Project Manager

Job Description

About Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)ENN is a well-established and highly respected UK-based charity working to reduce malnutrition globally. ENN strives to enhance the effectiveness of nutrition policy and programming by improving knowledge, stimulatinglearning and building evidence. We are passionate about being field driven and are globally recognised as thought leaders and conveners in nutrition. Our vision is that every individual caught up in a nutritional emergency, or suffering from malnutrition anywherein the world, gets the most effective help possible. We undertake knowledge management, research and advocacy to support national governments, civil society, UN, donor and academic organisations. Through these collaborations we support agencies to implementevidence-based nutrition programming, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries. ENN is governed by a Board of Trustees and has its head office in Kidlington, UK. ENN is financially supported by a range of institutional donors (including the Irishand US governments), charitable foundations (including the Eleanor Crook Foundation and the Waterloo Foundation), as well as UN agencies and INGOs. For more information about ENN see our website: www.ennonline.net.Why work for ENNThis is an exciting opportunityto join the growing ENN team a Project Manager (PM). The role provides the opportunity to work across the spectrum of ENNs projects, as part of a motivated and dynamic Operations team. You will also support the development of ENNs next strategy. ENNs portfolioincludes projects specialising in Infant Feeding in Emergencies, Wasting and Stunting, Adolescent Nutrition and MAMI, as well as our highly regarded International Publications. We are also actively engaged in the global nutrition and development communityin support of the COVID-19 response. You will be based in our headquarters and work with all of the ENN staff to enable our projects to deliver effectively. Were proud that in our 2021 Employee Engagement Survey over 95 percent of our staff agreed that theyare treated with fairness and respect at work and that they trust and respect their manager.About YouYou will be a highly motivated, adaptable and skilled project manager with relevant third sector experience. You will be comfortable supporting complex projectswith dispersed technical teams whilst ensuring donor compliance and reporting requirements are met. A sound knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methods would be advantageous. Fundamentally, you will have a keen interest in what we do and be ready to contributeto making a positive change. Terms and ConditionsHours of work: Full time (37.5 hours per week) - part time may be considered Type of contract: 12 months fixed term (with the possibility to extend) Location: ENNs Head Office in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5(Note: In line with ENNs current policy regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and the associated UK government advice, you may be asked to work from home up to two days per week until ENNs Headquarters fully reopens.)Holidays: 25 days plus UK bank holidays increasingby one day p.a. after two complete years of service to a maximum of 27 days p.a. (pro rata)Paid office closure days between Christmas and New YearPension: Auto-Enrolment to ENN scheme with a generous Employer contribution of 5%Salary: £36,000 to £42,000 perannum depending on experience (pro rata)Purpose of the roleThe Project Manager will be a key member of ENNs Operations Team, working closely with the Projects Team (currently one other PM and two Project Officers), Finance Manager and Operations and FinanceDirector (OFD) as well as ENNs Technical Directors and Project Technical Leads. The PM will oversee a portfolio of projects each of which are assigned a Project Technical Lead. The PM will work alongside project leads to develop and map key activity for theproject, track milestones and deliverables, develop project and donor finance and narrative reports, and ensure compliance and adherence to governance requirements. In addition the PM will contribute to the development of new funding proposals.Key ResponsibilitiesProjectResponsibilities Ensure compliance with all donor grant agreements relevant to the PMs portfolio of projects Develop and monitor project work plans and budgets in collaboration with project leads and Operations and Finance Team colleagues Manage project budgets:monitor spend against budget including approval within set thresholds, carry out forecasting and re forecasting exercises and regularly update project leads and the Senior Management team on spend Work closely with project leads to ensure project deliverablesare clear, appropriately planned and delivered to deadline. Coordinate closely with relevant ENN colleagues and third parties to ensure delivery to deadline across a range of activities (e.g. international and UK meetings and conferences, technical publications- print and online, translations and design services, international field trips, technical webinars and briefings) Support project leads to develop and maintain project risk registers Convene regular meetings with the project team to keep a broad overviewof project delivery in relation to the project grant, managing and enabling grant amendments/extensions etc Lead on both project narrative and financial reporting liaising with both internal and external stakeholders as required. Ensure effective communicationswith Donors during the project lifecycle Work with project leads to identify the need for additional capacity (staff/technical associates), aligning the project budget as required and ensuring due diligence requirements are met Fundraising and business developmentInput into and support the development and delivery of ENNs fundraising strategy Provide support to the development and maintenance of ENNs funding pipeline and cash flow forecasting, and identification of potential shortfalls, linking with ENNs FinanceManager and OFD Input into ENN database for major donors Coordinate the development and submission of proposals for new grants, carrying out due diligence, developing budgets and workplans.Monitoring and Evaluation Work with the Operations team to developENN wide quarterly and annual reporting Support the development of and measurement against KPIs and metrics Work with colleagues across the organisation in developing annual project plans including relevance performance indicators Work with the technical teamsin identifying appropriate indicators and means of verification as part of project designs and proposals development. Maintain the ENN Results Framework and use data from the Framework and quarterly reports in preparing quarterly internal updates for the ManagementTeam on project progress and results and in preparing reports to external donors.General Responsibilities Support the OFD in the project management of a number of Core projects Support the OFD and Finance Manager with