| Job Description: | The Technical Manager based in the main office has the overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling of the UNFPA humanitarian-funded project under the supervision of the Senior Program Manager to ensure quality management of the project in seven provinces of Afghanistan Key Accountabilities: Overall responsibility for technical management of the project in conjunction with other departments; Provide guidance in the implementation and monitoring of projects of a high quality that contribute to national and global objectives and ensure that underserved communities get the maximum benefit from all activities; Provide technical support, guidance, and quality assurance to the provincial team to ensure that the UNFPA project is achieving the results as aimed; Ensuring regular review of project progress is done and there is value for money, the implementation methodologies are cost-effective and in cost-effective approaches. Ensuring timely and accurate analysis of data and producing narrative reports to circulate to UNFPA; Assist and guide the provincial team in developing a feasible plan that achieves the goals and objectives of the project and aligns with the donor's overall objective; Ensuring regular contact with all relevant technical personnel PPHD and other stakeholders on the ground; Assist provincial coordinators and managers with grant management; developing and following up activity plans, and alert the program manager if any of the activity is not being accomplished according to the timeframe; Ensure transparency and accountability by sharing the project plan and the progress made with stakeholders at different levels; Be responsive to all communications on a timely basis through the proper channel; Supervise and mentor the provincial manager, coordinators and other relevant staff. Maintaining good working relations with key actors in MoPH; Attend RMNCH working group and health cluster meetings; Conduct at least one monitoring visit to one of the provinces in accordance main annual monitoring plan; Any other duties assigned by the supervisor. |
