Project Manager, Cairo Culinary Training Programme - DAPP

THE OPPORTUNITY

You will be responsible for the overall management, planning, implementation and successful delivery of the Youth Inclusion and Employment Project (YIEP) - Cairo Culinary Training Programme. Working in collaboration with local partners and the Melting Pot Foundation (MPF), you will lead all phases of the project management cycle to ensure the achievement of project outcomes, donor compliance and Plan International minimum standards.  You will bridge the gap between Cairo's hospitality sector demand and the limited access young people have to quality training by ensuring the delivery of competency-based culinary training, structured internships and employment pathways. Further, you will be accountable for achieving the project's target of reaching 200 young people, with at least 50% female participation and a 90% employment rate.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the initiation of the project idea in line with the country strategy and identification of project potential local partner(s).
• Ensure realistic project design, lead due diligence with cross-department input, and coordinate gender-transformative scope with partners and advisors. 
• Analyze context, risks, and resource needs, manage pre-start-up activities, confirm partners, and integrate safeguarding for children and youth with budgeted mitigation actions.
• Set project governance with partners, develops a detailed implementation plan covering risks, resources, and budgets, and collaborates with leadership to launch the project internally and externally.
• Lead project implementation within agreed frameworks and timelines, coordinate technical support and resources. With partners, this role will oversee delivery, monitoring, and evaluation, address deviations and risks while optimizing daily operations across logistics, finance, and HR.
• Ensure accurate reporting, timely procurement and payments, budget control, and realignment when needed. Core responsibilities include achieving gender-transformative results and integrating safeguarding and PSHEA risk mitigation into all activities.
• Ensure proper project closure by reviewing achievements with partners, finalize activities, completing procurements and payments, and manage staff transitions in line with guidelines and laws.
• Lead final evaluations, coordinates audits, prepare comprehensive reports for internal and donor stakeholders, close project records, and establishe institutional memory through systematic archiving and knowledge management. 
• Model Plan International’s values, lead a motivated team, ensure clarity of objectives, manage tasks and staff development, enforce compliance with policies, oversee monitoring and resource use, and strengthen partner capacity to achieve project goals effectively.
• Ensure partner-aligned data systems for monitoring and future design, embed PSHEA policies with staff accountability, and support due diligence for compliance. 
• Plan International has a robust global policy for Safeguarding and Gender Equality and Inclusion standards, ensuring staff and associates within your scope strictly comply with these principles and guidelines.
• You will be trusted to take on additional assignments within the scope of work as assigned by your supervisor on need basis.

What we are looking for:

• Someone with knowledge and experience in project management.
• Someone knowledgeable on project cycle management best practice.
• Should have experience in working with partner organisations (co-creating and mutual oversight).
• Someone knowledgeable and experienced in project budgeting, activities and expenditure monitoring.
• Should have knowledge and experience in M&E activities tracking, evaluation and reporting. 
• Should have understanding of human resources management and procedures.
• Someone with understanding of procurement processes and supply chain management.
• Should have experience of managing people/teams.  
• Someone with good working knowledge of donor compliance.
• Should have strong planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritise his/her workload and project team workload.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent influencing, communication, strong negotiation skills and facilitation skills.
• Ability to act as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Should have strong collaboration skills, able to build cooperation and negotiate compromises.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working internal and external relationships.
• Should be able to deliver projects with partners on agreed timelines, ensuring quality through joint evaluation systems.
• Highly positive, proactive, and results-focused. 
• Degree in Business administration, management or related academic background.
• Microsoft office skills (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook) and able to use project management software.