{"id":4777,"date":"2020-08-06T22:54:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T22:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germin.org\/?p=4777"},"modified":"2020-08-06T22:54:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T22:54:43","slug":"call-for-proposals-for-project-management-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/call-for-proposals-for-project-management-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals for Project Management Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Application process is outlined below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications open Thursday August 6, 2020 and close Thursday August 20, 2020<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interviews will be held with final candidates later in August in Tirana when Germin staff plan to visit Tirana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contract begins September 1, 2020 and ends December 31, 2020, the initial contract will be for up to 20 hours per month, but we hope that this will develop into a full-time and permanent position in the coming months<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please send cover letter of interest and resume to <strong>vacancies@germin.org<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Job Description<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Germin has been selected by the Global Albanians Foundation (GAF) to provide Project Management Services which will require up to 20 hours per week, and is seeking someone\u00a0 to fill this position as soon as possible. The Project Manager will help manage and oversee the use of GAF earthquake and Covid-19 relief projects in Albania that are being implemented by approximately 25 NGOs in Albania.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The services to be provided must skillfully oversee the project implementation of each NGO, carry out monitoring and evaluation of results, and ensure that milestones and targets for the implementation of granted projects are met.\u00a0 The responsible person will report directly to Germin\u2019s co-executive Directors regarding (i) implementation of ongoing projects; and (ii) possible new projects in the earthquake zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project\u00a0 Management Services will entail three primary roles:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oversee implementation of Phase 1 of the GAF\u2019s earthquake project grants through September 15, 2020 which are being implemented by six Albanian NGOs for a total of slightly over $50,000;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oversee implementation of the GAF\u2019s Covid-19 relief project grants in both earthquake and non-earthquake areas through September 15, 2020 which will be implemented by about 25 Albanian NGOs (approximately $1,000 for each NGO grant)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together with the NGOs implementing the grants described above, Germin staff, and active GAF Board or Advisory Board Members, develop ideas for Phase 2 of the GAF\u2019s earthquake project grants that will be implemented from September 1, 2020 until November 30, 2020 and intends to distribute approximately $150,000<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More specifically, the Project Management Services will entail the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Project Implementation and Documentation<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare standard contracts, including reporting requirements, for all implementing NGOs for Covid-19 relief projects to sign together with Germin and the Global Albanians Foundation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design and implement monitoring and evaluation procedures for both Phase 1 and Phase <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 earthquake projects, and all Covid-Relief Projects;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collect all invoices and other project-related documents pertaining to implementation of all grants, and maintaining these documents in an organized fashion so that they can easily be made available to Germin and the Global Albanians Foundation and for audits;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works closely with Germin\u2019s Financial Manager to maintain records of all payments and receivables to ensure that payments are made in a timely manner<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Reports<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare weekly status reports for the GAF Board on project progress and prepare a summary report for donors in mid-September on project implementation to date;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that all partner NGOs submit reports based on contracts signed by the NGOs with the GAF and Germin;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyze data, recommendations, and lessons learned based on grantees reports;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work together with the the people managing Germin and GAF social media to make sure that there are regular updates on social media regarding project implementation;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Other<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contribute to synergy-building among GAF grantees and other stakeholders;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offer professional guidance to GAF grantees on development strategies and capacity building;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help Germin and the GAF Board to design any calls for proposals under Phase 2 of the GAF\u2019s Earthquake project that will be launched on September 1, 2020;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advise Germin and the GAF Board regarding both project selection and potential NGO partners\u00a0 for Phase 2 Earthquake Projects; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help to identify businesses in Albania\u00a0 that might wish to cofinance some of the GAF\u2019s Phase 2 earthquake projects<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Prerequisites for Project Manager:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bachelor\u2019s degree in Law, Social Science, Business;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Three to five years of work experience in a related field;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills in both English and Albanian;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Knowledge file management, transcription, and other administrative procedures;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Ability to work on tight deadlines, and<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Application process is outlined below: Applications open Thursday August 6, 2020 and close Thursday August 20, 2020 Interviews will be held with final candidates later in August in Tirana when Germin staff plan to visit Tirana Contract begins September 1, 2020 and ends December 31, 2020, the initial contract will be for up to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jobs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/germin.org\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}