POSITION: Project Manager
Industry: Non-profit/International Development
Function: Project Management
Location: Based in Kathmandu with frequent travel to other areas of Nepal
Start Date: Immediate
ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION
Founded in 2004, Build Change is a nonâ€profit social enterprise whose mission is to save lives in earthquakes and hurricanes. Build Change designs safe buildings, trains homeowners, builders, engineers and government officials to build them, works with governments to develop and implement building standards, partners with the private sector to improve building materials quality and create jobs, and facilitates access to incentive-based capital for reconstruction and retrofitting by partnering with financing institutions and government subsidy programs. Build Change started its work in Aceh, Indonesia, after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, and since has expanded to include programs in China, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, the Philippines and Nepal. Build Change has trained more than 25,300 people on earthquake-resistant design and construction techniques, guided 31 organizations in using homeowner-driven design, created almost 12,000 jobs and provided technical assistance for more than 48,700 safer buildings, impacting an estimated 245,026 people.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Project Manager shall be responsible for the performance, as well as procurement personnel, reporting, and other management related requirements. Furthermore, the Project Manager will provide leadership, management, and supervision of the entire team. S/he, with the assistance of other key personnel, will be responsible for administering the contract in full compliance with all applicable Build Change regulations and for ensuring the timely submission of all required deliverables. The Project Manager is also responsible for ensuring the application of and conformance to sound financial management procedures by the team leaders. The Project Manager will serve as the team’s primary point of contact for program partners, serving as principal liaison with partners and Build Change staff, counterpart institutions, implementing partners, and other stakeholders.
Responsibilities
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To Apply
Submit cover letter and resume in English via email to recruitment@buildchange.org with “PM” in the subject line or visit our website www.buildchange.org/about/careers and click on the link for this position. WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No calls please.
Build Change saves lives in earthquakes and typhoons. Our mission is to greatly reduce deaths, injuries and economic losses caused by housing and school collapses due to earthquakes and typhoons in emerging nations.
