CESVI has been working in Venezuela since 2019, implementing projects in the field of emergency and protection including child protection and prevention of SGBV.

CESVI is currently implementing projects in Zulia, Falcon and Amazonas in consortium with local and international partners, with institutional funding (UN, ECHO).

JOB DESCRIPTION

The main duty station will be the Country Office in Venezuela (Caracas), with frequent field visits country-wide.

The Project Manager will report to the Head of Mission.

• Ensure that project activities are implemented on time and according to the approved project documentation
• Coordination with consortium INGO and implementing partners
• Monitoring of project activities and identification of necessary changes
• Ensuring the correct archiving of project documentation;
• Financial management, procurement procedures related to assigned projects, in cooperation with the administration and under the supervision of Head of Mission;
• Drafting reports and sending documentation to the leading agency, ensuring the achievement of the results foreseen in the project document for the related period;
• Relationship management with project stakeholders;
• Efficient management of the office, objects and tools;
• Selection, management and co-ordination of project human resources
• Drafting of context and needs analyses and development of project proposals to expand Cesvi’s presence in the area.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• University degree or post graduate degree, preferably in International Development/Humanitarian sector and/or Psychology/Social Sciences
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in the NGO environment
• Experience of working within a senior management role within a complex country programme in recovery and emergency response/in fragile state/protracted crises
• Familiarity with the following sectors: protection, GBV
• Proven leadership and management experience with a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural setting, including active mentoring and coaching
• Proven experience in supervising financial management, administrative processes and procurement procedure
• Solid diplomatic skills with the ability to manage a variety of internal and external relationships
• Self-motivated, proactive, resilient and able to work independently
• Highly result-oriented with the ability to manage workload and stress
• Good capacity of Security management
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• High proficiency in Spanish (written and spoken)

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

• Post degree specialization in international cooperation/protection.
• Previous working experience in Venezuela, and/or other Latin American countries.
• Previous experience in implementing humanitarian projects in partnership with local NGOs and in capacity building of local entities.
• Previous experience in risky and hostile countries/environments.
• Previous experiences working in consortium

SAFEGUARDING

Cesvi has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a child or a vulnerable adult by any of our staff, related persons or partners.

Cesvi commitment to being a safe organization begins with the staff recruitment process which includes meticulous checks, such as criminal records checks or check disclosure of previous convictions, to ensure children and vulnerable people are safeguarded and abuse is prevented. Safeguarding checks are part of the selection process performance.

HEALTH SAFEGUARDING

Cesvi pays particular attention to safeguarding the health of all the human resources of the Organisation. Therefore, in order to protect its staff, an assessment of their suitability for the position in each mission is carried out before departure. Such assessment is done by the Occupational Doctor of the Organisation, who will also examine the vaccination coverage, including the anti-Covid19 vaccination.