience coordinating projects through all phases of project inception, programming, design, and closeout will propel your career and leadership opportunities forward. We need our Project Manager to be versatile, enthusiastic to work in highly flexible, team-oriented environments, and have exceptional communication, analytical, and organizational skills  Responsibilities: • Mobilize resources, through liaison with support departments, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work. • Maintain strong and continuous communication channels with all the Project’s stakeholders. • Responsible for following up on instructions and commitments associated with the project. • Prepare the Project Execution Plan and other documents as required. • Establish the program requirements for all areas of the project and monitor the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria. • Manage the procurement and architectural teams to review and finalize the contractors’ claims. • Develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of a project. • Ensure that the project meets or exceeds goals established in the plans. • Work with the key project individual to devise and execute action plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work. • Promote technical and commercial excellence on the project through application of Quality Assurance processes. • Monitor and report to management on the progress of all project activity within the program, including significant milestones, and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule. • Ensure the alignment of all activities and smooth communication between all involved parties. • Shall sign and monitor the service and supply contracts. • Will ensure adherence of invoicing of contractors and service providers to related standards and regulations and process the approvals and payments. • Shall process the approvals and payments, following the provisions stipulated in contract annexes. • Ensure conducting the marketing and communication in line with the EU’s communication and visibility exigencies by using the existing marketing channels and experience at MEK.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Education, or any related technical/business field, or equivalent formal education degree with two additional years of specific experience in the field. • 5+ years of management experience on large-scale international projects programs. • Incumbent must have a broad general technical experience of 8+ years in the field of education. • Must have the ability to manage projects and execute hands-on technical implementation of the project. • Incumbent must meet project management requirements and possess comprehensive knowledge of industry standards. • Be fully aware of the reporting system for EU Projects. • Fluency in written and spoken English and Proficiency in MS Office and relevant managerial software and other database applications.