Two Consortium Project Managers Based in Copenhagen in DCA Global Partnerships and Resource Mobilizations Team

DanChurchAid (DCA) is positioning with new initiatives to advance our efforts on local leadership and partnerships globally. To support these efforts, DCA is looking for one or two Consortium Project Managers for projects of a global nature covering activities in Asia, Africa and Middle East within the areas of localization, gender and human rights. The position(s) is (are) based in our HQ in Copenhagen.

We are looking for one or two energetic and committed persons with documented experience in forming and supporting global partnerships and consortia and managing projects from A-Z.

The Consortium Project Managers (CPM) will ensure quality programme implementation, including providing strategic guidance to consortium staff and being responsible for budget management, M&E, partnership management, and relationships with external actors, including government authorities, relevant working groups, and project partners.

They will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with all consortium partners, DCA country offices, donors, acting as lead focal point for the project’s various governance bodies (steering committee, technical working group and others), and supervising programming quality and accountability to target populations and taking the lead on all external partners' engagement. You will coordinate closely with technical teams in DCA on quality assurance of the projects.

You will become part of a dynamic and well-functioning team with well-developed procedures to support project cycles. Further, you are expected to work with a large degree of autonomy. Travels abroad is to be expected.

You will join a team that prioritizes mutual support, enjoyment, and well-being as essential elements for achieving ambitious goals successfully.

Your tasks:

• Provide leadership for the effective and efficient management of the project, in accordance with DCA organisational and donor requirements.
• Ensure that joint planning, budgeting, and reporting are conducted promptly and to quality.
• Identify areas where additional inputs are needed to ensure high quality programming, ensuring that relevant technical expertise and capacity strengthening support is available to staff and partners.
• Ensure an overall monitoring and evaluation plan is in place for the programme and implemented.
• Be responsible for nurturing and maintaining a robust, honest, and transparent relationship with project partners, ensuring the project's partnerships are managed in line with DCA's partnership approach.
• Lead in the identification of project risks and proactively work with partners to mitigate risk factors against partnership and project delivery plans.
• Chair the meetings of the project steering committee and ensure that action points agreed during the meetings are followed through.
• With support from the colleagues in finance, have overall oversight and responsibility for financial management of the project.
• Coordinate the collation of narrative reporting to donors, including coordinating reporting by staff and partners and consolidating overall reports.
• With support from colleagues in DCA MEAL team, partners and country offices, establish, review and improve adequate MEAL systems to gather programmatic evidence and learning, designed to maximise DCA's and partners understanding of project impact and barriers to delivery, and to inform course correction.
• Work with MEL Advisors and Consortium members on the analysis of data, reporting, learning and sharing.
• Review relevant reports, including evaluation reports, partner narrative reports, and other internal and external resources as necessary to inform project delivery.
• Represent DCA and consortium partners in external meetings and provide feedback on issues that need further attention.
• Represent DCA in donor meetings.

Experience and qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience in managing complex, regional and/or global projects at scale preferably EU funded. Experience from working on the implementation of projects finances by institutional donors (DG ECHO and/or INTPA) is a key ask from our side.
• Master's Degree in fields relevant to DCA’s gender and/or localisation ambitions.
• Experience from work in different capacities with local and international NGOs.
• Experience and progressive management of consortium and project management throughout the core project milestones.
• Experience in providing mentoring and support to a range of actors and documented experience with multistakeholder management.
• Understanding of financial management procedures, budget monitoring, and donor reporting.
• Sound knowledge of civil society dynamics and their role.
• Demonstrable experience in working with partners in sustainable ways that reflect power-sharing, accompaniment and mutual respect.

Skills and abilities:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent report writing, presentation, and facilitation skills in English.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in complex project settings.
• Ability to link programme work to policy and advocacy processes at various levels.

DanChurchAid offers:

• A meaningful and dynamic job in which you contribute to ensure funding for life saving activities.
• Challenging and varied work tasks.
• A committed and highly qualified team in Copenhagen and abroad.
• You will report to: Head of Unit
• Two-year contracts staring 1st January 2025. Possibility for extension.
• Salary based on DanChurchAid´s collective agreement, an attractive pension and insurance scheme.
• 37 hours/week, incl. lunch.
• 1st January 2025 is preferred, but this is subject to identification of the right candidates and donor negotiations.

Important notice regarding the recruitment process:

• Both positions are still subject to confirmation from donors which is expected during October 2024.
• Contracting and job offer is expected to happen in November 2024.
• We review applications on a rolling basis, and the posting will be closed once we have found the right candidate. We therefore encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

The final deadline for submission is October 20th, 2024, but it may close earlier.
For further information about this position please contact Tina Breum Mariegaard, Head of Unit at [email protected] or phone: +45 29 70 06 35.

Please submit your application through DCA’s online system.

For further information regarding DCA, please visit our website at: www.noedhjaelp.dk or www.danchurchaid.dk

Qualified candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy. Only applications consisting as a minimum of a motivation letter and a CV will be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that only applications submitted through our recruitment system will be considered.

DCA conducts an anti-terror check as part of the recruitment process. It is a prerequisite that you can pass this check and maintain this status throughout your employment with us. Everyone applying for a job with DCA must be ready to comply with our Code of Conduct, Staff Policy on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment and our Child Safeguarding Policy.

Department: DanChurchAid

Deadline: 20 October 2024

Location: Folkekirkens Nødhjælp / Meldahlsgade 3 , 1613 , København V, Danmark