Project Manager (Grants and Project Management)

Tostan’s mission is to empower communities to develop and realize their vision of the future and to inspire large-scale movements towards dignity for all. Tostan is a non-profit organization based in Thiès, Senegal, operating in four West African countries: Senegal, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and The Gambia.

We are seeking a qualified and motivated professional to join our team in a key role focused on Grants and Project Management.

If you meet the following criteria:

• Passion for international development and community-led change;
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written, with a strong command of French;
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in the non-profit or development sector;
• Proven experience in project design, proposal writing, and reporting;
• Prior field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa;

we invite you to apply for this key position at Tostan.

All successful candidates will be subject to an administrative check and must provide the following documents as soon as possible. Failure to provide these documents may result in disqualification:

• An official background check carried out within the last three (3) months (form);
• A certificate of good conduct.
• Manage an average of 6-7 project grants falling under different programmatic areas of Tostan’s work.
• Track project budgeting, action plans and reporting. Proactively flag any deviation and follow up on the appropriate corrective actions.
• Lead the writing and coordination of the content development for all assigned proposals and ensure an effective and timely contribution from the field offices and various internal stakeholders, in particular the other Programs department teams – the Conception & Pedagogy team and the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning team.
• Ensure that field staff have relevant materials, financial information and support needed to launch new projects and stay on track.
• Write/edit/translate project reports, ensuring standard requirements are met.
• Collaborate with field staff, volunteers and/or the senior management team to develop content for reports and proposals.
• Ensure that National Coordinators and field staff are provided with the information and support they require in order to manage the project efficiently
• Conduct visits to project sites to support field offices as necessary
• Support donor visits to the field when falling under his/her portfolio, in close collaboration with relevant teams
• Support the development and improvement of internal processes related to resource mobilizations, communication, reporting, capacity building etc.
• Comply with the information management tools used by the team and support improvement initiatives (including use of Salesforce database).
• Master’s in International Development, Human Rights, International Education or another relevant Social Science discipline.
• Native level in English with good command of French is required.
• At least 5 years as a project manager with project conception and proposal writing experience, as well as report writing experience in a non-profit or development sector, preferably with field experience. Experience in Sub-Sahara Africa will be an added advantage